WSR 97-07-041
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
[Filed March 14, 1997, 11:50 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: March 14, 1997.
Purpose: WAC 458-40-540 adjusts the forest land values in accordance with the statutory formula found in RCW 84.33.120. These land values are used by the county assessors in assessing property tax for 1997.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 458-40-540.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 82.32.330 and 84.33.096.
Other Authority: RCW 84.33.120.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-02-064 on December 31, 1996.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
March 14, 1997
Russell W. Brubaker
Assistant Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 96-02-055, filed 12/29/95, effective
1/1/96)
WAC 458-40-540 Forest land values--((1996)) 1997. The forest land
values, per acre, for each grade of forest land for the ((1996)) 1997
assessment year are determined to be as follows:
((1996))
1997
land operability values
grade class rounded
1 (($220)) $232
1 2 ((215)) 226
3 ((204)) 215
4 ((148)) 156
1 ((186)) 196
2 2 ((179)) 188
3 ((171)) 180
4 ((124)) 131
1 ((145)) 153
3 2 ((141)) 148
3 ((139)) 146
4 ((106)) 112
1 ((110)) 116
4 2 ((107)) 113
3 ((106)) 112
4 ((81)) 85
1 ((80)) 84
5 2 ((74)) 78
3 ((73)) 77
4 ((48)) 51
1 ((41)) 43
6 2 ((37)) 39
3 ((37)) 39
4 ((35)) 37
1 ((20)) 21
7 2 ((20)) 21
3 ((19)) 20
4 ((19)) 20
8 1
[Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.330, 84.33.096 and 84.33.120. 96-02-055, 458-40-540, filed 12/29/95, effective 1/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300 and 84.33.120. 95-02-039, 458-40-540, filed 12/30/94, effective 1/1/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300. 94-02-046, 458-40-540, filed 12/30/93, effective 1/1/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.120. 93-02-024, 458-40-540, filed 12/31/92, effective 1/1/93; 91-24-026, 458-40-540, filed 11/26/91, effective 1/1/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.120 and 84.08.010. 90-24-012, 458-40-540, filed 11/27/90, effective 12/28/90; 89-23-095, 458-40-540, filed 11/21/89, effective 12/22/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.120 and 84.33.130. 88-23-055 (Order FT-88-3), 458-40-540, filed 11/15/88; 87-22-068 (Order FT-87-3), 458-40-540, filed 11/4/87. Statutory Authority: Chapter 84.33 RCW. 87-02-023 (Order 86-4), 458-40-540, filed 12/31/86.]