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HB 2606: share the road special plates

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Shope, LD 8

BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW

                                Trans: DPA 4-3-0-0

 

Overview

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteEstablishes the share the road special plate and fund. 

History

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is required to issue or renew special license plates in lieu of regular license plates under specified conditions and procedures (A.R.S. § 28-2403). A $25 fee is required for each original and each annual renewal of special plates, with some exceptions (A.R.S. § 28-2402). Special license plates currently being offered include Arizona State University, Purple Heart, Child Abuse Prevention, Historic Plate. ADOT currently offers over 60 special license plates.

Provisions

1.       Directs ADOT to issue a share the road special plate, if by December 31, 2019 a person pays $32,000 for implementation. (Sec. 3)

2.       Requires the person who paid the $32,000 to design the plate, subject to ADOT approval. (Sec. 3)

3.       Allows ADOT to combine requests for a share the road special special plate and a personalized special plate, in a form prescribed by ADOT and subject to fees for both plates. (Sec. 3)

4.       Establishes the share the road special plate fund, administered by the Director of ADOT. (Sec. 3)

5.       Requires that, of the $25 fee required to obtain and renew a special plate, $8 is an administrative fee and $17 is an annual donation. (Sec. 3)

6.       Requires that the $8 administration fee be deposited into the state highway fund and the $17 annual donation be deposited into the share the road special plate fund. (Sec. 3)

7.       Requires the first $32,000 in the share the road special plate fund to be reimbursed to the person who paid the implementation fee. (Sec. 3)

8.       Requires no more than 10% of monies deposited annually in the share the road special plate fund to be used for administering of the fund. (Sec. 3)

9.       States that monies in the share the road special plate fund are continuously appropriated. (Sec. 3)

10.   Requires the Director of ADOT to annually allocate monies in the share the road special plate fund, excluding administrative fees, as follows:

a.       50% to a charitable organization that is headquartered in Arizona and promotes safety and awareness in the cycling community; and

b.       50 % to a charitable organization that is headquartered in Arizona and offers the opportunity for a person to use a loaner bicycle if registered in a charity cycling event and cannot afford to purchase vehicle. (Sec. 3)

11.   Directs the State Treasurer, upon the notice of the Director of ADOT, to invest and divest monies in the share the road special plate fund.

a.       Requires monies earned from investments to be credited to the fund. (Sec. 3)

12.   Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec 1,2, 4-8)

Amendment

Committee on Transportation

1.       Adds a delayed effective date of September 30, 2019

 

 

 

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Fifty-fourth Legislature                           HB 2606

First Regular Session                Version 2: Caucus & COW

 

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