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Conservation Districts (Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Title 89 Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement; Chapter 89.08)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
State of Washington
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Inondation Eaux superficielles Risques Zone de conservation des eaux Collectivité locale Gouvernance Questions de procédures Taxe/impôt Bassin/captage/bassin versant Autorisation/permis Normes de qualité de l'eau Fonds spécial Eaux continentales
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This Chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), known as the conservation districts law, concerns conservation districts. For the purposes of this Chapter, "conservation" includes conservation, development, improvement, maintenance, preservation, protection and use, and alleviation of floodwater and sediment damages, and the disposal of excess surface waters. Specifically, it provides for conservation commission; members, compensation and travel expenses, records, rules, hearings, etc; employees, delegation, quorum; assistance of other state agencies and institutions; general duties of commission; petition to form district, contents; notice of hearing, hearing; findings, order; election, how conducted; ballots; notice of election; expense of hearing and election; procedure after canvass; appointment of supervisors, application to secretary of state; secretary of state's certificate, change of name; annexation of territory, boundary change, combining two or more districts; petition to withdraw from district, approval or rejection, disputed petitions; nomination and election of supervisors, annual meeting of voters; supervisors, term, vacancies, removal, etc;, compensation; powers and duties of supervisors; treasurer, powers and duties, bond; corporate status and powers of district; intergovernmental cooperation, authority; petition to dissolve district, election; result of election, dissolution; disposition of affairs upon dissolution; special assessments for natural resource conservation; rates and charges system; grants to conservation districts, rules, report to the legislature; best management practices for fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and water quantity property tax exemption, list, forms, certification of claims; watershed restoration projects, intent; watershed restoration projects, definitions; watershed restoration projects, consolidated permit application process, fish habitat enhancement project; watershed restoration projects, designated recipients of project applications, notice to commission; watershed restoration projects, acceptance of applications, permit decisions; watershed restoration projects, appointment of project facilitator by permit assistance center, coordinated process for permit decisions; watershed restoration projects, general permits, cooperative permitting agreements; water quality and habitat protection grant programs, development of outcome­ focused performance measures; agricultural conservation easements program; agricultural conservation easements account; conservation assistance revolving account; farm plans, disclosure of information; crop purchase contracts for dedicated energy crops; Puget Sound partners; and administering funds, preference to an evergreen community.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
leg.wa.gov