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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1046

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Peery, Holm, Kremen, Amondson, Haugen, Cooper, Baugher, Grant, Sutherland and Doty

Read first time 2/20/87 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to special fuel taxation; and adding a new section to chapter 82.38 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 82.38 RCW to read as follows:

          There is exempted from the tax imposed by this chapter the use of special fuel for the operation of a motor vehicle as a part of or incidental to logging operations upon a highway under federal jurisdiction within the boundaries of a federal area if the federal government requires a fee for the privilege of operating the motor vehicle upon the highway, the proceeds of which are reserved for constructing or maintaining roads in the federal area, or requires maintenance or construction work to be performed on the highway for the privilege of operating the motor vehicle on the highway.