RCW 84.33.220 Forestland valuation—Withdrawal from designation or change in use—Liability.
Whenever forestland has been exempted from special benefit assessments under RCW 84.33.210, any removal from designation or change in use from forestland under this chapter shall result in the following:
(1) If the bonds used to fund the improvement in the local improvement district have not been completely retired, the land shall immediately become liable for:
(a) The amount of the special benefit assessment listed in the notice provided for in RCW 84.33.210; plus
(b) Interest on the amount determined in (a) of this subsection, compounded annually at a rate equal to the average rate of inflation from the time the initial notice is filed by the governmental entity that created the local improvement district as provided in RCW 84.33.210, to the time the owner or the assessor removes the land from the exemption category provided by this chapter; or
(2) If the bonds used to fund the improvement in the local improvement district have been completely retired, the land shall immediately become liable for:
(a) The amount of the special benefit assessment listed in the notice provided for in RCW 84.33.210; plus
(b) Interest on the amount determined in (a) of this subsection compounded annually at a rate equal to the average rate of inflation from the time the initial notice is filed by the governmental entity that created the local improvement district as provided in RCW 84.33.210, to the time the bonds used to fund the improvement have been retired; plus
(c) Interest on the total amount determined in (a) and (b) of this subsection at a simple per annum rate equal to the average rate of inflation from the time the bonds used to fund the improvement have been retired to the time the owner or the assessor removes the land from the exemption category provided by this chapter;
(3) The amount payable under this section shall become due on the date the land is removed from its forestland designation. This amount shall be a lien on the land prior and superior to any other lien whatsoever except for the lien for general taxes, and shall be enforceable in the same manner as the collection of special benefit assessments are enforced by that local government.
[ 2001 c 249 § 7; 1992 c 52 § 8.]
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