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SENATE BILL 5537
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By Senators Jacobsen, Goings and Prentice
Read first time 01/27/1999. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to a dedicated increase in the motor vehicle fuel tax rate; and amending RCW 82.36.025.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 82.36.025 and 1994 c 179 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:
The motor vehicle fuel tax rate shall be computed as the sum of the tax rate provided in subsection (1) of this section and the additional tax rates provided in subsections (2) through (5) of this section.
(1) A motor vehicle fuel tax rate of seventeen cents per gallon shall apply to the sale, distribution, or use of motor vehicle fuel.
(2) An additional motor vehicle fuel tax rate of one-third cent per gallon shall apply to the sale, distribution, or use of motor vehicle fuel, and the proceeds from this additional tax rate, reduced by an amount equal to the sum of the payments under RCW 46.68.090(1) (a), (b), and (c) multiplied by the additional tax rate prescribed by this subsection divided by the motor vehicle fuel tax rate provided in this section, shall be deposited in the rural arterial trust account in the motor vehicle fund for expenditures under RCW 36.79.020.
(3) An additional motor vehicle fuel tax rate of one-third cent per gallon shall apply to the sale, distribution, or use of motor vehicle fuel, and the proceeds from this additional tax rate, reduced by an amount equal to the sum of the payments under RCW 46.68.090(1) (a), (b), and (c) multiplied by the additional tax rate prescribed by this subsection divided by the motor vehicle fuel tax rate provided in this section, shall be deposited in the urban arterial trust account in the motor vehicle fund. After June 30, 1995, ninety-five percent of this revenue shall be deposited in the urban arterial trust account in the motor vehicle fund and five percent shall be deposited in the small city account in the motor vehicle fund.
(4) An additional motor vehicle fuel tax rate of one-third cent per gallon shall be applied to the sale, distribution, or use of motor vehicle fuel, and the proceeds from this additional tax rate, reduced by an amount equal to the sum of the payments under RCW 46.68.090(1) (a), (b), and (c) multiplied by the additional tax rate prescribed by this subsection divided by the motor vehicle fuel tax rate provided in this section, shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund to be expended for highway purposes of the state as defined in RCW 46.68.130.
(5) An additional motor vehicle fuel tax rate of four cents per gallon from April 1, 1990, through March 31, 1991, and five cents per gallon from April 1, 1991, applies to the sale, distribution, or use of motor vehicle fuel. The proceeds from the additional tax rate under this subsection, reduced by an amount equal to the sum of the payments under RCW 46.68.090(1) (a), (b), and (c) multiplied by the additional tax rate prescribed by this subsection divided by the motor fuel tax rate provided in this section, shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund and shall be distributed by the state treasurer according to RCW 46.68.095.
(6) An additional motor vehicle fuel tax rate of one cent per gallon applies to the sale, distribution, or use of motor vehicle fuel. The proceeds from this additional tax rate shall be distributed to the Washington state patrol and Washington state department of transportation for the purposes of achieving employee salary and benefits equalization with the private and public sectors that perform similar duties. The department of personnel shall conduct and determine the salary and benefits equalization. The proceeds from this motor vehicle fuel tax are in addition to and do not supplant existing funding for Washington state patrol and Washington state department of transportation employee salaries and benefits.
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