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SENATE BILL 5078

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senator Haugen

Read first time 01/10/2001.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

_1      AN ACT Relating to the deposit of vehicle license fees;

_2  amending RCW 46.68.030; providing an effective date; and declaring

_3  an emergency.

_4  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_5      Sec. 1.  RCW 46.68.030 and 1990 c 42 s 109 are each amended to read

_6  as follows:

_7      Except for proceeds from fees for vehicle licensing for

_8  vehicles paying such fees under RCW 46.16.070 and 46.16.085, and

_9  as otherwise provided for in chapter 46.16 RCW, all fees received

10  by the director for vehicle licenses under the provisions of

11  chapter 46.16 RCW shall be forwarded to the state treasurer,

12  accompanied by a proper identifying detailed report, and be

13  deposited to the credit of the motor vehicle fund, except that the

14  proceeds from the vehicle license fee and renewal license fee

15  shall be deposited by the state treasurer as hereinafter provided.

16  After July 1, ((1981, that portion)) 2001, $20.35 of each vehicle

17  license fee ((in excess of $7.40 and that portion)) and $20.35 of

18  each renewal license fee ((in excess of $3.40)) shall be deposited

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_1  in the state patrol highway account in the motor vehicle fund((,

_2  hereby created)).  Vehicle license fees, renewal license fees, and

_3  all other funds in the state patrol highway account shall be for

_4  the sole use of the Washington state patrol for highway activities

_5  of the Washington state patrol, subject to proper appropriations

_6  and reappropriations therefor, for any fiscal biennium after June

_7  30, 1981, and twenty-seven and three-tenths percent of the

_8  proceeds from $7.40 of each vehicle license fee and $3.40 of each

_9  renewal license fee shall be deposited each biennium in the Puget

10  Sound ferry operations account.  Any remaining amounts of vehicle

11  license fees and renewal license fees that are not deposited in

12  the Puget Sound ferry operations account shall be deposited in the

13  motor vehicle fund.

14      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate

15  preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of

16  the state government and its existing public institutions, and

17  takes effect July 1, 2001.

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