1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgEric de Placehttps://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/The Cleverness of the "Barrel Fee" - Sightline Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8HJzabw46x"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2012/01/26/the-cleverness-of-the-barrel-fee/">The Cleverness of the "Barrel Fee"</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2012/01/26/the-cleverness-of-the-barrel-fee/embed/#?secret=8HJzabw46x" width="600" height="338" title="“The Cleverness of the "Barrel Fee"” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="8HJzabw46x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/products_from_barrel_crude_oil-large.gif600580If you're out to raise money for transportation projects, one of the more clever methods is the so-called "barrel fee" that is the centerpiece of Governor Gregoire's new transportation package. It's structured in such a way that it minimizes impacts on Washington by effectively off-loading the costs to oil companies and out-of-state drivers. In fact, my back-of-the-envelope estimate is that for every dollar residents pay, the state will net roughly $2.20 in revenue. Now, whether this is a good thing or a bad thing depends on your point of view.