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A public transportation benefit area, abbreviated as PTBA, is a type of public-benefit corporation for public transit operators in the U.S. state of Washington. It was authorized in 1975 along with a funding mechanism that uses sales taxes levied within a district. As of 2025, there are 21 PTBAs that cover most of Washington's counties and large cities, with the exception of Seattle.

History
On July 1, 1975, Governor Daniel J. Evans signed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 2280 into law, creating the PTBA. The bill had been proposed by the Snohomish County Transportation Authority (SNO-TRAN), who would later use the legislation to establish the state's first PTBA, the Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, later renamed Community Transit, in November 1975. ==List of public transportation benefit areas==
List of public transportation benefit areas
, Washington has 21 public transportation benefit areas that serve a total population of over 4million residents. ==See also==
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