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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
Arizona bicycling special plates
Purpose
Establishes an Arizona bicycling special plate and the Arizona Bicycling Special Plate Fund (Fund).
Background
The Arizona
Department of Transportation (ADOT) Motor Vehicle Division provides one license
plate to every motor vehicle owner for each vehicle registered (A.R.S.
§ 28-2351). ADOT must issue or renew special plates in lieu of regular
license plates under specified conditions and procedures (A.R.S.
§ 28-2403). The fee for obtaining or renewing a special plate is $25 (A.R.S.
§ 28-2402). Of the $25 fee, $8 is an administration fee that ADOT deposits
in the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $17 is a donation.
All license plates, including special plates, that are designed or redesigned on or after September 24, 2022, must have: 1) the state name, Arizona, in capital letters in sans serif font and three-fourths of an inch in height; and 2) a background color that contrasts significantly with the color of the letters, numbers and the state name (A.R.S. § 28-2351).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires ADOT to issue an Arizona bicycling special plate if, by December 31, 2024, a person pays the $32,000 implementation fee.
2. Requires the person that pays the $32,000 implementation fee to design the Arizona bicycling special plate.
3. Subjects the design and color of the Arizona bicycling special plate to the approval of ADOT.
4. Allows the Director of ADOT (Director) to combine a request for an Arizona bicycling special plate with a request for a personalized special plate.
5. Specifies that a combined request must be submitted in a form prescribed by the Director and is subject to the fees for both the Arizona bicycling special plate and personalized special plate.
6. Specifies that, of the $25 fee required to obtain or renew an Arizona bicycling special plate, $8 is an administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
7. Establishes the Fund which is to be administered by the Director.
8. Requires ADOT to deposit all special plate administration fees in the SHF and transmit the Arizona bicycling special plate donations to the Fund.
9. Requires the first $32,000 in the Fund to be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee.
10. Requires the Director to annually allocate Fund monies to an entity that is a 501(c)(3) organization and must:
a) annually hold the largest bicycling event in the United States on the Saturday before thanksgiving that attracts over 6,000 cyclists of all ages and abilities from around the world;
b) have raised at least $101,000,000 for charities and been in existence for at least 38 years;
c) produce bicycling events in Arizona for community, charity and wellness; and
d) have all the following objectives:
i. aiding in the economic development of Arizona;
ii. establishing Arizona as the bicycle center of the United States;
iii. encouraging individuals to adopt bicycling as a natural daily life activity; and
iv. producing bicycling events for bicyclists of all ages and abilities.
11. Caps, at 10 percent, the annual amount of Fund monies that may be used to administer the Fund.
12. Requires, on notice from the Director, the State Treasurer to invest and divest Fund monies and credit monies earned to the Fund.
13. Specifies that Fund monies are continuously appropriated.
14. Makes technical and conforming changes.
15. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
TI 2/14/24 DP 10-1-0-0
3rd Read 2/27/24 45-12-2-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 13, 2024
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