RCW 43.167.020
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(1)A community preservation and development authority shall have the power to:
(a)Accept gifts, grants, loans, or other aid from public or private entities;
(b)Employ and appoint such agents, attorneys, officers, and employees as may be necessary to implement the purposes and duties of an authority;
(c)Contract and enter into partnerships with individuals, associations, corporations, and local, state, and federal governments;
(d)Buy, own, lease, and sell real and personal property;
(e)Hold in trust, improve, and develop land;
(f)Invest, deposit, and reinvest its funds;
(g)Incur debt in furtherance of its mission; and
(h)Lend its funds, property, credit, or services for corporate purposes.
(2)A community preservation and development authority has no power of eminent domain nor any power to levy taxes or special assessments.
(3)A community preservation and development authority that accepts public funds under subsection (1)(a) of this section:
(a)Is subject in all respects to Article VIII, section 5 or 7, as appropriate, of the state Constitution, and to RCW 42.17A.550 ; and
(b)May not use the funds to support or oppose a candidate, ballot proposition, political party, or political committee.
[ 2011 c 60 s 40 ; 2009 c 516 s 2 ; 2007 c 501 s 4 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2011 c 60: See RCW 42.17A.919 .
RCW 43.167.020
Powers of authorities — Limitations. (Effective January 1, 2026.)
(1)A community preservation and development authority shall have the power to:
(a)Accept gifts, grants, loans, or other aid from public or private entities;
(b)Employ and appoint such agents, attorneys, officers, and employees as may be necessary to implement the purposes and duties of an authority;
(c)Contract and enter into partnerships with individuals, associations, corporations, and local, state, and federal governments;
(d)Buy, own, lease, and sell real and personal property;
(e)Hold in trust, improve, and develop land;
(f)Invest, deposit, and reinvest its funds;
(g)Incur debt in furtherance of its mission; and
(h)Lend its funds, property, credit, or services for corporate purposes.
(2)A community preservation and development authority has no power of eminent domain nor any power to levy taxes or special assessments.
(3)A community preservation and development authority that accepts public funds under subsection (1)(a) of this section:
(a)Is subject in all respects to Article VIII, section 5 or 7, as appropriate, of the state Constitution, and to RCW 29B.40.250 ; and
(b)May not use the funds to support or oppose a candidate, ballot proposition, political party, or political committee.
[ 2024 c 164 s 526 ; 2011 c 60 s 40 ; 2009 c 516 s 2 ; 2007 c 501 s 4 .]
Notes:
Intent — Construction — Rules remain valid — Effective date — 2024 c 164: See notes following RCW 29B.10.010 .
Effective date — 2011 c 60: See note following RCW 29B.20.030 .