5514-S3 AMH MIEL PITT 89

3SSB 5514 - H AMD 0598 FAILED 3-13-02

By Representative Mielke

     On page 6, beginning on line 9, strike all of subsection (1) and insert the following:

     "(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section and (b) of this subsection, the governing body of a public facilities district created before July 31, 2002, under chapter 35.57 or 36.100 RCW that commences construction of a new regional center, or improvement or rehabilitation of an existing ((new)) regional center, before January 1, ((2003)) 2004, may impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of this chapter.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, the governing body of a public facilities district created under chapter 35.57 or 36.100 RCW, that is located in a county with a population between three hundred thousand and three hundred seventy-five thousand, as determined by the office of financial management and published each year by the department for the period July 1st to June 30th, and that commences construction of a new regional center, or improvement or rehabilitation of an existing regional center, before January 1, 2003, may impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of this chapter.

(c) The tax is in addition to other taxes authorized by law and shall be collected from those persons who are taxable by the state under chapters 82.08 and 82.12 RCW upon the occurrence of any taxable event within the public facilities district.  The rate of tax shall not exceed 0.033 percent of the selling price in the case of a sales tax or value of the article used in the case of a use tax."

EFFECT:  Retains the January 1, 2003 date for a public facilities district, located in a county with a population between 300,000 to 375,000, to start construction of a new regional center, or improvement or rehabilitation of an existing regional center (Clark County).