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S1082.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
WHITE WATER RAFTING LICENSE PLATE - Adds to and amends existing law to
establish the Idaho white water rafting special license plate program
effective January 1, 2004; and to provide that revenues from the program
shall be used for the general education and promotion of Idaho's white
water rivers and industries.
02/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/10 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28 3rd rdg - PASSED - 25-8-2
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Malepeai,
Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder,
Sorensen, Stennett, Sweet, Werk
NAYS -- Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Little, Lodge, Noble,
Stegner
Absent and excused -- Calabretta, Williams
Floor Sponsor - Burkett
Title apvd - to House
03/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 51-18-1
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bedke, Bieter, Black, Block,
Boe, Campbell, Cannon, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle,
Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett,
Henbest(Bray), Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez,
Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Naccarato, Nielsen, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo,
Robison, Rydalch, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Bell, Bolz, Bradford, Clark, Crow, Gagner, Harwood,
Kulczyk, Lake, McGeachin, McKague, Moyle, Raybould, Roberts,
Smith(24), Stevenson, Tilman
Absent and excused -- Sali
Floor Sponsor - Langhorst
Title apvd - to Senate
03/28 To enrol
03/31 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/01 Sp signed
04/02 To Governor
04/08 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 242
Effective: 01/01/04
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1082
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES; AMENDING SECTION 49-402,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A CODE REFERENCE AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT CODE REFER-
4 ENCES; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW
5 SECTION 49-419C, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH AN IDAHO WHITE WATER RAFTING
6 SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 49-402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 49-402. ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) The annual fee for operating each pickup
11 truck and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess
12 of eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall be:
13 Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00
14 Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00
15 Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00
16 Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00
17 Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00
18 There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in January for
19 holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consec-
20 utively through December for holders of validation registration stickers num-
21 bered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month and
22 end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning
23 month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the reg-
24 istration period in the year designated by the validation registration
25 sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as
26 does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered
27 plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of expira-
28 tion.
29 A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated
30 periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the
31 same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof
32 of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be ini-
33 tially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a
34 twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the frac-
35 tional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series regis-
36 tration system.
37 (2) For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school
38 or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district for trans-
39 porting children to or from school or in connection with school approved
40 activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
41 (3) For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operated upon the public
42 highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00). For operation of an
43 all-terrain vehicle or motorcycle off the public highways, the fee specified
2
1 in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid. Registration exemptions pro-
2 vided in section 49-426(2) and (3), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain vehicles
3 and motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2) and (3) of
4 section 49-426, Idaho Code.
5 (4) For all motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1)
6 of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for in section
7 49-445, Idaho Code.
8 (5) Registration fees shall not be subject to refund.
9 (6) A financial institution or repossession service contracted to a
10 financial institution repossessing vehicles under the terms of a security
11 agreement shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the finan-
12 cial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The repossession
13 plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a prospective pur-
14 chaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The registration fees
15 for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection (1) of this section
16 for a vehicle one (1) and two (2) years old. All other fees required under
17 chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to the registration fee.
18 The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual basis by the department.
19 (7) In addition to the annual registration fee in this section, there
20 shall be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual
21 program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs
22 for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407, 49-408,
23 49-409, 49-414, 49-416 and 49-418, Idaho Code. For special plates issued pur-
24 suant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial
25 program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no annual
26 renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-417, 49-417A,
27 49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-419C, 49-420,
28 49-420A, 49-420B, and 49-420C, 49-420D and 49-420E, Idaho Code, there shall be
29 an initial program fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and an annual program
30 fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The fees contained in this subsection
31 shall be applicable to all new special plate programs. The initial program fee
32 and the annual program fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and
33 shall be used to fund the cost of administration of special license plate pro-
34 grams, unless otherwise specified by law.
35 SECTION 2. That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
36 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
37 ignated as Section 49-419C, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
38 49-419C. IDAHO WHITE WATER RAFTING PLATES. (1) On and after January 1,
39 2004, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions
40 of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law
41 for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and, upon
42 department approval, receive special Idaho white water rafting license plates
43 in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not
44 apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six
45 thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho white water rafting license
46 plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and proce-
47 dures of the department.
48 (2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
49 title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dol-
50 lars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates, and twenty-five dollars
51 ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
52 initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in
53 the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
3
1 of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each
2 initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be trans-
3 ferred by the state treasurer for deposit to the tourism and promotion fund of
4 the department of commerce, and shall be used by the department of commerce
5 for the general education and promotion of Idaho's white water rivers and the
6 rafting and kayaking industries. The department of commerce shall confer with
7 the consulting panel representing white water river communities and the
8 rafting and kayaking industries before expending any moneys from the fund that
9 were received into the fund from revenue derived from this special license
10 plate program.
11 (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provi-
12 sions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the
13 special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees.
14 The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the
15 new registration from the department.
16 (4) The Idaho white water rafting license plate shall be of a color and
17 design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. The
18 design and any slogan on the plate shall be acceptable to the department of
19 commerce and the consulting panel representing Idaho's white water river com-
20 munities and the rafting and kayaking industries, and shall be approved by the
21 Idaho transportation department utilizing a numbering system as determined by
22 the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate
23 design, shall be paid by the department of commerce. Not more than fifteen
24 percent (15%) of all revenues made available to the department of commerce
25 from the sale and renewal of Idaho white water rafting license plates shall be
26 used by the department of commerce to pay for the costs of the plate design
27 and for those administrative expenses necessarily incurred by operation of the
28 general education and promotion program.
29 (5) Sample Idaho white water rafting license plates may be purchased for
30 a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be
31 deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which
32 shall be transferred to the tourism and promotion fund of the department of
33 commerce and shall be used for the general education and promotion of Idaho's
34 white water rivers and the rafting and kayaking industries. No additional fee
35 shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.
36 SECTION 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
37 ary 1, 2004.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12927
In recognition of the role the white water rafting community and
associated industries play in the promotion of tourism in the
state of Idaho, this amendment to the Idaho Code establishes a
special license plate program to promote Idaho as a tourist
destination for white water rafting enthusiasts. A committee of
individuals made up of outfitters and advocates of the white
water rafting community, together with the Department of
Commerce, will work together using the proceeds garnered from the
sale of this special license plate for the general promotion and
education of Idaho's white water rivers and the rafting and
kayaking industries. A white water rafting license plate would
allow members of the white water rafting community, and other
Idahoans, to promote Idaho rivers and spread awareness about this
unique feature of Idaho's outdoor experience.
FISCAL IMPACT
This bill has no fiscal impact on the general fund.
Contact
Name: Senator Mike Burkett
Phone: 332-1352
Name: Jackie Nefzger, Mackay Wilderness River Trips
Phone:344-1881
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1082