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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1094

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Jacobsen, Haugen, Horn, Prentice, Betrozoff, Nelson, Heavey, Anderson, Wineberry, May, O'Brien, Cole, Jones, P. King, Wood, K. Wilson, Todd and Sprenkle

Read first time 1/16/89 and referred to Committees on Local Government/Revenue.

AN ACT Relating to property taxes, empowering cities and towns to levy property taxes for acquiring conservation futures and open space, making the city tax a credit upon the county tax; and amending RCW 84.34.230.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 243, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as last amended by section 94, chapter 195, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 84.34.230 are each amended to read as follows:

          For the purpose of acquiring conservation futures as well as other rights and interests in real property pursuant to RCW 84.34.210 and 84.34.220, a county may levy an amount not to exceed six and one-quarter cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation against the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the county, which levy shall be in addition to that authorized by RCW 84.52.050 and 84.52.043.  For such purposes, a city or town may levy an amount not to exceed six and one-quarter cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation against the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the city or town, which levy shall be in addition to that authorized by RCW 84.52.050 and 84.52.043.  The county treasurer shall act as agent for any city or town in collecting the tax.

Any county ordinance levying the tax for payment after January 1, 1990, shall contain a provision allowing a credit against the county tax for the full amount of any city or town tax imposed under this section.