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Honorable Gregory Banks Island County Prosecutor P.O. Box 5000 Coupeville, WA 98239-5000

Dear Prosecutor Banks:

You have asked for our opinion regarding a question that we have paraphrased as follows: Do a county and a city have the authority toenter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to RCW 39.34.080, underwhich the city would contract to use the services of Washington StateUniversity's "extension program" with the county to provide educationalprograms and other services concerning the potential effects of climatechange?

BRIEF ANSWER

For the reasons described below, we conclude that the…