H-0865.1

HOUSE BILL 1558

ByRepresentative MacEwen

AN ACT Relating to updating the watercraft excise tax exemption for nonprofit organizations and associations; and amending RCW 82.49.020.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 82.49.020 and 1984 c 250 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

The following are exempt from the tax imposed under this chapter:

(1) Vessels exempt from the registration requirements of chapter 88.02 RCW;

(2) Vessels used exclusively for commercial fishing purposes;

(3) Vessels under sixteen feet in overall length;

(4) Vessels owned and operated by the United States, a state of the United States, or any municipality or political subdivision thereof;

(5) Vessels owned by a nonprofit organization or association engaged in character building ((of boys and girls under eighteen years of age)) and solely used for such purposes, as determined by the department for the purposes of RCW 84.36.030; and

(6) Vessels owned and held for sale by a dealer, but not rented on a regular commercial basis.

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