Notice of Committee Passage for Senate Bill 5483

Office of Financial Management

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SB 5483, titled AN ACT Relating to transportation funding, has been passed by the Senate Committee on Transportation. The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

Fiscal
Year

   

   Aviation fuel

   Bulk data, per record

   DOL service fee

   Driver abstract fee

   Driver license photo only fee

   Driver monitoring fee

   Enhanced driver licenses and identicards

   EV $100+$50+$75

   EV per mile fee (RUC)

   For Hire and TNC Fees

   Forward Washington

   Fuel tax diesel

   Fuel tax gasoline

   intermittent use trailer fee

   License plate technology fee

   Motor home weight fee

  Passenger Vehicle weight fees

   Peer-to-peer vehicle rental tax

   Personal trailers

   Plate fees

   Quick title fee

   Retail Sales Tax

   Special Benefit Assessment

   Standard driver license and identicard fees

   Stolen vehicle check fee

   Third party delivery trip fee

   Title fee

   Trip permit admin fees and surcharge

   Vehicle look up fee

   Vehicles paying Freight Project Fee (Trucks >10K lbs)

   Vehicles paying Weight-based Reg. Fee (Trucks <=10K lbs)

   Watercraft excise tax

Total

 

2022

$ -570,000

$ 657,300

$ 379,800

$ 660,800

$ 1,606,000

$ 1,542,000

$ 389,600

$ 6,972,400

$

$

$ 4,129,100

$ 2,370,000

$ 55,645,200

$ 202,489,400

$ 34,500

$ 330,400

$ 1,134,000

$ 54,821,900

$ 290,000

$ 1,721,400

$ 10,830,300

$ 200,000

$ 22,590,000

$

$ 5,520,000

$ 1,744,000

$ 3,168,000

$ 1,826,200

$ 2,717,800

$ 783,000

$ 5,513,700

$ 15,217,400

$ 13,265,400

$ 417,979,600

2023

-890,000

1,041,100

506,400

910,900

2,270,100

2,221,000

550,800

9,510,000

8,464,900

3,810,000

69,008,400

249,035,800

58,700

455,400

1,516,000

540,000

2,356,100

14,858,600

267,700

36,137,000

19,515,000

7,387,000

4,723,000

8,628,000

2,416,300

3,687,100

1,046,400

7,480,200

16,559,000

$ 474,070,900

2024

-900,000

1,122,300

506,400

925,400

2,313,100

2,196,000

561,200

8,681,000

12,398,000

3,980,000

70,086,300

251,425,300

71,200

462,700

1,520,000

670,000

2,417,400

14,946,300

268,000

36,645,000

37,747,000

6,750,000

4,806,400

9,793,000

2,419,200

3,746,100

1,048,800

7,599,900

16,162,000

$ 500,368,000

2025

-890,000

1,124,800

506,400

940,200

2,356,900

2,196,000

571,900

8,883,000

12,713,700

4,030,000

71,144,700

253,349,700

82,500

470,100

1,522,000

830,000

2,479,000

15,027,900

269,500

37,129,000

39,851,000

6,912,000

4,889,800

11,115,000

2,433,100

3,806,100

1,051,200

7,721,500

16,158,200

$ 508,675,200

2026

-870,000

1,127,800

506,400

953,400

2,371,000

2,196,000

575,200

9,452,000

-13,756,300

15,119,400

13,040,000

4,080,000

72,268,200

255,157,100

93,700

476,700

1,526,000

1,030,000

2,544,000

15,083,700

271,400

37,497,000

41,992,000

7,372,000

4,977,100

12,616,000

2,450,300

3,859,400

1,053,600

7,829,600

16,158,200

$ 519,050,900

2027

-860,000

1,128,800

506,400

961,000

2,385,300

2,196,000

578,700

10,616,000

-32,240,100

34,875,700

13,377,200

4,120,000

73,634,600

256,712,100

103,700

480,500

1,530,000

1,090,000

2,609,300

14,998,800

269,700

80,225,000

43,676,000

8,266,000

5,035,900

14,319,000

2,435,400

3,890,200

1,056,000

7,892,200

16,158,200

$ 572,027,600

2028

-840,000

1,128,100

506,400

968,700

2,399,300

2,196,000

582,100

10,004,000

-37,184,000

39,868,300

13,725,600

4,170,000

74,804,800

257,954,300

113,700

484,400

1,532,000

1,160,000

2,678,000

15,011,400

268,600

80,259,000

44,986,000

7,786,000

5,094,700

16,252,000

2,425,100

3,921,400

1,058,400

7,955,400

16,158,200

$ 577,427,900

2029

-830,000

1,128,200

506,400

973,600

2,412,400

2,196,000

585,300

9,881,000

-42,206,900

45,083,100

14,085,400

4,200,000

76,047,100

259,192,200

118,700

486,800

1,536,000

1,230,000

2,745,400

15,064,700

270,700

80,290,000

46,335,000

7,693,000

5,149,600

18,446,000

2,444,600

3,941,000

1,060,800

7,995,100

16,158,200

$ 584,219,400

2030

-810,000

1,130,800

506,400

978,400

2,425,300

2,196,000

588,400

9,319,000

-48,066,800

62,993,000

14,457,200

4,290,000

77,355,700

260,421,700

118,700

489,200

1,538,000

1,300,000

2,817,900

15,028,000

270,000

80,190,000

47,726,000

7,258,000

5,205,000

20,936,000

2,437,600

3,960,600

1,063,200

8,035,100

16,158,200

$ 602,316,600

2031

-800,000

1,135,300

506,400

983,300

2,437,800

2,196,000

591,500

9,511,000

-53,730,100

70,200,100

14,841,100

4,290,000

78,729,300

261,527,900

118,700

491,700

1,542,000

1,380,000

2,888,900

14,982,400

269,000

80,090,000

49,158,000

7,408,000

5,260,100

23,763,000

2,428,200

3,980,400

1,065,600

8,075,300

16,158,200

$ 611,479,100

 

Total:

$ -8,260,000

$ 10,724,500

$ 4,937,400

$ 9,255,700

$ 22,977,200

$ 21,331,000

$ 5,574,700

$ 92,829,400

$ -227,184,200

$ 268,139,600

$ 121,232,200

$ 39,340,000

$ 718,724,300

$ 2,507,265,500

$ 914,100

$ 4,627,900

$ 14,896,000

$ 54,821,900

$ 9,520,000

$ 25,257,400

$ 145,832,100

$ 2,624,600

$ 571,052,000

$ 370,986,000

$ 72,352,000

$ 46,885,600

$ 139,036,000

$ 23,716,000

$ 37,510,100

$ 10,287,000

$ 76,098,000

$ 15,217,400

$ 159,093,800

$ 5,367,615,200





Department of Transportation:

Senate bill 5483 is the Senate transportation revenue bill that raises money for transportation projects and puts the increased or new revenue primarily in two accounts: The Forward Washington and Forward Flexible accounts. Most revenue impacts in this bill will be reported by the Department of Licensing and some will be reported by the Department of Revenue in their fiscal note estimates. The creation of the new transportation accounts in section 801 and 802 and the revenue transfers contained in sections 808 and 809 of the bill will be reported in the Office of the State Treasurers fiscal note. 

 

The following sections of the bill have changes that directly affect WSDOT, or report on revenues that the department collects. Some parts of this cash receipts impact are quantifiable like the 25-cent ferry capital vessel surcharge and other components are indeterminate like the amount of revenue generated from the unpiloted aircraft systems,  

 

Sections 601 and 602 has the Ferry Capital Vessel Surcharge. Beginning October 1, 2021, the commission must impose an additional vessel replacement surcharge of 25 cents on every one-way and round-trip ferry fare sold, including multiride and monthly pass fares. The new WSF revenue impacts are reported in the cash receipts section.

 

Sections 701 through 705 propose a per mile fee on electric and hybrid vehicles. By December 1, 2023, the department and the Transportation Commission must collaborate to develop an implementation plan for the voluntary early adoption program to impose a per mile fee on electric and hybrid vehicles. The department and Commission must develop a plan to incorporate the ongoing work of the transportation commission in evaluating a road usage charge. The bill outlines the necessary components of the plan. By July 1, 2025, the department in consultation with the transportation commission must establish a voluntary early adoption program that allows the registered owner of an electric or hybrid vehicle to start paying a per mile fee earlier than the mandatory participation date of July 1, 2026. The voluntary early adoption program must include participation of at least 500 electric, hybrid and internal combustion light duty trucks fleet vehicles. Beginning July 1, 2026, before accepting an application for an initial annual vehicle registration or renewal for a vehicle that uses at least one method of propulsion that is capable of traveling at least 30 miles using only battery power a per mile fee is charged. The rate of the per mile fee is as follows: 2 cents per mile from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029 and then from July 1, 2029 and thereafter 2.5 cents per miles driven. Proceeds from the per mile fee imposed must be used for preservation and maintenance and deposited into the motor vehicle fund. WSDOT will have additional expenditure impacts from having to coordinate on the administration of this new per mile charge on electric and hybrid vehicles but the actual revenue estimates from the per mile fee will be reported by the Department of Licensing fiscal note.

 

Section 807 deletes legislative intent to provide loans to the TNB account to remove the need for future toll rate increases that would be repaid by extending duration of toll collection. Section 808 replaces the loan program deleted in section 807 and an assumed 25 cent toll rate increase with future TNB Account Transfers from the Forward Washington account to the TNB account in FY 2022 – FY 2031 as grants that would not require repayment. Each year has varying amounts transferred to the TNB account and this will be reported by OST in their fiscal note. 

 

Sections 810-813 has a new commercial unpiloted aircraft registration fee.  This proposal establishes a commercial unpiloted aircraft system registration fee. It also establishes an unpiloted aircraft system coordinator to serve in an advisory role and the bill outlines the duties of this new position. The Department must review the fee schedule based on the number of unpiloted aircraft systems registered. The registration fee is exempt for personal and hobby unpiloted aircraft systems. This portion of the bill draft is indeterminate.

 

Sections 814 and 815 restricts the Transportation Commission from establishing toll exemptions for transit busses on toll bridges, applying to the SR 16 TNB and SR 520 Bridge, including publicly owned or operated transit buses, passenger motor vehicle licensed as ride sharing, school buses and privately owned and operated passenger buses. The Commission set a uniform exemptions policy for all toll facilities in 2018, including for these vehicle types. The fiscal impact of this change is indeterminate due to the pandemic and depends on trip patterns and transit service levels once the effects of pandemic have subsided. 

 

Cash Receipts Impact

SB 5483 is the Senate transportation revenue bill which raises money for transportation projects and puts the increased or new revenue primarily in two accounts: The Forward Washington and Forward Flexible accounts. A lot of the revenue impacts in this bill will be reported by the Department of Licensing and a few revenue sources will be reported by the Department of Revenue in their fiscal note estimates. The creation of the new transportation accounts in section 801 and 802 and the revenue transfers contained in sections 808 and 809 of this bill will be reported in the OST fiscal note. 

 

The following sections of the bill contain impacts that directly impact WSDOT or report on revenues that WSDOT collects. Some parts of this cash receipts impact are quantifiable like the 25-cent ferry capital vessel surcharge and other components are indeterminate like the amount of revenue generated from the unpiloted aircraft systems.

 

Sections 601 and 602 has the Ferry Capital Vessel Surcharge. The new WSF revenue impacts are reported in the cash receipts section.

 

Sections 810-813 has a new commercial unpiloted aircraft registration fee.  This proposal establishes a commercial unpiloted aircraft system registration fee. It also establishes an unpiloted aircraft system coordinator to serve in an advisory role and the bill outlines the duties of this new position. The Department must review the fee schedule based on the number of unpiloted aircraft systems registered. The registration fee is exempt for personal and hobby unpiloted aircraft systems. An estimate for non-recreational commercial unpiloted aircraft would be speculative at this point, given the lack of data available about how many of such aircraft are used and would report in Washington State. The cash receipts impact is indeterminate. By way of example, if there were 1,000 small unpiloted commercial aircraft registered in Washington State, this would yield $15,000 in gross revenue annually.

 

Sections 814 and 815 restricts the Transportation Commission from establishing toll exemptions for transit busses on toll bridges, applying to the SR 16 TNB and SR 520 Bridge, including publicly owned or operated transit buses, passenger motor vehicle licensed as ride sharing, school buses and privately owned and operated passenger buses. The Commission set a uniform exemptions policy for all toll facilities in 2018, including for these vehicle types.

 

The fiscal impact of this change is indeterminate due to the pandemic and depends on trip patterns and transit service levels once the effects of pandemic have subsided. At pre-COVID service levels, removing transit and rideshare exemptions would increase toll revenue on TNB by approximately $235,000 annually, and by approximately $2.7 million on SR 520, while having an equivalent negative impact on transit agency budgets. Transit service levels and exemption value for FY 2021 is significantly smaller than these amounts and the rate of recovery to pre-COVID service levels is unknown. No impact is assumed to the SR 99 Tunnel which is not classified as a toll bridge.

 



Ten-year projection prepared in consultation with the following agencies:

Department of Revenue
Department of Licensing
Department of Transportation

The following legislators voted do pass:

Senator Tim Sheldon
Democrat
(360) 786-7668
Timothy.Sheldon@leg.wa.gov

Senator Steve Hobbs
Democrat
(360) 786-7686
steve.hobbs@leg.wa.gov

Senator Annette Cleveland
Democrat
(360) 786-7696
Annette.Cleveland@leg.wa.gov

Senator Rebecca Saldaña
Democrat
(360) 786-7688
rebecca.saldana@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mona Das
Democrat
(360) 786-7692
DAS_MO@leg.wa.gov

Senator Joe Nguyen
Democrat
(360) 786-7667
NGUYEN_JO@leg.wa.gov

Senator Claire Wilson
Democrat
(360) 786-7658
WILSON_CL@leg.wa.gov

Senator Emily Randall
Democrat
(360) 786-7650
RANDALL_EM@leg.wa.gov

Senator Liz Lovelett
Democrat
(360) 786-7678
Liz.Lovelett@leg.wa.gov

Senator T'wina Nobles
Democrat
(360) 786-7654
T'wina.Nobles@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted do not pass:

Senator Mike Padden
Republican
(360) 786-7606
Mike.Padden@leg.wa.gov

Senator Brad Hawkins
Republican
(360) 786-7622
brad.hawkins@leg.wa.gov

Senator Phil Fortunato
Republican
(360) 786-7660
phil.fortunato@leg.wa.gov

Senator Curtis King
Republican
(360) 786-7626
Curtis.King@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeff Wilson
Republican
(360) 786-7636
Jeff.Wilson@leg.wa.gov



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