In the case of any county owned land within any district has been segregated into farm units as provided in RCW 89.12.040 and the appraised value thereof established, the board of county commissioners of the county shall have authority at its option of entering into a contract with the United States to bring any of such county lands as the county board shall determine under the provisions of the recordable contracts provided for in RCW 89.12.040, whenever such contracts are required as a condition to the delivery of water under the terms of the contract between the district and the United States, upon such terms as shall be agreed upon between the county and the United States: PROVIDED, That such contract shall not obligate the county to pay any district assessments levied against such lands except such, if any, as the board of county commissioners of said county shall elect to pay: PROVIDED FURTHER, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive the district of the right to assess such lands, if otherwise assessable and to enforce the collection of the same in the manner provided by law.
[ 1943 c 275 § 11; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 7525-30.]

Terms Used In Washington Code 89.12.110

  • appraised value: shall mean the value of lands within the scope of this chapter appraised or reappraised by the secretary without reference to or increment on account of the irrigation works built or to be built by the United States. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • district: shall mean an irrigation or reclamation district governed by this chapter as provided in RCW 89. See Washington Code 89.12.020
  • lands: shall mean , unless otherwise indicated, lands within the boundaries of a district contracting or intending to contract with the United States under the terms of this chapter. See Washington Code 89.12.020
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