CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1386



59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Passed by the House April 18, 2005
  Yeas 68   Nays 27


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 12, 2005
  Yeas 28   Nays 16



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President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1386 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.



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Chief Clerk
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1386
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Representatives Takko, Haler, Haigh, Ericks, Hankins, McCoy and Chase

Read first time 01/21/2005.   Referred to Committee on Local Government.



     AN ACT Relating to the surcharge for preservation of historical documents; and amending RCW 36.22.170.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 36.22.170 and 1993 c 37 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, a surcharge of ((two)) five dollars per instrument shall be charged by the county auditor for each document recorded, which will be in addition to any other charge authorized by law. ((Fifty percent)) One dollar of the surcharge shall be deposited in the county general fund to be used at the discretion of the county commissioners to promote historical preservation or historical programs, which may include preservation of historic documents.
     (b) A surcharge of two dollars per instrument shall be charged by the county auditor for each document presented for recording by the employment security department, which will be in addition to any other charge authorized by law.
     (2) Of the remaining revenue generated through ((this)) the surcharges under subsection (1) of this section: (a) Fifty percent shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer who shall distribute such funds to each county treasurer within the state in July of each year in accordance with the formula described in RCW 36.22.190. The county treasurer shall place the funds received in a special account titled the auditor's centennial document preservation and modernization account to be used solely for ongoing preservation of historical documents of all county offices and departments and shall not be added to the county current expense fund((.)); and
     (b) Fifty percent ((of the revenue generated by this surcharge)) shall be retained by the county and deposited in the auditor's operation and maintenance fund for ongoing preservation of historical documents of all county offices and departments.
     (3) The centennial document preservation and modernization account is hereby created in the custody of the state treasurer and shall be classified as a treasury trust account. State distributions from the centennial document preservation and modernization account shall be made without appropriation.

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