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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 740

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives May, Hine, Schoon, Haugen, Doty, Zellinsky, Brough, Bristow, Isaacson, Wineberry, Grimm, Walker, Hastings, Nutley, Allen, Patrick, Braddock and Tilly

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to property tax levies; and amending RCW 84.55.050.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 24, chapter 288, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as last amended by section 3, chapter 218, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 84.55.050 are each amended to read as follows:

          Subject to any otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations, regular property taxes may be levied by or for a taxing district in an amount exceeding the limitations provided for in this chapter if such levy is authorized by a proposition approved by a majority of the voters of the taxing district voting on the proposition at a general election held within the district or at a special election within the taxing district called by the district for the purpose of submitting such proposition to the voters.  Any election held pursuant to this section shall be held not more than twelve months prior to the date on which the proposed levy is to be made.  The ballot of the proposition shall state the dollar rate proposed.

          After a levy authorized pursuant to this section is made, the dollar amount of such levy shall be used for the purpose of computing the limitations for subsequent levies provided for in this chapter.

The proposition placed before the voters pursuant to this section may limit the period for which the increased levy is to be made.  If the additional levy is limited to a specified period or to a specified period and purposes, the amount of the additional levy shall not be used in computing the limitations for subsequent levies provided for in this chapter.