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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1720

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Locke, Moyer, Dellwo, D. Sommers, Anderson, P. King, R. Fisher, Rector and Belcher

Read first time 2/3/89 and referred to Committee on Revenue.

AN ACT Relating to historic property; amending RCW 84.26.010; and repealing RCW 84.26.140.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 449, Laws of 1985 and RCW 84.26.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          The legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest of the people of the state of Washington to encourage maintenance, improvement, and preservation of privately owned historic landmarks ((as the state approaches its Centennial year of 1989)).  To achieve this purpose, this chapter provides special valuation for improvements to historic property.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  Section 14, chapter 449, Laws of 1985 and RCW 84.26.140 are each repealed.