CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SECOND
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2109
Chapter
187, Laws of 2000
56th
Legislature
2000
Regular Session
TRIBAL HOUSING--TAX
EXEMPTION
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/1/00
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Passed by the House February 11, 2000
Yeas 96 Nays 0
 CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 2, 2000
Yeas 43 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the
House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that
the attached is ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2109 as passed
by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
 TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief Clerk
CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
Chief Clerk
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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Approved March 27, 2000 Place Style On
Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March 27, 2000 - 5:05 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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ENGROSSED
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2109
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Passed
Legislature - 2000 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 03/08/1999.
Authorizing tax exemptions for properties of Indian
housing authorities designated for low-income housing program uses.
AN
ACT Relating to authorizing tax, levy, and execution exemptions for properties
of Indian housing authorities designated for low-income housing program uses;
amending RCW 35.82.210; creating a new section; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1.
Affordable and accessible housing is of great concern and importance to the
legislature and the people of this state. The legislature recognizes the
important role housing authorities serve in creating and maintaining housing
for low-income persons and senior citizens. The legislature finds that tribal
housing authorities should be afforded the same exemptions from tax as all
other housing authorities and extends the exemption from state and local tax to
tribal housing authorities.
Sec.
2. RCW
35.82.210 and 1965 c 7 s 35.82.210 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The property of an authority is declared to be public property used for
essential public and governmental purposes and such property and an authority
shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the city, the county,
the state or any political subdivision thereof: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That in
lieu of such taxes an authority may agree to make payments to the city or the
county or any such political subdivision for improvements, services and
facilities furnished by such city, county or political subdivision for the
benefit of a housing project, but in no event shall such payments exceed the
amount last levied as the annual tax of such city, county or political
subdivision upon the property included in said project prior to the time of its
acquisition by the authority.
(2)
For the sole purpose of the exemption from tax under this section:
(a)
"Authority," in addition to the meaning in RCW 35.82.020, also means
tribal housing authorities and intertribal housing authorities.
(b)
"Intertribal housing authority" means a housing authority created by
a consortium of tribal governments to operate and administer housing programs
for persons of low income or senior citizens for and on behalf of such tribes.
(c)
"Tribal government" means the governing body of a federally
recognized Indian tribe.
(d)
"Tribal housing authority" means the tribal government or an agency
or branch of the tribal government that operates and administers housing
programs for persons of low income or senior citizens.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 3. This
act takes effect July 1, 2000.
Passed the House February 11, 2000.
Passed the Senate March 2, 2000.
Approved by the Governor
March 27, 2000.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2000.