HOUSE BILL REPORT

SB 6667

BYSenator Nelson; by request of Department of Licensing

Revising special fuel user's report filing frequency.

House Committe on Transportation

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (24)

      Signed by Representatives Walk, Chair; Baugher, Vice Chair; Betrozoff, Cantwell, Cooper, Day, Doty, Fisher, Fox, Gallagher, Haugen, Heavey, Jacobsen, Jones, Kremen, Meyers, Prince, Schmidt, Smith, D. Sommers, Sutherland, Vekich, S. Wilson and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Terry Michalson (786-7315)

AS PASSED HOUSE MARCH 2, 1988

BACKGROUND:

Users and dealers of special fuel are required by law to file periodic fuel tax reports on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly basis, depending on the user's estimated yearly tax liabilities.

To conform with the Consensus Agenda of the National Governor's Association, the current provisions of the frequency of fuel tax reporting must be modified.

SUMMARY:

Semi-yearly and monthly special fuel tax reports are eliminated for special fuel users.

Fiscal Note:      Available.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Donna Stringer, Department of Licensing.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    Reporting cycles for documentation of special fuel usage by special fuel users should be reduced from four to two reporting periods yearly to conform with the recommendation of the National Governors' Association.  The purpose of the recommendation is to provide more conformity in reporting procedures throughout the states.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.