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                            SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5784

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Winsley)

Read first time 03/01/95.

Changing the limit on fire protection district benefit charges on public housing authority property.

     AN ACT Relating to fire protection district benefit charges on public housing authority property; and amending RCW 35.82.210 and 35.83.040.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 35.82.210 and 1965 c 7 s 35.82.210 are each amended to read as follows:

     The property of an authority is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and such property and an authority shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the city, the county, the state, or any political subdivision thereof((:  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That)).  In lieu of such taxes an authority may agree to make payments to the city or the county or any such political subdivision for improvements, services, and facilities furnished by such city, county, or political subdivision for the benefit of a housing project((, but)).  In no event shall such payments exceed the amount last levied as the annual tax of such city, county, or political subdivision upon the property included in ((said)) the project prior to the time of its acquisition by the authority except that in the case of a contract with a fire protection district, the payments shall equal any benefit charges that would be paid if the property were owned by a private, nonexempt person.

     Sec. 2.  RCW 35.83.040 and 1965 c 7 s 35.83.040 are each amended to read as follows:

     In connection with any housing project located wholly or partly within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may agree with a housing authority or the federal government that a certain sum (((in no event to exceed the amount last levied as the annual tax of such state public body upon the property included in said project prior to the time of its acquisition by the housing authority))), or that no sum, shall be paid by the authority in lieu of taxes for any year or period of years.  The agreed sum may not exceed the amount last levied as the annual tax of such state public body upon the property included in the project prior to the time of its acquisition by the housing authority except that a contract with a fire protection district for fire protection services shall equal the amount of benefit charges that would be paid if the project were owned by a private, nonexempt person.

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