BILL REQ. #:  S-1224.1 



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SENATE BILL 5705
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State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Senators Brown, King, and Hatfield

Read first time 02/11/13.   Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.



     AN ACT Relating to amounts received by taxing districts from property tax refunds and abatements; and amending RCW 84.69.180.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 84.69.180 and 2009 c 350 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Taxing districts other than the state may levy a tax upon all the taxable property within the district for the purpose of:
     (((1))) (a) Funding refunds paid or to be paid under this chapter, except for refunds under RCW 84.69.020(1), including interest, as ordered by the county treasurer or county legislative authority within the preceding twelve months; and
     (((2))) (b) Reimbursing the taxing district for taxes abated ((under RCW 84.70.010)), offset by any supplemental tax within the preceding twelve months. This subsection (((2))) (1)(b) only applies to abatements that do not require a refund under this chapter. Abatements that require a refund are included within the scope of (a) of this subsection (((1) of this section)).
     (2) Any amount received under subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section does not reduce the levy authority of a taxing district.

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