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SENATE BILL NO. 1276 – MV, license plates, snowskier

SENATE BILL NO. 1276

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S1276aa...................................................by TRANSPORTATION
MOTOR VEHICLES - LICENSE PLATES - Amends existing law relating to the Idaho
snowskier license plates to delete reference to the 2002 Olympic winter
games strategy program; and to provide that any moneys expended by the
Department of Commerce for the promotion of Idaho's ski industry be done in
consultation with the Idaho Ski Area Association.
                                                                        
01/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/14    Rpt prt - to Transp
01/23    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
02/08    Rpt out amen - to engros
02/11    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
02/13    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
      Burtenshaw, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little,
      Lodge, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims,
      Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Cameron
    Floor Sponsor - Deide
    Title apvd - to House
02/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
02/27    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06    3rd rdg - PASSED - 56-0-14
      AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black,
      Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark,
      Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Denney, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Gould,
      Hadley, Hammond, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg(Duncan),
      Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Martinez, McKague,
      Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould,
      Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Schaefer, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie,
      Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Wheeler
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Deal, Ellis, Field(20), Gagner, Harwood,
      Higgins, Meyer, Sali, Sellman, Smith(23), Trail, Wood, Young, Mr.
      Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Bedke
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/07    To enrol
03/08    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/11    Sp signed
03/12    To Governor
03/21    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 180
         Effective: 07/01/02

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1276
                                                                        
                                BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE IDAHO SNOWSKIER LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING SECTION 49-419, IDAHO
  3        CODE, TO DELETE REFERENCE TO THE 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES  STRATEGY  PRO-
  4        GRAM AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MONEYS EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  5        FOR  PROMOTION  OF IDAHO'S SKI INDUSTRY SHALL BE DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH
  6        THE IDAHO SKI AREA ASSOCIATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING  RET-
  7        ROACTIVE APPLICATION.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION  1.  That  Section  49-419, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 10    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        49-419.  IDAHO SNOWSKIER PLATES. (1) On and after  January  1,  1999,  any
 12    person  who  is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sec-
 13    tion 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any  other  section  of  law  for
 14    which  the  purchase  of  special  plates  is  allowed, may apply for and upon
 15    department approval receive special Idaho snowskier license plates in lieu  of
 16    regular  license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
 17    vehicle with a  registered  maximum  gross  weight  over  twenty-six  thousand
 18    (26,000)  pounds.  Availability  of  Idaho  snowskier license plates for other
 19    vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the depart-
 20    ment.
 21        (2)  In addition to the regular registration fee required  in  chapter  4,
 22    title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
 23    lars  ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the plates, and twenty-five dollars
 24    ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
 25    initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited  in
 26    the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
 27    of  this  special  license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each
 28    initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall  be  depos-
 29    ited by the state treasurer in the division of tourism fund within the depart-
 30    ment of commerce for use in the 2002 Olympic winter games strategy program and
 31    for general promotion of Idaho's ski industry.
 32        (3)  Whenever  title  or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
 33    sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may  transfer  the
 34    special  plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
 35    The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt  of  the
 36    new registration from the department.
 37        (4)  The Idaho snowskier license plate shall be of a color and design com-
 38    parable  to the standard issue of  license plates with blue numerals on a red,
 39    white and blue background, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear  on  each
 40    plate and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distinguishing
 41    designs  and  slogans,  acceptable  to  the Idaho ski areas association, to be
 42    added to the plate. The design shall be approved by the department  and  shall
 43    utilize  a  numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of
                                                                        
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  1    the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Idaho
  2    ski areas association.
  3        (5)  Sample Idaho snowskier license plates may be purchased for a  fee  of
  4    thirty  dollars  ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in
  5    the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be depos-
  6    ited in the division of tourism fund within the department of commerce for use
  7    in the 2002 Olympic winter games strategy program and for general promotion of
  8    Idaho's ski industry. Any moneys expended by the department  of  commerce  for
  9    promotion of Idaho's ski industry shall be done in consultation with the Idaho
 10    ski  area  association.  No  additional fee shall be charged for personalizing
 11    sample plates.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION 2.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 13    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 14    passage and approval, and retroactively to January 1, 2002.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Deide               
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Sandy               
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                             SENATE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1276
                                                                        
                                                                        
  1                                AMENDMENT TO THE BILL
  2        On page 2  of the printed bill,  delete lines 12 through 14.
                                                                        
  3                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
  4        On page 1, delete lines 6 and 7 and insert: "THE IDAHO SKI  AREA  ASSOCIA-
  5    TION.".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                              SENATE BILL NO. 1276, As Amended
                                                                        
                                BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE IDAHO SNOWSKIER LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING SECTION 49-419, IDAHO
  3        CODE, TO DELETE REFERENCE TO THE 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES  STRATEGY  PRO-
  4        GRAM AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MONEYS EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
  5        FOR  PROMOTION  OF IDAHO'S SKI INDUSTRY SHALL BE DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH
  6        THE IDAHO SKI AREA ASSOCIATION.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  That Section 49-419, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        49-419.  IDAHO  SNOWSKIER  PLATES.  (1)  On and after January 1, 1999, any
 11    person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions  of  sec-
 12    tion  49-402,  Idaho  Code,  or  registered under any other section of law for
 13    which the purchase of special plates  is  allowed,  may  apply  for  and  upon
 14    department  approval receive special Idaho snowskier license plates in lieu of
 15    regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to  any
 16    vehicle  with  a  registered  maximum  gross  weight  over twenty-six thousand
 17    (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho  snowskier  license  plates  for  other
 18    vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the depart-
 19    ment.
 20        (2)  In  addition  to  the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
 21    title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
 22    lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the plates, and twenty-five  dollars
 23    ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
 24    initial  fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in
 25    the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
 26    of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars  ($25.00)  of  each
 27    initial  fee  and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be depos-
 28    ited by the state treasurer in the division of tourism fund within the depart-
 29    ment of commerce for use in the 2002 Olympic winter games strategy program and
 30    for general promotion of Idaho's ski industry.
 31        (3)  Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under  the  provi-
 32    sions  of  this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
 33    special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer  fees.
 34    The  owner  may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
 35    new registration from the department.
 36        (4)  The Idaho snowskier license plate shall be of a color and design com-
 37    parable to the standard issue of  license plates with blue numerals on a  red,
 38    white  and  blue background, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear on each
 39    plate and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distinguishing
 40    designs and slogans, acceptable to the Idaho  ski  areas  association,  to  be
 41    added  to  the plate. The design shall be approved by the department and shall
 42    utilize a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial  costs  of
 43    the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Idaho
                                                                        
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  1    ski areas association.
  2        (5)  Sample  Idaho  snowskier license plates may be purchased for a fee of
  3    thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be  deposited  in
  4    the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be depos-
  5    ited in the division of tourism fund within the department of commerce for use
  6    in the 2002 Olympic winter games strategy program and for general promotion of
  7    Idaho's  ski  industry.  Any moneys expended by the department of commerce for
  8    promotion of Idaho's ski industry shall be done in consultation with the Idaho
  9    ski area association. No additional fee shall  be  charged  for  personalizing
 10    sample plates.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 11573
     The purpose of this legislation is to delete two references
to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Strategy Program.  It further
provides that any money spent by the Department of Commerce for
the promotion of Idaho's ski industry will be done in
consultation with the Idaho Ski Area Association.
     There is an emergency clause which will make the
legislation, after its passage, effective retroactive to January
1, 2002.
                          FISCAL IMPACT
None.


Contact   
Name:     Senator Darrel Deide 
Phone:    332-1328   




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                            S1276