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Code · Washington · Title 52 — Fire Protection Districts · Chapter 52.16

RCW 52.16.160

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Notwithstanding the limitation of dollar rates contained in RCW 52.16.130 , and in addition to any levy for the payment of the principal and interest of any outstanding general obligation bonds and in addition to any levy authorized by RCW 52.16.130 , 52.16.140 or any other statute, the board of fire commissioners of any fire protection district within such county is hereby authorized to levy each year an ad valorem tax on all taxable property within such district of not to exceed fifty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value, which levy may be made only if it will not affect dollar rates which other taxing districts may lawfully claim nor cause the combined levies to exceed the constitutional and/or statutory limitations.
[ 2017 c 107 s 1 ; 2002 c 84 s 1 ; 1985 c 112 s 1 ; 1983 c 167 s 128 ; 1973 1st ex.s. c 195 s 54 ; 1969 ex.s. c 243 s 2 ; 1961 c 53 s 9 .]
Notes:
Liberal construction — Severability — 1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
Severability — Effective dates and termination dates — Construction — 1973 1st ex.s. c 195: See notes following RCW 84.52.043 .
Severability — 1969 ex.s. c 243: "If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1969 ex.s. c 243 s 8 .]
Protection from levy prorationing: RCW 84.52.120 .
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