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SENATE BILL 5104
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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By Senator Carlson
Read first time 01/11/2001. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Shorelines.
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:
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)) ten
cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation against the assessed valuation
of all taxable property within the county, three and three-quarter cents of
which shall be used to acquire real property for the purpose of preserving
salmon habitat. The limitations in RCW 84.52.043 shall not apply to the
tax levy 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:
(1) 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. Amounts placed in this fund ((may)) shall
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. However,
three and three-quarter cents per thousand dollars of assessed value shall be
devoted to the acquisition of real property for the purpose of preserving
salmon habitat.
(2) 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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