FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 6814

C 352 L 02

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Revising transportation fees.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Haugen).

Senate Committee on Transportation

House Committee on Transportation

Background:  The Department of Licensing (DOL) collects the vast bulk of all transportation fees and taxes.  DOL was asked to examine its transportation related fees and determine if the existing fees are recovering the cost to collect those fees.  As a result of the fee analysis, DOL has identified numerous fees that are not covering the cost of collection.

Summary:  Transportation fees are increased.  They are:  Duplicate Drivers Licenses, Identicards, Duplicate Identicards, Photo and Non-photo Instruction Permits, Duplicate Instruction Permits, Copies of Driver Records, Title Applications, Trip Permits, and $30 registration fees on travel trailers, personal trailers greater than 2,000 pounds, and mopeds.  Additionally, the following fees were raised:  agricultural permits, commercial driver school fees, motorcycle application and instruction fees, vehicle dealer fees, temporary off-site sub-agency applications, and international fuel tax agreement decals.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate44 5

House5641(House amended)

Senate41 5(Senate concurred)

Effective:  July 1, 2002

September 1, 2002 (Sections 7, 9 and 28)

October 1, 2002 (Section 26)