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A RESOLUTION approving an acquisition policy for the King County Flood Control Zone District.

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                     WHEREAS, RCW 86.15.080 provides powers to a flood control zone district to acquire real property and real property interests in order to carryout the district’s purposes; and

                     WHEREAS, RCW 86.15.080 further states that the acquisition of necessary property, property rights, facilities, and equipment necessary to the purposes of the zone may be by purchase, gift, or condemnation; and

                     WHEREAS, RCW 86.15.080 states that title to all property or property rights shall vest in the zone; and

                     WHEREAS, the King County Flood Control District ("District") may acquire or reclaim lands when incidental to the purposes of the zone and dispose of such lands as are surplus to the needs of the zone in the manner provided for the disposal of county property; and

                     WHEREAS, the District relies on King County through its service provider, the water and land resources division, and other jurisdictions, including municipalities, to undertake acquisitions on behalf of the District in order to carry out the District’s purposes; and

                     WHEREAS, the board of supervisors desires to adopt policies to provide guidance concerning real property and real property interests; now, therefore

                     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT:

                     SECTION 1.                      The board of supervisors adopts the "Acquisition Policy", Attachment A to this resolution.