CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5495

Chapter 96, Laws of 1999

56th Legislature

1999 Regular Session

REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVIES

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/25/99

Passed by the Senate March 15, 1999

YEAS 46 NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

Passed by the House April 9, 1999

YEAS 93 NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5495 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

TONY M. COOK

Secretary

FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Approved April 22, 1999

FILED

April 22, 1999 - 3:58 p.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5495

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Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session

State of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Snyder and Zarelli)

Read first time 02/16/1999.

AN ACT Relating to regular property tax levies; and amending RCW 84.55.015.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 84.55.015 and 1979 ex.s. c 218 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

If a taxing district has not levied ((~~in the three most recent years~~)) since 1985 and elects to restore a regular property tax levy subject to applicable statutory limitations then such first restored levy shall be set so that the regular property tax payable shall not exceed the amount which ((~~could have been lawfully levied in 1973~~)) was last levied, plus an additional dollar amount calculated by multiplying the increase in assessed value in the district since ((~~1973~~)) the last levy resulting from new construction and improvements to property by the property tax rate which is proposed to be restored, or the maximum amount which could be lawfully levied in the year such a restored levy is proposed.