As a proposed fuel export tax continues to progress through the Washington Legislature, leaders in the states that would be affected by the levy are urging lawmakers to reconsider.
The proposal — wrapped into a $16 billion transportation package — would levy a $0.06 per gallon tax on fuel refined along the Puget Sound, which is then shipped to states like Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho.
In mid-February, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown labeled the tax “unacceptable,” while leaders in all three affected states have since hinted at potential retaliatory measures should Washington move forward with it.
One Alaska lawmaker has already floated two such ideas, one of which would levy
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