(1) The department may enter into a memorandum of understanding with any federal agency for the purposes of facilitating the crossing of the border between the state of Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia.

(2) The department may enter into an agreement with the Canadian province of British Columbia for the purposes of implementing a border-crossing initiative.

(3)(a) The department may issue an enhanced driver’s license or identicard for the purposes of crossing the border between the state of Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia to an applicant who provides the department with proof of: United States citizenship, identity, and state residency. The department shall continue to offer a standard driver’s license and identicard. If the department chooses to issue an enhanced driver’s license, the department must allow each applicant to choose between a standard driver’s license or identicard, or an enhanced driver’s license or identicard.

(b) The department shall implement a one-to-many biometric matching system for the enhanced driver’s license or identicard. An applicant for an enhanced driver’s license or identicard shall submit a biometric identifier as designated by the department. The biometric identifier must be used solely for the purpose of verifying the identity of the holders and for any purpose set out in RCW 46.20.037. Applicants are required to sign a declaration acknowledging their understanding of the one-to-many biometric match.

(c) The enhanced driver’s license or identicard must include reasonable security measures to protect the privacy of Washington state residents, including reasonable safeguards to protect against unauthorized disclosure of data about Washington state residents. If the enhanced driver’s license or identicard includes a radio frequency identification chip, or similar technology, the department shall ensure that the technology is encrypted or otherwise secure from unauthorized data access.

(d) The requirements of this subsection are in addition to the requirements otherwise imposed on applicants for a driver’s license or identicard. The department shall adopt such rules as necessary to meet the requirements of this subsection. From time to time the department shall review technological innovations related to the security of identity cards and amend the rules related to enhanced driver’s licenses and identicards as the director deems consistent with this section and appropriate to protect the privacy of Washington state residents.

(e) Notwithstanding RCW 46.20.118, the department may make images associated with enhanced drivers’ licenses or identicards from the negative file available to United States customs and border agents for the purposes of verifying identity.

(4) Beginning October 1, 2022, the fee for an enhanced driver’s license or enhanced identicard is $56, which is in addition to the fees for any regular driver’s license or identicard. If the enhanced driver’s license or enhanced identicard is issued, renewed, or extended for a period other than eight years, the fee for each class is $7 for each year that the enhanced driver’s license or enhanced identicard is issued, renewed, or extended.

(5)(a) The first $4 per year of issuance, to a maximum of $32 of the enhanced driver’s license and enhanced identicard fee under this section must be deposited into the highway safety fund unless prior to July 1, 2023, the actions described in (a)(i) or (ii) of this subsection occur, in which case the portion of the revenue that is the result of the fee increased in section 209, chapter 44, Laws of 2015 3rd sp. sess. must be distributed to the connecting Washington account created under RCW 46.68.395.

(i) Any state agency files a notice of rule making under chapter 34.05 RCW, absent explicit legislative authorization enacted subsequent to July 1, 2015, for a rule regarding a fuel standard based upon or defined by the carbon intensity of fuel, including a low carbon fuel standard or clean fuel standard.

(ii) Any state agency otherwise enacts, adopts, orders, or in any way implements a fuel standard based upon or defined by the carbon intensity of fuel, including a low carbon fuel standard or clean fuel standard, without explicit legislative authorization enacted subsequent to July 1, 2015.

(iii) Nothing in this subsection acknowledges, establishes, or creates legal authority for the department of ecology or any other state agency to enact, adopt, order, or in any way implement a fuel standard based upon or defined by the carbon intensity of fuel, including a low carbon fuel standard or clean fuel standard.

(b) $24 of the enhanced driver’s license and enhanced identicard fee under this section must be deposited into the move ahead WA flexible account created in RCW 46.68.520. If the enhanced driver’s license or enhanced identicard is issued, renewed, or extended for a period other than eight years, the amount deposited into the move ahead WA flexible account created in RCW 46.68.520 is $3 for each year that the enhanced driver’s license or enhanced identicard is issued, renewed, or extended.

Effective date—2022 c 182 §§ 205, 206, 209, and 210: “Sections 205, 206, 209, and 210 of this act take effect October 1, 2022.” [ 2022 c 182 § 509.]

Intent—2022 c 182: See note following RCW 70A.65.240.

Severability—2021 c 317: See note following RCW 70A.535.005.

Effective date—2021 c 158 §§ 2 and 5-11: See note following RCW 46.20.049.

Finding—Intent—2021 c 158: See note following RCW 46.20.049.

Intent—2016 c 32: “During the third special legislative session of 2015, the legislature passed Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5987 (chapter 44, Laws of 2015 3rd sp. sess.), a significant transportation revenue bill intended to provide needed transportation funding throughout the state. However, since the enactment of that legislation, certain drafting errors were discovered within the bill resulting in some provisions being enacted contrary to legislative intent. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to simply correct manifest drafting errors in order to conform certain provisions with the original legislative intent of Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5987. It is not the intent of the legislature to alter the intended substantive policy enacted in Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5987, but rather to make technical changes that correct certain drafting errors.” [ 2016 c 32 § 1.]

Retroactive application—2016 c 32: “This act is remedial in nature and applies retroactively to July 15, 2015.” [ 2016 c 32 § 4.]

Effective date—2016 c 32: “This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 25, 2016].” [ 2016 c 32 § 5.]

Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 44: See note following RCW 46.68.395.

Effective date—2007 c 7: “This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 23, 2007].” [ 2007 c 7 § 4.]