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SB5662 • 2026
Concerning the waiver of municipal utility connection charges for certain properties.
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Utility connection charges
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0 • Housing
Plain English: 5662.E AMH HOUS H2073.2 ESB 5662 - H COMM AMD By Committee on Housing ADOPTED 04/09/2025 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.
111 • Riccelli
Plain English: 5662 AMS RICC S2088.1 SB 5662 - S AMD 111 By Senator Riccelli ADOPTED 03/05/2025 On page 1, beginning on line 16, after "stream" strike all 1 material through "chapter" on line 19 2 On page 1, line 20, after " (b)" insert " In a county east of the 3 crest of the Cascade mountains with a population of greater than 4 500,000, the waiver of connection charges may be allowed under this 5 chapter with funds other than general funds, grant dollars, or other 6 identified revenue stream if the waiver is conditioned upon requiring 7 the developer to record a covenant that prohibits using the property 8 for any purpose other than provided under this chapter."9 On page 1, beginning on line 20, after " covenant" strike all 10 material through "subsection" on line 21 11 EFFECT: Allows connection charges to be waived in a county east of the crest of the Cascade mountains with a population greater than 500,000 with funds other than general funds, grant dollars, or other identified revenue stream if the waiver is conditioned upon requiring the developer to record a covenant.
Effective date 7/27/2025.
Utility connection charges
AN ACT Relating to the waiver of municipal utility connection 1 charges for certain properties; and amending RCW 35.92.385.2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3 Sec. 1. RCW 35.92.385 and 2023 c 249 s 1 are each amended to 4 read as follows: 5 (1) Municipal utilities formed under this chapter may waive 6 connection charges for properties owned or developed by, or on the 7 behalf of, a nonprofit organization, public development authority, 8 housing authority, or local agency that provides emergency shelter, 9 transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, or affordable 10 housing, including a limited partnership as described in RCW 11 84.36.560(7)(f)(ii) and a limited liability company as described in 12 RCW 84.36.560(7)(f)(iii). 13 (2)(a) Connection charges waived under this chapter shall be 14 funded using general funds, grant dollars, or other identified 15 revenue stream , unless the waiver of charges allowed under this 16 chapter is conditioned upon requiring the developer to record a 17 covenant that prohibits using the property for any purpose other than 18 provided under this chapter.19 (b) At a minimum, the covenant described in (a) of this 20 subsection must address price restrictions and household income 21 S-1117.1 SENATE BILL 5662 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senators Riccelli, Nobles, and Slatter Read first time 02/05/25. Referred to Committee on Local Government. p. 1 SB 5662 limits and that if the property is converted to a use other than 1 described in subsection (1) of this section, the property owner must 2 pay the applicable connection charges in effect at the time of 3 conversion. Covenants required by this subsection must be recorded 4 with the applicable county auditor or recording officer.5 (3) At such time as a property receiving a waiver under 6 subsection (1) of this section is no longer operating under the 7 eligibility requirements under subsection (1) of this section:8 (a) The waiver of connection charges required under subsection 9 (1) of this section is no longer required; and 10 (b) Any connection charges waived under subsection (1) of this 11 section are immediately due and payable to the utility as a condition 12 of continued service. 13 (4) For the purposes of this section: 14 (a) "Affordable housing" has the same meaning as in RCW 15 36.70A.030. 16 (b) "Connection charges" means the one-time capital and 17 administrative charges, as authorized in RCW 35.92.025, that are 18 imposed by a utility on a building or facility owner for a new 19 utility service and costs borne or assessed by a utility for the 20 labor, materials, and services necessary to physically connect a 21 designated facility to the respective utility service.22 (c) "Emergency shelter" means any facility that has, as its sole 23 purpose, the provision of a temporary shelter for the homeless and 24 that does not require occupants to sign a lease or occupancy 25 agreement. 26 (d) "Permanent supportive housing" has the same meaning as in RCW 27 36.70A.030. 28 (e) "Transitional housing" has the same meaning as in RCW 29 84.36.043. 30 --- END --- p. 2 SB 5662