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                          HOUSE BILL 1627

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Fromhold, Dunn, Ogden, Edmonds, Dunshee, Jarrett and Edwards

Read first time 01/31/2001.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

Using revenues under the county conservation futures levy.

    AN ACT Relating to using revenues under the county conservation futures levy; and amending RCW 84.34.230 and 84.34.240.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 84.34.230 and 1995 c 318 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) For the purpose of acquiring conservation futures ((as well as)) and other rights and interests in real property pursuant to RCW 84.34.210 and 84.34.220, a county may levy an amount not to exceed six and one-quarter cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation against the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the county.

(2) The county may impose an additional levy in an amount not to exceed five and three-quarter cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation against the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the county.  A levy imposed under this subsection must be specifically authorized by a majority of the county's registered voters approving a proposition authorizing the additional levy.  At least three and three-quarter cents of an additional levy imposed under this subsection shall be used solely for the purpose of acquiring real property for the preservation of salmon habitat.

(3) The limitations in RCW 84.52.043 shall not apply to the tax ((levy)) levies authorized in this section.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 84.34.240 and 1971 ex.s. c 243 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    Any board of county commissioners may establish by resolution a special fund which may be termed a conservation futures fund to which it may credit all taxes levied pursuant to RCW 84.34.230.  Subject to the limitation on additional levy funds specified in RCW 84.34.230(2), amounts placed in this fund may be used solely for the purpose of acquiring rights and interests in real property pursuant to the terms of RCW 84.34.210 and 84.34.220.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting in any manner methods and funds otherwise available to a county for financing the acquisition of such rights and interests in real property.

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