CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 2926

Chapter 4, Laws of 2000

56th Legislature

2000 Regular Session

COAL TAX EXEMPTIONS--REPEALED

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/8/00

Passed by the House February 10, 2000

Yeas 96 Nays 1

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the House of Representatives

FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate February 29, 2000

Yeas 47 Nays 1

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 HOUSE BILL 2926 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

BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

Approved March 8, 2000

FILED

March 8, 2000 - 9:13 a.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2926

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Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session

By Representatives DeBolt, Crouse, Alexander, Thomas, Kessler, Murray, Bush and Wolfe

Read first time 01/24/2000. Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.

AN ACT Relating to coal tax exemptions; and repealing RCW 82.08.812 and 82.12.812.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 82.08.812 (Exemptions--Coal used at coal-fired thermal electric generation facility--Forfeiture upon use of nonlocal coal sources--Reinstatement) and 1997 c 368 s 5; and

(2) RCW 82.12.812 (Exemptions--Coal used at coal-fired thermal electric generation facility--Forfeiture upon use of nonlocal coal sources--Reinstatement) and 1997 c 368 s 7.