| Passed by the House February 17, 2004 Yeas 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 11, 2004 Yeas 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2968 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved March 31, 2004. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 31, 2004 - 2:35 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/26/2004. Referred to Committee on Finance.
AN ACT Relating to excise tax deductions for governmental payments to nonprofit organizations for salmon restoration; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; 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 82.04 RCW
to read as follows:
In computing tax there may be deducted from the measure of tax
amounts received by a nonprofit organization from the United States or
any instrumentality thereof or from the state of Washington or any
municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof as grants to
support salmon restoration purposes. For the purposes of this section,
"nonprofit organization" has the same meaning as in RCW 82.04.3651.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 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.