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H0576.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
VETERANS MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE - Adds to and amends existing law to
deposit a portion of the special program fees for veterans motor vehicle
license plates to the Veterans Cemetery Maintenance Fund; to create the
Veterans Cemetery Maintenance Fund; and to provide that moneys in the fund
shall be used for the operation and maintenance of a state veterans
cemetery.
02/15 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/25 3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-0-10
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Campbell, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Judd, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie,
Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Wheeler, Wood,
Zimmermann
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Callister, Chase, Gould, Hansen(29),
Jones, Kellogg, Smith, Trail(Miller), Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - McKague
Title apvd - to Senate
02/28 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/29 3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-0-5
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Ingram,
Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Wheeler, Whitworth,
Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Danielson, Hawkins, McLaughlin, Parry, Thorne
Floor Sponsor - Deide
Title apvd - to House
03/30 To enrol
03/31 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/03 Pres signed - to Governor
04/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 464
Effective: 07/01/00
H0576
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 576
BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO VETERANS; AMENDING SECTION 49-418, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT A
3 PORTION OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES FOR VETERANS MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE
4 PLATES SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE VETERANS CEMETERY MAINTENANCE FUND; AND
5 AMENDING CHAPTER 1, TITLE 65, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION
6 65-107, IDAHO CODE, TO CREATE A VETERANS CEMETERY MAINTENANCE FUND AND TO
7 PROVIDE FOR PURPOSES AND ADMINISTRATION OF MONEYS IN THE FUND.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 49-418, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 49-418. VETERANS PLATES. (1) Any person who is the owner of a vehicle
12 registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code,
13 may apply for and upon department approval receive special veterans license
14 plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall
15 not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over sixteen
16 thousand (16,000) pounds. Availability of veterans plates for other vehicles
17 shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.
18 (2) Proof of being a current or former member of the United States armed
19 forces must be furnished to the department before special veterans plates will
20 be issued. Acceptable proof shall be a copy of form DD214 or an equivalent
21 document or statement from the department of veterans affairs.
22 (3) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
23 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial pro-
24 gram fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and the annual program fee of fifteen
25 dollars ($15.00) as specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code, and the plate fee
26 specified in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial
27 program fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the annual program fee shall be depos-
28 ited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of admin-
29 istration of this special license plate program. Fifteen dollars ($15.00) of
30 the initial program fee and five dollars ($5.00) of the annual program fee
31 shall be deposited to the veterans cemetery maintenance fund created in sec-
32 tion 65-107, Idaho Code, and shall be used to operate and maintain a state
33 veterans cemetery.
34 (4) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
35 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
36 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
37 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
38 new registration from the department.
39 (5) The veterans license plate design shall include the colors red, white
40 and blue, shall designate one (1) of the five (5) branches of military ser-
41 vice, and display either:
42 (a) The word "VETERAN" or
43 (b) The name of a conflict or war period recognized by the United States
2
1 department of veterans affairs for the purpose of awarding federal vet-
2 erans benefits as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(11).
3 The license plate design shall comply with all applicable rules of the depart-
4 ment, and shall include a separate and distinct numbering system. The design,
5 color, and numbering system shall be subject to approval of the department.
6 SECTION 2. That Chapter 1, Title 65, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
7 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
8 ignated as Section 65-107, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
9 65-107. VETERANS CEMETERY MAINTENANCE FUND. (1) There is hereby created
10 in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "veterans cemetery maintenance
11 fund" to which shall be deposited the revenues derived from the program fees
12 for special veterans motor vehicle license plates as provided in section
13 49-418, Idaho Code, and any other moneys as may be provided by law. Interest
14 earned on idle moneys in the veterans cemetery maintenance fund shall be paid
15 to such fund.
16 (2) Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of
17 operating and maintaining a state veterans cemetery, and moneys shall be con-
18 tinuously appropriated for such purposes.
19 (3) The administrator of the division of veterans services shall have the
20 authority and the responsibility, with the advice and approval of the Idaho
21 veterans affairs commission created in section 65-201, Idaho Code, to adminis-
22 ter moneys for the purposes indicated.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09943
The purpose of this proposal is to provide that a portion of the special program
fees for veterans motor vehicle license plates shall be deposited to the Veterans
Cemetery Maintenance Fund, to create the fund and provide for purposes and
administration of monies in the fund within the authority of the veterans affairs
commission, as defined in Section 65-201.
FISCAL IMPACT
There should be no fiscal impact on the general fund, as proceeds from the special
plates should cover costs of maintenance of the cemetery.
Contact Name: Rep. MCKAGUE
Phone: 208/332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 576