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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2668: Property values/groundwater

Reflecting the impact on property values of governmental restrictions that prevent the property owner from exercising certain groundwater rights.

Summary

  • Requires the county assessor to reduce the fair market value of real property to reflect the impact of restrictions or emergency rules imposed by the department of ecology that result in the real property owner being unable to fully exercise a groundwater right exempt from certain permit requirements. Provides that the act applies to taxes levied for collection in 2011 and thereafter.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2010
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bruce Chandler (R-15)
Introduced
January 12, 2010 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010

AN ACT Relating to reflecting the impact on property values of governmental restrictions that prevent the property owner from exercising certain groundwater rights;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bruce Chandler (R-15)

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 Finance.

HB 2668 in other sessions

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

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