House File 518 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY MASCHER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to motor vehicle registration fees for certain 2 motor trucks and making an appropriation. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2285HH 81 5 dea/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.109, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 The annual fee for all motor vehicles including vehicles 1 4 designated by manufacturers as station wagons, and 1993 and 1 5 subsequent model years for multipurpose vehicles, except motor 1 6 trucks with an unladen weight exceeding seven thousand five 1 7 hundred pounds, special trucks, motor homes, ambulances, 1 8 hearses, motorcycles, motor bicycles, and 1992 and older model 1 9 years for multipurpose vehicles, shall be equal to one percent 1 10 of the value as fixed by the department plus forty cents for 1 11 each one hundred pounds or fraction thereof of weight of 1 12 vehicle, as fixed by the department. The weight of a motor 1 13 vehicle, fixed by the department for registration purposes, 1 14 shall include the weight of a battery, heater, bumpers, spare 1 15 tire, and wheel. Provided, however, that for any new vehicle 1 16 purchased in this state by a nonresident for removal to the 1 17 nonresident's state of residence the purchaser may make 1 18 application to the county treasurer in the county of purchase 1 19 for a transit plate for which a fee of ten dollars shall be 1 20 paid. And provided, however, that for any used vehicle held 1 21 by a registered dealer and not currently registered in this 1 22 state, or for any vehicle held by an individual and currently 1 23 registered in this state, when purchased in this state by a 1 24 nonresident for removal to the nonresident's state of 1 25 residence, the purchaser may make application to the county 1 26 treasurer in the county of purchase for a transit plate for 1 27 which a fee of three dollars shall be paid. The county 1 28 treasurer shall issue a nontransferable certificate of 1 29 registration for which no refund shall be allowed; and the 1 30 transit plates shall be void thirty days after issuance. Such 1 31 purchaser may apply for a certificate of title by surrendering 1 32 the manufacturer's or importer's certificate or certificate of 1 33 title, duly assigned as provided in this chapter. In this 1 34 event, the treasurer in the county of purchase shall, when 1 35 satisfied with the genuineness and regularity of the 2 1 application, and upon payment of a fee of ten dollars, issue a 2 2 certificate of title in the name and address of the 2 3 nonresident purchaser delivering the same to the person 2 4 entitled to the title as provided in this chapter. The 2 5 application requirements of section 321.20 apply to a title 2 6 issued as provided in this subsection, except that a natural 2 7 person who applies for a certificate of title shall provide 2 8 either the person's social security number, passport number, 2 9 or driver's license number, whether the license was issued by 2 10 this state, another state, or another country. The provisions 2 11 of this subsection relating to multipurpose vehicles are 2 12 effective January 1, 1993, for all 1993 and subsequent model 2 13 years. The annual registration fee for multipurpose vehicles 2 14 that are 1992 model years and older shall be in accordance 2 15 with section 321.124. 2 16 Sec. 2. Section 321.122, subsection 1, unnumbered 2 17 paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows: 2 18 The annual registration fee for truck tractors, road 2 19 tractors, and motor trucks with an unladen weight exceeding 2 20 seven thousand five hundred pounds, except motor trucks 2 21 registered as special trucks, shall be based on the combined 2 22 gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles. All 2 23 such trucks, truck tractors, or road tractors shall be 2 24 registered for a gross weight equal to or in excess of the 2 25 unladen weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles. The 2 26 annual registrationfeefees for such vehicles or combination 2 27 of vehicles, except special trucks,shall beare as follows: 2 28 Sec. 3. Section 321.122, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2 29 2005, is amended by striking the paragraph. 2 30 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 321.122A APPROPRIATION == SCHOOL 2 31 TRANSPORTATION. 2 32 Beginning in January 2006, the department shall calculate 2 33 monthly, from the total fees received from the registration of 2 34 motor trucks under section 321.109, the amount that is in 2 35 excess of the amount that would have been received for 3 1 registration of those same motor trucks under section 321.122, 3 2 Code 2005. Notwithstanding section 423.43, and prior to the 3 3 crediting of revenues to the road use tax fund under section 3 4 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph "b", the treasurer of state 3 5 shall transfer monthly from those revenues to the general fund 3 6 of the state the amount of excess registration fees calculated 3 7 under this section and collected in the previous month. The 3 8 moneys so transferred are appropriated to the department of 3 9 education for support of the school transportation system. 3 10 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys transferred and 3 11 appropriated under this section shall not revert to the 3 12 general fund of the state. 3 13 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to new and 3 14 renewal registrations of motor trucks with an unladen weight 3 15 of seven thousand five hundred pounds or less for registration 3 16 years beginning on or after January 1, 2006. 3 17 EXPLANATION 3 18 This bill revises the method for calculating annual 3 19 registration fees for motor trucks with an unladen weight of 3 20 7,500 pounds or less. Currently, most such trucks are 3 21 registered based on combined gross weight for an annual fee of 3 22 $65, which is reduced to $55 when the vehicle is more than 10 3 23 model years old, $45 when the vehicle is more than 13 model 3 24 years old, and $35 when the vehicle is more than 15 model 3 25 years old. 3 26 The bill requires that for registration years beginning on 3 27 or after January 1, 2006, motor trucks with an unladen weight 3 28 of 7,500 pounds or less shall be registered under the weight 3 29 and value system that applies to most other motor vehicles. 3 30 Currently under that system, registration fees are equal to 1 3 31 percent of the value of the vehicle plus 40 cents for each 100 3 32 pounds of weight of the vehicle. Registration fees based on 3 33 weight and value are automatically reduced according to the 3 34 age of the vehicle beginning when the vehicle is more than 3 35 five model years old. 4 1 The bill directs the state department of transportation to 4 2 calculate monthly the excess revenues derived from registering 4 3 motor trucks with an unladen weight of 7,500 pounds or less 4 4 under the weight and value fee system rather than the current 4 5 flat fee system. The excess revenues are appropriated to the 4 6 department of education, from motor vehicle use tax revenues, 4 7 for support of the school transportation system. 4 8 LSB 2285HH 81 4 9 dea:nh/gg/14