Aircraft fuel tax distrib.

AN ACT Relating to the distribution of aircraft fuel tax revenue; 1
amending RCW 82.42.090; providing an effective date; and declaring an 2
emergency. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 82.42.090 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 s 42 are each 5
amended to read as follows: 6
(1) All moneys collected by the director from the aircraft fuel 7
excise tax as provided in RCW 82.42.020 ((shall)) must be transmitted 8
to the state treasurer and ((shall)) must be credited to the 9
aeronautics account hereby created in the state treasury.10
(2) Moneys collected from the consumer or user of aircraft fuel 11
from either the use tax imposed by RCW 82.12.020 or the retail sales 12
tax imposed by RCW 82.08.020 ((shall)) must be transmitted to the 13
state treasurer and distributed as follows:14
(a)(i) During the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, an 15
amount equivalent to imposing 0.5 percent tax must be credited to the 16
aeronautics account; and17
(ii) Beginning July 1, 2027, an amount equivalent to imposing a 18
one percent tax must be credited to the aeronautics account; and19
(b) An amount equivalent to 6.5 percent minus the amount in (a) 20
of this subsection must be credited to the state general fund.21
H-0140.1
HOUSE BILL 1083
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Dent, Keaton, Dye, and Eslick
Prefiled 12/16/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Appropriations.
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(3) Beginning July 1, 2025, the aviation division of the 1
department of transportation must track the amount of additional 2
funds awarded for airport projects through the airport aid grant 3
program. The aviation division of the department of transportation 4
must report annually to the transportation committees of the 5
legislature for the years 2025 to 2031, and thereafter as needed. The 6
report must include, but is not limited to:7
(a) A short description of each airport project funded;8
(b) The state grant amount from the aeronautics account 9
contributed to each project;10
(c) The amount of federal matching funds contributed to the 11
project; and12
(d) The amount of local airport sponsor matching funds 13
contributed to the project.14
(4) At the end of fiscal close of each biennium, beginning June 15
30, 2027, the aviation division of the department of transportation 16
must report to the senate ways and means, house appropriations, and 17
the transportation committees of the legislature the estimated amount 18
of funds returned to the general fund giving consideration of sales 19
and business and occupation taxes generated as a result of the funded 20
airport projects.21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate 22
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of 23
the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes 24
effect July 1, 2025.25
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