SENATE BILL REPORT

                   SB 6820

              As Reported By Senate Committee On:

               Transportation, February 7, 2000

Title:  An act relating to motor vehicle fuel taxes.

Brief Description:  Modifying fuel tax provisions.

Sponsors:  Senators Goings, Horn, Costa and Gardner.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Transportation:  2/3/2000, 2/7/2000 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report:  Do pass.

  Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Benton, Costa, Eide, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Sellar, Shin and Swecker.

Staff:  Brad Lovaas (786-7307); Lynn Hale (786-7346)

Background:  A motor vehicle fuel tax of 23 cents per gallon applies to the sale, distribution, and use of motor vehicle fuel.  Revenue from this tax is distributed to both the state and local governments.

Summary of Bill:  The motor vehicle fuel tax is designated as a state and local motor vehicle fuel tax.

The Department of Agriculture must place a sticker on all retail motor vehicle fuel pumps which indicate where the state portion of the fuel tax is being appropriated.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Available.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  No one.