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S1512......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS MOTOR VEHICLES - Amends existing law to delete exemption from operating fees for motor vehicles owned or leased by certain governmental entities. 03/24 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/25 Rpt prt - to Transp
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1512 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING FEES; AMENDING SECTION 3 49-426, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE EXEMPTION FROM OPERATING FEES FOR MOTOR 4 VEHICLES OWNED OR LEASED BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 49-426, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 49-426. EXEMPTIONS FROM OPERATING FEES. The provisions of this chapter 9 with respect to operating fees shall not apply to: 10 (1) Motor vehicles owned or leased by the United States., the state, a11city, a county, any department thereof, any political subdivision or municipal12corporation of the state, any taxing district of the state, any state regis-13tered nonprofit subscription fire protection unit, or any organization,14whether incorporated or unincorporated, organized for the operation, mainte-15nance, or management of an irrigation project or irrigation works or system or16for the purpose of furnishing water to its members or shareholders, but in17other respects shall be applicable.18 (2) Farm tractors, implements of husbandry, those manufactured homes 19 which qualify for an exemption under the provisions of section 49-422, Idaho 20 Code, road rollers, wheel mounted tar buckets, portable concrete and/or mortar 21 mixers, wheel mounted compressors, tow dollies, portable toilet trailers, 22 street sweepers, and similar devices as determined by the department which are 23 temporarily operated or moved upon the highways need not be registered under 24 the provisions of this chapter, nor shall implements of husbandry be consid- 25 ered towed units under registration of vehicle combinations as defined in sec- 26 tion 49-108(2), Idaho Code. In addition, self-propelled wheelchairs, three- 27 wheeled bicycles, wheelchair conveyances, golf carts, lawn mowers, and 28 scooters operated by persons who by reason of physical disability are other- 29 wise unable to move about as pedestrians shall be exempt from registration 30 requirements under the provisions of this chapter. Motorcycles and all-terrain 31 vehicles need not be registered under the provisions of this chapter if they 32 are: 33 (a) Being used exclusively in connection with agricultural, horticul- 34 tural, dairy and livestock growing and feeding operations or used exclu- 35 sively for snow removal purposes. Travel upon the public highways shall be 36 limited to travel between farm or ranch locations. Motorcycles and all- 37 terrain vehicles used for this purpose shall meet the requirements of sec- 38 tion 49-619, Idaho Code; or 39 (b) Used exclusively on unpaved highways located on state public lands or 40 federal public lands which are not part of the highway system of the state 41 of Idaho, a county, highway district or city, provided the registration 42 requirements of section 49-402 or section 67-7122, Idaho Code, are met. 43 (3) Any political subdivision of the state of Idaho may, but only after 2 1 sufficient public notice is given and a public hearing held, adopt local ordi- 2 nances designating highways or sections of highways under its jurisdiction 3 upon which unregistered all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles may be operated. 4 No controlled access highways shall be designated under this subsection. The 5 requirements of title 18 and chapters 6, 8, 12, 13 and 14, title 49, Idaho 6 Code, shall apply to the operation of any unregistered motorcycle and all- 7 terrain vehicle upon such designated highways. Costs related to the posting 8 of signs on such designated highways or sections of highways indicating the 9 ordinance are eligible for reimbursement through the motorbike recreation 10 account created in section 67-7126, Idaho Code. 11 (4) The Idaho transportation board may designate sections of state high- 12 ways over which all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles not registered under this 13 chapter 4 may cross. The requirements of title 18, and chapters 6, 8, 12, 13 14 and 14, title 49, Idaho Code, shall apply to the operation of unregistered 15 all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles when using designated crossings on state 16 highways.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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The purpose of this bill is to remove the exemption from
registration for motor vehicles owned or leased by the State, a
city, a county, or any department thereof, any political
subdivision a municipal corporation of the state, any taxing
district of the state, any state registered nonprofit subscription
fire protection unit, or any organization, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, organized for the operation, maintenance, or
management of an irrigation project or irrigation works or system
or for the purpose of furnishing water to its members or
shareholders.
FISCAL IMPACT
A total of $2,279,619.00 will be shifted from agencies to the Idaho
Transportation Department to fund the removal of the registration
exemption.
Contact
Name: Senator Bob Geddes
Phone: 332-1302
Senator John McGee
332-1327
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1512