Tax and Revenue Distribution

The state portion of grazing fees that are returned to the State of Washington to be distributed back to the county of origin.

The state crime victim and witness assistance account is created in the state treasury. The account shall consist of funds appropriated by the legislature for comprehensive crime victim and witness programs under RCW 7.68.035. The purpose of the account is to mitigate the fiscal impact from the elimination of the crime victim penalty assessment on juveniles and indigent adults in this act. Pursuant to appropriation, each quarter, the state treasurer must distribute moneys deposited in the State Crime Victim and Witness Assistance Account to counties on the basis of each county’s distribution factor under RCW 82.14.310. Counties may expend moneys distributed under this section only for purposes specified in RCW 7.68.035.

Eligible rural counties may impose a local sales and use tax, not to exceed 0.09 percent, which shall be credited against the state share of the sales and use tax. The money is to be used to finance public facilities.

Refunds of motor vehicle license fees and motor vehicle fuel taxes paid by residents of Island and San Juan counties. Moneys must be deposited into a road or street fund.

Additional fees from the real estate excise tax collected by the counties and remitted to the state. One-half of the funds available are equally distributed to each county and the balance is distributed in direct proportion to the county’s total population. The funds are to be used for maintenance and operation of an annual revaluation system for property tax valuation and maintenance and operation of an electronic processing and reporting system for real estate excise tax affidavits. [RCW 82.45.180].