BILL REQ. #:  H-2237.1 

Read first time 02/21/2007.   Referred to Committee on Finance.

     AN ACT Relating to exempting certain amateur radio repeaters from leasehold excise taxes; and adding a new section to chapter 82.29A RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 82.29A RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Any leasehold interest in an amateur radio repeater, which is made available for use by, or is used in support of, a public agency in the event of an emergency or potential emergency to which the agency is, or may be, a qualified responder, is exempt from tax under this chapter or any similar tax imposed for the lease of public property.
     (2) For purposes of this act, "amateur radio repeater" means an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level amateur radio signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power, so that the signal can cover longer distances without degradation, and is used by amateur radio operators possessing a valid license issued by the federal communications commission.