1495-S2 AMH TAYL OMLI 043

2SHB 1495 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2217.1/17) 270

By Representative Taylor

WITHDRAWN 03/08/2017

    On page 1, line 15 of the striking amendment, after "city" insert "with a population greater than 50,000"

    On page 1, line 19 of the striking amendment, after "amenities." insert "A governing authority of a city with a population of 50,000 or less may adopt a local sales and use tax exemption program to incentivize the development of commercial office space."

    On page 1, line 20 of the striking amendment, after "city" insert "with a population greater than 50,000"

    On page 1, line 23 of the striking amendment, after "amenities." insert "A governing authority of a city with a population of 50,000 or less may adopt a local sales and use tax exemption program to incentivize the development of commercial office space."

    On page 2, line 13 of the striking amendment, after "(3)" strike "(a)"

    On page 2, line 14 of the striking amendment, after "act." strike "Criteria" and insert the following:

    "(a) In a city with a population greater than 50,000, criteria"

    On page 2, line 20 of the striking amendment, after "(b)" strike "Criteria" and insert "In a city with a population greater than 50,000, criteria"

    On page 2, line 23 of the striking amendment, after "city" insert ".

    (c) In a city with a population of 50,000 or less, the city must establish appropriate criteria for a qualifying project"

    On page 2, line 37 of the striking amendment, after "Sec. 4." strike "(1)"

    On page 2, line 38 of the striking amendment, after "act" strike ", a city" and insert ":

    (1) A city with a population greater than 50,000"

    On page 3, line 15 of the striking amendment, after "area." insert the following:

    "(i)"

    On page 3, at the beginning of line 17 of the striking amendment, strike "(i)" and insert "(A)"

    On page 3, at the beginning of line 19 of the striking amendment, strike "(ii)" and insert "(B)"

    On page 3, at the beginning on line 24 of the striking amendment, strike "(iii)" and insert "(C)"

    On page 3, at the beginning of line 28 of the striking amendment, strike "(iv)" and insert "(D)"

    On page 3, at the beginning of line 34 of the striking amendment, strike "(2)" and insert "(ii)"

    On page 4, at the beginning of line 9 of the striking amendment, strike "(3)" and insert "(iii)"

    On page 4, at the beginning of line 18 of the striking amendment, strike "(4)" and insert "(iv)"

    On page 4, beginning on line 23 of the striking amendment, beginning with "(5)" strike all material through "the" on line 24 and insert "(2) A city with a population of 50,000 or less must establish appropriate criteria under which property can qualify for the exemption under section 7 of this act.

    (3) The"

    On page 4, line 26 of the striking amendment, after "act." insert "In cities with a population greater than 50,000, this must be done after designation of a commercial office development targeted area."

    On page 4, beginning on line 28 of the striking amendment, after "rehabilitation" strike all material through "(a)" on line 29 and insert ".

    (a) In cities with a population greater than 50,000, the standards and guidelines must include:

    (i)"

    On page 4, at the beginning of line 30 of the striking amendment, strike "(b)" and insert "(ii)"

    On page 4, at the beginning of line 36 of the striking amendment, strike "(c)" and insert "(iii)"

    On page 5, beginning on line 4 of the striking amendment, after "means a city" strike all material through "and" on line 5

    On page 9, line 27 of the striking amendment, after "(1)" strike "The" and insert "In a city with a population greater than 50,000, the"

    On page 10, line 20 of the striking amendment, after "(b)" strike "A" and insert "In cities with a population greater than 50,000, a"

    On page 10, line 36 of the striking amendment, after "act" strike ", including" and insert ". For cities with a population greater than 50,000, this includes"

    On page 11, line 8 of the striking amendment, after "(4)" strike "The" and insert "In cities with a population greater than 50,000, the"

    On page 12, line 18 of the striking amendment, after "project" insert "if the qualifying project is located in a city with a population greater than 50,000"

    On page 14, line 6 of the striking amendment, after "(a)" strike "A" and insert "For qualifying projects located in a city with a population greater than 50,000, a"

    On page 14, line 16 of the striking amendment, after "(2)" strike "All cities," and insert "Cities"

    On page 14, line 27 of the striking amendment, after "project" insert ", if the qualifying project is located in a city with a population greater than 50,000"

    On page 14, line 30 of the striking amendment, after "established" insert ", if the qualifying project is located in a city with a population greater than 50,000"

EFFECT:

· Changes the definition of a "city" to also include cities with a population of 50,000 or less located in a county with a population of less than 1.5 million.

· Authorizes a city with a population of 50,000 or less that is located in a county with a population of less than 1.5 million to also adopt a local sales and use tax exemption program and a local property tax exemption program.

· Requires a city with a population of 50,000 or less that adopts a tax exemption program to follow the same procedures, and meet the same approval standards, as a city with a population greater than 50,000, with exceptions, including that a city with a population of 50,000 or less:

(1) Must establish appropriate criteria for qualifying projects, and are not required to adopt the same criteria required for cities with a population greater than 50,000;

(2) Must establish standards and guidelines for considering and approving applications for the local property tax exemption program, and is not required to adopt the same standards and guidelines required for cities with a population greater than 50,000;

(3) Is not required to mandate that qualifying projects be located in an "urban center" or a "commercial office development targeted area" as defined in the bill;

(4) Is not required to designate an area as a "commercial office development targeted area"; and

(5) Is not required to report or mandate that property owners report on the estimated minimum number of family living wage jobs at the qualifying project.

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