BILL REQ. #:  H-0455.2 



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HOUSE BILL 1934
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State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Representatives Appleton, Simpson, Williams, Hasegawa, Miloscia, Haigh, and Ormsby

Read first time 02/03/09.   Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.



     AN ACT Relating to a surcharge to fund affordable housing; and adding a new section to chapter 36.22 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 36.22 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) If authorized by the county legislative authority, in addition to the surcharges authorized in RCW 36.22.178, 36.22.179, and 36.22.1791, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the county auditor shall charge an additional surcharge of up to twenty dollars for each document recorded, which is in addition to any other charge allowed by law. The county may retain up to five percent of these funds collected solely for the collection, administration, and local distribution of these funds. All of the remaining funds generated by this surcharge must be retained by the county and deposited into a fund that must be used by the county for any of the purposes, and to effectuate any of the powers, for which housing authorities are authorized under chapter 35.82 RCW.
     (2) The surcharge imposed in this section does not apply to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.

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