Northwest Motorcycle Ass'n v. Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation

¶1 Northwest Motorcycle Association1 filed suit to enjoin allegedly unconstitutional expenditures of state motor vehicle license and fuel tax revenues on recreational trails that cannot be used by motorized vehicles. The Kittitas County Superior Court dismissed the motorcycle association’s suit on summary judgment, and it appeals, contending the statute authorizing the expenditures violates article II, section 40 of the Washington Constitution. We find that the expenditures constitute refunds authorized by article II, section 40, and affirm.

Schultheis, J. —

Facts

¶2 In 1944, responding to…