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2005-2006 Biennium
PSCCC worked with legislators on
several bills in the 2005 Legislative Session of the 2005-2006
biennium. Unfortunately, these bills were not passed in this
session. The bills were carried over to the 2006 session. Details
on these bills can be found below. The 2006 session saw intense
attention on biofuels. Numerous bills were introduced and key
highlights are included below. For full details on all of these
bills, visit the Washington
State Legislature website.
2006 Legislative Session
2005 Legislative Session
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HOUSE
BILL 1645 - Providing incentives for the use of
clean-burning alternative fuels and equipment used in
student transportation programs.
AN
ACT Relating to incentives for the use of clean-burning
alternative fuels and equipment in student transportation
programs; amending RCW 82.38.080; adding new sections to
chapter 82.08 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 82.12
RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
Sponsors: Representatives B.
Sullivan, Holmquist,
Upthegrove,
Dickerson,
Blake,
Kristiansen,
Linville,
Lantz,
Morris,
Orcutt,
Lovick,
Campbell,
Chase,
Nixon,
Williams,
Wood,
Schual-Berke,
Ormsby,
Rodne,
Sells,
Hinkle,
Simpson
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Summary
of HB 1645:
- Provides an exemption for
school districts from the state motor fuels tax on alternative
fuels.
- Provides a sales/use tax exemption for school districts on the
purchase or conversion of alternative fuel school buses and other
vehicles
- Provides a sales/use tax exemption to school districts for the
purchase and installation of aftermarket emissions control
equipment.
- Takes effect
July 1, 2005.
Complete
text of the most current version of the bill is available
through the Washington State Legislature website.
Status:
This bill did not make it out of the House Finance committee.
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HOUSE
BILL 1646 - Providing tax incentives for alternative fuel.
AN ACT Relating to
tax incentives for alternative fuels; reenacting and
amending RCW 82.04.260; adding a new section to chapter
82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW;
adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; adding a new
section to chapter 82.29A RCW; adding a new section to
chapter 82.04 RCW; creating a new section; providing an
effective date; providing expiration dates; and declaring
an emergency.
Sponsors: Representatives B.
Sullivan, Holmquist,
Upthegrove,
Linville,
Blake,
Morris,
Orcutt,
Lovick,
Campbell,
Chase,
Williams,
Schindler,
Wood,
Rodne,
Sells,
Hinkle,
Simpson
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Summary
of HB 1646:
- Provides
a sales/use tax exemption on equipment and labor for construction
of a manufacturing facilities used to manufacture alternative
fuels.
- Provides a sales/use tax exemption on fuel storage tanks,
delivery vehicles, or associated facilities or to labor to install
such equipment used in the storage and distribution of liquefied
natural gas produced from renewable, waste, or stranded sources of
methane gas.
- Provides a 6-year property/leasehold tax exemption on property
and land used primarily for the manufacture of alternative fuels.
- Provides a Business and Occupation Tax rate of 0.138 for
manufacturers of alternative fuels and for manufacturers of
natural gas liquefaction equipment, including equ8pment to produce
compressed natural gas from the liquefied natural gas.
- Takes effect
July 1, 2005.
Complete
text of the most current version of the bill is available
through the Washington State Legislature website.
Status:
This bill did not make it out of the House Finance committee.
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HOUSE
BILL 1647 -
Providing incentives
for hydrogen and the alternative fuels marketplace. AN
ACT Relating to providing incentives for hydrogen and the
alternative fuels marketplace; adding new sections to
chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08
RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; providing
an effective date; providing a contingent expiration date;
and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors: Representatives B.
Sullivan, Morris,
Chase,
Williams,
Sells,
Linville,
Simpson
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Summary
of HB 1647:
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Provides Business and Occupation (B&O) tax credit for the purchase or
conversion of alternative fuel vehicles.
- Provides a Business and Occupation (B&O) tax credit for the costs expended for acquiring and installing alternative fuel and electric vehicle recharging equipment, including alternative fuel storage
tanks.
- Provides a B&O tax credit of 10 cents per gallon on
alternative fuels.
- Exempts retail sales of alternative fuels from computation of
the B&O tax.
- Provides a sales/use tax exemption on natural gas vehicle
fueling or refueling appliances.
- Takes effect
July 1, 2005.
Complete
text of the most current version of the bill is available
through the Washington State Legislature website.
Status:
This bill did not make it out of the House Finance committee.
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