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                         SENATE BILL 5352

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators Sheldon, Cantu, Rasmussen and Oke

Read first time 01/20/95.  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Trade.

Exempting federal small business innovation research program distributions from business and occupation tax.

    AN ACT Relating to small business innovation research awards; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 82.04 RCW to read as follows:

    This chapter does not apply to federal funds expended for research and technology distributed to small businesses under the federal small business innovation research program.

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