Municipal corporations, to be known as public utility districts, are hereby authorized for the purposes of chapter 1, Laws of 1931 and may be established within the limits of the state of Washington, as provided herein.
RCW 54.04.020
Districts authorized.
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case 77 Wash. 2d 94 - Washington Natural Gas Co. v. Public Utility District No. 1 (1969)
Most recently applied in Pub. Util. Dist. No. 2 of Pac. Cnty., Mun. Corp. v. Comcast of Wash. Iv, Inc. (April 2019)
1931 c 1 s 2; RRS s 11606.
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