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                                            SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5288

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Talmadge and Haugen; by request of Department of Ecology)

Read first time 02/25/93.

Extending the expiration date of the solid waste collection tax.

          AN ACT Relating to the solid waste collection tax; amending RCW 82.18.100 and 70.95.800; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 82.18.100 and 1989 c 431 s 80 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) There is imposed on each person using the services of a solid waste collection business a solid waste collection tax of one percent of the consideration charged for the services.  This tax shall be applied only to a service charge for actual solid waste collection services that are provided.  For residential collection service only, the tax shall apply to the lesser of the consideration charged for the services or:

          (a) For customers with less than two-can service, the first eight dollars of the monthly charge for the services.

          (b) For customers with two-can service or more, the first twelve dollars of the monthly charge for the services.

          (2) Money collected under this section shall be held in trust until paid to the state.  Money received by the state shall be deposited in the solid waste management account created by RCW 70.95.800.

          (3) This section expires July 1, ((1993)) 1995.

        Sec. 2.  RCW 70.95.800 and 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 73 are each amended to read as follows:

          The solid waste management account is created in the state treasury.  Moneys in the account may only be spent after appropriation.  Expenditures from the account may only be used to ((carry out the purposes of this act)):

(1) Review and approve local solid waste management plans;

(2) Provide grants to local governments for the purpose of developing and implementing the waste reduction and recycling element of local solid waste management plans;

(3) Provide grants to local governments to enhance markets for recycled content products and to develop programs for procurement of recycled content products;

(4) Provide grants to local governments for the proper disposal of household used oil collected at a used oil collection facility and contaminated without knowledge of the operator of the facility;

(5) Provide technical assistance to local governments in  developing and implementing local solid waste management plans and programs;

(6) Evaluate and assess progress of state and local jurisdictions and private industry toward achieving the goals of this chapter; and

(7) Conduct necessary research and studies to assess the feasibility of new technologies or other solid waste management activities to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993.

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