HB 1871 - DIGEST

Provides that, in addition to all other license fees, passenger cars, travel trailers, and motor homes are assessed a transportation improvement fee of one and one-half cents per vehicle pound based on the empty scale weight. In addition, vehicles licensed under RCW 46.16.070 weighing less than ten thousand pounds are assessed a transportation improvement fee of one and one-half cents per pound based on the empty scale weight.

Provides that two-thirds of the revenue will be used by the state exclusively for transportation purposes. Ninety percent of the state's share of the revenue must be deposited into the state's motor vehicle account to be used for highway purposes. Ten percent of the revenue must be deposited into the state's multimodal transportation account to be used for multimodal transportation capital purposes. The remainder will be divided equally between counties and cities for transportation needs and distributed monthly by the state treasurer.

Applies to vehicle registrations due or to become due on April 1, 2007, and thereafter.