Wash. Rev. Code § 81.104.160
RCW 81.104.160
Reviser's note: (1) In Pierce Cty. v. State, 159 Wn.2d 16, 148 P.3d 1002 (2006), the Washington state supreme court held that section 6, chapter 1, Laws of 2003 (Initiative Measure No. 776) impermissibly impairs the contractual obligations between Sound Transit and its bondholders in violation of the contract clause and, as a result, has no legal effect of preventing Sound Transit from continuing to fulfill its contractual obligation to levy the motor vehicle excise tax for so long as the bonds remain outstanding.
(2) This section was amended by 2022 c 182 s 438 and by 2022 c 285 s 2, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Intent-Effective date- 2022 c 182 : See notes following RCW 70A.65.240.
Effective date-2015 3rd sp.s. c 44: See note following RCW 46.68.395.
Effective date-Intent-Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session- 2010 c 161 : See notes following RCW 46.04.013.
Severability-Savings-2003 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 776): "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. If the repeal of taxes in section 6 of this act is judicially held to impair any contract in existence as of the effective date of this act, the repeal shall apply to any other contract, including novation, renewal, or refunding (in the case of bond contract)." [ 2003 c 1 s 10 (Initiative Measure No. 776, approved November 5, 2002).]
Repeal of taxes by 2003 c 1 s 6 (Initiative Measure No. 776): "If the repeal of taxes in section 6 of this act affects any bonds previously issued for any purpose relating to light rail, the people expect transit agencies to retire these bonds using reserve funds including accrued interest, sale of property or equipment, new voter approved tax revenues, or any combination of these sources of revenue. Taxing districts should abstain from further bond sales for any purpose relating to light rail until voters decide this measure. The people encourage transit agencies to put another tax revenue measure before voters if they want to continue with a light rail system dramatically changed from that previously represented to and approved by voters." [2003 c 1 s 7 (Initiative Measure No. 776, approved November 5, 2002).]
Construction-Intent-2003 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 776): See notes following RCW 46.16A.455.
Purpose-Severability-1998 c 321: See notes following RCW 82.14.045.
Contingent effective dates-1998 c 321 ss 23-42: See note following RCW 35.58.410.
Legislative intent-1992 c 194: See note following RCW 82.08.020.
Effective dates-1992 c 194: See note following RCW 46.04.466.