HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 2230

 

 

 



As Reported by House Committee On:

Transportation

 

Title: An act relating to deposit of fees into the multimodal transportation account.

 

Brief Description: Sharing certain fees with the multimodal transportation account.

 

Sponsors: Representatives Murray, Cooper, Wallace, Clibborn, Rockefeller, Simpson, Hudgins and Hankins.


Brief History:

Committee Activity:

Transportation: 3/26/03, 3/28/03 [DP].

 

Brief Summary of Bill

•    Deposits entire registration processing fee, if processed by the Department of Licensing, into the Multimodal Transportation Account.

•    Deposits 26 percent of the driver abstract fee into the Multimodal Transportation Account.

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION


Majority Report: Do pass. Signed by 25 members: Representatives Murray, Chair; Rockefeller, Vice Chair; Simpson, Vice Chair; Ericksen, Ranking Minority Member; Jarrett, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Armstrong, Bailey, Campbell, Clibborn, Cooper, Dickerson, Flannigan, Hankins, Hatfield, Hudgins, Kristiansen, Lovick, Morris, Nixon, Romero, Shabro, Sullivan, Wallace, Wood and Woods.

 

Minority Report: Do not pass. Signed by 1 member: Representative Anderson.

 

Staff: Melissa Beard (786-7347).

 

Background:

 

Currently, anyone paying registration fees under RCW 46.16.070 (fees based on gross weight) is charged a $3 fee. If a county auditor or subagent processes the registration, the fee is credited to the current county expense fund. If the registration is processed by the Department of Licensing, $2 of the fee is credited to the Multimodal Transportation Account and $1 is credited to the Highway Safety Fund.

 

In addition, the Department charges a $5 fee for furnishing driver abstracts. This entire fee is deposited into the Highway Safety Fund.

 

 

 

Summary of Bill:

 

This bill deposits the entire $3 processing fee, if a registration is processed by the Department of Licensing, into the Multimodal Transportation Account. It also deposits 26 percent of the $5 driver abstract fee ($1.30) into the Multimodal Transportation Account.

 

 

 

Appropriation: None.

 

Fiscal Note: Requested on March 25, 2003.

 

Effective Date: The bill takes effect on July 1, 2003.

 

Testimony For: Representative Murray supported the bill and testified that it was needed to implement the proposed budget.

 

Testimony Against: None.

 

Testified: Representative Murray, prime sponsor