WSR 09-11-109

PROPOSED RULES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE


[ Filed May 19, 2009, 2:42 p.m. ]

     Original Notice.

     Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 09-08-089.

     Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 458-40-610 Timber excise tax -- Definitions and 458-40-660 Timber excise tax -- Stumpage value tables.

     Hearing Location(s): Capital Plaza Building, 4th Floor, L&P Large Conference Room, 1025 Union Avenue S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on June 24, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

     Date of Intended Adoption: June 30, 2009.

     Submit Written Comments to: Mark Bohe, P.O. Box 47453, Olympia, WA 98504-7453, e-mail markbohe@dor.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-0127 by June 24, 2009.

     Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Martha Thomas at (360) 725-7497, no later than ten days before the hearing date. Deaf and hard of hearing individuals may call 1-800-451-7985 (TTY users).

     Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: RCW 84.33.091 requires the department to revise the stumpage value tables every six months. The department establishes stumpage value tables to apprise timber harvesters of the timber values used to calculate the timber excise tax. The values in the proposed rule will apply to the second half of 2009. The department is also proposing to move the definition of "forest-derived biomass" currently provided in WAC 458-40-660 into WAC 458-40-610.

     Copies of draft rules are available for viewing and printing on our web site at http://dor.wa.gov/content/FindALawOrRule/RuleMaking/agenda.aspx.

     Reasons Supporting Proposal: The law requires that these stumpage values be updated as of January 1 and July 1 of each year.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 82.32.300, 82.01.060(2), and 84.33.096.

     Statute Being Implemented: RCW 84.33.091.

     Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

     Name of Proponent: Washington state department of revenue, governmental.

     Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Mark E. Bohe, 1025 Union Avenue S.E., Suite #544, Olympia, WA, (360) 570-6133; Implementation and Enforcement: Stuart Thronson, 1025 Union Avenue S.E., Suite #300, Olympia, WA, (360) 570-3230.

     No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. No small business economic impact statement is required.

     A cost-benefit analysis is required under RCW 34.05.328. A preliminary cost-benefit analysis may be obtained by contacting Marke Bohe, P.O. Box 47453, Olympia, WA 98504-7453, e-mail markbohe@dor.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-0127. The proposed rule is a significant legislative rule as defined by RCW 34.05.328.

May 19, 2009

Alan R. Lynn

Rules Coordinator

OTS-2412.3


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-17-186, filed 8/23/06, effective 9/23/06)

WAC 458-40-610   Timber excise tax -- Definitions.   (1) Introduction. The purpose of WAC 458-40-610 through 458-40-690 is to prescribe the policies and procedures for the taxation of timber harvested from public and private forest lands as required by RCW 84.33.010 through 84.33.096.

     Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this rule apply to WAC 458-40-610 through 458-40-690. In addition to the definitions found in this rule, definitions of technical forestry terms may be found in The Dictionary of Forestry, 1998, edited by John A. Helms, and published by the Society of American Foresters.

     (2) Codominant trees. Trees whose crowns form the general level of the main canopy and receive full light from above, but comparatively little light from the sides.

     (3) Competitive sales. The offering for sale of timber which is advertised to the general public for sale at public auction under terms wherein all qualified potential buyers have an equal opportunity to bid on the sale, and the sale is awarded to the highest qualified bidder. The term "competitive sales" includes making available to the general public permits for the removal of forest products.

     (4) Cord measurement. A measure of wood with dimensions of 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet (128 cubic feet).

     (5) Damaged timber. Timber where the stumpage values have been materially reduced from the values shown in the applicable stumpage value tables due to damage resulting from fire, blow down, ice storm, flood, or other sudden unforeseen causes.

     (6) Dominant trees. Trees whose crowns are higher than the general level of the main canopy and which receive full light from the sides as well as from above.

     (7) Firewood. Commercially traded firewood is considered scaled utility log grade as defined in subsection (((13))) (14) of this section.

     (8) Forest-derived biomass. Forest-derived biomass consists of tree limbs, tops, needles, leaves, and other woody debris that are residues from such activities as timber harvesting, forest thinning, fire suppression, or forest health. Forest-derived biomass does not include scalable timber products or firewood (defined in WAC 458-40-650).

     (9) Harvest unit. An area of timber harvest, defined and mapped by the harvester before harvest, having the same stumpage value area, hauling distance zone, harvest adjustments, harvester, and harvest identification. The harvest identification may be a department of natural resources forest practice application number, public agency harvesting permit number, public sale contract number, or other unique identifier assigned to the timber harvest area prior to harvest operations. A harvest unit may include more than one section, but harvest unit may not overlap a county boundary.

     (((9))) (10) Harvester. Every person who from the person's own land or from the land of another under a right or license granted by lease or contract, either directly or by contracting with others for the necessary labor or mechanical services, fells, cuts, or takes timber for sale or for commercial or industrial use. The term "harvester" does not include persons performing under contract the necessary labor or mechanical services for a harvester. In cases where the identity of the harvester is in doubt, the department of revenue will consider the owner of the land from which the timber was harvested to be the harvester and the one liable for paying the tax.

     The definition above applies except when the United States or any instrumentality thereof, the state, including its departments and institutions and political subdivisions, or any municipal corporation therein so fells, cuts, or takes timber for sale or for commercial or industrial use. When a governmental entity described above fells, cuts, or takes timber, the harvester is the first person, other than another governmental entity as described above, acquiring title to or a possessory interest in such timber.

     (((10))) (11) Harvesting and marketing costs. Only those costs directly and exclusively associated with harvesting merchantable timber from the land and delivering it to the buyer. The term includes the costs of piling logging residue on site, and costs to abate extreme fire hazard when required by the department of natural resources. Harvesting and marketing costs do not include the costs of other consideration (for example, reforestation, permanent road construction), treatment to timber or land that is not a necessary part of a commercial harvest (for example, precommercial thinning, brush clearing, land grading, stump removal), costs associated with maintaining the option of land conversion (for example, county fees, attorney fees, specialized site assessment or evaluation fees), or any other costs not directly and exclusively associated with the harvesting and marketing of merchantable timber. The actual harvesting and marketing costs must be used in all instances where documented records are available. When the taxpayer is unable to provide documented proof of such costs, or when harvesting and marketing costs can not be separated from other costs, the deduction for harvesting and marketing costs is thirty-five percent of the gross receipts from the sale of the logs.

     (((11))) (12) Hauling distance zone. An area with specified boundaries as shown on the statewide stumpage value area and hauling distance zone maps contained in WAC 458-40-640, having similar accessibility to timber markets.

     (((12))) (13) Legal description. A description of an area of land using government lots and standard general land office subdivision procedures. If the boundary of the area is irregular, the physical boundary must be described by metes and bounds or by other means that will clearly identify the property.

     (((13))) (14) Log grade. Those grades listed in the "Official Log Scaling and Grading Rules" developed and authored by the Northwest Log Rules Advisory Group (Advisory Group). "Utility grade" means logs that do not meet the minimum requirements of peeler or sawmill grades as defined in the "Official Log Scaling and Grading Rules" published by the Advisory Group but are suitable for the production of firm useable chips to an amount of not less than fifty percent of the gross scale; and meeting the following minimum requirements:

     (a) Minimum gross diameter -- two inches.

     (b) Minimum gross length -- twelve feet.

     (c) Minimum volume -- ten board feet net scale.

     (d) Minimum recovery requirements -- one hundred percent of adjusted gross scale in firm useable chips.

     (((14))) (15) Lump sum sale. Also known as a cash sale or an installment sale, it is a sale of timber where all the volume offered is sold to the highest bidder.

     (((15))) (16) MBF. One thousand board feet measured in Scribner Decimal C Log Scale Rule.

     (((16))) (17) Noncompetitive sales. Sales of timber in which the purchaser has a preferential right to purchase the timber or a right of first refusal.

     (((17))) (18) Other consideration. Value given in lieu of cash as payment for stumpage, such as improvements to the land that are of a permanent nature. Some examples of permanent improvements are as follows: Construction of permanent roads; installation of permanent bridges; stockpiling of rock intended to be used for construction or reconstruction of permanent roads; installation of gates, cattle guards, or fencing; and clearing and reforestation of property.

     (((18))) (19) Permanent road. A road built as part of the harvesting operation which is to have a useful life subsequent to the completion of the harvest.

     (((19))) (20) Private timber. All timber harvested from privately owned lands.

     (((20))) (21) Public timber. Timber harvested from federal, state, county, municipal, or other government owned lands.

     (((21))) (22) Remote island. An area of land which is totally surrounded by water at normal high tide and which has no bridge or causeway connecting it to the mainland.

     (((22))) (23) Scale sale. A sale of timber in which the amount paid for timber in cash and/or other consideration is the arithmetic product of the actual volume harvested and the unit price at the time of harvest.

     (((23))) (24) Small harvester. A harvester who harvests timber from privately or publicly owned forest land in an amount not exceeding two million board feet in a calendar year.

     (((24))) (25) Species. A grouping of timber based on biological or physical characteristics. In addition to the designations of species or subclassifications defined in Agriculture Handbook No. 451 Checklist of United States Trees (native and naturalized) found in the state of Washington, the following are considered separate species for the purpose of harvest classification used in the stumpage value tables:

     (a) Other conifer. All conifers not separately designated in the stumpage value tables. See WAC 458-40-660.

     (b) Other hardwood. All hardwoods not separately designated in the stumpage value tables. See WAC 458-40-660.

     (c) Special forest products. The following are considered to be separate species of special forest products: Christmas trees (various species), posts (various species), western redcedar flatsawn and shingle blocks, western redcedar shake blocks and boards.

     (d) Chipwood. All timber processed to produce chips or chip products delivered to an approved chipwood destination that has been approved in accordance with the provisions of WAC 458-40-670 or otherwise reportable in accordance with the provisions of WAC 458-40-670.

     (e) Small logs. All conifer logs harvested in stumpage value areas 6 or 7 generally measuring seven inches or less in scaling diameter, purchased by weight measure at designated small log destinations that have been approved in accordance with the provisions of WAC 458-40-670. Log diameter and length is measured in accordance with the Eastside Log Scaling Rules developed and authored by the Northwest Log Rules Advisory Group, with length not to exceed twenty feet.

     (f) Sawlog. For purposes of timber harvest in stumpage value areas 6 and 7, a sawlog is a log having a net scale of not less than 33 1/3% of gross scale, nor less than ten board feet and meeting the following minimum characteristics: Gross scaling diameter of five inches and a gross scaling length of eight feet.

     (g) Piles. All logs sold for use or processing as piles that meet the specifications described in the most recently published edition of the Standard Specification for Round Timber Piles (Designation: D 25) of the American Society for Testing and Materials.

     (h) Poles. All logs sold for use or processing as poles that meet the specifications described in the most recently published edition of the National Standard for Wood Poles -- Specifications and Dimensions (ANSI 05.1) of the American National Standards Institute.

     (((25))) (26) Stumpage. Timber, having commercial value, as it exists before logging.

     (((26))) (27) Stumpage value. The true and fair market value of stumpage for purposes of immediate harvest.

     (((27))) (28) Stumpage value area (SVA). An area with specified boundaries which contains timber having similar growing, harvesting and marketing conditions.

     (((28))) (29) Taxable stumpage value. The value of timber as defined in RCW 84.33.035(7), and this chapter. Except as provided below for small harvesters and public timber, the taxable stumpage value is the appropriate value for the species of timber harvested as set forth in the stumpage value tables adopted under this chapter.

     (a) Small harvester option. Small harvesters may elect to calculate the excise tax in the manner provided by RCW 84.33.073 and 84.33.074. The taxable stumpage value must be determined by one of the following methods as appropriate:

     (i) Sale of logs. Timber which has been severed from the stump, bucked into various lengths and sold in the form of logs has a taxable stumpage value equal to the actual gross receipts for the logs, less any costs associated with harvesting and marketing the timber.

     (ii) Sale of stumpage. When standing timber is sold and harvested within twenty-four months of the date of sale, its taxable stumpage value is the actual purchase price in cash and/or other consideration for the stumpage for the most recent sale prior to harvest. If a person purchases stumpage, harvests the timber more than twenty-four months after purchase of the stumpage, and chooses to report under the small harvester option, the taxable stumpage value is the actual gross receipts for the logs, less any costs associated with harvesting and marketing the timber. See WAC 458-40-626 for timing of tax liability.

     (b) Public timber. The taxable stumpage value for public timber sales is determined as follows:

     (i) Competitive sales. The taxable stumpage value is the actual purchase price in cash and/or other consideration. The value of other consideration is the fair market value of the other consideration; provided that if the other consideration is permanent roads, the value is the appraised value as appraised by the seller. If the seller does not provide an appraised value for roads, the value is the actual costs incurred by the purchaser for constructing or improving the roads. Other consideration includes additional services required from the stumpage purchaser for the benefit of the seller when these services are not necessary for the harvesting or marketing of the timber. For example, under a single stumpage sale's contract, when the seller requires road abandonment (as defined in WAC 222-24-052(3)) of constructed or reconstructed roads which are necessary for harvesting and marketing the timber, the construction and abandonment costs are not taxable. Abandonment activity on roads that exist prior to a stumpage sale is not necessary for harvesting and marketing the purchased timber and those costs are taxable.

     (ii) Noncompetitive sales. The taxable stumpage value is determined using the department of revenue's stumpage value tables as set forth in this chapter. Qualified harvesters may use the small harvester option.

     (iii) Sale of logs. The taxable stumpage value for public timber sold in the form of logs is the actual purchase price for the logs in cash and/or other consideration less appropriate deductions for harvesting and marketing costs. Refer above for a definition of "harvesting and marketing costs."

     (iv) Defaulted sales and uncompleted contracts. In the event of default on a public timber sale contract, wherein the taxpayer has made partial payment for the timber but has not removed any timber, no tax is due. If part of the sale is logged and the purchaser fails to complete the harvesting, taxes are due on the amount the purchaser has been billed by the seller for the volume removed to date. See WAC 458-40-628 for timing of tax liability.

     (((29))) (30) Thinning. Timber removed from a harvest unit located in stumpage value area 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10:

     (a) When the total volume removed is less than forty percent of the total merchantable volume of the harvest unit prior to harvest; and

     (b) The harvester leaves a minimum of one hundred undamaged, evenly spaced, dominant or codominant trees per acre of a commercial species or combination thereof.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 82.01.060(2), and 84.33.096. 06-17-186, § 458-40-610, filed 8/23/06, effective 9/23/06; 06-02-007, § 458-40-610, filed 12/22/05, effective 1/22/06; 05-08-070, § 458-40-610, filed 3/31/05, effective 5/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300 and 84.33.096. 02-21-005, § 458-40-610, filed 10/3/02, effective 11/3/02; 00-24-068, § 458-40-610, filed 12/1/00, effective 1/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.330, 84.33.096 and 84.33.091. 96-02-054, § 458-40-610, filed 12/29/95, effective 1/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.330 and 84.33.096. 95-18-026, § 458-40-610, filed 8/25/95, effective 8/25/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.096 and 82.32.300. 90-14-033, § 458-40-610, filed 6/29/90, effective 7/30/90. Statutory Authority: Chapter 84.33 RCW. 87-02-023 (Order 86-4), § 458-40-610, filed 12/31/86.]

OTS-2413.2


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-02-043, filed 12/31/08, effective 1/1/09)

WAC 458-40-660   Timber excise tax--Stumpage value tables -- Stumpage value adjustments.   (1) Introduction. This rule provides stumpage value tables and stumpage value adjustments used to calculate the amount of a harvester's timber excise tax.

     (2) Stumpage value tables. The following stumpage value tables are used to calculate the taxable value of stumpage harvested from ((January 1 through June 30)) July 1 through December 31, 2009:


((TABLE 1—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 1

January 1 through June 30, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber

Quality

Code

Number


Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir

DF

1

$288
    
$281

$274

$267

$260
2 288 281 274 264 260
3 288 281 274 267 260
4 238 231 224 217 210

Western Redcedar(2)

RC

1

651

644

637

630

623

Western Hemlock(3)
WH 1 230 223 216 209 202
2 230 223 216 209 202
3 230 223 216 209 202
4 230 223 216 209 202

Red Alder

RA

1

533

526

519

512

505
2 473 466 459 452 445

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

38

31

24

17

10

Other Hardwood

OH

1

160

153

146

139

132

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

692

685

678

671

664

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1380

1373

1366

1359

1352

Chipwood(4)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6
RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(5)
RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(6)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(7)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(7)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(3) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce, true Fir species and Pines, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(4) Stumpage value per ton.
(5) Stumpage value per cord.
(6) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(7) Stumpage value per lineal foot.


TABLE 2—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 2
January 1 through June 30, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir

DF

1

$316

$309

$302

$295

$288
2 316 309 302 295 288
3 316 309 302 295 288
4 252 245 238 231 224

Western Redcedar(2)

RC

1

651

644

637

630

623

Western Hemlock(3)

WH

1

222

215

208

201

194
2 222 215 208 201 194
3 222 215 208 201 194
4 222 215 208 201 194

Red Alder

RA

1

533

526

519

512

505
2 473 466 459 452 445

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

38

31

24

17

10

Other Hardwood

OH

1

160

153

146

139

132

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

692

685

678

671

664

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1380

1373

1366

1359

1352

Chipwood(4)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(5)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(6)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(7)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(7)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(3) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce, true Fir species and Pines, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(4) Stumpage value per ton.
(5) Stumpage value per cord.
(6) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(7) Stumpage value per lineal foot.

TABLE 3—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 3
January 1 through June 30, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber

Quality

Code

Number


Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$364

$357

$350

$343

$336
2 364 357 350 343 336
3 364 357 350 343 336
4 316 309 302 295 288

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

651

644

637

630

623

Western Hemlock(4)

WH

1

241

234

227

220

213
2 241 234 227 220 213
3 241 234 227 220 213
4 241 234 227 220 213

Red Alder

RA

1

533

526

519

512

505
2 473 466 459 452 445

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

38

31

24

17

10

Other Hardwood

OH

1

160

153

146

139

132

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

692

685

678

671

664

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1380

1373

1366

1359

1352

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(7)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(8)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(8)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50


(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce, true Fir species and Pines, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot.


TABLE 4—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 4
January 1 through June 30, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$365

$358

$351

$344

$337
2 365 358 351 344 337
3 365 358 351 344 337
4 294 287 280 273 266

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

155

148

141

134

127

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

134

127

120

113

106
2 81 74 67 60 53

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

651

644

637

630

623

Western Hemlock(4)

WH

1

276

269

262

255

248
2 276 269 262 255 248
3 276 269 262 255 248
4 276 269 262 255 248

Red Alder

RA

1

533

526

519

512

505
2 473 466 459 452 445

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

38

31

24

17

10

Other Hardwood

OH

1

160

153

146

139

132

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

692

685

678

671

664

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1380

1373

1366

1359

1352

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(7)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(8)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(8)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot.

TABLE 5—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 5
January 1 through June 30, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$296

$289

$282

$275

$268
2 296 289 282 275 268
3 296 289 282 275 268
4 269 262 255 248 241

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

155

148

141

134

127

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

135

127

120

113

106
2 81 74 67 60 53

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

651

644

637

630

623

Western Hemlock(4)

WH

1

211

204

197

190

183
2 211 204 197 190 183
3 211 204 197 190 183
4 211 204 197 190 183

Red Alder

RA

1

533

526

519

512

505
2 473 466 459 452 445

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

38

31

24

17

10

Other Hardwood

OH

1

160

153

146

139

132

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

692

685

678

671

664

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1380

1373

1366

1359

1352

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(7)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(8)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(8)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50


(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot.

TABLE 6—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 6
January 1 through June 30, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$187

$180

$173

$166

$159

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

155

148

141

134

127

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

134

127

120

113

106
2 81 74 67 60 53

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

780

773

766

759

752

True Firs and Spruce(4)

WH

1

164

157

150

143

136

Western White Pine

WP

1

229

222

215

208

201

Hardwoods

OH

1

50

43

36

29

22

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

780

773

766

759

752

Small Logs(5)

SML

1

25

24

23

22

21

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCF


1


76


69


62


55


48


LP & Other Posts(7)

LPP

1

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

Pine Christmas Trees(8)

PX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(9)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25


(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot. Includes Ponderosa Pine, Western White Pine, and Lodgepole Pine.
(9) Stumpage value per lineal foot.


TABLE 7—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 7
January 1 through June 30, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$187

$180

$173

$166

$159

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

155

148

141

134

127

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

134

127

120

113

106
2 81 74 67 60 53

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

780

773

766

759

752

True Firs and Spruce(4)

WH

1

164

157

150

143

136

Western White Pine

WP

1

229

222

215

208

201

Hardwoods

OH

1

50

43

36

29

22

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

780

773

766

759

752

Small Logs(5)

SML

1

25

24

23

22

21

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle

Blocks(6)


RCF


1


76


69


62


55


48


LP & Other Posts(7)

LPP

1

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

Pine Christmas Trees(8)

PX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(9)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot. Includes Ponderosa Pine, Western White Pine, and Lodgepole Pine.
(9) Stumpage value per lineal foot.


TABLE 8—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 10

January 1 through June 30, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$351

$344

$337

$330

$323
2 351 344 337 330 323
3 351 344 337 330 323
4 280 273 266 259 252

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

155

148

141

134

127

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

134

127

120

113

106
2 81 74 67 60 53

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

637

630

623

616

609

Western Hemlock(4)

WH

1

262

255

248

241

234
2 262 255 248 241 234
3 262 255 248 241 234
4 262 255 248 241 234

Red Alder

RA

1

519

512

505

498

491
2 459 452 445 438 431

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

24

17

10

3

1

Other Hardwood

OH

1

146

139

132

125

118

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

678

671

664

657

650

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1366

1359

1352

1345

1338

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(7)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(8)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(8)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50
))

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot.))

TABLE 1—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 1

July 1 through December 31, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber

Quality

Code

Number


Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir

DF

1

$254

$247

$240

$233

$226
2 254 247 240 233 226
3 254 247 240 233 226
4 254 247 240 233 226

Western Redcedar(2)

RC

1

642

635

628

621

614

Western Hemlock(3)
WH 1 161 154 147 140 133
2 161 154 147 140 133
3 161 154 147 140 133
4 161 154 147 140 133

Red Alder

RA

1

434

427

420

413

406
2 388 381 374 367 360

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

69

62

55

48

41

Other Hardwood

OH

1

149

142

135

128

121

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

667

660

653

646

639

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1468

1461

1454

1447

1440

Chipwood(4)

CHW

1

9

8

7

6

5
RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(5)
RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(6)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(7)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(7)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(3) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce, true Fir species and Pines, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(4) Stumpage value per ton.
(5) Stumpage value per cord.
(6) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(7) Stumpage value per lineal foot.


TABLE 2—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 2
July 1 through December 31, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir

DF

1

$282

$275

$268

$261

$254
2 282 275 268 261 254
3 282 275 268 261 254
4 225 218 211 204 197

Western Redcedar(2)

RC

1

642

635

628

621

614

Western Hemlock(3)

WH

1
168 161 154 147 140
2 168 161 154 147 140
3 168 161 154 147 140
4 168 161 154 147 140

Red Alder

RA

1

434

427

420

413

406
2 388 381 374 367 360

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

69

62

55

48

41

Other Hardwood

OH

1

149

142

135

128

121

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

667

660

653

646

639

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1468

1461

1454

1447

1440

Chipwood(4)

CHW

1

9

8

7

6

5

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(5)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(6)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(7)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(7)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(3) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce, true Fir species and Pines, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(4) Stumpage value per ton.
(5) Stumpage value per cord.
(6) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(7) Stumpage value per lineal foot.

TABLE 3—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 3
July 1 through December 31, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber

Quality

Code

Number


Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$342

$335

$328

$321

$314
2 342 335 328 321 314
3 342 335 328 321 314
4 316 309 302 295 288

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

642

635

628

621

614

Western Hemlock(4)

WH

1
179 172 165 158 151
2 179 172 165 158 151
3 179 172 165 158 151
4 179 172 165 158 151

Red Alder

RA

1

434

427

420

413

406
2 388 381 374 367 360

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

69

62

55

48

41

Other Hardwood

OH

1

149

142

135

128

121

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

667

660

653

646

639

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1468

1461

1454

1447

1440

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

9

8

7

6

5

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(7)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(8)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(8)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50


(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce, true Fir species and Pines, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot.


TABLE 4—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 4
July 1 through December 31, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$305

$298

$291

$284

$277
2 305 298 291 284 277
3 305 298 291 284 277
4 298 291 284 277 270

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

125

118

111

104

97

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

109

102

95

88

81
2 64 57 50 43 36

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

642

635

628

621

614

Western Hemlock(4)

WH

1
176 169 162 155 148
2 176 169 162 155 148
3 176 169 162 155 148
4 176 169 162 155 148

Red Alder

RA

1

434

427

420

413

406
2 388 381 374 367 360

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

69

62

55

48

41

Other Hardwood

OH

1

149

142

135

128

121

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

667

660

653

646

639

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1468

1461

1454

1447

1440

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

9

8

7

6

5

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(7)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(8)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(8)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot.

TABLE 5—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 5
July 1 through December 31, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$292

$285

$278

$271

$264
2 292 285 278 271 264
3 292 285 278 271 264
4 282 275 268 261 254

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

125

118

111

104

97

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

109

102

95

88

81
2 64 57 50 43 36

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

642

635

628

621

614

Western Hemlock(4)

WH

1
184 177 170 163 156
2 184 177 170 163 156
3 184 177 170 163 156
4 184 177 170 163 156

Red Alder

RA

1

434

427

420

413

406
2 388 381 374 367 360

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

69

62

55

48

41

Other Hardwood

OH

1

149

142

135

128

121

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

667

660

653

646

639

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1468

1461

1454

1447

1440

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

9

8

7

6

5

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(7)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(8)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(8)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50


(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot.

TABLE 6—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 6
July 1 through December 31, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$142

$135

$128

$121

$114

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

125

118

111

104

97

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

109

102

95

88

81
2 64 57 50 43 36

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

666

659

652

645

638

True Firs and Spruce(4)

WH

1

123

116

109

102

95

Western White Pine

WP

1

177

170

163

156

149

Hardwoods

OH

1

86

79

72

65

58

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

666

659

652

645

638

Small Logs(5)

SML

1

23

22

21

20

19

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCF


1


76


69


62


55


48


LP & Other Posts(7)

LPP

1

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

Pine Christmas Trees(8)

PX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(9)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25


(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot. Includes Ponderosa Pine, Western White Pine, and Lodgepole Pine.
(9) Stumpage value per lineal foot.


TABLE 7—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 7
July 1 through December 31, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$142

$135

$128

$121

$114

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

125

118

111

104

97

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

109

102

95

88

81
2 64 57 50 43 36

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

666

659

652

645

638

True Firs and Spruce(4)

WH

1

123

116

109

102

95

Western White Pine

WP

1

177

170

163

156

149

Hardwoods

OH

1

86

79

72

65

58

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

666

659

652

645

638

Small Logs(5)

SML

1

23

22

21

20

19

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

10

9

8

7

6

RC Shake & Shingle

Blocks(6)


RCF


1


76


69


62


55


48


LP & Other Posts(7)

LPP

1

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

0.35

Pine Christmas Trees(8)

PX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(9)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot. Includes Ponderosa Pine, Western White Pine, and Lodgepole Pine.
(9) Stumpage value per lineal foot.


TABLE 8—Proposed Stumpage Value Table
Stumpage Value Area 10

July 1 through December 31, 2009

Stumpage Values per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Log Scale(1)


Species

Name


Species

Code


Timber Quality Code Number

Hauling

Distance Zone Number

1

2

3

4

5


Douglas-Fir(2)

DF

1

$291

$284

$277

$270

$263
2 291 284 277 270 263
3 291 284 277 270 263
4 284 277 270 263 256

Lodgepole Pine

LP

1

125

118

111

104

97

Ponderosa Pine

PP

1

109

102

95

88

81
2 64 57 50 43 36

Western Redcedar(3)

RC

1

628

621

614

607

600

Western Hemlock(4)

WH

1
162 155 148 141 134
2 162 155 148 141 134
3 162 155 148 141 134
4 162 155 148 141 134

Red Alder

RA

1

420

413

406

399

392
2 374 367 360 353 346

Black Cottonwood

BC

1

55

48

41

34

27

Other Hardwood

OH

1

135

128

121

114

107

Douglas-Fir Poles & Piles

DFL

1

653

646

639

632

625

Western Redcedar Poles

RCL

1

1454

1447

1440

1433

1426

Chipwood(5)

CHW

1

9

8

7

6

5

RC Shake & Shingle Blocks(6)

RCS

1

279

272

265

258

251

RC & Other Posts(7)

RCP

1

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

DF Christmas Trees(8)

DFX

1

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

Other Christmas Trees(8)

TFX

1

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

(1) Log scale conversions Western and Eastern Washington. See conversion methods WAC 458-40-680.
(2) Includes Western Larch.
(3) Includes Alaska-Cedar.
(4) Includes all Hemlock, Spruce and true Fir species, or any other conifer not listed in this table.
(5) Stumpage value per ton.
(6) Stumpage value per cord.
(7) Stumpage value per 8 lineal feet or portion thereof.
(8) Stumpage value per lineal foot.

     (3) Harvest value adjustments. The stumpage values in subsection (2) of this rule for the designated stumpage value areas are adjusted for various logging and harvest conditions, subject to the following:

     (a) No harvest adjustment is allowed for special forest products, chipwood, or small logs.

     (b) Conifer and hardwood stumpage value rates cannot be adjusted below one dollar per MBF.

     (c) Except for the timber yarded by helicopter, a single logging condition adjustment applies to the entire harvest unit. The taxpayer must use the logging condition adjustment class that applies to a majority (more than 50%) of the acreage in that harvest unit. If the harvest unit is reported over more than one quarter, all quarterly returns for that harvest unit must report the same logging condition adjustment. The helicopter adjustment applies only to the timber volume from the harvest unit that is yarded from stump to landing by helicopter.

     (d) The volume per acre adjustment is a single adjustment class for all quarterly returns reporting a harvest unit. A harvest unit is established by the harvester prior to harvesting. The volume per acre is determined by taking the volume logged from the unit excluding the volume reported as chipwood or small logs and dividing by the total acres logged. Total acres logged does not include leave tree areas (RMZ, UMZ, forested wetlands, etc.,) over 2 acres in size.

     (e) A domestic market adjustment applies to timber which meet the following criteria:

     (i) Public timber -- Harvest of timber not sold by a competitive bidding process that is prohibited under the authority of state or federal law from foreign export may be eligible for the domestic market adjustment. The adjustment may be applied only to those species of timber that must be processed domestically. According to type of sale, the adjustment may be applied to the following species:

     Federal Timber Sales: All species except Alaska-cedar. (Stat. Ref. - 36 C.F.R. 223.10)

     State, and Other Nonfederal, Public Timber Sales: Western Redcedar only. (Stat. Ref. - 50 U.S.C. appendix 2406.1)

     (ii) Private timber -- Harvest of private timber that is legally restricted from foreign export, under the authority of The Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act (Public Law 101-382), (16 U.S.C. Sec. 620 et seq.); the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2406(i)); a Cooperative Sustained Yield Unit Agreement made pursuant to the act of March 29, 1944 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 583-583i); or Washington Administrative Code (WAC 240-15-015(2)) is also eligible for the Domestic Market Adjustment.

     The following harvest adjustment tables apply from ((January)) July 1 through ((June 30)) December 31, 2009:


TABLE 9—Harvest Adjustment Table
Stumpage Value Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10

((January 1 through June 30)) July 1 through December 31, 2009


Type of

Adjustment

Definition

Dollar Adjustment Per

Thousand Board Feet

Net Scribner Scale

I. Volume per acre
Class 1 Harvest of 30 thousand board feet or more per acre. $0.00
Class 2 Harvest of 10 thousand board feet to but not including 30 thousand board feet per acre. - $15.00
Class 3 Harvest of less than 10 thousand board feet per acre. - $35.00
II. Logging conditions
Class 1 Ground based logging a majority of the unit using tracked or wheeled vehicles or draft animals. $0.00
Class 2 Cable logging a majority of the unit using an overhead system of winch driven cables. - $50.00
Class 3 Applies to logs yarded from stump to landing by helicopter. This does not apply to special forest products. - $145.00
III. Remote island adjustment:
For timber harvested from a remote island - $50.00
IV. Thinning
Class 1 A limited removal of timber described in WAC 458-40-610 (28) - $100.00

TABLE 10—Harvest Adjustment Table
Stumpage Value Areas 6 and 7
((January 1 through June 30)) July 1 through December 31, 2009


Type of

Adjustment

Definition

Dollar Adjustment Per

Thousand Board Feet

Net Scribner Scale

I. Volume per acre
Class 1 Harvest of more than 8 thousand board feet per acre. $0.00
Class 2 Harvest of 8 thousand board feet per acre and less. - $8.00
II. Logging conditions
Class 1 The majority of the harvest unit has less than 40% slope. No significant rock outcrops or swamp barriers. $0.00
Class 2 The majority of the harvest unit has slopes between 40% and 60%. Some rock outcrops or swamp barriers. - $50.00
Class 3 The majority of the harvest unit has rough, broken ground with slopes over 60%. Numerous rock outcrops and bluffs. - $75.00
Class 4 Applies to logs yarded from stump to landing by helicopter. This does not apply to special forest products. - $145.00
     Note: A Class 2 adjustment may be used for slopes less than 40% when cable logging is required by a duly promulgated forest practice regulation. Written documentation of this requirement must be provided by the taxpayer to the department of revenue.
III. Remote island adjustment:
For timber harvested from a remote island - $50.00

TABLE 11—Domestic Market Adjustment


Class Area Adjustment Applies Dollar Adjustment Per Thousand Board Feet Net Scribner Scale
Class 1: SVA's 1 through 6, and 10 $0.00
Class 2: SVA 7 $0.00

Note: The adjustment will not be allowed on special forest products.

     (4) Damaged timber. Timber harvesters planning to remove timber from areas having damaged timber may apply to the department of revenue for an adjustment in stumpage values. The application must contain a map with the legal descriptions of the area, an accurate estimate of the volume of damaged timber to be removed, a description of the damage sustained by the timber with an evaluation of the extent to which the stumpage values have been materially reduced from the values shown in the applicable tables, and a list of estimated additional costs to be incurred resulting from the removal of the damaged timber. The application must be received and approved by the department of revenue before the harvest commences. Upon receipt of an application, the department of revenue will determine the amount of adjustment to be applied against the stumpage values. Timber that has been damaged due to sudden and unforeseen causes may qualify.

     (a) Sudden and unforeseen causes of damage that qualify for consideration of an adjustment include:

     (i) Causes listed in RCW 84.33.091; fire, blow down, ice storm, flood.

     (ii) Others not listed; volcanic activity, earthquake.

     (b) Causes that do not qualify for adjustment include:

     (i) Animal damage, root rot, mistletoe, prior logging, insect damage, normal decay from fungi, and pathogen caused diseases; and

     (ii) Any damage that can be accounted for in the accepted normal scaling rules through volume or grade reductions.

     (c) The department of revenue will not grant adjustments for applications involving timber that has already been harvested but will consider any remaining undisturbed damaged timber scheduled for removal if it is properly identified.

     (d) The department of revenue will notify the harvester in writing of approval or denial. Instructions will be included for taking any adjustment amounts approved.

     (5) Forest-derived biomass((. Forest-derived biomass consists of tree limbs, tops, needles, leaves, and other woody debris that are residues from such activities as timber harvesting, forest thinning, fire suppression, or forest health. Forest-derived biomass does not include scalable timber products or firewood (defined in WAC 458-40-650). Forest-derived biomass)), has a $0/ton stumpage value.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 82.01.060(2), 82.32.300, 84.33.096, and 84.33.091. 09-02-043, § 458-40-660, filed 12/31/08, effective 1/1/09; 08-14-085, § 458-40-660, filed 6/27/08, effective 7/1/08; 08-02-064, § 458-40-660, filed 12/28/07, effective 1/1/08; 07-14-095, § 458-40-660, filed 6/29/07, effective 7/1/07; 07-02-039, § 458-40-660, filed 12/26/06, effective 1/1/07; 06-14-064, § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/06, effective 7/1/06; 06-02-005, § 458-40-660, filed 12/22/05, effective 1/1/06; 05-14-087, § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/05, effective 7/1/05; 05-02-040, § 458-40-660, filed 12/30/04, effective 1/1/05; 04-14-033, § 458-40-660, filed 6/29/04, effective 7/1/04; 04-01-125, § 458-40-660, filed 12/18/03, effective 1/1/04; 03-14-072, § 458-40-660, filed 6/26/03, effective 7/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.01.060(2), 82.32.300, 84.33.096, 84.33.091, and 84.33.140. 03-02-004, § 458-40-660, filed 12/19/02, effective 1/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 84.33.096, and 84.33.091. 02-14-019, § 458-40-660, filed 6/21/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 84.33.096, 84.33.091 and 84.33.120. 02-02-033, § 458-40-660, filed 12/24/01, effective 1/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 84.33.096, and 84.33.091. 01-13-105, § 458-40-660, filed 6/20/01, effective 7/1/01; 01-02-020, § 458-40-660, filed 12/21/00, effective 1/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 84.33.096, 84.33.091, 82.32.060, and 84.33.077. 00-19-067, § 458-40-660, filed 9/19/00, effective 1/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 84.33.096 and 84.33.091. 00-14-011, § 458-40-660, filed 6/27/00, effective 7/1/00; 00-02-019, § 458-40-660, filed 12/27/99, effective 1/1/00; 99-14-055, § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/99, effective 7/1/99; 99-02-032, § 458-40-660, filed 12/30/98, effective 1/1/99; 98-14-083, § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/98, effective 7/1/98; 98-02-015, § 458-40-660, filed 12/30/97, effective 1/1/98; 97-14-068, § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/97, effective 7/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.330, 84.33.096 and 84.33.091. 97-02-069, § 458-40-660, filed 12/31/96, effective 1/1/97; 96-14-063, § 458-40-660, filed 6/28/96, effective 7/1/96; 96-02-057, § 458-40-660, filed 12/29/95, effective 1/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.330, 84.33.096 and 84.33.200. 95-18-027, § 458-40-660, filed 8/25/95, effective 9/25/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300 and 84.33.096. 95-02-038, § 458-40-660, filed 12/30/94, effective 1/1/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.091, 84.32.300 [82.32.300] and 84.33.096. 94-14-048, § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/94, effective 7/1/94; 94-02-047, § 458-40-660, filed 12/30/93, effective 1/1/94; 93-14-051, § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/93, effective 7/1/93; 93-02-025, § 458-40-660, filed 12/31/92, effective 1/1/93; 92-14-083, § 458-40-660, filed 6/29/92, effective 7/1/92; 92-02-067, § 458-40-660, filed 12/31/91, effective 1/1/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.096 and 82.32.300. 91-14-077, § 458-40-660, filed 6/28/91, effective 7/1/91; 91-09-030, § 458-40-660, filed 4/12/91, effective 5/13/91; 91-02-088, § 458-40-660, filed 12/31/90, effective 1/31/91; 90-14-033, § 458-40-660, filed 6/29/90, effective 7/30/90; 90-02-049, § 458-40-660, filed 12/29/89, effective 1/29/90. Statutory Authority: Chapter 84.33 RCW and RCW 84.33.091. 89-14-051 (Order FT-89-2), § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/89; 89-02-027 (Order FT-88-5), § 458-40-660, filed 12/30/88; 88-14-032 (Order FT-88-2), § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/88; 88-02-026 (Order FT-87-5), § 458-40-660, filed 12/31/87. Statutory Authority: Chapter 84.33 RCW. 87-14-042 (Order 87-2), § 458-40-660, filed 6/30/87; 87-02-023 (Order 86-4), § 458-40-660, filed 12/31/86.]

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