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                          HOUSE BILL 3108

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representatives Pennington, Barlean, Esser, Ericksen and Cairnes

Read first time 02/01/2000.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Providing adequate revenues for the support of state parks.

    AN ACT Relating to providing adequate revenues for the support of state parks; amending RCW 79A.05.215 and 82.08.020; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing for submission of this act to a vote of the people.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature recognizes the need to secure an adequate revenue base for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the state parks system.  It is the intent of the legislature, by dedicating a portion of the general revenues of the state to state parks, to provide sufficient revenues for state parks to meet the needs of the state parks operating, capital, and transportation budget appropriations previously met directly by the general revenues of the state of Washington, including general transportation revenues and capital bond moneys supported by the general fund.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 79A.05.215 and 1995 c 211 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

    The state parks renewal and stewardship account is created in the state treasury.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all receipts from user fees, concessions, leases, and other state park-based activities, and all revenues derived under RCW 82.08.020(3), shall be deposited into the account.  Expenditures from the account may be used for only operating state parks, developing and renovating park facilities, undertaking deferred maintenance, making capital investments in the state parks, maintaining state parks roads, enhancing park stewardship, and other state park purposes.  Expenditures from the account may be made only after appropriation by the legislature.

    Sec. 3.  RCW 82.08.020 and 1998 c 321 s 36 (Referendum Bill No. 49) are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) There is levied and there shall be collected a tax on each retail sale in this state equal to six and five-tenths percent of the selling price.

    (2) There is levied and there shall be collected an additional tax on each retail car rental, regardless of whether the vehicle is licensed in this state, equal to five and nine-tenths percent of the selling price.  The revenue collected under this subsection shall be deposited and distributed in the same manner as motor vehicle excise tax revenue collected under RCW 82.44.020(1).

    (3) There is levied and there shall be collected a tax on each retail sale in this state equal to one-tenth percent of the selling price.  The tax shall be credited against the tax imposed under subsection (1) of this section.  The revenue collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the parks renewal and stewardship account.

(4) The taxes imposed under this chapter shall apply to successive retail sales of the same property.

    (((4))) (5) The rates provided in this section apply to taxes imposed under chapter 82.12 RCW as provided in RCW 82.12.020.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  This act takes effect July 1, 2001.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  The secretary of state shall submit this act to the people for their adoption and ratification, or rejection, at the next general election to be held in this state, in accordance with Article II, section 1 of the state Constitution and the laws adopted to facilitate its operation.

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