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STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
In the matter of Increasing the
Distressed County Sales and Use Tax; and
providing for the administration thereof;
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WHE~AS, the Washington State Legislature adopted Chapter 311, Laws
of 1999 amending RCW 82.14.370 to support economic development in rural areas of
Washington State; and,
WHEREAS, the legislative found that rural areas of Washington do not
have adequate infrastructure to support and attract investment; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County, with approximately 15 residents per square
mile, qualifies as a rural county per section 101(5) of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Distressed County Sales and Use Tax was first imposed at
the rate of 0.04 percent, effective July 1, 1998 for a period oftwenty-five years; and
WHEREAS, economic growth in Jefferson County depends on the
development of adequate infrastructure; and,
WHEREAS, increasing the Distressed Sales and Use Tax is needed to
finance infrastructure improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED, by the Board of County
Commissioners of Jefferson County, Washington, that:
Section 1: Section 2 of Ordinance No. 0] -0504-98 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The rate of tax imposed by this ordinance shall be 0.08 percent of the selling price in the
case of a sales tax or the value of the article used in the case of a use tax.
Section 2: Section 6 of Ordinance No. 01-0504-98 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Monies deposited in such fund shall only be used for purposes as authorized by
the laws of the State of Washington, including but not limited to, the financing of
public facilities or to payor secure the payment of all or any portion of general
obligation bonds or revenue bonds issued for such purposes. The public facility
must be listed as an item in the officially adopted county overall economic
development plan, or the economic development of the county comprehensive
plan, or the comprehensive plan of any city located in Jefferson County. An
cities, towns, and port districts shan be consulted.
Public facilities means bridges, roads, domestic and industrial water facilities,
sanitary sewer facilities, earth stabilization, storm sewer facilities, railroad,
electricity, natural gas, buildings, structures, telecommunications infrastructure,
transportation infrastructure, or commercial infrastructure, and port facilities in
the State of Washington,
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Section 3: Section 8 of Ordinance No. 01-0504-98 is hereby amended to read as follows:
This ordinance shall take effect August 1, 1999 and shall expire June 30, 2023.
Section 4. Severability.
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person Of circumstance is held
invalid, the remainder of this ordinance or the application of the provisions to other
persons or circumstances is not affected.
APPROVED THIS ~ DAY OF
June, 1999.
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Lorna Delaney, Clerk of the Bo~d
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