6170-S.E AMH DICK ARCJ 056

ESSB 6170 - H AMD 884

By Representative Dickerson

WITHDRAWN 4/25/2009

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

    (1) RCW 82.08.813 (Exemptions‑-High gas mileage vehicles) and 2005 c 296 s 2; and

    (2) RCW 82.12.813 (Exemptions‑-High gas mileage vehicles) and 2005 c 296 s 4.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  By November 1 of each year, the department of revenue shall estimate the revenue increase due to the repeal of the exemptions in section 1 of this act for the prior fiscal year.  This amount shall be appropriated and used only to increase payments to school districts for local effort assistance under chapter 28A.500 RCW for the next fiscal year.  The amount of the payments shall be pro-rated across eligible school districts and shall be in addition to funds otherwise appropriated for this purpose.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  Sections 1 and 2 of this act take effect August 1, 2009."

EFFECT:   Eliminates the renewable energy, radioactive waste cleanup, hog fuel, biomass energy, solar energy and semiconductor, livestock nutrient, log hauling exemptions from the bill and dedicates the funds from the repeal of the hybrid vehicles exemption to levy equalization.

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