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SENATE BILL NO. 1499 – MV, combinations, operating fees

SENATE BILL NO. 1499

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S1499.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
MOTOR VEHICLES - OPERATING FEES - Amends existing law relating to motor
vehicle operating fees for combinations of vehicles to provide that if the
owner of the combination of vehicles has maintained proper records, can
produce appropriate documentation and is otherwise current in paying taxes
and fees, the Idaho Transportation Department may assess a penalty of up to
five hundred dollars if the only violation is failure to annually apply for
authority to report multiple weights in the manner provided by law.
                                                                        
02/21    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
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      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
      Parry, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett,
      Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Richardson
    Floor Sponsor - Sandy
    Title apvd - to House
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04/04    Ret'd to Transp

Bill Text


 S1499
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1499
                                                                        
                                BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING FEES FOR COMBINATIONS OF VEHICLES;  AMEND-
  3        ING  SECTION  49-434,  IDAHO  CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE OWNER HAS MAIN-
  4        TAINED PROPER RECORDS, CAN PRODUCE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION AND IS OTHER-
  5        WISE CURRENT IN PAYING TAXES AND FEES, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ASSESS A PENALTY
  6        OF UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IF THE ONLY VIOLATION IS FAILURE TO ANNUALLY
  7        APPLY FOR AUTHORITY TO REPORT MULTIPLE WEIGHTS IN THE MANNER  PROVIDED  BY
  8        LAW AND TO CORRECT CODIFIER'S ERRORS.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  1.  That  Section  49-434, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 11    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        49-434.  OPERATING FEES. (1) There shall be paid on all  commercial  vehi-
 13    cles,  noncommercial vehicles, and on all farm vehicles having a maximum gross
 14    weight not in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration
 15    fee in accordance with the following schedule.
 16        Maximum Gross Weight                    Anuual Reigstration
 17              (Pounds)                          Annual Registration Fee
 18                                            Noncommercial and    Commercial
 19                                              Farm Vehicles       Vehicles
 20         8,001-16,000 inc. .....................$  31.08           $ 30.60
 21        16,001-26,000 inc. .....................   61.08            143.40
 22        26,001-30,000 inc. .....................   91.68            223.80
 23        30,001-40,000 inc. .....................  130.08            291.60
 24        40,001-50,000 inc. .....................  188.28            360.00
 25        50,001-60,000 inc. .....................  311.88            515.40
 26        (2)  There shall be paid on all commercial vehicles, irrespective of  body
 27    type,  and  on  all  farm  vehicles having a maximum gross weight in excess of
 28    sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration fee in  the  amount  of
 29    one hundred twenty dollars ($120).
 30        (3)  In addition, the annual registration fee for trailers shall be:
 31        (a)  Trailer or semitrailer in a combination of vehicles ...........$15.00
 32        (b)  Rental  utility  trailer  with a gross weight of two thousand (2,000)
 33        pounds or less ......................................................$8.00
 34        (c)  Rental utility trailer with a gross weight over two thousand  (2,000)
 35        pounds .............................................................$15.00
 36        (4)  As  an option to the trailer and semitrailer annual registration, the
 37    department may provide extended registration.
 38        (a)  For trailers and  semitrailers,  the  optional  extended-registration
 39        period shall not extend beyond seven (7) years.
 40        (b)  The fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each year.
 41        (c)  The  license  plate  originally issued shall remain on the trailer or
 42        semitrailer until the registration expires.
 43        (d)  The registration document shall be the official record of the  status
                                                                        
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  1        of  the  extended  registration.  No pressure-sensitive validation sticker
  2        shall be required.
  3        (e)  For rental utility trailers, the optional registration  period  shall
  4        not extend beyond five (5) years. The fee shall be as specified in subsec-
  5        tion  (3)(b) or (c) of this section. A pressure-sensitive sticker shall be
  6        used to validate the license plate. The license plate shall become void if
  7        the owner's interest in the rental utility trailer changes during the five
  8        (5) year period. If the owner fails to enter the rental utility trailer on
  9        the annual renewal application during the five (5) year period, the regis-
 10        tration record shall be purged. Any unrenewed plate shall be  returned  to
 11        the department if it is not entered on the renewal application.
 12        (5)  A  fleet  registration option is available to owners who have twenty-
 13    five (25) or more commercial or farm vehicles or any combination thereof. Such
 14    owners may register all of their company vehicles with the department in  lieu
 15    of  registering with a county assessor. To qualify the fleet must be owned and
 16    operated under the unified control of one (1) person and the vehicles must  be
 17    physically garaged and maintained in two (2) or more counties. Fleet registra-
 18    tion shall not include fleets of rental vehicles. The department shall provide
 19    a registration application to the owner and the owner shall provide all infor-
 20    mation  that  the  department  determines  is  necessary. The department shall
 21    devise a special license plate numbering system for fleet-registered  vehicles
 22    as an alternative to county license plates. The fleet registration application
 23    and  all  subsequent  registration renewals shall include the physical address
 24    where a vehicle is principally used, garaged and maintained. The  fleet  owner
 25    shall report the physical address to the department upon initial registration,
 26    on  each  renewal,  and  at any time a vehicle registered under this option is
 27    permanently transferred to another location.
 28        (6)  If the ownership of a vehicle changes during the registration period,
 29    the original owner may transfer the plate to another  vehicle.  The  remaining
 30    fee  shall  be  credited  against the cost of the new registration. No refunds
 31    shall be given for any unexpired portion of the vehicle  registration  fee  if
 32    the  plate is not transferred by the owner to another vehicle. A license plate
 33    shall not be transferred to another owner when  the  ownership  of  a  vehicle
 34    changes.  The  owner  shall  obtain a replacement plate, validation sticker if
 35    required, and a registration document when  a  plate  is  lost,  destroyed  or
 36    becomes illegible.
 37        (7)  An  administrative  fee  of  four  dollars  ($4.00) shall be paid and
 38    deposited to the state highway account on all registrations completed  by  the
 39    department under this section.
 40        (8)  In  addition to the registration and license fees provided by subsec-
 41    tions (1) and (2) of this section, there shall be paid on all commercial vehi-
 42    cles having a maximum gross  weight  in  excess  of  sixty  thousand  (60,000)
 43    pounds, a use fee based upon the registered maximum gross weight in accordance
 44    with  the  following schedule. The use fees shall be calculated by multiplying
 45    the mills per mile, determined from the mills per mile schedule  table,  times
 46    the  reported  mileage for the vehicle, subject to the provisions of this sec-
 47    tion.
 48                   Maximum Gross
 49                 Weight of Vehicle                   Mills per Mile
 50                     (Pounds)
 51                   60,001-62,000                          30.05
 52                   62,001-64,000                          31.35
 53                   64,001-66,000                          32.60
 54                   66,001-68,000                          33.90
 55                   68,001-70,000                          35.15
                                                                        
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  1                   Maximum Gross
  2                 Weight of Vehicle                   Mills per Mile
  3                     (Pounds)
  4                   70,001-72,000                          36.40
  5                   60,001-62,000                          30.05
  6                   72,001-74,000                          38.55
  7                   74,001-76,000                          40.65
  8                   76,001-78,000                          42.75
  9                   78,001-80,000                          44.90
 10                   80,001-82,000                          47.00
 11                   82,001-84,000                          49.10
 12                   84,001-86,000                          51.20
 13                   86,001-88,000                          53.30
 14                   88,001-90,000                          55.40
 15                   90,001-92,000                          57.50
 16                   92,001-94,000                          59.60
 17                   94,001-96,000                          61.70
 18                   96,001-98,000                          63.80
 19                   98,001-100,000                         65.90
 20                  100,001-102,000                         68.00
 21                  102,001-104,000                         70.10
 22                  104,001-106,000                         72.20
 23    For each additional two thousand (2,000) pounds or fraction thereof in  excess
 24    of one hundred six thousand (106,000) pounds add 2.1 mills per mile.
 25        (9)  In  addition  to  the  registration and license fees of this section,
 26    there shall be paid on all farm vehicles, and any  commercial  vehicle  exclu-
 27    sively engaged in the transportation of logs, pulp wood, stull, poles, piling,
 28    rough  lumber,  ores,  ore  concentrates,  sand and gravel aggregates in bulk,
 29    livestock and vehicles used for the sole purpose of transporting milk from the
 30    farm to processing plant, having a maximum gross weight  in  excess  of  sixty
 31    thousand (60,000) pounds, a use fee in accordance with the following schedule.
 32    The use fees shall be calculated by multiplying the mills per mile, determined
 33    from  the  mills  per  mile schedule table, times the reported mileage for the
 34    vehicle, subject to the provisions of this section.
 35                   Maximum Gross
 36                 Weight of Vehicle                   Mills per Mile
 37                     (Pounds)
 38                   60,001-62,000                          22.45
 39                   62,001-64,000                          22.45
 40                   64,001-66,000                          22.45
 41                   66,001-68,000                          22.45
 42                   68,001-70,000                          22.45
 43                   70,001-72,000                          22.45
 44                   72,001-74,000                          22.45
 45                   74,001-76,000                          22.45
 46                   76,001-78,000                          22.45
 47                   78,001-80,000                          22.45
 48                   80,001-82,000                          24.55
 49                   82,001-84,000                          26.65
 50                   84,001-86,000                          28.75
 51                   86,001-88,000                          30.85
 52                   60,001-62,000                          22.45
 53                   88,001-90,000                          32.95
 54                   90,001-92,000                          35.05
 55                   92,001-94,000                          37.15
                                                                        
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  1                   Maximum Gross
  2                 Weight of Vehicle                   Mills per Mile
  3                     (Pounds)
  4                   94,001-96,000                          39.25
  5                   96,001-98,000                          41.35
  6                   98,001-100,000                         43.45
  7                  100,001-102,000                         45.55
  8                  102,001-104,000                         47.65
  9                  104,001-106,000                         49.75
 10    For each additional two thousand (2,000) pounds or fraction thereof in  excess
 11    of one hundred six thousand (106,000) pounds add 2.1 mills per mile.
 12        (10) If  any  vehicle, or combinations of vehicles move on the highways of
 13    the state, and the vehicle or combination exceeds its registered maximum gross
 14    weight there shall be paid for that vehicle, the fees provided for  in  either
 15    subsection  (8)  or  (9)  of this section, as applicable, for the actual gross
 16    weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles for the miles traveled at the
 17    heavier weight.
 18        (11) If any vehicle or combinations of vehicles haul  nonreducible  loads,
 19    as  authorized  under the provisions of section 49-1004, Idaho Code, and weigh
 20    less than the starting weights per axle configuration listed in  column  1  of
 21    subsection  (2),  section  49-1004,  Idaho  Code, then and in that event there
 22    shall be paid for that vehicle, in addition to the other fees required in this
 23    section, an additional use fee of 2.1 mills per mile  for  each  two  thousand
 24    (2,000)  pounds  or  fraction thereof of the maximum gross weight in excess of
 25    those set forth in section 49-1001, Idaho Code.
 26        (12) Any owner operating vehicle combinations may apply to the  department
 27    for authority to report multiple weights and pay use fees based upon the maxi-
 28    mum  gross weight of each configuration in the combination being operated. The
 29    owner shall declare a maximum gross weight for each configuration being  oper-
 30    ated  but not more than three (3) maximum gross weights for a vehicle combina-
 31    tion may be declared. Any owner who receives authority to report and  pay  use
 32    fees  at  multiple maximum gross weights shall register the motor vehicle in a
 33    combination at the highest maximum gross weight of the vehicle. Any owner  who
 34    reports vehicle combinations at multiple weights and fails to maintain records
 35    and furnish said records to the department upon request which show the config-
 36    uration of the combination of vehicles and the trailer and unit number for all
 37    miles  and trip segments traveled shall have all miles assessed at the highest
 38    maximum gross weight of the combination of vehicles. If the  owner  has  main-
 39    tained  proper records, can produce appropriate documentation and is otherwise
 40    current in paying taxes and fees, the department may assess a penalty of up to
 41    five hundred dollars ($500) if the only violation under this  subsection  (12)
 42    is  failure to annually apply for authority to report multiple weights as pro-
 43    vided herein.
 44        (13) An applicant for registration of a commercial vehicle,  a  noncommer-
 45    cial vehicle or a farm vehicle shall set forth the maximum gross weight of the
 46    vehicle or combination of vehicles and the applicant shall pay any annual reg-
 47    istration  fees  and  any  annual  license  fees  on trailers and semitrailers
 48    required at the time he makes application for registration subject to the pro-
 49    visions of subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this section. No part of   the
 50    registration  or  license fees shall be subject to refund. The use fee payment
 51    required shall be computed according to the schedule in either subsection  (8)
 52    or  (9) of this section on the mileage operated over the highways of the state
 53    of Idaho and the owner of any vehicle against which a  use  fee  is  assessed,
 54    shall at the time of making his next quarterly report pay the use fee, if any,
 55    for  the three (3) calendar months immediately prior. In determining the mile-
                                                                        
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  1    age subject to the use fee, there shall be  deducted  the  miles  traveled  on
  2    roadways  maintained with private funds by agreement with the public agency or
  3    agencies having jurisdiction over them. In no  event  shall  the  total  money
  4    credited  to  the  owner for the mileage exceed the actual cost of maintenance
  5    expended by him.
  6        (14) Any owner who operates or intends to operate non-Idaho based vehicles
  7    in Idaho that are subject to the use fee required   under  the  provisions  of
  8    this  section  shall apply for a use fee account before operating the vehicles
  9    in Idaho. In lieu of establishing a use fee account the owner may  purchase  a
 10    trip  permit  under the provisions of section 49-432 or 49-433, Idaho Code, as
 11    applicable. The department shall develop  rules  to  administer  the  use  fee
 12    account.  Any  owner who has not established a use fee account or has not pur-
 13    chased a trip permit prior to operating  in  Idaho  shall  have  committed  an
 14    infraction.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


     
     
                 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                       RS 10159 
     
     This proposed legislation allows the Department of Transportation to assess a
     penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500 for the failure to annually apply for
     authority to report multiple weights as required by Idaho Code Section
     49-434(12). 
     
     
     
     
                     FISCAL NOTE 
     
     The proposed legislation should not impose any new or increased fiscal impact. 
     
     
     Contacts:    Senator John Sandy
     Phone:        (208) 332-1305 
     
     
                                                                 Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact Statement                S 1499