2417-S AMH MIEL DOYL 35

SHB 2417 - H AMD 1018 ADOPTED

By Representative Mielke

     On page 1, line 6 after "county, or" strike "of" and insert "subject to subsection (7) of this section,"

     On page 2, line 20 after "(7)" strike all material through line 31 and insert the following:

     "For purposes of this section, a "qualifying city or town" means a city or town residing within a county having a population of greater than seventy-five thousand in which is located all or part of a national monument.  A qualifying city or town may impose the fee authorized in subsection (1) subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(a) The city or town may impose the fee only if authorized to do so by a majority of voters voting at a general or special election on a proposition for that purpose.  At a minimum, the ballot measure shall contain: (i) a description of the transportation project proposed for funding, properly identified by mileposts or other designations that specify the project parameters; (ii) the proposed number of months or years necessary to fund the city or town's share of the project cost; and  (iii) the amount of fee to be imposed for the project.

(b) The city or town may not impose a fee that, if combined with the county fee, exceeds fifteen dollars.  If a county imposes or increases a fee under this section that, if combined with the fee imposed by a city or town, exceeds fifteen dollars, the city or town fee shall be reduced or eliminated as needed so that in no city or town does the combined fee exceed fifteen dollars.  All revenues from county-imposed fees shall be distributed as called for in RCW 82.80.020(1).

(c) Any fee imposed by a city or town under this section shall expire at the end of the term of months or years provided in the ballot measure, or when the city or town's bonded indebtedness on the project is retired, whichever is sooner."

EFFECT:

The $15 local option vehicle registration fee must be approved by a majority of voters before taking effect.  The ballot measure must specifically identify the project that the fee will fund, and  the time period that the fee will be in place.  Once the time period has expired or the bonds on the project paid off, the fee will expire.