HB 1092 - H AMD 0067 WITHDRAWN 3/14/01

By Representative Ruderman

On page 1, line 13, strike "churches" and insert "((churches)) places of worship"

On page 1, line 14, strike "church of any nonprofit recognized religious denomination" and insert "((church of any nonprofit recognized religious denomination)) place of worship"

On page 1, line 16, strike "parsonage, convent" and insert "((parsonage, convent)) clergy residence, religious community residence"

On page 1, line 18, strike "church, parsonage, convent" and insert "((church, parsonage, convent)) place of worship, clergy residence, religious community residence"

On page 2, line 4, strike "church, parsonage, convent" and insert "((church, parsonage, convent)) place of worship, clergy residence, religious community residence"

On page 2, line 9, strike "parsonage and convent" and insert "((parsonage and convent)) clergy residence and religious community residence"

On page 2, line 10, strike "church property" and insert "((church property)) place of worship

On page 2, line 11, strike "church" and insert "((church)) religious worship"

On page 2, line 29, strike "church" and insert "((church)) religious organization"

On page 2, line 30, strike "churches" and insert "((churches)) nonprofit religious organizations"

On page 2, line 31, strike "churches" and insert "((churches)) nonprofit religious organizations"

On page 2, line 33, strike "church" and insert "((church)) religious worship"

On page 2, line 36, strike "church" and insert "((church)) nonprofit religious organization"

On page 4, after line 8, insert:

Sec. 3. RCW 84.36.800 and 1998 c 311 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:

As used in this chapter:

(1) "((Church)) Religious worship purposes" means the use of real and personal property owned by a nonprofit religious organization for religious worship or related administrative, educational, eleemosynary, and social activities. This definition is to be broadly construed;

(2) "((Convent)) Religious community residence" means a house or set of buildings occupied by a community of clergy or nuns devoted to religious life under a superior;

(3) "Hospital" means any portion of a hospital building, or other buildings in connection therewith, used as a residence for persons engaged or employed in the operation of a hospital, or operated as a portion of the hospital unit;

(4) "Nonprofit" means an organization, association or corporation no part of the income of which is paid directly or indirectly to its members, stockholders, officers, directors or trustees except in the form of services rendered by the organization, association, or corporation in accordance with its purposes and bylaws and the salary or compensation paid to officers of such organization, association or corporation is for actual services rendered and compares to the salary or compensation of like positions within the public services of the state;

(5) "((Parsonage)) Clergy residence" means a residence occupied by a member of the clergy who has been designated for a particular congregation and who holds regular services therefor.

(6) "Place of worship" means real and personal property owned by a nonprofit religious organization and used for religious worship purposes."

Renumber sections consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.