The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

OLYMPIA - Some Washington drivers could see a new fee added to their vehicle- tabtransactions starting next year.

Both the Senate and House agreed on a bill that would add a $5 fee for vehicle- registration renewals and purchases and a $12 fee for title transactions through public offices. Unless the bill is vetoed by the governor, a rare occurrence, it will become law.

The money generated by the new fees would pay for a third 144-car ferry.

Currently, private businesses that offer these services already charge an admin­istrative fee, online and over the counter. The bill would require public...