RCW 82.14.049
Sales and use tax for public sports facilities—Tax upon retail rental car rentals.
(1) The legislative authority of any county may impose a sales and use tax, in addition to the tax authorized by RCW 82.14.030, upon retail car rentals within the county that are taxable by the state under chapters 82.08 and 82.12 RCW. The rate of tax is one percent of the selling price in the case of a sales tax or rental value of the vehicle in the case of a use tax. Proceeds of the tax may not be used to subsidize any professional sports team and must be used solely for the following purposes:
(a) Acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or operating public sports stadium facilities;
(b) Engineering, planning, financial, legal, or professional services incidental to public sports stadium facilities;
(c) Youth or amateur sport activities or facilities; or
(d) Debt or refinancing debt issued for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section.
(2) In a county of one million or more, at least seventy-five percent of the tax imposed under this section must be used to retire the debt on the stadium under RCW 67.28.180(2)(b)(i)(B), until that debt is fully retired.
[ 2020 c 139 § 23; 2011 c 174 § 107; 2008 c 264 § 4; 1997 c 220 § 502 (Referendum Bill No. 48, approved June 17, 1997); 1992 c 194 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2008 c 264: See notes following RCW 67.28.180.
Referendum—Other legislation limited—Legislators' personal intent not indicated—Reimbursements for election—Voters' pamphlet, election requirements—1997 c 220: See RCW 36.102.800 through 36.102.803.
Legislative intent—1992 c 194: See note following RCW 82.08.020.
Effective dates—1992 c 194: See note following RCW 46.04.466.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 82.14 - Local Retail Sales and Use Taxes.
82.14.010 - Legislative finding—Purpose.
82.14.030 - Sales and use taxes authorized—Additional taxes authorized—Maximum rates.
82.14.032 - Alteration of tax rate pursuant to government service agreement.
82.14.040 - County ordinance to contain credit provision.
82.14.045 - Sales and use taxes for public transportation systems.
82.14.0455 - Sales and use tax for transportation benefit districts.
82.14.048 - Sales and use taxes for public facilities districts—Definitions.
82.14.0486 - State contribution for baseball stadium limited.
82.14.049 - Sales and use tax for public sports facilities—Tax upon retail rental car rentals.
82.14.050 - Administration and collection—Local sales and use tax account.
82.14.070 - Uniformity—Rule making—Model ordinance.
82.14.212 - Transfer of funds pursuant to government service agreement.
82.14.215 - Apportionment and distribution—Withholding revenue for noncompliance.
82.14.230 - Natural or manufactured gas—Cities may impose use tax.
82.14.300 - Local government criminal justice assistance—Finding.
82.14.340 - Additional sales and use tax for criminal justice purposes—Referendum—Expenditures.
82.14.350 - Sales and use tax for juvenile detention facilities and jails—Colocation.
82.14.360 - Special stadium sales and use taxes.
82.14.370 - Sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties.
82.14.390 - Sales and use tax for regional centers.
82.14.410 - Sales of lodging tax rate changes.
82.14.415 - Sales and use tax for cities to offset municipal service costs to newly annexed areas.
82.14.420 - Sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities.
82.14.430 - Sales and use tax for regional transportation investment district.
82.14.440 - Sales and use tax for passenger-only ferry service.
82.14.445 - Sales and use tax for passenger-only ferry service districts.
82.14.450 - Sales and use tax for counties and cities.
82.14.455 - Exemptions—Machinery and equipment used in generating electricity.
82.14.457 - Sales and use tax for digital goods—Apportionment.
82.14.465 - Hospital benefit zones—Sales and use tax—Definitions.
82.14.475 - Sales and use tax for the local infrastructure financing tool program.
82.14.480 - Sales and use tax for health sciences and services authorities.
82.14.485 - Sales and use taxes for regional centers.
82.14.490 - Sourcing—Sales and use taxes.
82.14.505 - Local revitalization financing—Demonstration projects.
82.14.510 - Sales and use tax for local revitalization financing.
82.14.515 - Use of sales and use tax funds—Local revitalization financing.
82.14.525 - Sales and use tax.
82.14.530 - Sales and use tax for housing and related services.
82.14.540 - Affordable and supportive housing—Sales and use tax.
82.14.545 - Mitigation payments.
82.14.550 - Manufacturing and warehousing job centers account.
82.14.820 - Warehouse and grain elevators and distribution centers—Exemption does not apply.