Allows a city transportation benefit district (TBD) under 500,000 in population to impose a vehicle fee of up to $40 by a majority vote of the district's governing board.
Allows a county, by a vote of the people, to impose a motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) of up to 1 percent of the value of a motor vehicle registered in the county.
Allows a transit system, by a vote of the people, to implement an up to one-half of 1 percent MVET if the county does not implement one by January 1, 2014. A county not planning on imposing the MVET may give a transit system a waiver to implement the tax earlier than January 1, 2014.
Requires that any county that has imposed a congestion reduction charge must sunset the charge prior to imposing a county MVET.
Allows local governments or transit systems to use part or all of the local option MVET for the amortization of local government bonds issued for transportation purposes.
Changes the existing local option fuel tax from 10 percent of the state rate to a rate of 1 cent, 2 cents, and 3 cents.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESSB 6582), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House