Table 7 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX DISTRIBUTIONS Calendar Years 1997-1998 |
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| Transit District (1) | Date First Imposed | Tax Rate(2) | Calendar 1997 |
Calendar 1998 |
| King County | Jan-73 | 0.6% | $184,162,319 | $199,683,183 |
| Grays Harbor County | Jan-75 | 0.3 | 1,905,929 | 2,026,775 |
| Whatcom County PTBA | Jan-76 | 0.3 | 5,774,613 | 5,935,922 |
| Snohomish County PTBA | Oct-76 | 0.6 | 25,973,417 | 28,229,233 |
| Thurston County PTBA | Jan-78 | 0.3 | 6,535,926 | 7,019,682 |
| Everett | Jan-79 | 0.3 | 6,383,101 | 6,451,044 |
| Clallam County PTBA | Jan-80 | 0.3 | 1,808,013 | 2,006,182 |
| Pacific County | Jan-80 | 0.3 | 468,462 | 527,112 |
| Pierce County PTBA | Jan-80 | 0.3 | 19,867,275 | 21,764,366 |
| Walla Walla County PTBA | Apr-80 | 0.3 | 1,233,257 | 1,268,965 |
| Clark County PTBA | Jan-81 | 0.3 | 10,411,709 | 11,108,101 |
| Jefferson County PTBA | Jan-81 | 0.3 | 719,564 | 782,852 |
| Yakima (City) | Jan-81 | 0.3 | 3,652,561 | 3,693,676 |
| Spokane County PTBA | Apr-81 | 0.3 | 14,771,022 | 15,148,068 |
| Benton-Franklin PTBA | Jul-81 | 0.3 | 5,839,105 | 6,174,732 |
| Kitsap County PTBA | Oct-82 | 0.5 | 9,853,103 | 10,716,744 |
| Lewis County PTBA | Jan-86 | 0.1 | 493,343 | 510,817 |
| Island County PTBA | Oct-86 | 0.3 | 1,383,721 | 1,500,540 |
| Cowlitz County PTBA | Jan-88 | 0.1 | 765,771 | 824,005 |
| Chelan-Douglas PTBA | Dec-90 | 0.4 | 4,747,642 | 4,895,966 |
| Mason County PTBA | Jan-92 | 0.2 | 629,518 | 661,792 |
| Skagit County PTBA | Jan-93 | 0.2 | 2,463,841 | 2,697,653 |
| Grant County PTBA | Jan-97 | 0.2 | 1,065,470 | 1,357,317 |
| TOTALS | $310,908,682 | $334,984,726 | ||
| (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 1.0% of collections for state administrative expenses. | ||||
| (2)Current local tax rate as of January 1999 Rates may range from 0.1% to 0.6%. | ||||
Last Updated on 5/14/99
By Department of Revenue