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                          HOUSE BILL 1871

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Linville, G. Chandler, Grant, Doumit, Gombosky, Santos, Lovick, O'Brien, Wood, McDermott, Edmonds and Jackley

Read first time 02/07/2001.  Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

Changing provisions relating to reclaimed water.

    AN ACT Relating to reclaimed water; adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 82.16 RCW to read as follows:

    This chapter does not apply to amounts received for water services supplied by an entity that holds a permit under RCW 90.46.030 when the water supplied is reclaimed water as defined in RCW 90.46.010.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW to read as follows:

    The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 shall not apply to sales of machinery and equipment used directly in transmitting, distributing, or storing reclaimed water as defined in RCW 90.46.010, or to sales of or charges made for labor and services rendered in respect to installing such machinery and equipment.  As used in this section, "machinery and equipment" means pipelines, outfalls, conduits, pumping stations, instrumentation and monitoring equipment, structures, machinery, equipment, accessories, and all other construction, devices, appurtenances, and facilities used for the primary purpose of conducting reclaimed water from a wastewater treatment facility for a beneficial use, including the augmentation of streamflow for fish.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW to read as follows:

    The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to the use of machinery and equipment used directly in transmitting, distributing, or storing reclaimed water as defined in RCW 90.46.010.  "Machinery and equipment" means pipelines, outfalls, conduits, pumping stations, instrumentation and monitoring equipment, structures, machinery, equipment, accessories, and all other construction, devices, appurtenances, and facilities used for the primary purpose of conducting reclaimed water from a wastewater treatment facility for a beneficial use, including augmentation of streamflow for fish.

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