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                          HOUSE BILL 2700

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Dunn and Boldt

 

Read first time 01/18/2000.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Creating the transportation fund.


    AN ACT Relating to revenue sources for transportation-related capital purposes; adding a new section to chapter 43.79 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; and providing an effective date.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.79 RCW to read as follows:

    The transportation fund is created in the state treasury.  Moneys in the fund may be spent only after appropriation.  Expenditures from the account may be used only for transportation-related capital purposes.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 82.32 RCW to read as follows:

    The department shall deposit into the transportation fund all revenue received from taxes imposed under chapters 82.08 and 82.12 RCW upon the sale or use of:

    (1) Vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers used, or of the type designed primarily to be used, upon the public streets and highways, for the convenience or pleasure of the owner, or for the conveyance, for hire or otherwise, of persons or property, including fixed loads and facilities for human habitation; but not including (a) dock and warehouse tractors and their cars or trailers, lumber carriers of the type known as spiders, and all other automotive equipment not designed primarily for use upon public streets or highways, (b) motor vehicles or their trailers used entirely upon private property, or (c) mobile homes as defined in RCW 46.04.302;

    (2) Travel trailers as defined in RCW 46.04.623; and

    (3) Campers as defined in RCW 46.04.085.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  This act takes effect July 1, 2000.

 


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