Alphabetical List of Special Purpose Districts in Washington

Includes Districts Created for Financing Purposes (Noted by *)

See also:

• Special Purpose Districts by Date of Enabling Legislation
• Special Purpose Districts by Type
• Special Purpose Districts by Function

District	Date Created	Enabling Statute (RCW)
Agricultural Pest Districts	1919	Ch. 17.12 RCW
Air Pollution Control Authorities	1957, 1967	Ch. 70.94 RCW
Airport District, County	1945	RCW 14.08.290-.330
Apportionment District (Community redevelopment financing Act)	1982	Ch 39.88 RCW, Ruled unconstitutional by Leonard v. Spokane, 127 Wn. 2nd 195(1995)
Aquifer Protection Areas*	1985	Ch. 36.36 RCW
Boards of Joint Control (Irrigation districts and other entities)	1949	Ch. 87.80 RCW
Cemetery Districts	1947	Ch. 68.52 RCW
City Transportation Authority (Monorail)	2002	Ch. 35.95A RCW, Ch. 248 Laws 2002
Community Renewal Area*	2002	Ch. 35.81 RCW, Ch. 218 Laws of 2002
Conservation Districts	1939	Ch. 89.08 RCW
County Public Transportation Authority	1974	Ch. 36.57 RCW
County Rail Districts	1983	Ch. 36.60 RCW
County Road District *	1889	RCW 36.75.060
Cultural Arts, Stadium, and Convention Districts	1982	Ch. 67.38 RCW
Diking and Drainage Districts (general provisions - revised, statutes (a) A diking district; (b) a drainage district; (c) a diking, drainage, and/or sewerage improvement district; (d) an intercounty diking and drainage district; (e) a consolidated diking district, drainage district, diking improvement district, and/or drainage improvement district; or (f) a flood control district.)	1961 Recodification	Title 85 RCW
Diking & Drainage Districts in Two or More Counties (Intercounty Diking and Drainage Districts)	1909	Ch.. 85.24 RCW
Diking Districts	1895	Ch. 85.05 RCW
Diking, Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District; Drainage and Irrigation Improvement district - Improvement Districts - 1933 Act	1933	Ch. 85.22 RCW
Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts Funding methods revised by Diking, Drainage, and Sewerage Improvement Districts - 1967 Act	1913	Ch. 85.08 RCW, Ch. 85.15 RCW
Drainage District	1895	Ch. 85.06 RCW
Drainage Improvement District; Diking Improvement District - Improvement Districts - 1917 Act (reorganization of Diking or Drainage Dist)	1917	Ch. 85.20 RCW
Emergency Medical Service Districts	1979	36.32.480 RCW
Emergency Service Communication Districts	1987	RCW 82.14B.070-.100
Ferry Districts	1917, Repealed 1994	RCW 36.54.080-.100
Ferry Districts, passenger-only (Counties of 1 million pop)	2003	Ch. 83, Laws of 2003
Fire Protection Districts	1933	Title 52 RCW
Flood Control by Counties (River Improvement Fund)*	1907	Ch. 86.12 RCW
Flood Control by Counties Jointly - 1913 Act (Intercounty)	1913	Ch. 86.13 RCW
Flood Control Districts - 1935 Act	1935, Repealed 1965	Ch.86.05 RCW
Flood Control Districts - 1937 Act	1937	Ch. 86.09 RCW
Flood Control Zone Districts	1961	Ch. 86.15 RCW
Health Districts	1945	Ch. 70.46 RCW
Horticultural Pest and Disease Board (Horticultural Assessment)	1969	Ch. 15.09 RCW
Industrial Development Districts (Ports)* - to develop marginal area properties	1939	Ch. 53.25 RCW
Inter-County Regular Weed Districts	1959	Ch. 17.06 RCW
Inter-County Rural Library Districts	1947	RCW 27.12.090
Irrigation Districts	1890	Ch. 87.03 RCW
Irrigation and Rehabilitation Districts	1961	Ch. 87.84 RCW
Island Library District	1982	RCW 27.12.400 - .450
Joint City-county Housing Authorities	1980	RCW 35.82.300
Joint Park and Recreation District	1979	RCW 36.60.420 - .460
Joint School Districts	1897	Ch. 28A.323 RCW
Lake Management Districts*	1986	Ch. 36.61 RCW; RCW 35.21.403
Legal Authorities (Hydroelectric) - Irrigation Districts	1983	RCW 87.03.825 - .840
Library Capital Facility Area*	1995	Ch 27.15 RCW
Metropolitan Municipal Corporations	1957	Ch. 35.58 RCW & Ch. 36.56 RCW
Metropolitan Park District	1907	Ch. 35.61 RCW
Mosquito Control Districts	1957	Ch. 17.28 RCW
Operating Agencies (Electricity Generation and Distribution, Cities & PUD)	1981	Ch. 43.52 RCW
Park & Recreation Districts	1957	Ch. 36.69 RCW
Park & Recreation Service Areas	1963	RCW 36.68.400 - .620
Port Districts	1911	Title 53 RCW
Public Facilities Districts	1988 - counties, 1999 - cities & towns	Ch. 36.100 RCW for counties, Ch. 35.57 RCW cities/towns
Public Hospital Districts	1945	Ch. 70.44 RCW
Public Housing Authorities	1939	Ch. 35.82 RCW
Public Stadium Authority	1997	Ch. 36.102 RCW
Public Transportation Benefit Area	1975	Ch. 36.57A RCW
Public Utility Districts	1931	Title 54 RCW
Public Waterway Districts*	1911	Ch. 91.08 RCW
Reclamation and Irrigation Districts in Reclamation Areas	1943	Ch. 89.12 RCW
Reclamation Districts of one million acres	1927	Ch. 89.30 RCW
Regional Library Districts	1935	RCW 27.12.080
Regional Transit Authorities	1992	RCW 81.112
Regional Transportation Investment District	2002	RCW 36.120
River & Harbor Improvement Districts*	1903	Ch. 88.32 RCW
Roads & Bridges Service Districts	1983	Ch. 36.83 RCW
Rural County Library Districts	1941	RCW 27.12.040 - .070
Rural Partial Library District	1993	RCW 27.12.470
Rural Public Hospital District (defined)	1992	RCW 70.44.450-.460
Sanitary Districts*	1933, Repealed 1971	Title 55 RCW
School Districts	1889	Ch. 28A.315 RCW
Sewage Improvement Districts* - Formerly under Title 85 After 1979 powers of title 85	1923	RCW 57.04.120-.130
Sewer Districts	1941	Title 57 RCW
Shellfish Protection Districts - "Clean Water Districts"	1985	Ch. 90.72 RCW
Solid Waste Collection Districts*	1971	Ch. 36.58A RCW
Solid Waste Disposal Districts*	1982	RCW 36.58.100
Television Reception Improvement Districts	1971	Ch. 36.95 RCW
Transportation Benefit District	1989	Ch. 36.73 RCW, RCW 35.21.225 for city
Unincorporated Transportation Benefit Areas (UTBA)	1975	RCW 36.57.100
Urban Emergency Medical Service Districts	1994	RCW 35.21.762
Water Distribution District	1921, Repealed
Water Districts	1913	Title 57 RCW
Water-Sewer Districts (water-sewer district, water district, sewer district)	Sewer Dist 1941; water dist 1913; water-sewer consolidation 1971	Title 57 RCW (districts reclassified, formerly Sewer Title 56, Water Title 57), reclassification 1997
Weed Districts	1921	Ch. 17.04 RCW