Table 7
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS:
LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX DISTRIBUTIONS
Calendar Years 1996-1997
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Transit Date First Tax Calendar Calendar District1 Imposed Rate2 1996 1997 ____________________________________________________________________________
King County 1/73 0.6% $170,488,551 $184,162,319
Grays Harbor County 1/75 0.3 1,911,136 1,905,929
Whatcom County PTBA 1/76 0.3 5,453,150 5,774,613
Snohomish County PTBA 10/76 0.6 23,150,580 25,973,417
Thurston County PTBA 1/78 0.3 6,263,421 6,535,926
Everett 1/79 0.3 5,300,668 6,383,101
Clallam County PTBA 1/80 0.3 1,772,556 1,808,013
Pacific County 1/80 0.3 480,880 468,462
Pierce County PTBA 1/80 0.3 19,131,547 19,867,275
Walla Walla County PTBA 4/80 0.3 1,192,316 1,233,257
Clark County PTBA 1/81 0.3 10,009,288 10,411,709
Jefferson County PTBA 1/81 0.3 686,602 719,564
Yakima (City) 1/81 0.3 3,483,996 3,652,561
Spokane County PTBA 4/81 0.3 14,201,820 14,771,022
Benton-Franklin PTBA 7/81 0.3 5,734,184 5,839,105
Kitsap County PTBA 10/82 0.5 9,471,980 9,853,103
Lewis County PTBA 1/86 0.1 490,553 493,343
Island County PTBA 10/86 0.3 1,291,479 1,383,721
Cowlitz County PTBA 1/88 0.1 758,288 765,771
Chelan-Douglas PTBA 12/90 0.4 4,452,559 4,747,642
Mason County PTBA 1/92 0.2 602,445 629,518
Skagit County PTBA 1/93 0.2 2,246,655 2,463,841
Grant County PTBA 1/97 0.2 --- 1,065,470
TOTALS $288,574,653 $310,908,682
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1 The local sales and use tax for transit purposes may be imposed by cities, counties, or public transportation benefit areas (PTBAs), which may include cities as well as unincorporated areas, if approved by voters of the district. Amounts reflect actual distributions after deducting from 1.0% to 1.5% of collections (depending on tax rate) for state administrative expenses.
2 Current local tax rate as of January 1998 Rates may range from 0.1% to 0.6%.