CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8008

                        57th Legislature

                      2001 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 13, 2001   YEAS 49   NAYS 0 President of the Senate Passed by the House April 5, 2001   YEAS 94   NAYS 1

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8008 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives	Secretary
Speaker of the       House of Representatives

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Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8008

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             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Benton and Carlson

Read first time 01/18/2001.  Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

Requesting a joint Oregon-Washington committee on taxation be established.

    TO THE HONORABLE JOHN A. KITZHABER, GOVERNOR OF OREGON, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OREGON:

    We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:

    WHEREAS, Washington exempts Oregon residents who purchase goods in Washington from sales tax to create sales tax equality between the two states; and

    WHEREAS, Washington residents who work in Oregon, or who have spouses that work in Oregon, must pay Oregon income taxes; and

    WHEREAS, The State of Washington imposes no similar income tax on Oregon residents working in Washington; and

    WHEREAS, It is estimated that approximately 60,000 Washington residents commute to Oregon every day which constitutes a considerable portion of Portland's work force;

    WHEREAS, It is estimated that Washington residents provide Oregon with 70 million dollars in income tax revenue; and

    WHEREAS, Washington residents pay this Oregon income tax despite receiving very few or no services in return; and

    WHEREAS, This situation is much more serious than mere taxation without representation;

    NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully request that a joint committee on taxation, consisting of an equal number of legislators from both states, be established to study the issue of tax fairness for residents residing in one state who are employed, conduct business, or make purchases in the other state.

    BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon, and to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Oregon.

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