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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3545

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Guess, Hansen, Rasmussen, Saling, Metcalf and Barr

Read first time 2/4/85 and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.

AN ACT Relating to retail sales and use taxation; adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW; adding a new section to chapter 80.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows:

          The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 shall not apply to sales of solar facilities that generate electricity, or component parts thereof.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW to read as follows:

          The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to the use of solar facilities that generate electricity, or component parts thereof.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 82.04 RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter does not apply to gross income derived from the sale of electrical energy that is generated from solar facilities.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 43.21C RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter does not apply to the construction or operation of solar facilities that generate electricity.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  A new section is added to chapter 80.50 RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter does not apply to the location or construction of solar facilities that generate electricity.