ORV Trail Watch

The Washington State Legislature’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) is holding their summer hearings.

In 2007 they reviewed the NOVA gas tax issue and found that we were not getting our fair share.
Obviously it has only gotten worse since then.

If you are so inclined, contact your Legislators and encourage them to advise the JLARC to revisit this issue.
(example email below)

This is especially important is any one of these folks represent you:

JLARC members

Randy Gordon
Gary Alexander
Janéa Holmquist
Glenn Anderson
Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Kathy Haigh
Eric Oemig
Troy Kelley
Linda Evans Parlette
Dan Kristiansen
Cheryl Pflug
Sharon Nelson
Craig Pridemore
Dan Roach
Joseph Zarelli
Deb Wallace

If you don't know who your Senator or two House of Representatives members are, you can find them at www.leg.wa.gov

Their direct email addresses are formatted as follows:

lastname.firstname@leg.wa.gov


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Dear Representative or Senator XXXXX,

Has the JLARC considered taking another look at how the non-highway fuel tax monies are refunded?

This topic was reviewed in Report 07-15 (page 133) and changes were recommended, but unfortunately the Legislature chose not to revise RCW 46.09.170 as recommended.

In fact, the Legislature chose instead to pass 2010 House Bill ESHB 1244. Section 944 of this bill completely redirects the non-highway fuel tax funds to State Parks where they provide no benefit to the offroad vehicle users that paid the fuel taxes.

Additionally this bill also redirected all of the offroad vehicle permit monies from distribution via RCW 46.09.110 and RCW 46.09.170. They gave these funds to State Parks too.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.


Best regards,

you