HOUSE BILL REPORT
HB 2098
BYRepresentatives Walk and Patrick
Modifying provisions for computing county road costs.
House Committe on Transportation
Majority Report: Do pass. (26)
Signed by Representatives Walk, Chair; Baugher, Vice Chair; Schmidt, Ranking Republican Member; Wood, Assistant Ranking Republican Member; Betrozoff, Cantwell, Cooper, Day, G. Fisher, R. Fisher, Gallagher, Haugen, Heavey, Jones, Kremen, R. Meyers, Nelson, Patrick, Prentice, Prince, Smith, D. Sommers, Todd, Walker, S. Wilson and Zellinsky.
House Staff:Gene Schlatter (786-7316)
AS PASSED HOUSE MARCH 15, 1989
BACKGROUND:
The state-imposed gas tax is 18 cents per gallon. Of the 18 cents, 17 cents is distributed through a percentage formula to programs and activities. The counties receive 22.78 percent of the revenue generated by the 17-cent gas tax.
The counties' share of the fuel tax is distributed to individual counties on a formula basis. One component of this formula is the calculation of annual road costs by the County Road Administration Board (CRAB). From this data CRAB establishes a single statewide cost-per-mile rate for each category of roadway.
The Road Jurisdiction Committee (RJC) study recognized cost differences on a geographical basis. Data is available through the RJC study which would enable the CRAB to take into consideration geographical cost variances.
SUMMARY:
The present requirement for a single statewide cost per mile is eliminated. This change would permit, but not obligate, the County Road Administration Board to use RJC data to establish cost per mile on a regional basis.
Fiscal Note: Not Requested.
House Committee ‑ Testified For: Ernie Geissler, County Road Administration Board.
House Committee - Testified Against: None Presented.
House Committee - Testimony For: This would enable the County Road Administration Board to consider the results of the Road Jurisdiction Committee study in allocating funds to individual counties.
House Committee - Testimony Against: None Presented.