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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2326
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 1994 Regular Session
State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994
Regular Session
By House Committee on
Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives R. Fisher, Heavey,
Cooke, Schmidt, Sheldon and Springer)
Read first time 02/04/94.
Eliminating gasohol tax exemption.
AN ACT Relating to
gasohol; amending RCW 46.68.090; repealing RCW 82.36.2251; providing an
effective date; providing for contingent submission of this act to a vote of
the people; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. RCW 82.36.2251 and 1993 c
268 s 2 are each repealed.
Sec. 2. RCW 46.68.090 and 1991 c
342 s 56 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All moneys that
have accrued or may accrue to the motor vehicle fund from the motor vehicle
fuel tax and special fuel tax shall be first expended for the following
purposes:
(a) For payment of
refunds of motor vehicle fuel tax and special fuel tax that has been paid and
is refundable as provided by law;
(b) For payment of
amounts to be expended pursuant to appropriations for the administrative
expenses of the offices of state treasurer, state auditor, and the department
of licensing of the state of Washington in the administration of the motor
vehicle fuel tax and the special fuel tax, which sums shall be distributed
monthly;
(c) From April 1, 1992,
through March 31, 1996, for distribution to the transfer relief account, hereby
created in the motor vehicle fund, an amount not to exceed three hundred
twenty-five one-thousandths of one percent;
(d) For distribution to
the rural arterial trust account in the motor vehicle fund, an amount as
provided in RCW 82.36.025(2) and 46.68.095(3);
(e) For distribution to
the urban arterial trust account in the motor vehicle fund, an amount as
provided in RCW 82.36.025(3);
(f) For distribution to
the transportation improvement account in the motor vehicle fund, an amount as
provided in RCW 46.68.095(1);
(g) For distribution to
the special category C account, hereby created in the motor vehicle fund, an
amount as provided in RCW 46.68.095(2);
(h) For distribution to
the county arterial preservation account, hereby created in the motor vehicle
fund, an amount as provided in RCW 46.68.095(4);
(i) For distribution to
the motor vehicle fund to be allocated to cities and towns as provided in RCW
46.68.110, an amount as provided in RCW 46.68.095(5);
(j) For distribution to
the motor vehicle fund to be allocated to counties as provided in RCW 46.68.120,
an amount as provided in RCW 46.68.095(6);
(k) For expenditure for
highway purposes of the state as defined in RCW 46.68.130, an amount as
provided in RCW 82.36.025(4) and 46.68.095(7);
(l) From July 1,
1994, through June 30, 1995, for distribution to the gasohol exemption holding
account, hereby created in the motor vehicle fund, an amount equal to five and
thirty-four one-hundredths of one percent of the amount available prior to
distributions provided under (a) through (k) of this subsection, to be used
only for highway construction.
(2) The amount accruing
to the motor vehicle fund by virtue of the motor vehicle fuel tax and the
special fuel tax and remaining after payments, distributions, and expenditures
as provided in this section shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be
referred to as the "net tax amount."
NEW SECTION. Sec.
3. (1) If a court enters a
final order invalidating or remanding section 1 of this act on the grounds that
it does not comply with section 13, chapter 2, Laws of 1994, it is the intent
of the legislature that this measure be submitted to the people for their
adoption, ratification, or rejection, at the next succeeding general election
to be held in this state, in accordance with Article II, section 1 of the state
Constitution, as amended, and the laws adopted to facilitate the operation
thereof.
(2) If a court remands
this act for a vote of the people, the ballot title shall be substantially as
follows: "Shall the alcohol fuel tax exemption given to fuel distributors
be eliminated?"
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 4. 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 shall take
effect May 1, 1994.
