AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM

 
Agenda Subject:
Resolution No. 5460 (Hinman)
Date:
October 2, 2019
Department:
Administration
Attachments:
Resolution 5460
OFM Fiscal Impact Statement
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrative Recommendation:
Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 5460
Background for Motion:
Background Summary:
According to the Washington State Department of Financial Management, if passed, Initiative 976 changes vehicle taxes and fees by lowering motor vehicle and light duty truck weight fees to $30; eliminating the 0.3 percent sales tax on vehicle purchases; lowering electric vehicle and snowmobile fees; modifying and reducing Sound Transit motor vehicle excise tax provisions; and removing authority for transportation benefit districts to impose a vehicle fee. Total revenue loss to the state in the next six years is $1,921,901,238. Total revenue loss to local governments in the next 6 years is $2,317,121,034. The departments of Licensing and Revenue have estimated implementation costs of $2,846,800 in the 2019—21 biennium.
Reviewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember: Staff: Hinman
Meeting Date: October 7, 2019 Item Number: RES.D