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SENATE BILL 5994
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senators Cortes, Frame, Lovelett, and Shewmake
Prefiled 01/06/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
AN ACT Relating to preserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures; amending RCW 84.33.081 ; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 84.33.081 and 2007 c 69 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) On the last business day of the second month of each calendar quarter, the state treasurer shall distribute from the timber tax distribution account to each county the amount of tax collected on behalf of each county under RCW 84.33.051 , less each county's proportionate share of appropriations for collection and administration activities under RCW 84.33.051 , and shall transfer to the state general fund the amount of tax collected on behalf of the state under RCW 84.33.041 , less the amount of the distribution under subsection (7) of this section and the state's proportionate share of appropriations for collection and administration activities under RCW 84.33.041 . The county treasurer shall deposit moneys received under this section in a county timber tax account which shall be established by each county. Following receipt of moneys under this section, the county treasurer shall make distributions from any moneys available in the county timber tax account to taxing districts in the county, except the state, under subsections (2) through (4) of this section.