Ensuring dedicated funding for history and heritage museums and county historic preservation programs.

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HOUSE BILL 1658

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Waters, Reed, Chase, Eslick, Scott, Simmons, and Timmons

Read first time 01/28/25. Referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to ensuring dedicated funding for history and heritage museums and county historic preservation programs; and amending RCW 36.22.170 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 36.22.170 and 2009 c 337 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Except as provided in (( (b) )) (c) of this subsection, a surcharge of five dollars per instrument shall be charged by the county auditor for each document recorded, which will be in addition to any other charge authorized by law. One dollar of the surcharge shall be deposited into a designated fund as required by (b) of this subsection, to be used at the discretion of the county commissioners (( to promote historical preservation or historical programs, which may include preservation of historic documents.