1147-S AMH COND HAJE 120

SHB 1147 - H AMD 413

By Representative Condotta

NOT CONSIDERED 01/05/2018

    On page 3, after line 36, insert the following:

    "The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: Within the amount provided in this section, the department shall conduct a pilot program to consist of the following activities:

(1) The department shall produce a fuel tax sticker for display on each motor fuel pump from which fuel is sold at retail that displays and provides notice of the federal and state fuel tax rates. The sticker must display the rate of each tax, in cents per gallon, for each type of fuel.

(2) The department shall provide notice of federal and state fuel tax rates, in the form of a fuel tax sticker, with any other notice displayed or required by department rule to be displayed on motor fuel pumps.

(3) The department shall distribute fuel tax stickers to all individuals who conduct fuel pump inspections, including department employees and local government employees. Government employees who conduct fuel pump inspections shall display a fuel tax sticker on each motor fuel pump or shall verify that such a sticker is being displayed at the time of inspection as required by this subsection. Fuel tax stickers must:

(a) Be displayed on each face of the motor fuel pump on which the price of the fuel sold from the pump is displayed; and

(b) Be displayed in a clear, conspicuous, and prominent manner.

(4) The department shall provide fuel tax stickers by mail to fuel pump owners who request them for the face of each motor fuel pump for which a sticker is requested.

(5) The department shall produce updated fuel tax stickers on an annual basis when one or more fuel tax rates have changed. Fuel tax stickers must be replaced at the time of motor fuel pump inspection if the sticker has been updated with any new fuel tax rates.

EFFECT:   Mandates the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) implement a two-year pilot program that:

1) Produces a sticker for display on motor fuel pumps that provides information on federal and state fuel tax rates;

2) Distributes fuel tax stickers to all individuals who conduct motor fuel pump inspections;

3) Requires display of fuel tax stickers on motor fuel pumps at the time of inspection by government employees;

4) Provides for mailing of fuel tax stickers to motor fuel pump owners who request them; and

5) Updates fuel tax stickers on an annual basis when one or more fuel tax rates have changed. 

FISCAL IMPACT: No net change to appropriated levels.

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