Authorizing cost recovery for county treasurers.

HB 1042 allows county treasurers in Washington to recover costs for billing, collecting, and distributing property taxes on behalf of taxing districts (like school, fire, and water districts). It permits treasurers to charge a fee based on each district’s tax roll after excluding the first $50,000 of collections, capped at 1% for counties over 250,000 residents and 2% for smaller counties. Recovered funds must be used directly to cover those specific services and cannot include existing costs like real estate excise tax administration. The bill directly affects taxing districts by requiring them to pay these fees, which are calculated annually and must be communicated by September 1st each year.