HB 1832: Vehicle per mile charge

Summary

• Establishes a voluntary Road Usage Charge Program (RUC Program) beginning July 1, 2025, which places a 2.5 cent per mile fee on motor vehicle usage of public roadways in the state.
• Waives the electric and hybrid-electric vehicle registration renewal fees and the transportation electrification fees for vehicles participating in the voluntary RUC Program.
• Limits the total per-mile fee for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles to the combined amount of electric and hybrid-electric vehicle registration renewal and transportation electrification fees that would otherwise be due if they had not been waived.
• Reduces the annual per-mile fee by a fee credit in the amount of the motor vehicle fuel tax that is determined by the Department of Licensing, either constructively or actually, to correspond to a participating vehicle's annual motor vehicle fuel usage.
• Requires that the Washington State Transportation Commission pursue federal grant funding opportunities for which the RUC Program is eligible.
• Mandates that proceeds from the RUC Program be used for transportation system preservation and maintenance purposes.

From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1832), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗