READ FIRST TIME 02/04/14.   

     AN ACT Relating to ferry vessel replacement; amending RCW 47.60.322, 46.17.040, 46.17.050, and 46.17.060; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 47.60.322 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 16 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The capital vessel replacement account is created in the motor vehicle fund. All revenues generated from the vessel replacement surcharge under RCW 47.60.315(7) and service fees collected by the department of licensing or county auditor or other agent appointed by the director under RCW 46.17.040 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the construction or purchase of ferry vessels and to pay the principal and interest on bonds authorized for the construction or purchase of ferry vessels. However, expenditures from the account must first be used to support the construction or purchase, including any applicable financing costs, of a ferry vessel with a carrying capacity of at least one hundred forty-four cars.
     (2) The state treasurer may not transfer any moneys from the capital vessel replacement account except to the transportation 2003 account (nickel account) for debt service on bonds issued for the construction of ((a)) 144-car class ferry vessels.

Sec. 2   RCW 46.17.040 and 2011 c 171 s 55 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((A)) (1) The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director shall collect a service fee of:
     (((1))) (a) Twelve dollars for changes in a certificate of title, with or without registration renewal, or for verification of record and preparation of an affidavit of lost title other than at the time of the certificate of title application or transfer; and
     (((2))) (b) Five dollars for a registration renewal, issuing a transit permit, or any other service under this section.
     (2) Service fees collected under this section by the department or county auditor or other agent appointed by the director must be credited to the capital vessel replacement account under RCW 47.60.322.

Sec. 3   RCW 46.17.050 and 2010 c 161 s 505 are each amended to read as follows:
     Before accepting a report of sale filed under RCW 46.12.650(2), the county auditor or other agent or subagent appointed by the director shall require the applicant to pay:
     (1) The filing fee under RCW 46.17.005(1), the license plate technology fee under RCW 46.17.015, and the license service fee under RCW 46.17.025 to the county auditor or other agent; and
     (2) The ((subagent)) service fee under RCW 46.17.040(((2))) (1)(b) to the subagent.

Sec. 4   RCW 46.17.060 and 2010 c 161 s 507 are each amended to read as follows:
     Before accepting a transitional ownership record filed under RCW 46.12.660, the county auditor or other agent or subagent appointed by the director shall require the applicant to pay:
     (1) The filing fee under RCW 46.17.005(1), the license plate technology fee under RCW 46.17.015, and the license service fee under RCW 46.17.025 to the county auditor or other agent; and
     (2) The ((subagent)) service fee under RCW 46.17.040(((2))) (1)(b) to the subagent.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5   This act applies to vehicle registrations that are due or become due on or after January 1, 2015, and certificate of title transactions that are processed on or after January 1, 2015.