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2015 House Bill 1540: Concerning tribal timber harvest excise tax agreements
Introduced by Rep. Joel Kretz (Ferry) (R) on January 22, 2015
For Bill Information, please click HERE. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee on January 22, 2015
Substitute offered in the House on February 17, 2015
Authorizes the Governor to enter into a timber harvest excise tax agreement
with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
Requires the Department of Revenue to distribute tax revenues to the Colville
Tribes pursuant to an agreement. The substitute provides new authorization for the Governor to enter into a timber harvest
excise tax agreement with the Colville Tribes, including the reimbursement to the
Department for administering the tax collection on the reservation and distributing the
amount collected to the Tribe.