HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1329

BYRepresentatives Ferguson, Van Luven, Betrozoff, Horn, Miller, Heavey, Patrick, May and Morris

Providing money for maintenance and construction of local infrastructure.

House Committe on Local Government

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (14)

      Signed by Representatives Haugen, Chair; Cooper, Vice Chair; Ferguson, Ranking Republican Member; Horn, Nealey, Nelson, Nutley, Phillips, Raiter, Rayburn, Todd, Wolfe, Wood and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Steve Lundin (786-7127)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARCH 1, 1989

BACKGROUND:

Local governments are responsible for providing roads, streets, sewer systems, and water systems.

SUMMARY:

SUBSTITUTE BILL:  The Local Government Committee, Revenue Committee, Transportation Committee, and Trade and Economic Development Committee of the House of Representatives shall study the ability of local governments to finance their infrastructure needs arising from commercial construction and prepare, for introduction at the 1990 Legislative Session, any needed legislation authorizing the taxation of such development to finance such needs.

SUBSTITUTE BILL COMPARED TO ORIGINAL:  This is a total change from the original bill that diverted a portion of the sales tax on commercial property and placed it into an account, and monies in the account were to be distributed to counties, cities and towns for their infrastructure needs.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Stan Finkelstein, Association of Washington Cities; Duke Schaub, Associated General Contractors.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    This is a complicated issue.  The needs are great.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.