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S1397aa........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
MOTOR VEHICLES - LICENSE PLATES - Amends existing law to provide for Idaho
wildlife special license plates, to provide fees and to provide that a
portion of the fees shall be treated as contributions to the nongame
wildlife program, and to authorize up to two designs of the special
wildlife plates.
02/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/06 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/27 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/04 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/05 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/09 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 18-13-4
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
Ingram, Keough, McLaughlin, Noh, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Wheeler
NAYS--Branch, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Darrington, Deide, Hawkins,
Ipsen, King, Lee, Parry, Richardson, Twiggs
Absent and excused--Danielson, Dunklin, Sorensen, Whitworth
Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
Title apvd - to House
03/10 House intro - 1st rdg as amen - to Transp
03/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/18 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 41-19-10
AYES -- Barraclough, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15), Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Chase, Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth, Field(13),
Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(22),
Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kjellander, Kunz, Loertscher,
Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
Ridinger, Robison, Stoicheff, Stone, Watson, Zimmermann
NAYS -- Alltus, Bell, Black(23), Campbell, Denney, Geddes, Hadley,
Jones(9), Kendell, Lake, Linford, Mortensen, Sali, Schaefer, Stubbs,
Taylor, Tilman, Wheeler, Mr Speaker
Absent and excused -- Barrett, Crane, Crow, Hansen, Miller, Newcomb,
Stevenson, Tippets, Trail, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Cuddy
Title apvd - to Senate
03/19 To enrol
03/20 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/23 Sp signed - to Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 336
Effective: 07/01/98
S1397|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1397, As Amended BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING SECTION 49-417, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE 3 FOR SELECTION OF ANY ONE OF TWO IDAHO WILDLIFE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, TO 4 PROVIDE FEES, TO PROVIDE THAT SOME FEES SHALL BE TREATED AS CONTRIBUTIONS 5 TO THE NONGAME WILDLIFE PROGRAM, TO AUTHORIZE THE DESIGN OF MORE THAN ONE 6 WILDLIFE LICENSE PLATE, TO PROHIBIT USE OF MORE THAN TWO DIFFERENT DESIGNS 7 AT ANY ONE TIME AND TO PROVIDE THAT SOME FEES SHALL BE USED TO FUND THE 8 COST OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM. 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 10 SECTION 1. That Section 49-417, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 11 amended to read as follows: 12 49-417. IDAHO WILDLIFE SPECIAL PLATES. (1) On and after July 1, 1991338 , any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered 14 under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, may apply for any 15 one (1) of two (2) Idaho wildlife special license plates. 16 (2) In addition to the regular operating fee, the applicant shall be 17 charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the 18 plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registra- 19 tion. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the initial fee and fifteen dollars 20 ($15.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account 21 and shall be used to fund the cost of administration of this special license 22 plate program. Ten dollars ($10.00) of each initial fee and ten dollars 23 ($10.00) of each renewal fee shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the 24 fish and game set-aside account pursuant to section 36-111, Idaho Code, for 25 use in the nongamemanagement and protectionwildlife 26 program. This fee shall be treated as a contribution to the 27 nongame wildlife program, and shall not be considered a motor vehicle regis- 28 tration fee as described in section 17, article VII, of the constitution of 29 the state of Idaho. 30 Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of 31 this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special 32 plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. He may 33 only display the plates after receipt of new registration from the department. 34 (3)TheEach Idaho wildlife license plate shall 35 be of a color and design acceptable to the board of directors of the Idaho 36 fish and wildlife foundation and approved by the department, utilizing a num- 37 bering system as determined by the department. The Idaho fish and wild- 38 life foundation is authorized to design more than one (1) wildlife plate, but 39 the department may not allow more than two (2) different designs to be in use 40 at any one (1) time. Initial costs of the plate program including 41 costs of plate design shall be paid by theboard of directors of the42Idaho fish and wildlife foundation. 43 (4) Sample Idaho wildlife plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty 2 1 dollars ($30.00), twelve dollars ($12.00) of which shall be deposited in the 2 state highway accountandto be used to fund the cost of 3 administration of this special license plate program. Ee4ighteen dollars ($18.00) ofwhichthe purchase fee 5 shall be deposited in the fish and game set-aside account pursuant to 6 section 36-111, Idaho Code, for use in the nongamemanagement and pro-7tectionwildlife program.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 07507C2
This legislation amends section 49-417 to provide for selection of one of two Idaho Wildlife
Special License plates, to provide that some of the fees generated from these plates shall
be treated as contributions to the Nongame Wildlife Program, and to provide language
currently absent for personalized Idaho Wildlife Special License plates and fees. This
amendment authorizes the design of more than one wildlife license plate, prohibits use of
more than two different designs at any one time, and provides that some fees shall be used
to fund the cost of administration of the special license plate program.
The Nongame Wildlife Program, including watchable wildlife, is responsible for 80% of
Idaho's wildlife species, yet is funded primarily through contributions to the income tax
checkoff, the purchase of wildlife plates, the sale of goods, direct donations, and federal
grants. As Idaho's human population grows, so too does the demand for information and
opportunities to view and enjoy wildlife. The sale of wildlife plates with the bluebird design
has flattened, and the availability of an additional plate will add revenue to help meet the
demands of a growing constituency.
FISCAL IMPACT
For the 5-year period beginning in July 1993, when the wildlife plate was first available,
sales of plates have generated approximately $871,000 for the Idaho Department of
Transportation (IDT) and $458,000 for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. It is
projected that a second wildlife plate would generate an additional $2,365,000 for the IDT
and $1,200,000 for the IDFG during a 5-year period beginning in July 1998.
Contact: Senator Gary J.
Schroeder
332-1321
Senator John Andreason
332-1405
Senator John Hansen
332-1319
S 1397