SB 6292 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Declares that the purposes of this act are to:  (1) Promote wood processing and manufacturing in Washington to generate related business and employment opportunities, creating additional corporate and individual property taxes for the state and its endowed institutions; and

     (2) act as a market participant in the timber market in a way that helps enhance the long-term maximum value of state forests by ensuring that an adequate proportion of the total sales of timber sold by the state of Washington is sold to qualified purchasers within Washington.