5460-S AMH ORCU ALLI 326

SSB 5460 - H AMD 555

By Representative Orcutt

ADOPTED 04/05/2023

On page 1, beginning on line 8, after "litigation" strike all material through "The" on line 9 and insert "regarding the way the district collected assessments. The district was assessing a total amount of $1.00 per $1,000.00 of assessed value within the district, including $0.25 per $1,000.00 of assessed value pursuant to statutory provisions for irrigation and rehabilitation districts and an additional $0.75 per $1,000.00 of assessed value pursuant to statutory provisions for irrigation districts. The court found that the method of collection under the statutory provisions for irrigation districts was an invalid tax. Therefore, the"

On page 1, line 11, after "funding" insert ", limited to $1.00 per $1,000.00 of assessed value within the district,"

EFFECT: Revises the intent section of the bill to state that the a portion of the assessments collected by the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District was an invalid tax and specifies that the new process for collecting assessments is limited to $1.00 per $1,000.00 of assessed value within the district.

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