RCW 82.14.230
Natural or manufactured gas—Cities may impose use tax.
(1) The governing body of any city, while not required by legislative mandate to do so, may, by resolution or ordinance for the purposes authorized by this chapter, fix and impose on every person a use tax for the privilege of using natural gas or manufactured gas in the city as a consumer.
(2) The tax is imposed in an amount equal to the value of the article used by the taxpayer multiplied by the rate in effect for the tax on natural gas businesses under RCW 35.21.870 in the city in which the article is used. The "value of the article used," does not include any amounts that are paid for the hire or use of a natural gas business in transporting the gas subject to tax under this subsection if those amounts are subject to tax under RCW 35.21.870.
(3) The tax imposed under this section does not apply to the use of natural or manufactured gas if the person who sold the gas to the consumer has paid a tax under RCW 35.21.870 with respect to the gas for which exemption is sought under this subsection.
(4) There is a credit against the tax levied under this section in an amount equal to any tax paid by:
(a) The person who sold the gas to the consumer when that tax is a gross receipts tax similar to that imposed pursuant to RCW 35.21.870 by another municipality or other unit of local government with respect to the gas for which a credit is sought under this subsection; or
(b) The person consuming the gas upon which a use tax similar to the tax imposed by this section was paid to another municipality or other unit of local government with respect to the gas for which a credit is sought under this subsection.
(5) The use tax imposed must be paid by the consumer. The administration and collection of the tax imposed is pursuant to RCW 82.14.050.
(6) The tax authorized by this section does not apply to the use of natural gas, compressed natural gas, or liquefied natural gas, if the consumer uses the gas for transportation fuel as defined in RCW 82.16.310.
[ 2014 c 216 § 305; 2010 c 127 § 5; 1989 c 384 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Findings—Tax preference performance statement—2014 c 216: See notes following RCW 82.38.030.
Intent—Effective date—1989 c 384: See notes following RCW 82.12.022.
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.