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Washington Toll Restrictions Initiative (ITL) (2016)
| Washington Voter-Approved Tolls Initiative | |
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| Type | Statute |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Transportation |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Voter-Approved Tolls Initiative was an initiated state statute proposed for the Washington ballot on November 8, 2016. Signatures were not filed by December 31, 2015, and the initiative did not appear on the ballot.
The measure would have required that new highway or bridge tolls be voter approved and require that tolls be used for "highway purposes." It also would have required that tolls be consistent and uniform and that toll revenue would be used for project-specific expenditures.[1]
Text of measure
Version 747
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 747 concerns transportation-related revenue.
This measure would restrict use of transportation-related funds and gas-tax-funded or toll-revenue-funded lanes, require voter approval of new bridge or highway tolls, prohibit variable pricing, and end tolls when project costs are paid. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would prohibit transfer of funds from the motor vehicle fund or toll-revenue fund for non-transportation purposes; prohibit use of gas-tax-funded or toll-revenue-funded lanes for non-highway purposes; require voter approval for new bridge or highway tolls; require that tolls be uniform and consistent, without variable pricing, and that revenues be used for project-specific costs. Tolls must be used for “highway purposes,” as defined. Bridge and highway tolls must end when project costs are paid.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Version 751
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 751 concerns bridge and highway tolls.
This measure would require legislative referral of new bridge or highway tolls for voter approval, require uniform and consistent tolls, limit use to project-specific purposes, and end tolls when project costs are paid. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would require that new bridge or highway tolls be imposed only through legislative referral to the voters for approval. It would require that tolls be uniform and consistent, without variable pricing, and that revenues be used for project-specific costs, including construction and capital improvement for the project on which the toll was collected. Tolls must be used for “highway purposes,” as defined. Bridge and highway tolls must end when project costs are paid.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to submit at least 246,372 valid signatures per version. If certified, initiatives to the legislature would have been sent to the state House and Senate for consideration. The Legislature would have chosen whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2016 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.
See also
Footnotes
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