Table 7
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX DISTRIBUTIONS
Calendar Years 1998-1999
| Transit | Date First | Tax | Calendar | Calendar |
| District1 | Imposed | Rate2 | 1998 | 1999 |
| King County | Jan 1973 | 0.6 | $199,683,183 | $216,934,186 |
| Grays Harbor County | Jan 1975 | 0.3 | 2,026,775 | 2,363,191 |
| Whatcom County PTBA | Jan 1975 | 0.3 | 5,935,922 | 6,486,837 |
| Snohomish County PTBA | Jan 1976 | 0.6 | 28,229,233 | 30,873,972 |
| Thurston County PTBA | Oct 1976 | 0.3 | 7,019,682 | 7,679,853 |
| Everett | Jan 1978 | 0.3 | 6,451,044 | 7,016,691 |
| Clallam County PTBA | Jan 1979 | 0.3 | 2,006,182 | 2,036,537 |
| Pacific County | Jan 1980 | 0.3 | 527,112 | 469,987 |
| Pierce County PTBA | Jan 1980 | 0.3 | 21,764,366 | 23,500,672 |
| Walla Walla County PTBA | Jan 1980 | 0.3 | 1,268,965 | 1,324,490 |
| Clark County PTBA | Apr 1980 | 0.3 | 11,108,101 | 11,363,695 |
| Jefferson County PTBA | Jan 1981 | 0.3 | 782,852 | 834,395 |
| Yakima (City) | Jan 1981 | 0.3 | 3,693,676 | 3,626,371 |
| Spokane County PTBA | Jan 1981 | 0.3 | 15,148,068 | 15,916,420 |
| Benton-Franklin PTBA | Apr 1981 | 0.3 | 6,174,732 | 6,823,179 |
| Kitsap County PTBA | Jul 1981 | 0.5 | 10,716,744 | 11,871,729 |
| Lewis County PTBA | Oct 1982 | 0.1 | 510,817 | 522,127 |
| Island County PTBA | Jan 1986 | 0.3 | 1,500,540 | 1,651,795 |
| Cowlitz County PTBA | Oct 1986 | 0.1 | 824,005 | 842,517 |
| Chelan-Douglas PTBA | Jan 1988 | 0.4 | 4,895,966 | 4,949,526 |
| Mason County PTBA | Dec 1990 | 0.2 | 661,792 | 665,663 |
| Skagit County PTBA | Jan 1992 | 0.2 | 2,697,653 | 3,038,001 |
| Grant County PTBA | Jan 1993 | 0.2 | 1,357,317 | 2,363,191 |
| TOTALS | Jan 1997 | $334,984,726 | $362,309,362 | |
| 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 2000. Rates may range from 0.1% to 0.6%. | ||||