what would be the formula for computing the gross weight fee for such a vehicle?
If there are vehicles which qualify as diesel powered farm trucks, the formula for determining the gross weight fees would be the gross weight fee commensurate with the weight of the vehicle increased by twenty-five percent and divided in half. ANALYSIS Gross weight fees for trucks are fixed according to the weight class of the vehicle by RCW 46.16.070. In the case of motor trucks or truck-tractors propelled by diesel oil or other non-taxable fuels, the fee set forth in RCW 46.16.070 is increased by twenty-five percent. See RCW 46.16.074. In the case of any motor truck of less than 20,000 pounds which is owned and operated by farmers, the gross weight fees provided in RCW 46.16.070 are reduced by fifty percent, provided certain conditions exist. RCW 46.16.090. [[Orig. Op. Page 2]] The purpose of the increase of gross weight fees in the case of diesel burning trucks is to compensate, in part, for the loss of tax revenue incurred by the state by reason of the fact that diesel oil is not
