| Passed by the Senate April 24, 2005 YEAS 44 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 24, 2005 YEAS 71 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5916 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 6, 2005. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 6, 2005 - 11:10 a.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/08/05.
AN ACT Relating to tax incentives for clean alternative fuel vehicles; adding new sections to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 82.12 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of new
passenger cars, light duty trucks, and medium duty passenger vehicles,
which are exclusively powered by a clean alternative fuel.
(2) The seller must keep records necessary for the department to
verify eligibility under this section.
(3) As used in this section, "clean alternative fuel" means natural
gas, propane, hydrogen, or electricity, when used as a fuel in a motor
vehicle that meets the California motor vehicle emission standards in
Title 13 of the California code of regulations, effective January 1,
2005, and the rules of the Washington state department of ecology.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 82.08 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of new
passenger cars, light duty trucks, and medium duty passenger vehicles,
which utilize hybrid technology and have a United States environmental
protection agency estimated highway gasoline mileage rating of at least
forty miles per gallon.
(2) The seller must keep records necessary for the department to
verify eligibility under this section.
(3) As used in this section, "hybrid technology" means propulsion
units powered by both electricity and gasoline.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply in respect to the
use of new passenger cars, light duty trucks, and medium duty passenger
vehicles, which are exclusively powered by a clean alternative fuel.
(2) "Clean alternative fuel" has the same meaning as provided in
section 1 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4 A new section is added to chapter 82.12 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply in respect to the
use of new passenger cars, light duty trucks, and medium duty passenger
vehicles, which utilize hybrid technology and have a United States
environmental protection agency estimated highway gasoline mileage
rating of at least forty miles per gallon.
(2) "Hybrid technology" has the same meaning as provided in section
2 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5 This act takes effect January 1, 2009.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6 This act expires January 1, 2011.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7 If Senate Bill No. 5397 (2005) or House Bill
No. 1397 (2005) is not enacted into law, this act is null and void in
its entirety.