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                          HOUSE BILL 2306

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

 

By Representative Schindler

 

Read first time 01/14/2002.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Facilitating posting of fuel taxes.


    AN ACT Relating to the provision of labels stating state and federal motor vehicle fuel taxes to motor fuel retailers; and adding a new section to chapter 82.36 RCW.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 82.36 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The department of agriculture shall make available to motor fuel retailers as defined in RCW 19.120.010, at their request, an adhesive label stating the amount of Washington state motor vehicle fuel tax levied and stating the amount of federal motor vehicle fuel tax levied.  The label must be in a large, easily readable font.  The fuel tax amounts must be stated in terms of the cents-per-gallon of tax.  The label should be resistant to rain, wind, and other inclement weather.

    (2) The department of agriculture shall produce the labels identified in subsection (1) of this section in the most cost-effective means available.  These means may include, but are not limited to, individually producing the labels if they can be printed by a computer printer, placing the mass production of the labels out to bid, or combining the information with other labels required to be placed on motor fuel pumps.  The department of agriculture may work in conjunction with other state agencies or with the federal government or with local governments in order to produce labels containing required information as efficiently as possible.

 


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