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                          HOUSE BILL 2214

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Mitchell, Fisher and Hankins

Read first time .  Referred to Committee on .

Adjusting distribution of vehicle license fees.

    AN ACT Relating to distribution of vehicle license fees; amending RCW 46.68.030; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 46.68.030 and 1990 c 42 s 109 are each amended to read as follows:

    Except for proceeds from fees for vehicle licensing for vehicles paying such fees under RCW 46.16.070 and 46.16.085, and as otherwise provided for in chapter 46.16 RCW, all fees received by the director for vehicle licenses under the provisions of chapter 46.16 RCW shall be forwarded to the state treasurer, accompanied by a proper identifying detailed report, and be deposited to the credit of the motor vehicle fund, except that the proceeds from the vehicle license fee and renewal license fee shall be deposited by the state treasurer as hereinafter provided.  ((After July 1, 1981, that portion)) Twenty dollars and thirty-five cents of each original vehicle license fee ((in excess of $7.40 and that portion of each)) or renewal license fee ((in excess of $3.40 shall)) must be deposited in the state patrol highway account in the motor vehicle fund, hereby created.  Vehicle license fees, renewal license fees, and all other funds in the state patrol highway account shall be for the sole use of the Washington state patrol for highway activities of the Washington state patrol, subject to proper appropriations and reappropriations therefor((, for any fiscal biennium after June 30, 1981, and twenty-seven and three-tenths percent of the proceeds from $7.40 of each vehicle license fee and $3.40)).  Two dollars and two cents of each original vehicle license fee and ninety-three cents of each renewal license fee shall be deposited each biennium in the Puget Sound ferry operations account.  Any remaining amounts of vehicle license fees and renewal license fees that are not ((deposited in the Puget Sound ferry operations account shall)) distributed otherwise under this section must be deposited in the motor vehicle fund.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2001.

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