BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

In re fees to be paid to be paid to the  )
Washington Utilities and    ) DOCKET  TV-990177
Transportation Commission by   )
motor and household goods   ) ORDER ESTABLISHING
carriers under the provisions   ) REGULATORY FEES
of RCW 81.80.321    )
      )



  RCW 81.80.321 requires that every common carrier operating in this state 
under jurisdiction of this Commission pay a regulatory fee of no more than 
.0025 of its gross income from intrastate operations for the previous calendar 
year.

  The percentage rate to be paid in any year may be decreased by the Commission 
by general order.  In decreasing such rate the Commission is required to take 
into consideration the monies then in the motor carrier account of the public 
service revolving fund and the fees currently to be paid, to the end that the 
fees collected shall be approximately the same as the reasonable cost of 
regulating common and contract carriers.

  The 1999 regulatory fee is now before the Commission for consideration and 
the Commission, being fully advised, has considered all monies on hand and the 
fees currently to be paid.

  IT IS ORDERED That the fee to be paid to the Commission under the provisions 
of RCW 81.80.321 be and the same is hereby fixed at .0025 of the Washington 
intrastate gross operating revenue for household goods carriers and at zero for 
other motor carriers, based on the 1998 calendar year.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 26th day of February, 1999.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



        CAROLE J. WASHBURN 
        Secretary