State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Washington > Title-46 > 46-16 > 46-16-605Personalized license plates — Disposition of fees — Costs. (Effective until July 1, 2011.)
All revenue derived from the fees provided for in RCW 46.16.585 shall be forwarded to the state treasurer and be deposited to the credit of the *state wildlife fund to be used for the preservation, protection, perpetuation, and enhancement of nongame species of wildlife including but not limited to song birds, raptors, protected wildlife, rare and endangered wildlife, aquatic life, and specialized-habitat types, both terrestrial and aquatic, as well as all unclassified marine fish, shellfish, and marine invertebrates.
Administrative costs incurred by the department of licensing as a direct result of RCW 46.16.560 through 46.16.605 and77.12.170 shall be appropriated by the legislature from the *state wildlife fund from those funds deposited therein resulting from the sale of personalized license plates. If the actual costs incurred by the department of licensing are less than that which has been appropriated by the legislature the remainder shall revert to the *state wildlife fund.
[1988 c 36 § 27; 1983 1st ex.s. c 24 § 2; 1983 c 3 § 118; 1979 c 158 § 144; 1973 1st ex.s. c 200 § 11.]
Notes: *Reviser's note: The "state wildlife fund" was renamed the "state wildlife account" pursuant to 2005 c 224 § 4 and 2005 c 225 § 4.
Effective dates -- 1983 1st ex.s. c 24: See note following RCW 46.16.570.
State wildlife account: RCW 77.12.170.
