| Passed by the House February 4, 2008 Yeas 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 11, 2008 Yeas 42 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is THIRD SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2053 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved March 28, 2008, 10:32 a.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 28, 2008 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2008 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/12/08.
AN ACT Relating to improving the availability of motor vehicle fuel in the event of an electric power outage or interruption in electric service; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; 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 82.04 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) In computing the tax imposed under this chapter, a credit is
allowed for the purchase of an alternative power generation device and
labor and services for the installation of the device, by an eligible
person. The credit is equal to the lesser of fifty percent of the cost
of the alternative power generation device or twenty-five thousand
dollars.
(2) The amount of the credit provided in subsection (1) of this
section may not exceed the tax otherwise due under this chapter for the
tax reporting period.
(3) The total amount of credits taken under this section in any
biennium may not exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.
(4) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this
section:
(a) "Alternative power generation device" means a device capable of
providing electrical power for gasoline service station pumps during
periods when regular electrical power is lost including, but not
limited to, portable generators, standby generators, emergency
generators, or other power generation devices. "Alternative power
generation device" also includes wiring necessary to make the device
capable of providing electrical power to the gasoline service station
pumps.
(b) "Eligible person" means a person selling motor vehicle or
special fuel from a gasoline service station, or other facility, with
at least four fuel pumps.
(5) This section expires June 30, 2011.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act takes effect July 1, 2008.