H-628 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL NO. 588
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State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Representatives Holm, Hine, Patrick and Unsoeld
Read first time 2/4/87 and referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to the distribution of property taxes to taxing districts; and amending RCW 84.56.230.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 84.56.230, chapter 15, Laws of 1961 as amended by section 1, chapter 43, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 84.56.230 are each amended to read as follows:
On the
first day of each month the county treasurer shall distribute pro rata,
according to the rate of levy for each fund, the amount collected as
consolidated tax during the preceding month, and shall certify the same to the
county auditor: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the county treasurer, at his option,
may distribute the total amount of such taxes collected according to the ratio
that the levy of taxes made for each taxing district in the county bears to
such total amount collected. ((On or before the tenth day of each month the
county treasurer shall turn over to the respective city treasurers the cities'
pro rata share of all taxes collected for the previous month and take receipts
therefor in duplicate, and shall certify to the city comptroller or other
accounting officer of each such city the amount of such taxes so collected and
turned over, and shall deliver with such certificate one copy of the receipt of
the city treasurer therefor.)) On or before the tenth day of each month
the county treasurer shall credit the respective taxing district's account or,
where the county treasurer is not the taxing district's treasurer, turn over to
the respective taxing district's treasurer the pro rata share of all taxes
collected for the previous month.