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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.
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