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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6893

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

 

By Senators Conner and von Reichbauer

 

 

Read first time 2/8/90 and referred to Committee on  Ways & Means.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to the elimination of certain solid waste collection tax contingencies; and amending RCW 82.18.100.

 

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

 

        Sec. 1.  Section 80, chapter 431, Laws of 1989 and RCW 82.18.100 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) There is imposed on each person using the services of a solid waste collection business a solid waste collection tax of one percent of the consideration charged for the services.  This tax shall be applied only to a service charge for actual solid waste collection services that are provided.  ((For residential collection service only, the tax shall apply to the lesser of the consideration charged for the services or:

          (a) For customers with less than two-can service, the first eight dollars of the monthly charge for the services.

          (b) For customers with two-can service or more, the first twelve dollars of the monthly charge for the services.))

          (2) Money collected under this section shall be held in trust until paid to the state.  Money received by the state shall be deposited in the solid waste management account created by RCW 70.95.800.

          (3) This section expires July 1, 1993.