BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2891: DFW payments in lieu of tax

Regarding payments to counties in lieu of property taxes by the department of fish and wildlife.

Summary

Requires the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to make payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) to eligible counties at current open space rates, rather than rates equivalent to 2009 payments.
Removes the requirement that counties receiving the WDFW PILT remit the funding the county collects from fish and wildlife code violations to the state.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2891), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to payments to counties in lieu of property taxes by the department of fish and wildlife;

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

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 25, 2016First reading, referred to Appropriations (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.

HB 2891 (2019–20) Amer. Indian cultural study · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2891 (2017–18) Dump truck operator taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2891 (2009–10) William D. Ruckelshaus Ctr · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2891 (2007–08) Public facilities districts · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2891 (2005–06) School emply accrued leave · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2891 (2003–04) Public utility districts · Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2004
HB 2891 (2001–02) Fire & law pension boards · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2891 (1999–00) Military personnel · Did not pass · died in committee