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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4584

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Benitz and Thompson

Read first time 1/16/86 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to library districts; and amending RCW 54.28.055.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 7, chapter 366, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 22, chapter 35, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. and RCW 54.28.055 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) After computing the tax imposed by RCW 54.28.025(1), the department of revenue shall instruct the state treasurer to distribute the amount collected as follows:

          (a) Fifty percent to the state general fund for the support of schools; and

          (b) Twenty-two percent to the counties, twenty-three percent to the cities, three percent to the fire protection districts, and two percent to the library districts.

          (2) Each county, city, fire protection district and library district shall receive a percentage of the amount for distribution to counties, cities, fire protection districts and library districts, respectively, in the proportion that the population of such district residing within the impacted area bears to the total population of all such districts residing within the impacted area.  For the purposes of this chapter, the term "library district" includes only regional libraries as defined in RCW 27.12.010(4), rural county library districts as defined in RCW 27.12.010(5), intercounty rural library districts as defined in RCW 27.12.010(6), and island library districts as defined in RCW 27.12.010(7).

          (3) If any distribution pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section cannot be made, then that share shall be prorated among the state and remaining local districts.

          (4) All distributions directed by this section to be made on the basis of population shall be calculated in accordance with data to be provided by the office of financial management.