HB 1718 - DIGEST

Clarifies city monorail transportation authority.

Provides that an authority may establish, by resolution, a schedule of fines and penalties for civil infractions established in this act. Fines established by a city transportation authority may not exceed those imposed for class 1 civil infractions under RCW 7.80.120.

Provides that persons traveling on monorail trains operated by an authority shall pay the fare established by the authority. They shall produce proof of payment when requested by a person designated to monitor fare payment.

Declares that the following are civil infractions punishable according to the schedule of fines and penalties established by the authority under this act: (1) Failure to pay or attempting to evade payment of the required fare;

(2) Failure to display proof of payment when requested to do so by a person designated to monitor fare payment; and

(3) Failure to leave the monorail train or station when requested to do so by a person designated to monitor fare payment.

Declares that nothing in this act prevents law enforcement authorities from prosecuting for theft, trespass, or other criminal charge a person who: (1) Fails to pay or attempts to evade payment of the required fare on more than one occasion within a twelve-month period;

(2) Fails to sign a notice of civil infraction;

(3) Fails to leave the monorail train or station when requested to do so by a person designated to monitor fare payment; or

(4) Acts or fails to act in violation of law.

Provides that the maximum term of any general obligation or revenue bond issue is the greater of forty years or the maximum period of time permitted by the Internal Revenue Code at the time of financing for tax-exempt financing of the assets being acquired or constructed with the proceeds of the bonds.

Provides that, in order to obtain or renew a vehicle license, an applicant must satisfy all special motor vehicle excise tax obligations with respect to any taxing district in which the applicant primarily resides. If the department or its agents have a reasonable basis to believe that a vehicle registered at an address outside any taxing district is owned by a person whose primary residence address is in that taxing district, then the renewal application may be processed by the department or its agents only if the applicant: (1) Presents evidence reasonably satisfactory to the department or its agents that the applicant's primary residence is not in the taxing district;

(2) Establishes eligibility of the applicant for an exemption from the special motor vehicle excise tax; or

(3) Tenders payment of the applicable special motor vehicle excise tax, including, but not limited to, any such tax that should have been paid with respect to previous renewal periods, files a change of address under RCW 46.20.205, and pays a surcharge of fifteen dollars.