§ 84.33.200 — Legislative review of timber tax system—Information and data to be furnished.

Washington § 84.33.200

• Jurisdiction: Washington
• Title 84: PROPERTY TAXES
• Ch. 84.33: TIMBER AND FORESTLANDS

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(1) The legislature shall review the system of distribution and allocation of all timber excise tax revenues in January 1975 and each year thereafter to provide a uniform and equitable distribution and allocation of such revenues to the state and local taxing districts.

(2) In order to allow legislative review of the rules to be adopted by the department of revenue establishing the stumpage values provided for in RCW 84.33.091 , such rules shall be effective not less than thirty days after transmitting to the staffs of the senate and house ways and means committees (or their successor committees) the same proposed rules as have been previously filed with the office of the code reviser pursuant to RCW 34.05.320 .

(3) The department of revenue and the department of natural resources shall make available to the revenue committees of the senate and house of representatives of the state legislature information and data, as it may be available, pertaining to the status of forestland grading throughout the state, the collection of timber excise tax revenues, the distribution and allocation of timber excise tax revenues to the state and local taxing districts, and any other information as may be necessary for the proper legislative review and implementation of the timber excise tax system, and in addition, the departments shall provide an annual report of such matters in January of each year to such committees.

Effective date — 2001 c 320: See note following RCW 11.02.005 .

Effective date — 1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010 .

Savings — Effective date — 1984 c 204: See notes following RCW 84.33.035 .

Severability — 1974 ex.s. c 187: See note following RCW 84.33.130 .

Legislative History

[2001 c 320 s 17;1998 c 245 s 170;1989 c 175 s 179;1984 c 204 s 25;1979 c 6 s 4;1974 ex.s. c 187 s 9.]