"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 401   (1) The legislature finds that multiple versions of RCW 82.04.260 are currently found in the statutory code. The legislature further finds that these versions are subject to different effective dates, expiration dates, and contingencies. The legislature further finds that these sections were included in the original and substitute versions of HB 2201 because the current annual report and annual survey are being replaced by a new annual tax preference accountability report, and therefore references to the survey and report need to be updated. The legislature further finds that these multiple versions have caused confusion and a concern that the automatic ten-year expiration date for new tax preferences will be triggered.
     (2) To eliminate confusion, the legislature intends to remove these sections from the bill altogether and include a general statement that any references to annual report or annual survey in RCW 82.04.260 now mean the new annual tax preference accountability report created in section 201 of this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 402   Any references in RCW 82.04.260 to the annual report in RCW 82.32.534, or the annual survey in RCW 82.32.585, mean the new annual tax preference accountability report created in section 201 of this act."