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SECOND SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5288
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Passed
Legislature - 1993 Regular Session
State
of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993
Regular Session
By
Read
first time 03/08/93.
Extending the expiration date of the solid waste collection tax.
AN ACT Relating to the solid waste collection
tax; amending RCW 82.18.100 and 70.95.800; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1.
RCW 82.18.100 and 1989 c 431 s 80 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is imposed on each person using the
services of a solid waste collection business a solid waste collection tax of
one percent of the consideration charged for the services. This tax shall be
applied only to a service charge for actual solid waste collection services
that are provided. For residential collection service only, the tax shall
apply to the lesser of the consideration charged for the services or:
(a) For customers with less than two-can
service, the first eight dollars of the monthly charge for the services.
(b) For customers with two-can service or more,
the first twelve dollars of the monthly charge for the services.
(2) Money collected under this section shall be
held in trust until paid to the state. Money received by the state shall be
deposited in the solid waste management account created by RCW 70.95.800.
(3) This section expires July 1, ((1993))
1995.
Sec. 2.
RCW 70.95.800 and 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 73 are each amended to read as follows:
The solid waste management account is created
in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may only be spent after
appropriation. Expenditures from the account may only be used to ((carry
out the purposes of this act)):
(1) Review and approve local solid waste
management plans;
(2) Provide grants to local governments for
the purpose of developing and implementing the waste reduction and recycling
element of local solid waste management plans;
(3) Provide grants to local governments to
enhance markets for recycled content products and to develop programs for
procurement of recycled content products;
(4) Provide grants to local governments for
the proper disposal of household used oil collected at a used oil collection
facility and contaminated without knowledge of the operator of the facility;
(5) Provide technical assistance to local
governments in developing and implementing local solid waste management plans
and programs;
(6) Evaluate and assess progress of state
and local jurisdictions and private industry toward achieving the goals of this
chapter;
(7) Conduct necessary research and studies
to assess the feasibility of new technologies or other solid waste management
activities to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and
(8) Administer and collect the tax imposed
in RCW 82.18.100.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993.
