Aquatics/sports PFD deadline

AN ACT Relating to changing the deadline for forming a public 1
facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities; and 2
amending RCW 35.57.010. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 35.57.010 and 2023 c 218 s 1 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
(1)(a) The legislative authority of any town or city located in a 7
county with a population of less than one million may create a public 8
facilities district. 9
(b) The legislative authorities of any contiguous group of towns 10
or cities located in a county or counties each with a population of 11
less than one million may enter an agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW 12
for the creation and joint operation of a public facilities district.13
(c) The legislative authority of any town or city, or any 14
contiguous group of towns or cities, located in a county with a 15
population of less than one million and the legislative authority of 16
a contiguous county, or the legislative authority of the county or 17
counties in which the towns or cities are located, may enter into an 18
agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW for the creation and joint 19
operation of a public facilities district. 20
H-2957.1
HOUSE BILL 2530
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Doglio and Parshley
Read first time 01/16/26. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
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(d) The legislative authority of a city located in a county with 1
a population greater than one million may create a public facilities 2
district, when the city has a total population of less than one 3
hundred fifteen thousand but greater than eighty thousand and 4
commences construction of a regional center prior to July 1, 2008.5
(e) At least three contiguous towns or cities with a combined 6
population of at least one hundred sixty thousand, each of which 7
previously created a public facilities district under (a) of this 8
subsection, may create an additional public facilities district. The 9
previously created districts may continue their full corporate 10
existence and activities notwithstanding the creation and existence 11
of the additional district within the same geographic area.12
(f) The legislative authority of two or more contiguous towns or 13
cities or the legislative authority of two or more contiguous towns 14
or cities and the legislative authority of the county or counties in 15
which the towns or cities are located, each of which participated in 16
the creation of a public facilities district under (c) of this 17
subsection, may create an additional public facilities district. Any 18
previously created district may continue its full corporate existence 19
and activities notwithstanding the creation and existence of an 20
additional district within the same geographic area. A public 21
facilities district formed under this subsection (1)(f) must be 22
created prior to July 1, ((2026)) 2028. The creation of a public 23
facilities district under this subsection does not require all of the 24
original participating towns, cities, or counties that created a 25
public facilities district under (c) of this subsection to 26
participate in the formation of the additional public facilities 27
district under this subsection. 28
(2)(a) A public facilities district is coextensive with the 29
boundaries of the city or town or contiguous group of cities or towns 30
that created the district. 31
(b) A public facilities district created by an agreement between 32
a town or city, or a contiguous group of towns or cities, and a 33
contiguous county or the county in which they are located, is 34
coextensive with the boundaries of the towns or cities, and the 35
boundaries of the county or counties as to the unincorporated areas 36
of the county or counties. The boundaries do not include incorporated 37
towns or cities that are not parties to the agreement for the 38
creation and joint operation of the district. 39
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(3)(a) A public facilities district created by a single city or 1
town shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five 2
members selected as follows: (i) Two members appointed by the 3
legislative authority of the city or town; and (ii) three members 4
appointed by legislative authority based on recommendations from 5
local organizations. The members appointed under (a)(i) of this 6
subsection, shall not be members of the legislative authority of the 7
city or town. The members appointed under (a)(ii) of this subsection, 8
must be based on recommendations received from local organizations 9
that may include, but are not limited to, the local chamber of 10
commerce, local economic development council, and local labor 11
council. The members shall serve four-year terms. Of the initial 12
members, one must be appointed for a one-year term, one must be 13
appointed for a two-year term, one must be appointed for a three-year 14
term, and the remainder must be appointed for four-year terms.15
(b) A public facilities district created by a contiguous group of 16
cities and towns must be governed by a board of directors consisting 17
of seven members selected as follows: (i) Three members appointed by 18
the legislative authorities of the cities and towns; and (ii) four 19
members appointed by the legislative authorities of the cities and 20
towns based on recommendations from local organizations. The members 21
appointed under (b)(i) of this subsection shall not be members of the 22
legislative authorities of the cities and towns. The members 23
appointed under (b)(ii) of this subsection, must be based on 24
recommendations received from local organizations that include, but 25
are not limited to, the local chamber of commerce, local economic 26
development council, local labor council, and a neighborhood 27
organization that is directly affected by the location of the 28
regional center in their area. The members of the board of directors 29
must be appointed in accordance with the terms of the agreement under 30
chapter 39.34 RCW for the joint operation of the district and shall 31
serve four-year terms. Of the initial members, one must be appointed 32
for a one-year term, one must be appointed for a two-year term, one 33
must be appointed for a three-year term, and the remainder must be 34
appointed for four-year terms. 35
(c) A public facilities district created by a town or city, or a 36
contiguous group of towns or cities, and a contiguous county or the 37
county or counties in which they are located, must be governed by a 38
board of directors consisting of seven members selected as follows: 39
(i) Three members appointed by the legislative authorities of the 40
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cities, towns, and county; and (ii) four members appointed by the 1
legislative authorities of the cities, towns, and county based on 2
recommendations from local organizations. The members appointed under 3
(c)(i) of this subsection shall not be members of the legislative 4
authorities of the cities, towns, or county. The members appointed 5
under (c)(ii) of this subsection must be based on recommendations 6
received from local organizations that include, but are not limited 7
to, the local chamber of commerce, the local economic development 8
council, the local labor council, and a neighborhood organization 9
that is directly affected by the location of the regional center in 10
their area. The members of the board of directors must be appointed 11
in accordance with the terms of the agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW 12
for the joint operation of the district and shall serve four-year 13
terms. Of the initial members, one must be appointed for a one-year 14
term, one must be appointed for a two -year term, one must be 15
appointed for a three-year term, and the remainder must be appointed 16
for four-year terms. 17
(d)(i) A public facilities district created under subsection 18
(1)(e) of this section must provide, in the agreement providing for 19
its creation and operation, that the district must be governed by an 20
odd-numbered board of directors of not more than nine members who are 21
also members of the legislative authorities that created the public 22
facilities district or of the governing boards of the public 23
facilities districts previously created by those legislative 24
authorities, or both. 25
(ii) A board of directors formed under this subsection must have 26
an equal number of members representing each city or town 27
participating in the public facilities district. If there are 28
unfilled board member positions after each city or town has appointed 29
an equal number of board members, the members so appointed must 30
appoint a number of additional board members necessary to fill any 31
remaining positions. For a board formed under this subsection to 32
submit a proposition to the voters under RCW 82.14.048, a majority of 33
the members representing or appointed by each legislative authority 34
participating in the public facilities district must agree to submit 35
the proposition to the voters. 36
(4) A public facilities district is a municipal corporation, an 37
independent taxing "authority" within the meaning of Article VII, 38
section 1 of the state Constitution, and a "taxing district" within 39
the meaning of Article VII, section 2 of the state Constitution.40
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(5) A public facilities district constitutes a body corporate and 1
possesses all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes 2
as well as all other powers that may now or hereafter be specifically 3
conferred by statute including, but not limited to, the authority to 4
hire employees, staff, and services, to enter into contracts, and to 5
sue and be sued. 6
(6) A public facilities district may acquire and transfer real 7
and personal property by lease, sublease, purchase, or sale. No 8
direct or collateral attack on any public facilities district 9
purported to be authorized or created in conformance with this 10
chapter may be commenced more than thirty days after creation by the 11
city and/or county legislative authority. 12
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