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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 297

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Haugen, Brough and Unsoeld

Read first time 1/23/87 and referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to property taxes; and amending RCW 27.12.390 and 52.04.081.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 353, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as amended by section 16, chapter 123, Laws of 1982 and RCW 27.12.390 are each amended to read as follows:

          The annual tax levy authorized by RCW 27.12.050, 27.12.150, and 27.12.420 shall be imposed throughout the library district, including any city or town annexed thereto.  Any city or town annexed to a rural library district, island library district, or intercounty rural library district shall be entitled to levy up to three dollars and ((sixty)) thirty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation less any regular levy made by such library district in the incorporated area, notwithstanding any other provision of law:  PROVIDED, That the limitations upon regular property taxes imposed by chapter 84.55 RCW shall apply.

        Sec. 2.  Section 4, chapter 179, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. as amended by section 17, chapter 230, Laws of 1984 and RCW 52.04.081 are each amended to read as follows:

          The annual tax levies authorized by chapter 52.16 RCW shall be imposed throughout the fire protection district, including any city or town annexed thereto.  Any city or town annexed to a fire protection district is entitled to levy up to three dollars and ((sixty)) thirty-seven and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation less any regular levy made by the fire protection district or by a library district under RCW 27.12.390 in the incorporated area:  PROVIDED, That the limitations upon regular property taxes imposed by chapter 84.55 RCW apply.