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AN ACT Relating to tolls on the major mountain pass highways; and adding a new section to chapter 47.56 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. A new section is added to chapter 47.56 RCW to read as follows:
The commission shall establish toll facilities on segments of the state highway system that cross a major mountain pass , subject to the following conditions:
(1) Tolls may be collected only on Stevens Pass (SR 2), Snoqualmie Pass (SR 90), and White Pass (SR 12);
(2) The tolls must cover the full cost of establishing and operating the toll-collection facilities;
(3) The tolls must recover the cost of maintaining and operating the sections of state highways through the mountain passes identified in subsection (1) of this section at a rate equal to or greater than the rate at which fares on the Washington State Ferries recover the costs of maintaining and operating the state ferry system;
(4) Tolls must be collected from traffic in both directions on the authorized passes.
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Congratulations to the first inductees into
the Washington State Legislators' Hall of Shame: tax&spend Democrat
(well, tax anyway) Reps. Jeff Morris and
David Quall (Mt. Vernon, Bellingham, Islands) for this little
gem to extract yet more money from our wallets.
They get special high marks for just making sure that the tolls collected will cover the cost of collecting tolls.
Rep. Jeff Morris (D), 40th Legislative District
PO Box 40600
334 John L. O'Brien Bldg.
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
(360) 786-7970
morris_je@leg.wa.gov
Rep. David Quall (D), 40th Legislative
District
PO Box 40600
301 John L. O'Brien Bldg.
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
(360) 786-7800
quall_da@leg.wa.gov