Sec. 101   RCW 82.04.050 and 2004 c 174 s 3 and 2004 c 153 s 407 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) "Sale at retail" or "retail sale" means every sale of tangible personal property (including articles produced, fabricated, or imprinted) to all persons irrespective of the nature of their business and including, among others, without limiting the scope hereof, persons who install, repair, clean, alter, improve, construct, or decorate real or personal property of or for consumers other than a sale to a person who presents a resale certificate under RCW 82.04.470 and who:
     (a) Purchases for the purpose of resale as tangible personal property in the regular course of business without intervening use by such person, but a purchase for the purpose of resale by a regional transit authority under RCW 81.112.300 is not a sale for resale; or
     (b) Installs, repairs, cleans, alters, imprints, improves, constructs, or decorates real or personal property of or for consumers, if such tangible personal property becomes an ingredient or component of such real or personal property without intervening use by such person; or
     (c) Purchases for the purpose of consuming the property purchased in producing for sale a new article of tangible personal property or substance, of which such property becomes an ingredient or component or is a chemical used in processing, when the primary purpose of such chemical is to create a chemical reaction directly through contact with an ingredient of a new article being produced for sale; or
     (d) Purchases for the purpose of consuming the property purchased in producing ferrosilicon which is subsequently used in producing magnesium for sale, if the primary purpose of such property is to create a chemical reaction directly through contact with an ingredient of ferrosilicon; or
     (e) Purchases for the purpose of providing the property to consumers as part of competitive telephone service, as defined in RCW 82.04.065. The term shall include every sale of tangible personal property which is used or consumed or to be used or consumed in the performance of any activity classified as a "sale at retail" or "retail sale" even though such property is resold or utilized as provided in (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this subsection following such use. The term also means every sale of tangible personal property to persons engaged in any business which is taxable under RCW 82.04.280 (2) and (7), 82.04.290, and 82.04.2908.
     (2) The term "sale at retail" or "retail sale" shall include the sale of or charge made for tangible personal property consumed and/or for labor and services rendered in respect to the following:
     (a) The installing, repairing, cleaning, altering, imprinting, or improving of tangible personal property of or for consumers, including charges made for the mere use of facilities in respect thereto, but excluding charges made for the use of ((coin-operated)) self-service laundry facilities ((when such facilities are situated in an apartment house, rooming house, or mobile home park for the exclusive use of the tenants thereof)), and also excluding sales of laundry service to nonprofit health care facilities, and excluding services rendered in respect to live animals, birds and insects;
     (b) The constructing, repairing, decorating, or improving of new or existing buildings or other structures under, upon, or above real property of or for consumers, including the installing or attaching of any article of tangible personal property therein or thereto, whether or not such personal property becomes a part of the realty by virtue of installation, and shall also include the sale of services or charges made for the clearing of land and the moving of earth excepting the mere leveling of land used in commercial farming or agriculture;
     (c) The charge for labor and services rendered in respect to constructing, repairing, or improving any structure upon, above, or under any real property owned by an owner who conveys the property by title, possession, or any other means to the person performing such construction, repair, or improvement for the purpose of performing such construction, repair, or improvement and the property is then reconveyed by title, possession, or any other means to the original owner;
     (d) The sale of or charge made for labor and services rendered in respect to the cleaning, fumigating, razing or moving of existing buildings or structures, but shall not include the charge made for janitorial services; and for purposes of this section the term "janitorial services" shall mean those cleaning and caretaking services ordinarily performed by commercial janitor service businesses including, but not limited to, wall and window washing, floor cleaning and waxing, and the cleaning in place of rugs, drapes and upholstery. The term "janitorial services" does not include painting, papering, repairing, furnace or septic tank cleaning, snow removal or sandblasting;
     (e) The sale of or charge made for labor and services rendered in respect to automobile towing and similar automotive transportation services, but not in respect to those required to report and pay taxes under chapter 82.16 RCW;
     (f) The sale of and charge made for the furnishing of lodging and all other services by a hotel, rooming house, tourist court, motel, trailer camp, and the granting of any similar license to use real property, as distinguished from the renting or leasing of real property, and it shall be presumed that the occupancy of real property for a continuous period of one month or more constitutes a rental or lease of real property and not a mere license to use or enjoy the same. For the purposes of this subsection, it shall be presumed that the sale of and charge made for the furnishing of lodging for a continuous period of one month or more to a person is a rental or lease of real property and not a mere license to enjoy the same;
     (g) The sale of or charge made for tangible personal property, labor and services to persons taxable under (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this subsection when such sales or charges are for property, labor and services which are used or consumed in whole or in part by such persons in the performance of any activity defined as a "sale at retail" or "retail sale" even though such property, labor and services may be resold after such use or consumption. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to modify subsection (1) of this section and nothing contained in subsection (1) of this section shall be construed to modify this subsection.
     (3) The term "sale at retail" or "retail sale" shall include the sale of or charge made for personal, business, or professional services including amounts designated as interest, rents, fees, admission, and other service emoluments however designated, received by persons engaging in the following business activities:
     (a) Amusement and recreation services including but not limited to golf, pool, billiards, skating, bowling, ski lifts and tows, day trips for sightseeing purposes, and others, when provided to consumers;
     (b) Abstract, title insurance, and escrow services;
     (c) Credit bureau services;
     (d) Automobile parking and storage garage services;
     (e) Landscape maintenance and horticultural services but excluding (i) horticultural services provided to farmers and (ii) pruning, trimming, repairing, removing, and clearing of trees and brush near electric transmission or distribution lines or equipment, if performed by or at the direction of an electric utility;
     (f) Service charges associated with tickets to professional sporting events; and
     (g) The following personal services: Physical fitness services, tanning salon services, tattoo parlor services, steam bath services, turkish bath services, escort services, and dating services.
     (4)(a) The term shall also include:
     (i) The renting or leasing of tangible personal property to consumers; and
     (ii) Providing tangible personal property along with an operator for a fixed or indeterminate period of time. A consideration of this is that the operator is necessary for the tangible personal property to perform as designed. For the purpose of this subsection (4)(a)(ii), an operator must do more than maintain, inspect, or set up the tangible personal property.
     (b) The term shall not include the renting or leasing of tangible personal property where the lease or rental is for the purpose of sublease or subrent.
     (5) The term shall also include the providing of telephone service, as defined in RCW 82.04.065, to consumers.
     (6) The term shall also include the sale of prewritten computer software other than a sale to a person who presents a resale certificate under RCW 82.04.470, regardless of the method of delivery to the end user, but shall not include custom software or the customization of prewritten computer software.
     (7) The term shall not include the sale of or charge made for labor and services rendered in respect to the building, repairing, or improving of any street, place, road, highway, easement, right of way, mass public transportation terminal or parking facility, bridge, tunnel, or trestle which is owned by a municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state or by the United States and which is used or to be used primarily for foot or vehicular traffic including mass transportation vehicles of any kind.
     (8) The term shall also not include sales of chemical sprays or washes to persons for the purpose of postharvest treatment of fruit for the prevention of scald, fungus, mold, or decay, nor shall it include sales of feed, seed, seedlings, fertilizer, agents for enhanced pollination including insects such as bees, and spray materials to: (a) Persons who participate in the federal conservation reserve program, the environmental quality incentives program, the wetlands reserve program, and the wildlife habitat incentives program, or their successors administered by the United States department of agriculture; (b) farmers for the purpose of producing for sale any agricultural product; and (c) farmers acting under cooperative habitat development or access contracts with an organization exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) or the Washington state department of fish and wildlife to produce or improve wildlife habitat on land that the farmer owns or leases.
     (9) The term shall not include the sale of or charge made for labor and services rendered in respect to the constructing, repairing, decorating, or improving of new or existing buildings or other structures under, upon, or above real property of or for the United States, any instrumentality thereof, or a county or city housing authority created pursuant to chapter 35.82 RCW, including the installing, or attaching of any article of tangible personal property therein or thereto, whether or not such personal property becomes a part of the realty by virtue of installation. Nor shall the term include the sale of services or charges made for the clearing of land and the moving of earth of or for the United States, any instrumentality thereof, or a county or city housing authority. Nor shall the term include the sale of services or charges made for cleaning up for the United States, or its instrumentalities, radioactive waste and other byproducts of weapons production and nuclear research and development.

Sec. 102   RCW 82.08.010 and 2004 c 153 s 406 are each amended to read as follows:
     For the purposes of this chapter:
     (1) "Selling price" includes "sales price." "Sales price" means the total amount of consideration, except separately stated trade-in property of like kind, including cash, credit, property, and services, for which tangible personal property or services defined as a "retail sale" under RCW 82.04.050 are sold, leased, or rented, valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise. No deduction from the total amount of consideration is allowed for the following: (a) The seller's cost of the property sold; (b) the cost of materials used, labor or service cost, interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the seller, all taxes imposed on the seller, and any other expense of the seller; (c) charges by the seller for any services necessary to complete the sale, other than delivery and installation charges; (d) delivery charges; (e) installation charges; and (f) the value of exempt tangible personal property given to the purchaser where taxable and exempt tangible personal property have been bundled together and sold by the seller as a single product or piece of merchandise.
     When tangible personal property is rented or leased under circumstances that the consideration paid does not represent a reasonable rental for the use of the articles so rented or leased, the "selling price" shall be determined as nearly as possible according to the value of such use at the places of use of similar products of like quality and character under such rules as the department may prescribe.
     "Selling price" or "sales price" does not include: Discounts, including cash, term, or coupons that are not reimbursed by a third party that are allowed by a seller and taken by a purchaser on a sale; interest, financing, and carrying charges from credit extended on the sale of tangible personal property or services, if the amount is separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser; and any taxes legally imposed directly on the consumer that are separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser;
     (2) "Seller" means every person, including the state and its departments and institutions, making sales at retail or retail sales to a buyer, purchaser, or consumer, whether as agent, broker, or principal, except "seller" does not mean the state and its departments and institutions when making sales to the state and its departments and institutions;
     (3) "Buyer," "purchaser," and "consumer" include, without limiting the scope hereof, every individual, receiver, assignee, trustee in bankruptcy, trust, estate, firm, copartnership, joint venture, club, company, joint stock company, business trust, corporation, association, society, or any group of individuals acting as a unit, whether mutual, cooperative, fraternal, nonprofit, or otherwise, municipal corporation, quasi municipal corporation, and also the state, its departments and institutions and all political subdivisions thereof, irrespective of the nature of the activities engaged in or functions performed, and also the United States or any instrumentality thereof;
     (4) "Delivery charges" means charges by the seller of personal property or services for preparation and delivery to a location designated by the purchaser of personal property or services including, but not limited to, transportation, shipping, postage, handling, crating, and packing;
     (5) "Direct mail" means printed material delivered or distributed by United States mail or other delivery service to a mass audience or to addressees on a mailing list provided by the purchaser or at the direction of the purchaser when the cost of the items are not billed directly to the recipients. "Direct mail" includes tangible personal property supplied directly or indirectly by the purchaser to the direct mail seller for inclusion in the package containing the printed material. "Direct mail" does not include multiple items of printed material delivered to a single address;
     (6) The meaning attributed in chapter 82.04 RCW to the terms "tax year," "taxable year," "person," "company," "sale," "sale at retail," "retail sale," "sale at wholesale," "wholesale," "business," "engaging in business," "cash discount," "successor," "consumer," "in this state" and "within this state" shall apply equally to the provisions of this chapter;
     (((6))) (7) For the purposes of the taxes imposed under this chapter and under chapter 82.12 RCW, "tangible personal property" means personal property that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, or that is in any other manner perceptible to the senses. Tangible personal property includes electricity, water, gas, steam, and prewritten computer software.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 103   A new section is added to chapter 82.04 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) In computing tax there may be deducted from the measure of tax, amounts derived from delivery charges made for the delivery of direct mail if the charges are separately stated on an invoice or similar billing document given to the purchaser.
     (2) "Delivery charges" and "direct mail" have the same meanings as in RCW 82.08.010.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 104   A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows:
     The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to delivery charges made for the delivery of direct mail if the charges are separately stated on an invoice or similar billing document given to the purchaser.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 105   A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The tax levied by this chapter does not apply to the value of delivery charges made for the delivery of direct mail if the charges are separately stated on an invoice or similar billing document given to the purchaser.
     (2) "Delivery charges" and "direct mail" have the same meanings as in RCW 82.08.010.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 201   A new section is added to chapter 82.04 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) This chapter does not apply to amounts received by a nonprofit boarding home licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW for providing room and domiciliary care to residents of the boarding home.
     (2) As used in this section:
     (a) "Domiciliary care" has the meaning provided in RCW 18.20.020.
     (b) "Nonprofit boarding home" means a boarding home that is operated as a religious or charitable organization, is exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3), is incorporated under chapter 24.03 RCW, is operated as part of a nonprofit hospital, or is operated as part of a public hospital district.

Sec. 202   RCW 82.04.2908 and 2004 c 174 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Upon every person engaging within this state in the business of providing room and domiciliary care to residents of a boarding home licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW, the amount of tax with respect to such business shall be equal to the gross income ((from such services)) of the business, multiplied by the rate of 0.275 percent.
     (2) ((If the persons described in subsection (1) of this section receive income from sources other than those described in subsection (1) of this section or provide services other than those named in subsection (1) of this section, that income and those services are subject to tax as otherwise provided in this chapter.
     (3))) For the purposes of this section, "domiciliary care" has the ((same)) meaning ((as)) provided in RCW 18.20.020.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 301   A new section is added to chapter 82.04 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) This chapter does not apply to amounts received by a comprehensive cancer center to the extent the amounts are exempt from federal income tax.
     (2) For the purposes of this section, "comprehensive cancer center" means a cancer center that has written confirmation that it is recognized by the national cancer institute as a comprehensive cancer center and that qualifies as an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) as existing on the effective date of this section.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 302   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 the sale of medical supplies, chemicals, or materials to a comprehensive cancer center. The exemption in this section does not apply to the sale of construction materials, office equipment, building equipment, administrative supplies, or vehicles.
     (2) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
     (a) "Comprehensive cancer center" has the meaning provided in section 301 of this act.
     (b) "Chemical" means any catalyst, solvent, water, acid, oil, or other additive that physically or chemically interacts with blood, bone, or tissue.
     (c) "Materials" means any item of tangible personal property, including, but not limited to, bags, packs, collecting sets, filtering materials, testing reagents, antisera, and refrigerants used or consumed in performing research on, procuring, testing, processing, storing, packaging, distributing, or using blood, bone, or tissue.
     (d) "Research" means basic and applied research that has as its objective the design, development, refinement, testing, marketing, or commercialization of a product, service, or process.
     (e) "Medical supplies" means any item of tangible personal property, including any repair and replacement parts for such tangible personal property, used by a comprehensive cancer center for the purpose of performing research on, procuring, testing, processing, storing, packaging, distributing, or using blood, bone, or tissue. The term includes tangible personal property used to:
     (i) Provide preparatory treatment of blood, bone, or tissue;
     (ii) Control, guide, measure, tune, verify, align, regulate, test, or physically support blood, bone, or tissue; and
     (iii) Protect the health and safety of employees or others present during research on, procuring, testing, processing, storing, packaging, distributing, or using blood, bone, or tissue.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 303   A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply in respect to the use of medical supplies, chemicals, or materials by a comprehensive cancer center. The exemption in this section does not apply to the use of construction materials, office equipment, building equipment, administrative supplies, or vehicles.
     (2) The definitions in sections 301 and 302 of this act apply to this section.

Sec. 401   RCW 82.04.4463 and 2003 2nd sp.s. c 1 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In computing the tax imposed under this chapter, a credit is allowed for property taxes paid during the calendar year.
     (2) The credit is equal to:
     (a)(i) Property taxes paid on new buildings, and land upon which this property is located, built after December 1, 2003, and used exclusively in manufacturing commercial airplanes or components of such airplanes; or
     (ii) Property taxes attributable to an increase in assessed value due to the renovation or expansion, after December 1, 2003, of a building used exclusively in manufacturing commercial airplanes or components of such airplanes; and
     (b) An amount equal to property taxes paid on machinery and equipment exempt under RCW 82.08.02565 or 82.12.02565 ((used in manufacturing commercial airplanes or components of such airplanes)) and acquired after December 1, 2003, multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the total taxable amount subject to the tax imposed under RCW 82.04.260(13) and the denominator of the fraction is the total taxable amount subject to the tax imposed under all manufacturing classifications in chapter 82.04 RCW, required to be reported on the person's returns for the calendar year before the calendar year in which the credit under this section is earned. No credit is available under this subsection (2)(b) if either the numerator or the denominator of the fraction is zero. If the fraction is greater than or equal to nine-tenths, then the fraction is rounded to one. For purposes of this subsection, "returns" means the combined excise tax returns for the calendar year.
     (3) For the purposes of this section, "commercial passenger airplane" and "component" have the meanings given in RCW 82.32.550.
     (4) A person taking the credit under this section is subject to all the requirements of chapter 82.32 RCW. In addition, the person must report as required under RCW 82.32.545. A credit earned during one calendar year may be carried over to be credited against taxes incurred in a subsequent calendar year, but may not be carried over a second year. No refunds may be granted for credits under this section.
     (5) In addition to all other requirements under this title, a person taking the credit under this section must report as required under RCW 82.32.545.
     (6) This section expires July 1, 2024.

Sec. 501   RCW 82.29A.130 and 1999 c 165 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
     The following leasehold interests shall be exempt from taxes imposed pursuant to RCW 82.29A.030 and 82.29A.040:
     (1) All leasehold interests constituting a part of the operating properties of any public utility which is assessed and taxed as a public utility pursuant to chapter 84.12 RCW.
     (2) All leasehold interests in facilities owned or used by a school, college or university which leasehold provides housing for students and which is otherwise exempt from taxation under provisions of RCW 84.36.010 and 84.36.050.
     (3) All leasehold interests of subsidized housing where the fee ownership of such property is vested in the government of the United States, or the state of Washington or any political subdivision thereof but only if income qualification exists for such housing.
     (4) All leasehold interests used for fair purposes of a nonprofit fair association that sponsors or conducts a fair or fairs which receive support from revenues collected pursuant to RCW 67.16.100 and allocated by the director of the department of agriculture where the fee ownership of such property is vested in the government of the United States, the state of Washington or any of its political subdivisions: PROVIDED, That this exemption shall not apply to the leasehold interest of any sublessee of such nonprofit fair association if such leasehold interest would be taxable if it were the primary lease.
     (5) All leasehold interests in any property of any public entity used as a residence by an employee of that public entity who is required as a condition of employment to live in the publicly owned property.
     (6) All leasehold interests held by enrolled Indians of lands owned or held by any Indian or Indian tribe where the fee ownership of such property is vested in or held in trust by the United States and which are not subleased to other than to a lessee which would qualify pursuant to this chapter, RCW 84.36.451 and 84.40.175.
     (7) All leasehold interests in any real property of any Indian or Indian tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States: PROVIDED, That this exemption shall apply only where it is determined that contract rent paid is greater than or equal to ninety percent of fair market rental, to be determined by the department of revenue using the same criteria used to establish taxable rent in RCW 82.29A.020(2)(b).
     (8) All leasehold interests for which annual taxable rent is less than two hundred fifty dollars per year. For purposes of this subsection leasehold interests held by the same lessee in contiguous properties owned by the same lessor shall be deemed a single leasehold interest.
     (9) All leasehold interests which give use or possession of the leased property for a continuous period of less than thirty days: PROVIDED, That for purposes of this subsection, successive leases or lease renewals giving substantially continuous use of possession of the same property to the same lessee shall be deemed a single leasehold interest: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no leasehold interest shall be deemed to give use or possession for a period of less than thirty days solely by virtue of the reservation by the public lessor of the right to use the property or to allow third parties to use the property on an occasional, temporary basis.
     (10) All leasehold interests under month-to-month leases in residential units rented for residential purposes of the lessee pending destruction or removal for the purpose of constructing a public highway or building.
     (11) All leasehold interests in any publicly owned real or personal property to the extent such leasehold interests arises solely by virtue of a contract for public improvements or work executed under the public works statutes of this state or of the United States between the public owner of the property and a contractor.
     (12) All leasehold interests that give use or possession of state adult correctional facilities for the purposes of operating correctional industries under RCW 72.09.100.
     (13) All leasehold interests used to provide organized and supervised recreational activities for disabled persons of all ages in a camp facility and for public recreational purposes by a nonprofit organization, association, or corporation that would be exempt from property tax under RCW 84.36.030(1) if it owned the property. If the publicly owned property is used for any taxable purpose, the leasehold excise taxes set forth in RCW 82.29A.030 and 82.29A.040 shall be imposed and shall be apportioned accordingly.
     (14) All leasehold interests in the public or entertainment areas of a baseball stadium with natural turf and a retractable roof or canopy that is in a county with a population of over one million, that has a seating capacity of over forty thousand, and that is constructed on or after January 1, 1995. "Public or entertainment areas" include ticket sales areas, ramps and stairs, lobbies and concourses, parking areas, concession areas, restaurants, hospitality and stadium club areas, kitchens or other work areas primarily servicing other public or entertainment areas, public rest room areas, press and media areas, control booths, broadcast and production areas, retail sales areas, museum and exhibit areas, scoreboards or other public displays, storage areas, loading, staging, and servicing areas, seating areas and suites, the playing field, and any other areas to which the public has access or which are used for the production of the entertainment event or other public usage, and any other personal property used for these purposes. "Public or entertainment areas" does not include locker rooms or private offices exclusively used by the lessee.
     (15) All leasehold interests in the public or entertainment areas of a stadium and exhibition center, as defined in RCW 36.102.010, that is constructed on or after January 1, 1998. For the purposes of this subsection, "public or entertainment areas" has the same meaning as in subsection (14) of this section, and includes exhibition areas.
     (16) All leasehold interests in public facilities districts, as provided in chapter 36.100 or 35.57 RCW.
     (17) All leasehold interests in the public or entertainment areas of an amphitheater if a private entity is responsible for one hundred percent of the cost of constructing the amphitheater which is not reimbursed by the public owner, both the public owner and the private lessee sponsor events at the facility on a regular basis, the lessee is responsible under the lease or agreement to operate and maintain the facility, and the amphitheater has a seating capacity of over seventeen thousand reserved and general admission seats and is in a county with a population of over three hundred fifty thousand, but less than four hundred twenty-five thousand. For the purposes of this subsection, "public or entertainment areas" include box offices or other ticket sales areas, entrance gates, ramps and stairs, lobbies and concourses, parking areas, concession areas, restaurants, hospitality areas, kitchens or other work areas primarily servicing other public or entertainment areas, public rest room areas, press and media areas, control booths, broadcast and production areas, retail sales areas, museum and exhibit areas, scoreboards or other public displays, storage areas, loading, staging, and servicing areas, seating areas including lawn seating areas and suites, stages, and any other areas to which the public has access or which are used for the production of the entertainment event or other public usage, and any other personal property used for these purposes. "Public or entertainment areas" does not include office areas used predominately by the lessee.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 601   A new section is added to chapter 82.32 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The governing board of a nonprofit organization, corporation, or association may apply for deferral of taxes on an eligible project. Application shall be made to the department in a form and manner prescribed by the department. The application shall contain information regarding the location of the project, estimated or actual costs of the project, time schedules for completion and operation of the project, and other information required by the department. The department shall rule on the application within sixty days. All applications for the tax deferral under this section must be received no later than December 31, 2008.
     (2) The department shall issue a sales and use tax deferral certificate for state and local sales and use taxes due under chapters 82.08, 82.12, and 82.14 RCW on each eligible project.
     (3) The nonprofit organization, corporation, or association shall begin paying the deferred taxes in the fifth year after the date certified by the department as the date on which the eligible project is operationally complete. The first payment is due on December 31st of the fifth calendar year after such certified date, with subsequent annual payments due on December 31st of the following nine years. Each payment shall equal ten percent of the deferred tax.
     (4) The department may authorize an accelerated repayment schedule upon request of the nonprofit organization, corporation, or association.
     (5) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, interest shall not be charged on any taxes deferred under this section for the period of deferral. The debt for deferred taxes is not extinguished by insolvency or other failure of the nonprofit organization, corporation, or association.
     (6) If the project is not operationally complete within five calendar years from issuance of the tax deferral or if at any time the department finds that the project is not eligible for tax deferral under this section, the amount of deferred taxes outstanding for the project shall be immediately due and payable. If deferred taxes must be repaid under this subsection, the department shall assess interest, but not penalties, on amounts due under this subsection. Interest shall be assessed at the rate provided for delinquent taxes under this chapter, retroactively to the date of deferral, and shall accrue until the deferred taxes due are repaid.
     (7) Applications and any other information received by the department of revenue under this section are not confidential under RCW 82.32.330. This chapter applies to the administration of this section.
     (8) This section applies to taxable eligible project activity that occurs on or after July 1, 2007.
     (9) The following definitions apply to this section:
     (a) "Eligible project" means a project that is used primarily for a historic automobile museum.
     (b) "Historic automobile museum" means a facility owned and operated by a nonprofit organization, corporation, or association that is used to maintain and exhibit to the public a collection of at least five hundred motor vehicles.
     (c) "Nonprofit organization, corporation, or association" means an organization, corporation, or association exempt from tax under section 501(c) (3), (4), or (10) of the federal internal revenue code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c) (3), (4), or (10)).
     (d) "Project" means the construction of new structures, the acquisition and installation of fixtures that are permanently affixed to and become a physical part of those structures, and site preparation. For purposes of this subsection, structures do not include parking facilities used for motor vehicles that are not on display or part of the museum collection.
     (e) "Site preparation" includes soil testing, site clearing and grading, demolition, or any other related activities that are initiated before construction. Site preparation does not include landscaping services or landscaping materials.

Sec. 701   RCW 82.71.020 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 16 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to any other tax, a quality maintenance fee is imposed on every operator of a nonexempt nursing facility in this state. The quality maintenance fee shall be:
     (a) Six dollars and fifty cents per patient day through June 30, 2005;
     (b) Five dollars and twenty-five cents per patient day for the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007;
     (c) Three dollars per patient day for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2009; and
     (d) One dollar and fifty cents per patient day for the period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011.
     (2) Each operator of a nonexempt nursing facility shall file a return with the department on a monthly basis. The return shall include the following:
     (a) The number of patient days for nonexempt nursing facilities operated by that person in that month; and
     (b) Remittance of the nonexempt nursing facility operator's quality maintenance fee for that month.
     (3) This section expires July 1, 2011.

Sec. 702   2003 1st sp.s. c 16 s 6 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((Sections 1 through 5 of this act)) RCW 82.71.010, 82.71.020, 82.71.030, 74.46.091, and 74.46.535 shall expire on the effective date that federal medicaid matching funds are substantially reduced or that a federal sanction is imposed due to the quality maintenance fee under ((section 2 of this act)) RCW 82.71.020, as such date is certified by the secretary of social and health services.
     (2) The expiration of ((sections 1 through 5 of this act)) RCW 82.71.010, 82.71.020, 82.71.030, 74.46.091, and 74.46.535 shall not be construed as affecting any existing right acquired or liability or obligation incurred under those sections or under any rule or order adopted under those sections, nor as affecting any proceeding instituted under those sections.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 801   (1) The legislature finds:
     (a) The continued economic vitality of downtown and neighborhood commercial districts in our state's cities is essential to community preservation, social cohesion, and economic growth;
     (b) In recent years there has been a deterioration of downtown and neighborhood commercial districts in both rural and urban communities due to a shifting population base, changes in the marketplace, and greater competition from suburban shopping malls, discount centers, and business transacted through the internet;
     (c) This decline has eroded the ability of businesses and property owners to renovate and enhance their commercial and residential properties; and
     (d) Business owners in these districts need to maintain their local economies in order to provide goods and services to adjacent residents, to provide employment opportunities, to avoid disinvestment and economic dislocations, and to develop and sustain downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs to address these problems.
     (2) It is the intent of the legislature to establish a program to:
     (a) Work in partnership with these organizations;
     (b) Provide technical assistance and training to local governments, business organizations, downtown and neighborhood commercial district organizations, and business and property owners to accomplish community and economic revitalization and development of business districts; and
     (c) Certify a downtown or neighborhood commercial district organization's use of available tax incentives.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 802   Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
     (1) "Applicant" means a person applying for a tax credit under this chapter.
     (2) "Contribution" means cash contributions.
     (3) "Department" means the department of revenue.
     (4) "Person" has the meaning given in RCW 82.04.030.
     (5) "Program" means a nonprofit organization under internal revenue code sections 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6), with the sole mission of revitalizing a downtown or neighborhood commercial district area, that is designated by the department of community, trade, and economic development as described in sections 808 through 812 of this act.
     (6) "Main street trust fund" means the department of community, trade, and economic development's main street trust fund account under section 812 of this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 803   (1) Application for tax credits under this chapter must be made to the department before making a contribution to a program or the main street trust fund. The application shall be made to the department in a form and manner prescribed by the department. The application shall contain information regarding the proposed amount of contribution to a program or the main street trust fund, and other information required by the department to determine eligibility under this act. The department shall rule on the application within forty-five days. Applications shall be approved on a first-come basis.
     (2) The person must make the contribution described in the approved application by the end of the calendar year in which the application is approved to claim a credit allowed under section 804 of this act.
     (3) The department shall not accept any applications before January 1, 2006.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 804   (1) Subject to the limitations in this chapter, a credit is allowed against the tax imposed by chapters 82.04 and 82.16 RCW for approved contributions that are made by a person to a program or the main street trust fund.
     (2) The credit allowed under this section is limited to an amount equal to:
     (a) Seventy-five percent of the approved contribution made by a person to a program; or
     (b) Fifty percent of the approved contribution made by a person to the main street trust fund.
     (3) The department may not approve credit with respect to a program in a city or town with a population of one hundred ninety thousand persons or more.
     (4) The department shall keep a running total of all credits approved under this chapter for each calendar year. The department shall not approve any credits under this section that would cause the total amount of approved credits statewide to exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars in any calendar year.
     (5) The total credits allowed under this chapter for contributions made to each program may not exceed one hundred thousand dollars in a calendar year. The total credits allowed under this chapter for a person may not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars in a calendar year.
     (6) The credit may be claimed against any tax due under chapters 82.04 and 82.16 RCW only in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the credit was approved by the department and the contribution was made to the program or the main street trust fund. Credits may not be carried over to subsequent years. No refunds may be granted for credits under this chapter.
     (7) The total amount of the credit claimed in any calendar year by a person may not exceed the lesser amount of the approved credit, or seventy-five percent of the amount of the contribution that is made by the person to a program and fifty percent of the amount of the contribution that is made by the person to the main street trust fund, in the prior calendar year.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 805   To claim a credit under this chapter, a person must electronically file with the department all returns, forms, and other information the department requires in an electronic format as provided or approved by the department. Any return, form, or information required to be filed in an electronic format under this section is not filed until received by the department in an electronic format. As used in this subsection, "returns" has the same meaning as "return" in RCW 82.32.050.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 806   The department of community, trade, and economic development shall provide information to the department to administer this chapter, including a list of designated programs that shall be updated as necessary.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 807   Chapter 82.32 RCW applies to the administration of this chapter.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 808   The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Area" means a geographic area within a local government that is described by a closed perimeter boundary.
     (2) "Department" means the department of community, trade, and economic development.
     (3) "Director" means the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development.
     (4) "Local government" means a city, code city, or town.
     (5) "Qualified levels of participation" means a local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program that has been designated by the department.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 809   The Washington main street program is created within the department. In order to implement the Washington main street program, the department shall:
     (1) Provide technical assistance to businesses, property owners, organizations, and local governments undertaking a comprehensive downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization initiative and management strategy. Technical assistance may include, but is not limited to, initial site evaluations and assessments, training for local programs, training for local program staff, site visits and assessments by technical specialists, local program design assistance and evaluation, and continued local program on-site assistance;
     (2) To the extent funds are made available, provide financial assistance to local governments or local organizations to assist in initial downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program start-up costs, specialized training, specific project feasibility studies, market studies, and design assistance;
     (3) Develop objective criteria for selecting recipients of assistance under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, which shall include priority for downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs located in a rural county as defined in RCW 43.160.020(12), and provide for designation of local programs under section 810 of this act;
     (4) Operate the Washington main street program in accordance with the plan developed by the department, in consultation with the Washington main street advisory committee created under section 811 of this act; and
     (5) Consider other factors the department deems necessary for the implementation of this chapter.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 810   (1) The department shall adopt criteria for the designation of local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs and official local main street programs. In establishing the criteria, the department shall consider:
     (a) The degree of interest and commitment to comprehensive downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization and, where applicable, historic preservation by both the public and private sectors;
     (b) The evidence of potential private sector investment in the downtown or neighborhood commercial district;
     (c) Where applicable, a downtown or neighborhood commercial district with sufficient historic fabric to become a foundation for an enhanced community image;
     (d) The capacity of the organization to undertake a comprehensive program and the financial commitment to implement a long-term downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program that includes a commitment to employ a professional program manager and maintain a sufficient operating budget;
     (e) The department's existing downtown revitalization program's tier system;
     (f) The national main street center's criteria for designating official main street cities; and
     (g) Other factors the department deems necessary for the designation of a local program.
     (2) The department shall designate local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs and official local main street programs. The programs shall be limited to three categories of designation, one of which shall be the main street level.
     (3) Section 802 of this act does not apply to any local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program unless the boundaries of the program have been identified and approved by the department. The boundaries of a local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program are typically defined using the pedestrian core of a traditional commercial district.
     (4) The department may not designate a local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program or official local main street program if the program is undertaken by a local government with a population of one hundred ninety thousand persons or more.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 811   (1) The Washington main street advisory committee is created within the department. The members of the advisory committee are appointed by the director and consist of:
     (a) The director, or the director's designee, who shall serve as chair;
     (b) Two representatives from local governments;
     (c) Five representatives from existing local main street programs or downtown and neighborhood commercial district programs including a combination of staff, property owners, and business owners; and
     (d) One representative from the Washington trust for historic preservation.
     (2) The department shall develop a plan for the Washington main street program, in consultation with the Washington main street advisory committee. The plan must describe:
     (a) The objectives and strategies of the Washington main street program;
     (b) How the Washington main street program will be coordinated with existing federal, state, local, and private sector business development and historic preservation efforts;
     (c) The means by which private investment will be solicited and employed;
     (d) The methods of selecting and providing assistance to participating local programs; and
     (e) A means to solicit private contributions for state and local operations of the Washington main street program.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 812   The Washington main street trust fund account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from private contributions, federal funds, legislative appropriations, and fees for services, if levied, must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the operation of the Washington main street program.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 901   A new section is added to chapter 82.32 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) If the department finds that the failure of a taxpayer to file an annual survey under RCW 82.04.4452 by the due date was the result of circumstances beyond the control of the taxpayer, the department shall extend the time for filing the survey. Such extension shall be for a period of thirty days from the date the department issues its written notification to the taxpayer that it qualifies for an extension under this section. The department may grant additional extensions as it deems proper.
     (2) In making a determination whether the failure of a taxpayer to file an annual survey by the due date was the result of circumstances beyond the control of the taxpayer, the department shall be guided by rules adopted by the department for the waiver or cancellation of penalties when the underpayment or untimely payment of any tax was due to circumstances beyond the control of the taxpayer.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 902   A new section is added to chapter 82.32 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Persons required to file surveys under RCW 82.04.4452 must electronically file with the department all surveys, returns, and any other forms or information the department requires in an electronic format as provided or approved by the department, unless the department grants relief under subsection (2) of this section. As used in this section, "returns" has the same meaning as "return" in RCW 82.32.050.
     (2) Upon request, the department may relieve a person of the obligations in subsection (1) of this section if the person's taxes have been reduced a cumulative total of less than one thousand dollars from all of the credits, exemptions, or preferential business and occupation tax rates, for which a person is required to file an annual survey under RCW 82.04.4452, 82.32.535, 82.32.545, 82.32.570, 82.32.560, 82.60.070, or 82.63.020.
     (3) Persons who no longer qualify for relief under subsection (2) of this section will be notified in writing by the department and must comply with subsection (1) of this section by the date provided in the notice.
     (4) Any survey, return, or any other form or information required to be filed in an electronic format under subsection (1) of this section is not filed until received by the department in an electronic format.

Sec. 903   RCW 82.04.4452 and 2004 c 2 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In computing the tax imposed under this chapter, a credit is allowed for each person whose research and development spending during the year in which the credit is claimed exceeds 0.92 percent of the person's taxable amount during the same calendar year.
     (2) The credit shall be calculated as follows:
     (a) Determine the greater of the amount of qualified research and development expenditures of a person or eighty percent of amounts received by a person other than a public educational or research institution in compensation for the conduct of qualified research and development;
     (b) Subtract 0.92 percent of the person's taxable amount from the amount determined under (a) of this subsection;
     (c) Multiply the amount determined under (b) of this subsection by ((the rate provided in RCW 82.04.260(3) in the case of a nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association engaging within this state in research and development, and the person's average tax rate for every other person)) the following:
     (i) For the period June 10, 2004, through December 31, 2006, the person's average tax rate for the calendar year for which the credit is claimed;
     (ii) For the calendar year ending December 31, 2007, the greater of the person's average tax rate for that calendar year or 0.75 percent;
     (iii) For the calendar year ending December 31, 2008, the greater of the person's average tax rate for that calendar year or 1.0 percent;
     (iv) For the calendar year ending December 31, 2009, the greater of the person's average tax rate for that calendar year or 1.25 percent;
     (v) For the calendar year ending December 31, 2010, and thereafter, 1.50 percent.
     For purposes of calculating the credit, if a person's reporting period is less than annual, the person may use an estimated average tax rate for the calendar year for which the credit is claimed by using the person's average tax rate for each reporting period. A person who uses an estimated average tax rate must make an adjustment to the total credit claimed for the calendar year using the person's actual average tax rate for the calendar year when the person files its last return for the calendar year for which the credit is claimed.
     (3) Any person entitled to the credit provided in subsection (2) of this section as a result of qualified research and development conducted under contract may assign all or any portion of the credit to the person contracting for the performance of the qualified research and development.
     (4) The credit, including any credit assigned to a person under subsection (3) of this section, shall be ((taken)) claimed against taxes due for the same calendar year in which the qualified research and development expenditures are incurred. The credit, including any credit assigned to a person under subsection (3) of this section, for each calendar year shall not exceed the lesser of two million dollars or the amount of tax otherwise due under this chapter for the calendar year.
     (5) For any person ((taking)) claiming the credit, including any credit assigned to a person under subsection (3) of this section, whose research and development spending during the calendar year in which the credit is claimed fails to exceed 0.92 percent of the person's taxable amount during the same calendar year ((shall be liable for payment of the additional)) or who is otherwise ineligible, the department shall declare the taxes ((represented by the amount of)) against which the credit ((taken together with)) was claimed to be immediately due and payable. The department shall assess interest, but not penalties, on the taxes against which the credit was claimed. Interest shall be ((due)) assessed at the rate provided for delinquent excise taxes under chapter 82.32 RCW, retroactively to the date the credit was ((taken until the taxes are paid)) claimed, and shall accrue until the taxes against which the credit was claimed are repaid. Any credit assigned to a person under subsection (3) of this section that is disallowed as a result of this section may be ((taken)) claimed by the person who performed the qualified research and development subject to the limitations set forth in subsection (4) of this section.
     (6) ((Any person claiming the credit, and any person assigning a credit as provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall file an annual report in a form prescribed by the department which shall include the amount of the credit claimed, the qualified research and development expenditures during the calendar year for which the credit is claimed, and the taxable amount during the calendar year for which the credit is claimed, and such additional information as the department may prescribe. The report is due by March 31st following any year a credit is taken.
     (7)))(a) The legislature finds that accountability and effectiveness are important aspects of setting tax policy. In order to make policy choices regarding the best use of limited state resources the legislature needs information on how a tax incentive is used.
     (b) A person claiming the credit shall ((agree to)) file a complete ((an)) annual survey with the department. ((The annual survey is in addition to the annual report due under subsection (6) of this section.)) The survey is due by March 31st following any year in which a credit is ((taken)) claimed. The department may extend the due date for timely filing of annual surveys under this section as provided in section 901 of this act. The survey shall include the amount of the tax credit ((taken)) claimed, the qualified research and development expenditures during the calendar year for which the credit is claimed, the taxable amount during the calendar year for which the credit is claimed, the number of new products or research projects by general classification, ((and)) the number of trademarks, patents, and copyrights associated with the research and development activities for which a credit was ((taken)) claimed, and whether the credit has been assigned under subsection (3) of this section and who assigned the credit. The survey shall also include the following information for employment positions in Washington:
     (i) The number of total employment positions;
     (ii) Full-time, part-time, and temporary employment positions as a percent of total employment;
     (iii) The number of employment positions according to the following wage bands: Less than thirty thousand dollars; thirty thousand dollars or greater, but less than sixty thousand dollars; and sixty thousand dollars or greater. A wage band containing fewer than three individuals may be combined with another wage band; and
     (iv) The number of employment positions that have employer-provided medical, dental, and retirement benefits, by each of the wage bands.
     (c) The department may request additional information necessary to measure the results of the tax credit program, to be submitted at the same time as the survey.
     (d)(i) All information collected under this subsection, except the amount of the tax credit ((taken)) claimed, is deemed taxpayer information under RCW 82.32.330 ((and is not disclosable)). Information on the amount of tax credit ((taken)) claimed is not subject to the confidentiality provisions of RCW 82.32.330 and may be disclosed to the public upon request, except ((that)) as provided in this subsection (6)(d). If the amount of the tax credit as reported on the survey is different than the amount actually claimed on the taxpayer's tax returns or otherwise allowed by the department, the amount actually claimed or allowed may be disclosed.
     (ii) Persons ((taking)) for whom the actual amount of the tax credit claimed on the taxpayer's returns or otherwise allowed by the department is less than ten thousand dollars ((of credit)) during the period covered by the survey may request the department to treat the tax credit amount as confidential under RCW 82.32.330.
     (e) If a person fails to file a complete ((the)) annual survey required under this subsection with the department by the due date or any extension under section 901 of this act, the person entitled to the credit provided in subsection (2) of this section is not eligible to ((take)) claim or assign the credit provided in subsection (2) of this section in the year the person failed to timely file a complete ((the)) survey.
     (((8))) (7) The department shall use the information from subsection (((7))) (6) of this section to prepare summary descriptive statistics by category. No fewer than three taxpayers shall be included in any category. The department shall report these statistics to the legislature each year by September 1st.
     (((9))) (8) The department shall use the information from subsection (((7))) (6) of this section to study the tax credit program authorized under this section. The department shall report to the legislature by December 1, 2009, and December 1, 2013. The reports shall measure the effect of the program on job creation, the number of jobs created for Washington residents, company growth, the introduction of new products, the diversification of the state's economy, growth in research and development investment, the movement of firms or the consolidation of firms' operations into the state, and such other factors as the department selects.
     (((10))) (9) For the purpose of this section:
     (a) "Average tax rate" means a person's total tax liability under this chapter for the ((reporting period)) calendar year for which the credit is claimed divided by the taxpayer's total taxable ((income)) amount under this chapter for the ((reporting period)) calendar year for which the credit is claimed.
     (b) "Qualified research and development expenditures" means operating expenses, including wages, compensation of a proprietor or a partner in a partnership as determined under rules adopted by the department, benefits, supplies, and computer expenses, directly incurred in qualified research and development by a person claiming the credit provided in this section. The term does not include amounts paid to a person other than a public educational or research institution to conduct qualified research and development. Nor does the term include capital costs and overhead, such as expenses for land, structures, or depreciable property.
     (c) "Qualified research and development" shall have the same meaning as in RCW 82.63.010.
     (d) "Research and development spending" means qualified research and development expenditures plus eighty percent of amounts paid to a person other than a public educational or research institution to conduct qualified research and development.
     (e) "Taxable amount" means the taxable amount subject to the tax imposed in this chapter required to be reported on the person's combined excise tax returns ((during)) for the calendar year ((in)) for which the credit is claimed, less any taxable amount for which a credit is allowed under RCW 82.04.440.
     (((11))) (10) This section expires January 1, 2015.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 904   (1) A person who owes additional tax as a result of section 903(9)(a), chapter ..., Laws of 2005 (section 903(9)(a) of this act) is liable for interest, but not penalties as provided in RCW 82.32.090 (1) and (2), if the entire additional tax liability is paid in full to the department of revenue before January 1, 2006. Interest shall be assessed at the rate provided for delinquent excise taxes under chapter 82.32 RCW, retroactively to the date the credit was claimed, and shall accrue until the additional tax is repaid.
     (2) Persons who fail to repay the full amount of additional tax owed as a result of section 903(9)(a), chapter ..., Laws of 2005 (section 903(9)(a) of this act) before January 1, 2006, are subject to all applicable penalties and interest as provided in chapter 82.32 RCW on the additional tax owing after December 31, 2005.
     (3) This section expires December 31, 2010.

Sec. 1001   RCW 83.100.--- and 2005 c ... (ESB 6096) s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) For the purposes of determining the Washington taxable estate, a deduction is allowed from the federal taxable estate for ((the value of qualified real property and the value of any tangible personal property used primarily for farming purposes conducted on the qualified real property, reduced by any amounts allowable as a deduction in respect of the qualified real property and tangible personal property under section 2053(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, if the decedent was at the time of his or her death a citizen or resident of the United States. For the purposes of determining the deduction amount, the value of property is its value as used to determine the value of the gross estate)):
     (a) The value of qualified real property reduced by any amounts allowable as a deduction in respect of the qualified real property and tangible personal property under section 2053(a)(4) of the internal revenue code, if the decedent was at the time of his or her death a citizen or resident of the United States.
     (b) The value of any tangible personal property used by the decedent or a member of the decedent's family for a qualified use on the date of the decedent's death, reduced by any amounts allowable as a deduction in respect of the tangible personal property under section 2053(a)(4) of the internal revenue code, if all of the requirements of subsection (10)(f)(i)(A) of this section are met and the decedent was at the time of his or her death a citizen or resident of the United States.
     (c) The value of real property that is not deductible under (a) of this subsection solely by reason of subsection (10)(f)(i)(B) of this section, reduced by any amounts allowable as a deduction in respect of the qualified real property and tangible personal property under section 2053(a)(4) of the internal revenue code, if the requirements of subsection (10)(f)(i)(C) of this section are met with respect to the property and the decedent was at the time of his or her death a citizen or resident of the United States.
     (2) Property shall be considered to have been acquired from or to have passed from the decedent if:
     (a) The property is so considered under section 1014(b) of the Internal Revenue Code;
     (b) The property is acquired by any person from the estate; or
     (c) The property is acquired by any person from a trust, to the extent the property is includible in the gross estate of the decedent.
     (3) If the decedent and the decedent's surviving spouse at any time held qualified real property as community property, the interest of the surviving spouse in the property shall be taken into account under this section to the extent necessary to provide a result under this section with respect to the property which is consistent with the result which would have obtained under this section if the property had not been community property.
     (4) In the case of any qualified woodland, the value of trees growing on the woodland may be deducted if otherwise qualified under this section.
     (5) If property is qualified real property with respect to a decedent, hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the "first decedent," and the property was acquired from or passed from the first decedent to the surviving spouse of the first decedent, active management of the farm by the surviving spouse shall be treated as material participation by the surviving spouse in the operation of the farm.
     (6) Property owned indirectly by the decedent may qualify for a deduction under this section if owned through an interest in a corporation, partnership, or trust as the terms corporation, partnership, or trust are used in section 2032A(g) of the Internal Revenue Code. In order to qualify for a deduction under this subsection, the interest, in addition to meeting the other tests for qualification under this section, must qualify under section 6166(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code as an interest in a closely held business on the date of the decedent's death and for sufficient other time, combined with periods of direct ownership, to equal at least five years of the eight-year period preceding the death.
     (7)(a) If, on the date of the decedent's death, the requirements of subsection (10)(f)(i)(C)(II) of this section with respect to the decedent for any property are not met, and the decedent (i) was receiving old age benefits under Title II of the social security act for a continuous period ending on such date, or (ii) was disabled for a continuous period ending on this date, then subsection (10)(f)(i)(C)(II) of this section shall be applied with respect to the property by substituting "the date on which the longer of such continuous periods began" for "the date of the decedent's death" in subsection (10)(f)(i)(C) of this section.
     (b) For the purposes of (a) of this subsection, an individual shall be disabled if the individual has a mental or physical impairment which renders that individual unable to materially participate in the operation of the farm.
     (8) Property may be deducted under this section whether or not special valuation is elected under section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code on the federal return. For the purposes of determining the deduction under this section, the value of property is its value as used to determine the value of the gross estate.
     (9)(a) In the case of any qualified replacement property, any period during which there was ownership, qualified use, or material participation with respect to the replaced property by the decedent or any member of the decedent's family shall be treated as a period during which there was ownership, use, or material participation, as the case may be, with respect to the qualified replacement property.
     (b) Subsection (9)(a) of this section shall not apply to the extent that the fair market value of the qualified replacement property, as of the date of its acquisition, exceeds the fair market value of the replaced property, as of the date of its disposition.
     (c) For the purposes of this subsection (9), the following definitions apply:
     (i) "Qualified replacement property" means any real property:
     (A) Which is acquired in an exchange which qualifies under section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code; or
     (B) The acquisition of which results in the nonrecognition of gain under section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code.
     The term "qualified replacement property" only includes property which is used for the same qualified use as the replaced property was being used before the exchange.
     (ii) "Replaced property" means the property was:
     (A) Transferred in the exchange which qualifies under section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code; or
     (B) Compulsorily or involuntarily converted within the meaning of section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code.
     (10) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
     (a) "Active management" means the making of the management decisions of a farm, other than the daily operating decisions.
     (b) "Farm" includes stock, dairy, poultry, fruit, furbearing animal, and truck farms; plantations; ranches; nurseries; ranges; greenhouses or other similar structures used primarily for the raising of agricultural or horticultural commodities; and orchards and woodlands.
     (c) "Farming purposes" means:
     (i) Cultivating the soil or raising or harvesting any agricultural or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training, and management of animals on a farm;
     (ii) Handling, drying, packing, grading, or storing on a farm any agricultural or horticultural commodity in its unmanufactured state, but only if the owner, tenant, or operator of the farm regularly produces more than one-half of the commodity so treated; and
     (iii)(A) The planting, cultivating, caring for, or cutting of trees; or
     (B) The preparation, other than milling, of trees for market.
     (d) "Member of the family" means, with respect to any individual, only:
     (i) An ancestor of the individual;
     (ii) The spouse of the individual;
     (iii) A lineal descendant of the individual, of the individual's spouse, or of a parent of the individual; or
     (iv) The spouse of any lineal descendant described in (d)(iii) of this subsection.
     For the purposes of this subsection (10)(d), a legally adopted child of an individual shall be treated as the child of such individual by blood.
     (e) "Qualified heir" means, with respect to any property, a member of the decedent's family who acquired property, or to whom property passed, from the decedent.
     (f)(i) "Qualified real property" means real property which was acquired from or passed from the decedent to a qualified heir of the decedent and which, on the date of the decedent's death, was being used for a qualified use by the decedent or a member of the decedent's family, but only if:
     (A) Fifty percent or more of the adjusted value of the gross estate consists of the adjusted value of real or personal property which:
     (I) On the date of the decedent's death, was being used for a qualified use by the decedent or a member of the decedent's family; and
     (II) Was acquired from or passed from the decedent to a qualified heir of the decedent;
     (B) Twenty-five percent or more of the adjusted value of the gross estate consists of the adjusted value of real property which meets the requirements of (f)(i)(A)(II) and (f)(i)(C) of this subsection; and
     (C) During the eight-year period ending on the date of the decedent's death there have been periods aggregating five years or more during which:
     (I) The real property was owned by the decedent or a member of the decedent's family and used for a qualified use by the decedent or a member of the decedent's family; and
     (II) There was material participation by the decedent or a member of the decedent's family in the operation of the farm. For the purposes of this subsection (f)(i)(C)(II), material participation shall be determined in a manner similar to the manner used for purposes of section 1402(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
     (ii) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "adjusted value" means:
     (A) In the case of the gross estate, the value of the gross estate, determined without regard to any special valuation under section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code, reduced by any amounts allowable as a deduction under section 2053(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
     (B) In the case of any real or personal property, the value of the property for purposes of chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code, determined without regard to any special valuation under section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code, reduced by any amounts allowable as a deduction in respect of such property under section 2053(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
     (g) "Qualified use" means the property is used as a farm for farming purposes. In the case of real property which meets the requirements of (f)(i)(C) of this subsection, residential buildings and related improvements on the real property occupied on a regular basis by the owner or lessee of the real property or by persons employed by the owner or lessee for the purpose of operating or maintaining the real property, and roads, buildings, and other structures and improvements functionally related to the qualified use shall be treated as real property devoted to the qualified use. For tangible personal property eligible for a deduction under subsection (1)(b) of this section, "qualified use" means the property is used primarily for farming purposes on a farm.
     (h) "Qualified woodland" means any real property which:
     (i) Is used in timber operations; and
     (ii) Is an identifiable area of land such as an acre or other area for which records are normally maintained in conducting timber operations.
     (i) "Timber operations" means:
     (i) The planting, cultivating, caring for, or cutting of trees; or
     (ii) The preparation, other than milling, of trees for market.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1101   Part headings used in this act are not any part of the law.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1102   Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, 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 July 1, 2005.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1103   Sections 102 through 105, 901, 903, 904, 1001, 1110, and 1111 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1104   Sections 401 and 902 of this act take effect January 1, 2006.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1105   Section 601 of this act takes effect July 1, 2007.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1106   Sections 801 and 808 through 812 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1107   Sections 802 through 807 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 82 RCW.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1108   If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1109   Sections 801 through 812 of this act may be known and cited as the Washington main street act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1110   Section 903 of this act applies retroactively to June 10, 2004.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1111   Section 901 of this act applies retroactively to annual surveys required under RCW 82.04.4452 that are due after December 31, 2004."