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S1179aaH...................................................by STATE AFFAIRS MOTORCYCLES - Amends existing law relating to motorcycles to provide that revenues from the motorcycle program fee shall be credited to the Motorcycle Safety Program Fund; and to provide a motorcycle safety program fee to be collected in addition to each motorcycle registration fee. 03/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/08 Rpt prt - to Transp 03/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-1-1, 1 vacancy AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- Davis Absent and excused -- Cameron, (District 21 seat vacant) Floor Sponsor - Brandt Title apvd - to House 03/16 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp 03/17 Rpt out - to Gen Ord 03/18 Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen 03/21 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen 03/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen 03/23 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 63-6-1 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson(Barker), Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, Miller, Mitchell, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- Barrett, Bayer, McKague, Moyle, Sali, Schaefer Absent and excused -- Smith(24) Floor Sponsor - Mitchell Title apvd - to Senate 03/24 Senate concurred in House amens - to engros 03/25 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen 03/29 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Brandt Title apvd - to enrol 03/30 Rpt enrol - Pres signed 03/31 Sp signed - To Governor 04/06 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 308 Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1179 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO MOTORCYCLES; AMENDING SECTION 33-4904, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT 3 SIX DOLLARS OF EACH ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR A MOTORCYCLE SHALL BE 4 CREDITED TO THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FUND; AMENDING SECTION 49-401A, 5 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CORRECT CODE REFERENCES; AMENDING SECTION 49-402, 6 IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR MOTORCYCLES FROM NINE 7 DOLLARS TO FIFTEEN DOLLARS AND TO PROVIDE FOR DEPOSIT OF THE INCREASE TO 8 THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FUND; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 49-402B, 49-418D 9 AND 49-431, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A CORRECT CODE REFERENCE. 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 11 SECTION 1. That Section 33-4904, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 12 amended to read as follows: 13 33-4904. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FUND. (1) The motorcycle safety pro- 14 gram fund is established in the state treasury and appropriated on a continual 15 basis to the department of education which shall administer the moneys. Money 16 in the fund shall only be used for administration and implementation of the 17 program, including reimbursement of entities which offer approved motorcycle 18 rider training courses. 19 (2) At the end of each fiscal year, moneys remaining in the motorcycle 20 safety program fund shall be retained in said fund and shall not revert to any 21 other general fund. The interest and income earned on money in the fund, after 22 deducting any applicable charges, shall be credited to and remain in the 23 motorcycle safety program fund. 24 (3) Revenue credited to the fund shall include one dollar ($1.00) of each 25 fee for a class A, B, C or D driver's license as provided in section 49-306, 26 Idaho Code. 27 (4) Revenue credited to the fund shall include six dollars ($6.00) of 28 each annual registration fee for a motorcycle as provided in section 49-402, 29 Idaho Code. 30 SECTION 2. That Section 49-401A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 31 amended to read as follows: 32 49-401A. OWNER TO SECURE REGISTRATION FROM A COUNTY ASSESSOR OR THE 33 DEPARTMENT. (1) Every owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer who 34 intends to operate the vehicle upon any highway in this state shall before the 35 same is so operated, apply to a county assessor and obtain registration for 36 vehicles in sections 49-402(1) through (34), 49-402A, 49-402B and 49-422, 37 Idaho Code. All others shall be obtained from the department except as pro- 38 vided in subsection (2) of this section. Owners of vehicles specified in sec- 39 tion 49-426, Idaho Code, are exempt from the provisions of this section. 40 Owners of vehicles operating on a temporary basis as provided in sections 41 49-431(3),and 49-432,and 49-433,Idaho Code, are exempt from the provisions 2 1 of this section to the extent that the temporary permits in use are unexpired. 2 (2) Commercial vehicles in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds 3 gross weight, farm and noncommercial vehicles in excess of sixty thousand 4 (60,000) pounds gross weight and all vehicles registered under section 49-435, 5 Idaho Code, shall be registered by the department. All other commercial, farm 6 and noncommercial vehicles and the vehicles in paragraphs (a), (b),and (c) of 7 this subsection, shall be registered by the county assessor. 8 (a) Motor vehicles equipped primarily to haul passengers on a commercial 9 basis, doing strictly an intrastate business, and having gross weights of 10 twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds or less. 11 (b) Any farm vehicle or combination of vehicles where each vehicle or 12 combination of vehicles shall not exceed a gross weight of sixty thousand 13 (60,000) pounds. 14 (c) Nonresident vehicles or combination of vehicles owned by transient 15 labor used in hauling unprocessed agricultural products for hire and not 16 exceeding sixty thousand (60,000) pounds gross weight shall register their 17 vehicle for the appropriate gross weight scale for the annual fee if reg- 18 istered on or before June 30, and for one-half (1/2) the annual fee if not 19 registered until on or after July 1 of any year, with the assessor of the 20 county in which the owner resides. 21 (3) Commercial, farm and noncommercial vehicles of any weight doing 22 strictly an intrastate business may be registered by the county assessor by 23 mutual agreement between the department and the county. 24 SECTION 3. That Section 49-402, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 25 amended to read as follows: 26 49-402. ANNUAL REGISTRATION. (1) The annual fee for operating each pickup 27 truck and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess 28 of eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall be: 29 Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00 30 Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00 31 Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00 32 Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00 33 Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00 34 There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in January for 35 holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consec- 36 utively through December for holders of validation registration stickers num- 37 bered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month and 38 end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning 39 month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the reg- 40 istration period in the year designated by the validation registration 41 sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as 42 does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered 43 plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of expira- 44 tion. 45 A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated 46 periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the 47 same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof 48 of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be ini- 49 tially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a 50 twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the frac- 51 tional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series regis- 52 tration system. 53 (2) For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school 3 1 or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district for trans- 2 porting children to or from school or in connection with school approved 3 activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00). 4 (3) Forall motorcycles andall-terrain vehicles operated upon the public 5 highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00). For operation of an 6 all-terrain vehicleor motorcycleoff the public highways, the fee specified 7 in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid. Registration exemptions pro- 8 vided in section 49-426(2) and (3), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain vehicles 9and motorcyclesused for the purposes described in subsections (2) and (3) of 10 section 49-426, Idaho Code. 11 (4) For all motorcycles operated upon the public highways the annual fee 12 shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00), six dollars ($6.00) of which shall be 13 deposited to the credit of the motorcycle safety program fund established in 14 section 33-4904, Idaho Code. For operation of a motorcycle off the public 15 highways, the fee specified in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid. 16 Registration exemptions provided in section 49-426(2) and (3), Idaho Code, 17 apply to motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2) and 18 (3) of section 49-426, Idaho Code. 19 (5) For all motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1) 20 of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for in section 21 49-445, Idaho Code. 22 (56) Registration fees shall not be subject to refund. 23 (67) A financial institution or repossession service contracted to a 24 financial institution repossessing vehicles under the terms of a security 25 agreement shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the finan- 26 cial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The repossession 27 plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a prospective pur- 28 chaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The registration fees 29 for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection (1) of this section 30 for a vehicle one (1) and two (2) years old. All other fees required under 31 chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to the registration fee. 32 The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual basis by the department. 33 (78) In addition to the annual registration fee in this section, there 34 shall be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual 35 program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs 36 for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407, 49-408, 37 49-409, 49-414, 49-416, 49-418 and 49-418D, Idaho Code. For special plates 38 issued pursuant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an 39 initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no 40 annual renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-416A, 41 49-417, 49-417A, 49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 42 49-419B, 49-419C, 49-419D, 49-420, 49-420A, 49-420B, 49-420C, 49-420D, 49-420E 43 and 49-420G, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial program fee of thirty-five 44 dollars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). 45 The fees contained in this subsection shall be applicable to all new special 46 plate programs. The initial program fee and the annual program fee shall be 47 deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of 48 administration of special license plate programs, unless otherwise specified 49 by law. 50 SECTION 4. That Section 49-402B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 51 amended to read as follows: 52 49-402B. OPTIONAL BIENNIAL REGISTRATION. (1) At the option of the appli- 53 cant, any vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402(1) through 4 1 (56), Idaho Code, may be registered for a period of two (2) years for a fee 2 that is double the fee currently assessed for annual registration of the vehi- 3 cle in section 49-402, Idaho Code. 4 (2) If any vehicle registered under a special license plate program is 5 registered for a two (2) year period as provided in this section, the regis- 6 trant shall also be required to pay the special programs fees for a two (2) 7 year period. 8 (3) The additional fee collected for emergency medical services pursuant 9 to section 49-452, Idaho Code, shall also be doubled for any registration 10 issued under the provisions of this section. 11 (4) The administrative fee collected for issuance of a motor vehicle reg- 12 istration shall be the same as for an annual registration and shall not be 13 doubled or in any way increased solely because of registration under the pro- 14 visions of this section. 15 SECTION 5. That Section 49-418D, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 16 amended to read as follows: 17 49-418D. MILITARY VETERAN MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATE. (1) On and after Jan- 18 uary 1, 2005, any person who is the owner of a motorcycle registered under the 19 provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, may apply for and upon department 20 approval receive a military veteran motorcycle license plate in lieu of a reg- 21 ular motorcycle license plate. 22 (2) Proof of being a current or former member of the United States armed 23 forces must be furnished to the department before a military veteran motor- 24 cycle plate will be issued. Acceptable proof shall be a copy of form DD214 or 25 an equivalent document or statement from the department of veterans affairs. 26 (3) In addition to the annual registration fee required in section 27 49-402(34), Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of twenty-five 28 dollars ($25.00) for the initial issuance of a plate, and fifteen dollars 29 ($15.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the 30 initial program fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the annual program fee shall 31 be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost 32 of administration of this special motorcycle license plate program. Fifteen 33 dollars ($15.00) of the initial program fee and five dollars ($5.00) of the 34 annual program fee shall be deposited to the veterans cemetery maintenance 35 fund created in section 65-107, Idaho Code, to operate and maintain a state 36 veterans cemetery. 37 (4) Whenever title or interest in a motorcycle registered under the pro- 38 visions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the 39 special plate to another motorcycle upon payment of the required transfer 40 fees. The owner may only display the plate on another motorcycle upon receipt 41 of the new registration from the department. 42 (5) The military veteran motorcycle license plate shall be of a color and 43 design: 44 (a) In accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code, 45 except that there shall be no decals to indicate the veteran's branch of 46 service or the period of duty served; and 47 (b) The plate shall display the words "Scenic Idaho" at the top and 48 "Veteran" at the bottom of the plate; and 49 (c) The license plate design shall comply with all applicable rules of 50 the department, and shall include a separate and distinct numbering sys- 51 tem; and 52 (d) The design, color, and numbering system shall be subject to approval 53 of the department. 5 1 SECTION 6. That Section 49-431, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: 3 49-431. ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST -- PROCEDURE. (1) Whenever the 4 owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sections 49-402 and 5 49-402A, Idaho Code, transfers or assigns his title or interest thereto, the 6 registration card and license plate shall remain with and in the possession of 7 the transferor, and before the license plate shall be displayed upon another 8 vehicle owned by the transferor, the transferor shall have that vehicle regis- 9 tered as provided for in section 49-401A, Idaho Code. The transfer fees col- 10 lected shall be paid to the county treasurer where the vehicle is registered 11 and deposited in the county current expense fund or in the state highway 12 account if the transfer is made by the department. 13 (a) For all vehicles registered under the provisions of section 14 49-402(1), Idaho Code, the transferor shall pay the registration fee as 15 specified in that subsection less the registration fee already paid, plus 16 a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00). If the transferor shall have an 17 older vehicle to be registered, the transferor shall pay a transfer fee of 18 five dollars ($5.00). 19 (b) For vehicles registered in accordance with subsections (2) through 20 (45) of section 49-402, Idaho Code, the operating fee shall be the fee 21 specified in those subsections, plus a transfer fee of five dollars 22 ($5.00). 23 (c) For utility trailers registered under the provisions of section 24 49-402A, Idaho Code, the original registration shall continue until its 25 expiration date, upon payment of a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00). 26 (2) For all vehicles registered under the fee schedule in section 49-434, 27 Idaho Code, except proportionally registered vehicles under section 49-435, 28 Idaho Code, the transferor shall pay the registration fee as specified in that 29 section less the registration fee already paid, plus a transfer fee of five 30 dollars ($5.00). No portion of the fees previously paid shall be subject to 31 refund if the license plates and registration are not transferred to another 32 vehicle or if the registration fee previously paid is greater than the new 33 fee. 34 (3) For all vehicles registered under section 49-435, Idaho Code, the 35 transferor shall pay the registration fee as specified in section 49-434, 36 Idaho Code, apportioned according to the provisions of section 49-435, Idaho 37 Code, less the apportioned fee previously paid plus a transfer fee of eight 38 dollars ($8.00). No portion of the registration fee previously paid shall be 39 subject to refund if the license plate or plates and registration are not 40 transferred to another vehicle or if the registration fee previously paid is 41 greater than the new fee. 42 (4) In the event of a transfer by operation of law of the title or inter- 43 est of an owner in and to a vehicle registered as specified in sections 44 49-402, 49-402A, 49-434 and 49-435, Idaho Code, as upon inheritance, devise or 45 bequest, order in bankruptcy or insolvency, execution sale, repossession upon 46 default in performing the terms of a lease or executory sales contract, or 47 otherwise, the registration shall expire and the registration card and plates 48 shall be surrendered to the department. The vehicle shall not be operated upon 49 the highways until and unless the person entitled thereto shall apply for and 50 obtain a new registration card and plates in accordance with the provisions of 51 section 49-401A, Idaho Code. However, an administrator, executor, trustee or 52 other representative of the owner, or a sheriff or other officer, or legal 53 representative of any such person may operate or cause to be operated any 54 vehicle upon the highway from the place of removal or place where formerly 6 1 kept by the owner to a place of keeping or storage, provided the place of 2 removal and place of destination are both located within the state of Idaho, 3 and after obtaining a written permit from the department of the local police 4 authorities having jurisdiction of the highways and upon displaying in plain 5 sight upon the vehicle a placard bearing the name and address of the person 6 authorizing and directing such movement, the placard to be plainly readable 7 from a distance of one hundred (100) feet during daylight.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005Moved by Mitchell Seconded by Wood IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1179 1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1 2 On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 27 through 29 and insert: 3 "(4) Revenue credited to the fund shall include amounts collected for 4 each motorcycle safety program fee imposed pursuant to section 49-453, Idaho 5 Code.". 6 AMENDMENTS TO BILL 7 On page 1, delete lines 30 through 41; delete pages 2 through 6; and 8 insert: 9 "SECTION 2. That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 10 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 11 ignated as Section 49-453, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 12 49-453. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FEE. A motorcycle safety program fee of 13 six dollars ($6.00) shall be collected in addition to each motorcycle regis- 14 tration fee assessed pursuant to section 49-402, Idaho Code. Such fees shall 15 be deposited to the motorcycle safety program fund established in section 16 33-4904, Idaho Code.". 17 CORRECTION TO TITLE 18 On page 1, delete lines 3 through 9 and insert: "REVENUES FROM THE MOTOR- 19 CYCLE PROGRAM FEE SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FUND; AND 20 AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 21 49-453, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FEE TO BE COLLECTED 22 IN ADDITION TO EACH MOTORCYCLE REGISTRATION FEE.".
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1179, As Amended in the House BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO MOTORCYCLES; AMENDING SECTION 33-4904, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT 3 REVENUES FROM THE MOTORCYCLE PROGRAM FEE SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE MOTOR- 4 CYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FUND; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE, 5 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 49-453, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A MOTOR- 6 CYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FEE TO BE COLLECTED IN ADDITION TO EACH MOTORCYCLE 7 REGISTRATION FEE. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. That Section 33-4904, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 10 amended to read as follows: 11 33-4904. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FUND. (1) The motorcycle safety pro- 12 gram fund is established in the state treasury and appropriated on a continual 13 basis to the department of education which shall administer the moneys. Money 14 in the fund shall only be used for administration and implementation of the 15 program, including reimbursement of entities which offer approved motorcycle 16 rider training courses. 17 (2) At the end of each fiscal year, moneys remaining in the motorcycle 18 safety program fund shall be retained in said fund and shall not revert to any 19 other general fund. The interest and income earned on money in the fund, after 20 deducting any applicable charges, shall be credited to and remain in the 21 motorcycle safety program fund. 22 (3) Revenue credited to the fund shall include one dollar ($1.00) of each 23 fee for a class A, B, C or D driver's license as provided in section 49-306, 24 Idaho Code. 25 (4) Revenue credited to the fund shall include amounts collected for each 26 motorcycle safety program fee imposed pursuant to section 49-453, Idaho Code. 27 SECTION 2. That Chapter 4, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 28 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 29 ignated as Section 49-453, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 30 49-453. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FEE. A motorcycle safety program fee of 31 six dollars ($6.00) shall be collected in addition to each motorcycle regis- 32 tration fee assessed pursuant to section 49-402, Idaho Code. Such fees shall 33 be deposited to the motorcycle safety program fund established in section 34 33-4904, Idaho Code.
Statement of Purpose RS15083 This legislation is needed to fund the STAR (Skills Training Advantage for Riders) motorcycle safety program to allow for continued growth and reasonable tuition for all Idahoans. The STAR program has grown an average compounded rate of 22% per year since 1996, without an increase in base funding. More than 11,000 Idahoans have been trained since 1996, with 2,016 trained in 2004. The proposed $6 annual motorcycle registration increase (supported by motorcyclists throughout the state) would allow the program to hire additional staff, rent physical training sites and buy training motorcycles on a replacement schedule as well as fund the increasing cost to provide cost affordable training. The increase would start with the 2006 registration cycle in late 2005. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact to the state General Fund or local government entities. Contact: Name: Ronald E. Shepard, Coordinator Phone: (208) 426-5557 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT S 1179