Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 57.02.050 (2026)

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Whenever the boundaries or proposed boundaries of a district include or are proposed to include by means of formation, annexation, transfer, withdrawal, consolidation, or merger, territory in more than one county:

(1) All duties delegated by this title to officers of the county in which the district is located shall be delegated to the officers of the county in which the largest land area of the district is located, except that elections shall be conducted pursuant to general election law;

(2) Actions subject to review and approval under RCW 57.02.040 shall be reviewed and approved only by the officers or boundary review board in the county in which such actions are proposed to occur;

(3) Verification of voters' signatures shall be conducted by the county auditor of the county in which such signators reside; and

(4) Comprehensive plan review and approval or rejection by the respective county legislative authorities under RCW 57.16.010 shall be limited to that part of such plans within the respective counties.

[ 1996 c 230 s 108; 1994 c 223 s 66; 1982 1st ex.s. c 17 s 5.]

Notes:

Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Ronald Wastewater Dist. v. Olympic View Water& Sewer Dist. (Wash. 2020).

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Ronald Wastewater Dist. v. Olympic View Water& Sewer Dist. (Wash. 2020). “See RCW 57.02.050; RCW 57.04.030-.050. As the majority properly observes, King County could not use the imprimatur of a judicial proceeding to transfer annexation rights it did not have to allow a King County sewer district to annex territory in Snohomish County.”

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