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                          HOUSE BILL 2216

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Van Luven, Kastama, Veloria, Dunn, Morris, Ballasiotes, D. Sommers, Eickmeyer, Skinner, Radcliff, Wensman, McDonald, Santos, D. Schmidt, O'Brien, Conway, Lantz, Edwards and Kenney

Read first time 02/22/1999.  Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade.

Providing assistance to preserve and develop mobile home parks.

    AN ACT Relating to manufactured and mobile homes; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that manufactured homes and mobile homes provide a source of affordable housing for many residents in the state of Washington.  The legislature further finds that many mobile home park residents are facing development pressures where mobile home park owners are converting their mobile home parks to other uses.  The legislature further finds that closure of these mobile home parks cause the displacement of mobile home residents, many of which are senior citizens.

    It is the intent of the legislature to establish incentives designed to preserve existing mobile home parks and to assist in the development of additional mobile home parks by nonprofit organizations and for-profit corporations.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 43.330 RCW to read as follows:

    The department shall provide technical assistance to nonprofit organizations to assist in the acquisition of existing mobile home parks, and the development of new mobile home parks by nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

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