CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        SENATE BILL 6036

                        57th Legislature

                      2002 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate February 8, 2002   YEAS 33   NAYS 15 President of the Senate Passed by the House February 22, 2002   YEAS 77   NAYS 21

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SENATE BILL 6036 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Secretary

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

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Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                         SENATE BILL 6036

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             Passed Legislature - 2002 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Eide, Benton, Winsley, Oke, Long, Stevens, Johnson, Finkbeiner, Hale, Hochstatter, Carlson, Swecker, Rossi, Roach, T. Sheldon, Patterson and Kastama

Read first time 02/14/2001.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Repealing local motor vehicle taxes.

    AN ACT Relating to local motor vehicle excise taxes; creating a new section; repealing RCW 35.58.273, 35.58.274, 35.58.275, 35.58.276, 35.58.277, 35.58.278, 35.58.279, 35.58.2791, and 35.58.2792; providing a retroactive effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  It is the intent of this act to clarify that the legislature, when it enacted Senate Bill No. 6865 during the 2000 legislative session, intended to repeal all motor vehicle excise taxes, including the local motor vehicle excise tax and replace them with a thirty dollar license fee.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 35.58.273 (Public transportation systems--Motor vehicle excise tax authorized--Credits--Public hearing on route and design--Rules--Sales and use tax on rental cars) and 1998 c 321 s 25, 1992 c 194 s 11, 1991 c 339 s 29, 1991 c 309 s 1, 1990 c 42 s 316, 1987 c 428 s 2, 1979 ex.s. c 175 s 2, & 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 8;

(2) RCW 35.58.274 (Public transportation systems--Motor vehicles exempt from tax) and 1985 c 7 s 100 & 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 9;

(3) RCW 35.58.275 (Public transportation systems--Provisions of motor vehicle excise tax chapter applicable) and 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 10;

(4) RCW 35.58.276 (Public transportation systems--When tax due and payable--Collection) and 1971 ex.s. c 199 s 1 & 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 11;

(5) RCW 35.58.277 (Public transportation systems--Remittance of tax by county auditor) and 1979 c 158 s 91 & 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 12;

(6) RCW 35.58.278 (Public transportation systems--Distribution of tax) and 1975 1st ex.s. c 270 s 2, 1974 ex.s. c 54 s 1, & 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 13;

(7) RCW 35.58.279 (Public transportation systems--Crediting and use of tax revenues) and 1981 c 319 s 3, 1979 ex.s. c 175 s 3, & 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 14;

(8) RCW 35.58.2791 (Public transportation systems--Internal combustion equipment to comply with pollution control standards) and 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 19; and

(9) RCW 35.58.2792 (Public transportation systems--Parking facilities to be in conjunction with system stations or transfer facilities) and 1969 ex.s. c 255 s 20.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  This act applies retroactively to January 1, 2000.

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