CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1018

                   Chapter 113, Laws of 2001

                        57th Legislature

                2001 Regular Legislative Session

TAX RELIEF--DISASTERS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  4/27/01

Passed by the House February 22, 2001   Yeas 98   Nays 0               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 10, 2001   Yeas 47   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1018 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.           TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER                           Chief Clerk

BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

Approved April 27, 2001 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                            April 27, 2001 - 1:02 p.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 1018

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             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Pennington, Mielke, Pearson and Alexander

Read first time 01/10/2001.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Providing tax relief for disasters. 

    AN ACT Relating to tax relief for disasters; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of labor and services rendered in respect to:

    (a) The moving of houses out of any landslide area that has been declared as a federal disaster area;

    (b)  The demolition of houses located in a landslide area that has been declared as a federal disaster area; or

    (c) The removal of debris from a landslide area that has been declared as a federal disaster area.

    (2) This section expires July 1, 2003.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

    Passed the House February 22, 2001.

    Passed the Senate April 10, 2001.

Approved by the Governor April 27, 2001.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 27, 2001.