BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2596: Rural cnty sales & use taxes

Providing that sales and use taxes imposed by rural counties may be used for purchasing water rights for water banking.

Summary

Expands the uses of county-imposed sales and use tax revenue to allow for the purchase of water rights to be used for water banking in water where the Department of Ecology and the county concur that groundwater has been over-appropriated.

From the House Bill Analysis 2014 (HB 2596), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing that sales and use taxes imposed by rural counties may be used for purchasing water rights for water banking;

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

Jan 22, 2014First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

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