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                          HOUSE BILL 1118

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representative Pennington

Read first time 01/14/1999.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Providing sales and use tax exemptions for electric vehicles.

    AN ACT Relating to excise tax exemptions for electric vehicles; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows:

    The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of electric vehicles.  For the purposes of this section "electric vehicle" means a vehicle that:  (1) Is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways; (2) has at least four wheels; and (3) is powered primarily by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current.  This section expires July 1, 2003.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW to read as follows:

    The provisions of this chapter do not apply with respect to the use of electric vehicles as defined in section 1 of this act.  This section expires July 1, 2003.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  This act takes effect August 1, 1999.

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