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Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:41 AM
Subject: Fw: WA SAWS News: WA State Proposed Senate Bill SB6900 - Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees
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From: SAWS - North Washington
To:
SAWS-WA@SnowmobileAlliance.org
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:01 PM
Subject: WA SAWS News: WA State Proposed Senate Bill SB6900 - Establishing vehicle engine displacement and emissions fees
SAWS members,
And you thought my email prior to work this morning regarding lack of funds for sno-park removal might cost you some extra money down the road. Take a look at SB6900. This is just crazy.
One of the prime sponsors of SB6900 is no other than our OHV friend (not) Senator Adam Kline, the Senator that hates all forms of OHV use and users.
Recall the issue last year about this time during the state legislative session over his anti-OHV noise level bill SB5544? Well not only is SB5544 back again in this session, but now Senator Kline is one of the sponsors for another OHV unfriendly bill, an anti-large vehicle bill that will make you pay dearly for owning a larger liter/greater emissions engine that would cost us OHV users a heck of a lot of money for fees related to our tow vehicles, if not many of our other personal vehicles too.
Senator Kline's new bill SB6900:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6900&year=2007
Senator Kline's previous and existing bill SB5544:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5544&year=2007
Senator Kline's rude response to OHV users emails last year over emails from SB5544:
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.c...3/sen_kline_tells_offroaders_to_buzz_off.html
Sponsors: Senators Tom, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Keiser, Kline
2008 REGULAR SESSION
Feb 1 First reading, referred to Water, Energy & Telecommunications. (View Original Bill)
Feb 5 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Water and Energy & Telecommunications at 10:00 AM.
Feb 6 WET - Majority; without recommendation.
And refer to Transportation.
Minority; without recommendation.
Referred to Transportation.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Senate Bills/6900.pdf
You may wish to contact your WA State Senator and request that they oppose both of these two bills. You can look up your WA State Senator at this link:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx
Dave Hurwitz
Snowmobile Alliance of Western States
Copy of bill pasted below in plain text below.
SENATE BILL 6900
State of Washington 60th Legislature 2008 Regular Session
By Senators Tom, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Keiser, and Kline
Read first time 02/01/08. Referred to Committee on Water, Energy &
Telecommunications.
1 AN ACT Relating to establishing vehicle engine displacement and
2 emissions fees; adding new sections to chapter 46.17 RCW; providing
3 effective dates; and providing an expiration date.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
5 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 46.17 RCW
6 to read as follows:
7 (1) A vehicle engine displacement fee must be paid and collected
8 annually for motor vehicles subject to the fee under RCW 46.16.0621,
9 except motor homes. The amount of the fee must be based upon the
10 vehicle engine size in liters, which is correlated with vehicle size
11 and vehicle emissions. The fee imposed under this section must be used
12 for transportation purposes, and may not be used for the general
13 support of state government. The vehicle engine displacement fee is
14 that portion of the fee, as reflected on the engine size in liters set
15 forth in the schedule provided in this section,that is in excess of
16 the fees imposed under RCW 46.16.0621 and 46.17.010. For vehicles
17 registered on or after January 1, 2009, the vehicle engine displacement
18 fee under this section is due at the time of initial vehicle
19 registration and any subsequent renewal of vehicle registration.
1 Engine Size (liters) Rate Schedule
2 Up to 1.9 $0
3 2.0 - 2.9 $70
4 3.0 - 3.9 $225
5 4.0 - 4.9 $275
6 5.0 - 5.9 $325
7 6.0 - 7.9 $400
8 8.0 or over $600
9 (2) For the purpose of administering this section, the department
10 shall rely on the vehicle engine size in liters as provided by vehicle
11 manufacturers, or other sources defined by the department, to determine
12 the engine size in liters of each vehicle. The department shall adopt
13 rules for determining engine size in liters for vehicles that do not
14 have a manufacturer-provided engine size in liters.
15 (3) The vehicle engine displacement fee under this section is
16 imposed to provide funds to mitigate the impact of vehicle loads on the
17 state roads and highways, as well as encourage the reduction of vehicle
18 emissions and is separate and distinct from other vehicle license fees.
19 (4) The vehicle engine displacement fee collected under this
20 section must be deposited into the multimodal transportation account.
21 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 46.17 RCW
22 to read as follows:
23 (1) A vehicle emissions fee must be paid and collected annually for
24 motor vehicles subject to the fee under RCW 46.16.0621, except motor
25 homes. The amount of the fee must be based upon the grams of carbon
26 dioxide (CO2) emission per mile. Fees imposed under this section must
27 be used for transportation purposes, and may not be used for the
28 general support of state government. The vehicle emissions fee is that
29 portion of the fee, as reflected on the grams of carbon dioxide (CO2)
30 emission per mile set forth in the schedule provided in this section,
31 that is in excess of the fees imposed under RCW 46.16.0621 and
1 46.17.010. On or after January 1, 2012, the vehicle emissions fee
2 under this section is due at the time of initial vehicle registration
3 and any subsequent renewal of vehicle registration.
4 CO2 Emissions
(grams/mile) Rate Schedule
5 Up to 161 $0
6 162 - 193 $70
7 194 - 241 $225
8 242 - 266 $275
9 267 - 298 $325
10 299 - 362 $400
11 Over 362 $600
12 (2) For the purpose of administering this section, the department
13 shall rely on the grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission per mile as
14 provided by vehicle manufacturers, or other sources defined by the
15 department, to determine the grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission per
16 mile of each vehicle. The department shall adopt rules for determining
17 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission per mile for vehicles without
18 manufacturer-provided information on grams of carbon dioxide (CO2)
19 emission per mile.
20 (3) The vehicle emissions fee under this section is imposed to
21 provide funds to mitigate the impact of vehicle loads on the state
22 roads and highways, as well as encourage the reduction of vehicle
23 emissions and is separate and distinct from other vehicle license fees.
24 (4) The vehicle emissions fee collected under this section must be
25 deposited into the multimodal transportation account.
26 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Section 1 of this act takes effect January
27 1, 2009.
28 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Section 2 of this act takes effect January
29 1, 2012.
30 NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Section 1 of this act expires January 1,
2012.
are helping me out. NOT. Coming after my sleds and after we got tab fees dropped I could, pray that we don't, be seeing 700 bucks to get tabs for my pickup. preaching to the choir here, but we need more ppl to come on the offensive. Sleding here is too much fun and i don't want the guys in the subadod's and 100% bio-degradable clothes telling me how to go play.
