On 2/26/2022 8:05 AM, Ralph E Lindberg wrote:

On 2022-02-26 04:02:03 +0000, Technobarbarian said:

Southwest Washington lawmakers share concerns over fuel tax’s
potential impact on I-5 bridge

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/25/southwest-washington-lawmakers-fuel-tax-rancor-impact-on-i-5-bridge-project/


TB

I love that the Gov of Alaska is saying they might put a tax on Crude
OIl headed from Alaska to the Washington refineries that would be taxed
under this process

It looks like Alaska may have killed this idea.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/top-wa-democrat-pulls-support-for-tax-on-exported-fuel/

"Top WA Democrat pulls support for tax on exported fuel"

"Facing mounting pressure from neighboring states, a top Democrat in the Washington Legislature is now pulling support of a proposed tax on fuel exported from the state’s five refineries.

Rep. Jake Fey, D-Tacoma, one of the architects of a proposed $16.8
billion transportation funding measure, said Saturday he would walk on
an amendment striking the controversial tax.

“We’ve been hearing people and been hearing their concerns,” Fey said in an interview. “Everything from the price of oil as it’s been, to the concern about what might transpire with what’s going on in Ukraine, to
the response from the elected officials in Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.”

In place of the tax, which was estimated to raise $2 billion over the
next 16 years, Fey wants to instead transfer $100 million a year for the
next 15 years from the state’s public works account.

“Transportation projects are public works, by definition,” Fey said.

If the amendment is adopted, that would leave the state with $500
million less in funding for transportation projects than what was
proposed in Democrats’ original package. Fey said that will inevitably
mean some pieces of the measure will be cut, but he’s uncertain which.
His priorities remain the same around funding for maintenance and
preservation, fish culverts, the ferry system and completing the state’s long-promised highway projects like 520 in Seattle."
[snip]

TB

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