WA People
BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2271: New timber mills

Authorizing forest products operations of statewide significance.

Summary

  • Creates the designation of a forest products operation of statewide significance.
  • Provides a sales and use tax exemption for sales and rentals of materials necessary for the construction and operation of forest products operations of statewide significance.
  • Provides a license fee exemption for trucks used primarily for hauling logs to forest products operations of statewide significance.

From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 2271), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Orcutt (R-18)
Introduced
February 15, 2007 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to encouraging investments in Washington's natural resource-based economy by permitting new timber mills that process only wood grown in Washington to be built with materials and labor that are not subject to state taxes, to allow these mills to have guaranteed permit timelines, to allow these mills to be sited outside of the growth management act, and exempt trucks serving the mill from transportation taxes and fees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R-18)

6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Daniel Newhouse R-15Mike Armstrong R-12Jim Dunn R-17Dan Kristiansen R-39Lynn Schindler R-4Mary Skinner R-14

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade.

HB 2271 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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