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HOUSE BILL NO. 631<br /> – MV, over 8,000 lbs, operating fees

HOUSE BILL NO. 631

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H0631.....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
MOTOR VEHICLES - Amends existing law relating to operating fees for
vehicles with a maximum gross weight exceeding eight thousand pounds to
increase operating fees for commercial, noncommercial and farm vehicles
having a maximum gross weight not exceeding sixty thousand pounds; to
increase the registration fee on commercial trailers; and to increase fees
for vehicles having a maximum gross weight in excess of sixty thousand
pounds.

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 631

                                BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO OPERATING FEES FOR VEHICLES WITH A MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT  EXCEEDING
  3        EIGHT  THOUSAND  POUNDS;  AMENDING SECTION 49-434, IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE
  4        OPERATING FEES FOR COMMERCIAL, NONCOMMERCIAL AND FARM  VEHICLES  HAVING  A
  5        MAXIMUM  GROSS WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS, TO INCREASE THE
  6        REGISTRATION FEE ON COMMERCIAL TRAILERS AND TO INCREASE THE FEES FOR VEHI-
  7        CLES HAVING A MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT IN EXCESS  OF  SIXTY  THOUSAND  POUNDS;
  8        DIRECTING  THE  IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO APPLY THE FEE SCHEDULES
  9        IN SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT TO REGISTRATIONS EFFECTIVE ON AND  AFTER  JANUARY
 10        1,  2010,  TO  ALL  APPLICATIONS  SUBMITTED DURING THE PERIOD JULY THROUGH
 11        DECEMBER 2009; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES.

 12    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 13        SECTION 1.  That Section 49-434, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 14    amended to read as follows:

 15        49-434.  OPERATING  FEES.  (1) There shall be paid on all commercial vehi-
 16    cles, noncommercial vehicles, and on all farm vehicles having a maximum  gross
 17    weight not in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration
 18    fee in accordance with the following schedule.
 19        Unladen Weight for Wreckers            Annual Registration Fee
 20        Maximum Gross Weight              Noncommercial and    Commercial
 21        For Other Vehicles                  Farm Vehicles       Vehicles
 22        (Pounds)                                              and Wreckers
 23         8,001-16,000 inc. ................... $ 48.0072.00     $ 48.0072.00
 24        16,001-26,000 inc. ...................   61.0888.57      143.40207.93
 25        26,001-30,000 inc. ...................   91.68128.35     223.80313.32
 26        30,001-40,000 inc. ...................  130.08169.10     291.60379.08
 27        40,001-50,000 inc. ...................  188.28241.00     360.00460.80
 28        50,001-60,000 inc. ...................  311.88389.85     515.40644.25
 29        (2)  There  shall be paid on all commercial vehicles, irrespective of body
 30    type, and on all farm vehicles having a maximum  gross  weight  in  excess  of
 31    sixty  thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration fee in the amount pre-
 32    scribed by subsection (8) of this section, as applicable.
 33        (3)  In addition, the annual registration fee for trailers shall be:
 34        (a)  Trailer or semitrailer in a combination of vehicles ......$15.0030.00
 35        (b)  Rental utility trailer with a gross weight of  two  thousand  (2,000)
 36        pounds or less .................................................$8.0016.00
 37        (c)  Rental  utility trailer with a gross weight over two thousand (2,000)
 38        pounds ........................................................$15.0030.00
 39        (4)  As an option to  the  trailer  and  semitrailer  and  rental  utility
 40    trailer  annual  registrations  issued pursuant to subsection (3) of this sec-
 41    tion, the department may provide a nonexpiring registration for  trailers  and
 42    semitrailers,  and  an  optional,  extended  registration  for  rental utility
 43    trailers.

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  1        (a)  For trailers and semitrailers, the nonexpiring registration fee shall
  2        be one two hundred five ten dollars ($105210). The  license  plate  origi-
  3        nally  issued  shall remain on the trailer or semitrailer until the regis-
  4        tration is canceled. If the registrant does not  transfer  the  plate  and
  5        registration  to  another trailer or semitrailer titled to the registrant,
  6        the plate and registration shall be canceled and no part  of  the  fee  is
  7        subject  to  refund.  Provided  however,  the  registrant may transfer the
  8        nonexpiring plate and  registration  to  another  trailer  or  semitrailer
  9        titled  to the registrant. The registration document shall be the official
 10        record of  the  status  of  the  nonexpiring  registration.  No  pressure-
 11        sensitive  validation  sticker  shall  be  required  or  issued  for  such
 12        nonexpiring license plate.
 13        (b)  For  rental  utility  trailers,  the registrant may prepay the annual
 14        registration for an additional one (1), two (2), three  (3)  or  four  (4)
 15        years,  but  in  no  event  shall  the optional registration period extend
 16        beyond five (5) years. The fee shall be as specified in subsection  (3)(b)
 17        or (c) of this section. A pressure-sensitive sticker shall be used to val-
 18        idate  the  license  plate.  The  license  plate  shall become void if the
 19        owner's interest in the rental utility trailer changes during the five (5)
 20        year period. If the owner fails to enter the rental utility trailer on the
 21        annual renewal application during the five (5) year period, the  registra-
 22        tion  record shall be purged. Any unrenewed plate shall be returned to the
 23        department if it is not entered on the renewal application.
 24        (5)  A fleet registration option is available to owners who  have  twenty-
 25    five (25) or more commercial or farm vehicles or any combination thereof. Such
 26    owners  may register all of their company vehicles with the department in lieu
 27    of registering with a county assessor. To qualify the fleet must be owned  and
 28    operated  under the unified control of one (1) person and the vehicles must be
 29    physically garaged and maintained in two (2) or more counties. Fleet registra-
 30    tion shall not include fleets of rental vehicles. The department shall provide
 31    a registration application to the owner and the owner shall provide all infor-
 32    mation that the department  determines  is  necessary.  The  department  shall
 33    devise  a special license plate numbering system for fleet-registered vehicles
 34    as an alternative to county license plates. The fleet registration application
 35    and all subsequent registration renewals shall include  the  physical  address
 36    where  a  vehicle is principally used, garaged and maintained. The fleet owner
 37    shall report the physical address to the department upon initial registration,
 38    on each renewal, and at any time a vehicle registered  under  this  option  is
 39    permanently transferred to another location.
 40        (6)  If the ownership of a vehicle changes during the registration period,
 41    the  original  owner  may transfer the plate to another vehicle. The remaining
 42    fee shall be credited against the cost of the new registration. Refunds may be
 43    given for any unexpired portion of the vehicle registration fee if  the  plate
 44    is  not  transferred  by  the owner to another vehicle. Any request for refund
 45    shall include surrender of the license plate, validation sticker and registra-
 46    tion document. Owners of vehicles registered under the international registra-
 47    tion plan may request a refund of the unexpired portion of the  Idaho  vehicle
 48    registration  fee  by  presenting evidence from the base jurisdiction that the
 49    license plate, validation sticker and registration document have been  surren-
 50    dered. A license plate shall not be transferred to another owner when the own-
 51    ership of a vehicle changes. The owner shall obtain a replacement plate, vali-
 52    dation  sticker if required, and a registration document when a plate is lost,
 53    destroyed or becomes illegible.
 54        (7)  An administrative fee of four  dollars  ($4.00)  shall  be  paid  and
 55    deposited  to  the state highway account on all registrations completed by the

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  1    department under subsection (1) or (8)(a) of this section. Vehicles registered
  2    under subsection (8)(b) of this section  shall pay the fee provided in section
  3    49-435(2), Idaho Code.
  4        (8)  There shall be paid on all commercial and farm vehicles having a max-
  5    imum gross weight in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, a  registration
  6    fee  based upon the maximum gross weight of a vehicle as declared by the owner
  7    and the total number of miles driven on  roads  and  highways  in  the  state,
  8    county,  city  and  highway district systems in Idaho, and if registered under
  9    the international registration plan (IRP), in  all  other  jurisdictions.  The
 10    appropriate registration fee shall be determined as follows:
 11        (a)  If  the owner registers vehicles under the international registration
 12        plan (IRP), the appropriate mileage column  shall  be  determined  by  the
 13        total miles an owner operated a fleet of vehicles on roads and highways in
 14        the  state,  county, city and highway district systems in Idaho and in all
 15        other jurisdictions in the preceding year, as defined in  section  49-117,
 16        Idaho  Code,  and  by  the  maximum  gross weight of each vehicle within a
 17        fleet.
 18        (b)  If the owner registers vehicles under the international  registration
 19        plan and determines that the average international registration plan fleet
 20        miles,  calculated  by dividing the total IRP fleet miles in all jurisdic-
 21        tions by the number of registered vehicles, is less  than  fifty  thousand
 22        one  (50,001) miles, the owner may apply to the department for refund of a
 23        portion of the registration fees paid, consistent with the  fee  schedules
 24        set forth in this section. The department shall provide an application for
 25        the  refund.  An  owner  making  application for refund under this section
 26        shall be subject to auditing as provided in section 49-439, Idaho Code.
 27        (c)  If the owner is not registering vehicles under the international reg-
 28        istration plan, the appropriate mileage column shall be determined by  the
 29        total  miles  the  owner operated each of the vehicles to be registered on
 30        roads and highways in the state, county, city and highway district systems
 31        in Idaho in the preceding year and by the maximum  gross  weight  of  each
 32        vehicle.
 33          Maximum Gross
 34        Weight of Vehicle                      Total Miles Driven
 35            (Pounds)
 36                          1 to    7,501 to   20,001 to   35,001 to      Over
 37                          7,500    20,000      35,000      50,000      50,000
 38          60,001-62,000  $223323 $  511611       $       $1,0681,168 $1,5601,660
 39                                                789889
 40          62,001-64,000  $251351 $  576676       $       $1,2051,305 $1,7601,860
 41                                                890990
 42          64,001-66,000  $280380 $  642742       $       $1,3421,442 $1,9602,060
 43                                               9921,092
 44          66,001-68,000  $309409 $  707807       $       $1,4791,579 $2,1602,260
 45                                             1,0931,193
 46          68,001-70,000  $337437 $  773873       $       $1,6151,715 $2,3602,460
 47                                             1,1941,294
 48          70,001-72,000  $366466 $  838938       $       $1,7521,852 $2,5602,660
 49                                             1,2951,395
 50          72,001-74,000  $394494 $  9041,004     $       $1,8891,989 $2,7602,860
 51                                             1,3961,496
 52          74,001-76,000  $423523 $  9691,069     $       $2,0262,126 $2,9603,060
 53                                             1,4981,598
 54          76,001-78,000  $451551 $1,0351,135     $       $2,1632,263 $3,1603,260
 55                                             1,5991,699

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  1          Maximum Gross
  2        Weight of Vehicle                      Total Miles Driven
  3            (Pounds)
  4          78,001-80,000  $480580 $1,1001,200     $       $2,3002,400 $3,3603,460
  5                                             1,7001,800
  6          80,001-82,000  $494594 $1,1331,233     $       $2,3682,468 $3,4603,560
  7                                             1,7511,851
  8          82,001-84,000  $509609 $1,1651,265     $       $2,4372,537 $3,5603,660
  9                                             1,8011,901
 10          84,001-86,000  $523623 $1,1981,298     $       $2,5052,605 $3,6603,760
 11                                             1,8521,952
 12          86,001-88,000  $537637 $1,2311,331     $       $2,5742,674 $3,7603,860
 13                                             1,9022,002
 14          88,001-90,000  $551651 $1,2641,364     $       $2,6422,742 $3,8603,960
 15                                             1,9532,053
 16          90,001-92,000  $566666 $1,2961,396     $       $2,7112,811 $3,9604,060
 17                                             2,0042,104
 18          92,001-94,000  $580680 $1,3291,429     $       $2,7792,879 $4,0604,160
 19                                             2,0542,154
 20          94,001-96,000  $594694 $1,3621,462     $       $2,8482,948 $4,1604,260
 21                                             2,1052,205
 22          96,001-98,000  $609709 $1,3951,495     $       $2,9163,016 $4,2604,360
 23                                             2,1552,255
 24         98,001-100,000  $623723 $1,4271,527     $       $2,9853,085 $4,3604,460
 25                                             2,2062,306
 26        100,001-102,000  $637737 $1,4601,560     $       $3,0533,153 $4,4604,560
 27                                             2,2572,357
 28        102,001-104,000  $651751 $1,4931,593     $       $3,1213,221 $4,5604,660
 29                                             2,3072,407
 30        104,001-106,000  $666766 $1,5261,626     $       $3,1903,290 $4,6604,760
 31                                             2,3582,458
 32        106,001-108,000  $680780 $1,5581,658     $       $3,2583,358 $4,7604,860
 33                                             2,4082,508
 34        108,001-110,000  $694794 $1,5911,691     $       $3,3273,427 $4,8604,960
 35                                             2,4592,559
 36        110,001-112,000  $709809 $1,6241,724     $       $3,3953,495 $4,9605,060
 37                                             2,5102,610
 38        112,001-114,000  $723823 $1,6571,757     $       $3,4643,564 $5,0605,160
 39                                             2,5602,660
 40        114,001-116,000  $737837 $1,6891,789     $       $3,5323,632 $5,1605,260
 41                                             2,6112,711
 42        116,001-118,000  $751851 $1,7221,822     $       $3,6013,701 $5,2605,360
 43                                             2,6612,761
 44        118,001-120,000  $766866 $1,7551,855     $       $3,6693,769 $5,3605,460
 45                                             2,7122,812
 46        120,001-122,000  $780880 $1,7881,888     $       $3,7383,838 $5,4605,560
 47                                             2,7632,863
 48        122,001-124,000  $794894 $1,8201,920     $       $3,8063,906 $5,5605,660
 49                                             2,8132,913
 50        124,001-126,000  $809909 $1,8531,953     $       $3,8743,974 $5,6605,760
 51                                             2,8642,964
 52        126,001-128,000  $823923 $1,8861,986     $       $3,9434,043 $5,7605,860
 53                                             2,9143,014
 54        128,001-129,000  $837937 $1,9182,018     $       $4,0114,111 $5,8605,960
 55                                             2,9653,065

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  1        (d)  In  addition  to the fees set forth in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this
  2        subsection (8), an owner or operator may purchase a  temporary  permit  as
  3        provided in section 49-432(2), Idaho Code, for operation of a vehicle at a
  4        weight  in  excess of the current, valid, registered maximum gross vehicle
  5        weight. The permit so issued shall be specific to  the  motor  vehicle  to
  6        which  it  is issued. No permit or fee shall be transferable or apportion-
  7        able to any other vehicle, nor shall any such fee be refundable.
  8        (e)  Any commercial or farm vehicle registered for more than  sixty  thou-
  9        sand  (60,000)  pounds  up  to  one  hundred six thousand (106,000) pounds
 10        traveling fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) miles  annually  on
 11        roads and highways in the state, county, city and highway district systems
 12        in  Idaho  shall  pay an annual registration fee of two hundred fifty-five
 13        dollars ($255). The provisions of section 49-437(2), Idaho Code, shall not
 14        apply to vehicles registered under this subsection (8)(e).
 15        (9)  (a) During the first registration year that the fee schedule in  sub-
 16        section  (8)(c)  of this section is in use, an owner shall use the mileage
 17        data from the records used to report the mileage use fee  in  the  immedi-
 18        ately  preceding  year as the basis for determining the appropriate regis-
 19        tration fee schedule.
 20        (b)  Any owner who registers a motor vehicle for the first  time  and  who
 21        has  no mileage history for the vehicle shall estimate the miles to deter-
 22        mine the appropriate fee schedule in subsection (8)(c)  of  this  section.
 23        When  estimating  the  miles,  the  owner shall provide a statement on the
 24        application of the method used to arrive at the estimated miles.
 25        (c)  Any owner using any fee schedule other than the highest fee  schedule
 26        under subsection (8)(c) of this section, shall certify at the time of reg-
 27        istration  that the miles operated in the preceding year do not exceed the
 28        schedule applied for. Any owner using  a  fee  schedule  under  subsection
 29        (8)(c)  of this section that is less than the highest schedule shall main-
 30        tain records to substantiate the use of the schedule as required  by  sec-
 31        tion 49-439, Idaho Code.
 32        (10) An  owner  registering under subsection (8)(a) or (8)(c) of this sec-
 33    tion may elect to pay the full annual registration fee at the time  of  regis-
 34    tration  or  renewal of registration, or an owner may pay at least one-quarter
 35    (1/4) of the annual registration fee due. The remainder of  the  annual  Idaho
 36    registration  fee  shall  be  paid in three (3) equal installments on dates as
 37    billed by the department.
 38        (11) An owner registering or  renewing  a  registration  under  subsection
 39    (8)(a)  of  this  section  electing to use installment payments as provided in
 40    subsection (10)  of this section, shall pay all of the fees due to  other  IRP
 41    jurisdictions  in  addition  to  one-quarter (1/4) of the Idaho fee due at the
 42    time of registration or reregistration. The remainder of the annual Idaho reg-
 43    istration fee shall be paid in three (3) equal installments on dates as billed
 44    by the department.
 45        (12) If any vehicle or combinations of vehicles haul  nonreducible  loads,
 46    as  authorized  under the provisions of section 49-1004, Idaho Code, and weigh
 47    less than the starting weights per axle configuration listed in  column  1  of
 48    subsection  (2),  section  49-1004,  Idaho  Code, then and in that event there
 49    shall be paid for that vehicle, in addition to the other fees required in this
 50    section, an additional use fee of 2.1 mills per mile  for  each  two  thousand
 51    (2,000)  pounds  or  fraction thereof of the maximum gross weight in excess of
 52    those set forth in section 49-1001, Idaho Code.

 53        SECTION 2.  The Idaho Transportation Department is authorized and directed
 54    to apply the fee schedules in Section 1 of this act to registrations effective

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  1    on and after January 1, 2010, to all applications submitted during the  period
  2    July through December 2009.

  3        SECTION 3.  Section 2 of this act shall be in full force and effect on and
  4    after  July  1,  2009,  and  Section  1 of this act shall be in full force and
  5    effect on and after January 1, 2010.

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                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                 
                            RS 18083C1
                                 
                                 
Increases vehicle registration fees for vehicles of 8000 GVW and greater.
Fees are increased for commercial and non-commercial vehicles to include
motorhomes, buses, all trailers and rental trailers. Fee increases range
from $24 to $129 based on the weight class of the vehicle.


                          FISCAL IMPACT
                                 
The net fiscal impact of these increases will be approx. $6,000,000.00
new money that will be driven through the state standard distribution
formula for division between the various highway service agencies. There
are approximately 141,000 registered trucks in Idaho that are impacted
with these changes.



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House 332-1111
Rep. JoAn Wood
Rep. Mary Hagedorn
Rep. Dean Mortimer
Rep. Phil Hart
Rep. Leon Smith
      

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