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WA HB2006

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alex Ybarra

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the deadline to December 31, 2027 for rural counties to designate industrial land banks outside urban growth areas if they did not do so by the original December 31, 2016 deadline

  • Applies specifically to rural counties (as defined in RCW 82.14.370) that have enacted a sales and use tax for economic development purposes

  • Industrial land banks allow counties to designate up to two master planned locations for major industrial activity outside urban growth areas, requiring a two-step approval process through comprehensive plan amendments

  • Counties must complete designation before their next periodic review under the Growth Management Act that occurs prior to December 31, 2027

  • Amends RCW 36.70A.367 to add new subsection (7) creating this extended opportunity for qualifying rural counties that missed the original deadline

Legislative Description

Extending the deadline for a rural county collecting the sales and use tax for economic development purposes to designate industrial land banks under the growth management act.

Last Action

House Rules "X" file.

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/4/2026
Local Government2/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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