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2018 Op. Wash. Att'y Gen. 1 (2018)

handle is hein.sag/sagwa2018 and id is 1 raw text is: Published on Washington State (htp://www.atg .wa.gay) Home > Authority Of Mosquito Control Districts To Assess State Owned Property Attorney General DISTRICTS-ASSESSMENTS-PROPERTY-Authority Of Mosquito Control Districts To Assess State Owned Property Mosquito control districts lack the authority to levy assessments against property owned by the state. January 9, 2018 The Honorable James L. Nagle Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney 240 West Alder Suite 201 Cite As: Walla Walla, WA 99362-2807 AGO 2018 No.1 Dear Prosecutor Nagle: By letter previously acknowledged, you have requested our opinion on the following question: May mosquito control districts levy assessments against state owned property within their respective districts pursuant to RCW 17.28.255? BRIEF ANSWER No. Mosquito control districts do not have the statutory authority to levy an assessment against state owned property because state owned property is not expressly identified in RCW 17.28.255. ANALYSIS Mosquito control districts are special purpose local government bodies created to eliminate mosquitoes and mosquito breeding areas. RCW 17.28.160-.185. The districts may be funded through a variety of sources, including an annual property tax, non-tax special assessments against property within the district, and by issuing general obligation bonds. See RCW 17.28.100 (authorizing general property tax levy), .252 (authorizing general property tax excess levy), .255 (authorizing special assessment), .260 (authorizing general obligation bonds). You have asked whether the authority granted to mosquito control districts under RCW 17.28.255 permits a district to assess state owned property within their districts. [original page 2]