Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 81.104 - High Capacity Transportation Systems.
81.104.150 - Employer tax.

RCW 81.104.150
Employer tax.

Cities that operate transit systems, county transportation authorities, metropolitan municipal corporations, public transportation benefit areas, high capacity transportation corridor areas, and regional transit authorities may submit an authorizing proposition to the voters and if approved may impose an excise tax of up to two dollars per month per employee on all employers located within the applicable jurisdiction, measured by the number of full-time equivalent employees, solely for the purpose of providing high capacity transportation service. The rate of tax shall be approved by the voters. This tax may not be imposed by: (1) A transit agency or high capacity transportation corridor area when the county within which it is located is imposing an excise tax pursuant to RCW 81.100.030; or (2) a regional transit authority when any county within the authority's boundaries is imposing an excise tax pursuant to RCW 81.100.030. The agency or high capacity transportation corridor area imposing the tax authorized in this section may provide for exemptions from the tax to such educational, cultural, health, charitable, or religious organizations as it deems appropriate.

[ 2009 c 280 § 3; 1992 c 101 § 26; 1990 c 43 § 41.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 81 - Transportation

Chapter 81.104 - High Capacity Transportation Systems.

81.104.010 - Purpose.

81.104.015 - Definitions.

81.104.020 - State policy roles.

81.104.030 - Policy development outside central Puget Sound—Voter approval.

81.104.040 - Policy development in central Puget Sound—Voter approval.

81.104.050 - Expansion of service.

81.104.060 - State role in planning and implementation.

81.104.070 - Responsibility for system implementation.

81.104.080 - Regional transportation planning.

81.104.090 - Department of transportation responsibilities—Funding of planning projects.

81.104.100 - Planning process.

81.104.110 - Independent system plan oversight.

81.104.115 - Rail fixed guideway public transportation system—State safety oversight agency—Safety program plan and security and emergency preparedness plan—Penalties, sanctions—Rules—Annual report.

81.104.120 - Commuter rail service—Voter approval.

81.104.130 - Financial responsibility.

81.104.140 - Dedicated funding sources.

81.104.150 - Employer tax.

81.104.160 - Motor vehicle excise tax for regional transit authorities—Sales and use tax on car rentals—Former motor vehicle excise tax repealed.

81.104.170 - Sales and use tax—Maximum rates.

81.104.175 - Property tax levy for regional transit authorities.

81.104.180 - Pledge of revenues for bond retirement.

81.104.190 - Contract for collection of taxes.

81.104.200 - High capacity transportation corridor areas.

81.104.210 - High capacity transportation corridor areas—Issuance of bonds.

81.104.220 - Enhanced service zones—Board of a regional transit authority may establish—Ballot proposition—Voter-approved local option funding sources—Fixed rail guideway components.

81.104.230 - Enhanced service zones—Submission of authorizing proposition—Imposition of tax—Proceeds.