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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3202

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators McCaslin, Thompson and Zimmerman

Read first time 1/21/85 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to counties; and amending RCW 36.21.060 and 36.21.070.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 36.21.060, chapter 4, Laws of 1963 and RCW 36.21.060 are each amended to read as follows:

          Whenever any issuer issues a building permit for the construction of any building, such issuer shall immediately transmit a copy of the permit to the county assessor of the county in which such building is to be constructed.  The building permit shall contain the county assessor's parcel number.

        Sec. 2.  Section 36.21.070, chapter 4, Laws of 1963 and RCW 36.21.070 are each amended to read as follows:

          Upon receipt of such copy, the county assessor shall((, within six months of the date of issue of such permit,)) either proceed to make a physical appraisal of the building or buildings covered by the permit, or establish an initial assessed valuation based on the cost of construction adjusted to one hundred percent of true and fair value for the building or buildings covered by the permit.