CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL
2628
Chapter
175, Laws of 1994
53rd
Legislature
1994
Regular Session
CONDEMNATION
OF BLIGHTED PROPERTY
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 6/9/94
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Passed by
the House February 10, 1994
Yeas 91 Nays
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BRIAN EBERSOLE
Speaker
of the
House
of Representatives
Passed by
the Senate March 4, 1994
Yeas
38 Nays 8
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CERTIFICATE
I, Marilyn
Showalter, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2628 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate
on the dates hereon set forth.
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JOEL PRITCHARD
President
of the Senate
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MARILYN SHOWALTER
Chief
Clerk
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Approved
March 30, 1994 Place Style On Codes above, and
Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March
30, 1994 - 1:25 p.m.
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MIKE LOWRY
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary
of State
State
of Washington
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ENGROSSED
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2628
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Passed Legislature -
1994 Regular Session
State of Washington 53rd
Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/04/94.
Revising
provisions relating to condemnation of blighted property.
AN ACT Relating to
condemnation of blighted property; and amending RCW 35.80A.010.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 35.80A.010 and 1989
c 271 s 239 are each amended to read as follows:
Every county, city, and
town may acquire by condemnation, in accordance with the notice requirements
and other procedures for condemnation provided in Title 8 RCW, any property,
dwelling, building, or structure which constitutes a blight on the surrounding
neighborhood. A "blight on the surrounding neighborhood" is any
property, dwelling, building, or structure that meets any two of the
following factors: (1) If a dwelling, building, or structure exists on the
property, the dwelling, building, or structure has not been lawfully
occupied for a period of one year or more((,)); (2) the property,
dwelling, building, or structure constitutes a threat to the public health,
safety, or welfare as determined by the ((county health department in the
applicable county and that)) executive authority of the county, city, or
town, or the designee of the executive authority; or (3) the property,
dwelling, building, or structure is or has been associated with illegal
drug activity during the previous twelve months. Prior to such condemnation,
the local governing body shall adopt a resolution declaring that the
acquisition of the real property described therein is necessary to eliminate
neighborhood blight. Condemnation of property, dwellings, buildings, and
structures for the purposes described in this chapter is declared to be for a
public use.
Passed
the House February 10, 1994.
Passed
the Senate March 4, 1994.
Approved by the Governor March 30, 1994.
Filed in Office of
Secretary of State March 30, 1994.