WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1401: Rural economic development

Providing for rural economic development.

Summary

  • C Revises the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) to include the projects rate of return as a funding criteria and allows loans and grants for projects in distressed counties where specific private development is not ready to occur.
  • C Allows distressed counties to impose an additional 0.04 percent local option sales and use tax credit beginning in October 1, 1999 (total credit will be 0.08 percent).
  • C Establishes a task force to review and make recommendations on improvements to the state distressed area programs and incentives designed to enhance job creation, retention, or expansion in distressed areas.
  • C Creates the Rural Washington Loan Fund to provide direct funding to businesses using federal monies and to help fund local revolving loan funds.
  • C Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) to help develop performance-based measures and to conduct or contract for services for performance evaluations on economic development programs and incentives targeted to distressed areas.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1401), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Thomas (R-5)
Introduced
January 25, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Thomas (R-5)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Lynn Kessler D-24Richard DeBolt R-20Brian Hatfield D-19Steve Conway D-29

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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HB 1401 in other sessions

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