Chapter 824 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 821

Relating to Crater Lake National Park commemorative registration plates; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) Beginning as soon as possible after the effective date of this 2001 Act, the Department of Transportation shall establish a Crater Lake National Park registration plate program to issue special registration plates called “Crater Lake National Park registration plates” upon request to owners of motor homes or travel trailers and motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Crater Lake National Park. The department may adopt rules for issuance of Crater Lake National Park registration plates for vehicles that are not motor homes or travel trailers and are not registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1).

(2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each Crater Lake National Park registration plate issued under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $10 payable when the plate is issued. The department shall distribute the surcharge as provided in section 2 of this 2001 Act.

(3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, Crater Lake National Park registration plates may be transferred from vehicle to vehicle if the department stops issuing the plates as long as the plates are not so old, damaged, mutilated or otherwise rendered illegible as to be not useful for purposes of identification.

SECTION 2. (1) After deduction of the cost of administration of the Crater Lake National Park registration plate program, the Department of Transportation shall transfer moneys from the surcharge imposed by section 1 of this 2001 Act to the National Park Foundation for use on Crater Lake National Park projects.

(2) As used in this section, “the cost of administration of the Crater Lake National Park registration plate program” is the sum of all Department of Transportation expenses for the issuance or transfer of Crater Lake National Park registration plates under section 1 of this 2001 Act that are above the normal costs of issuing, renewing and transferring registration plates in the normal course of business in the department. These expenses include, but are not limited to, the costs of collecting the Crater Lake National Park registration plate surcharge and transferring Crater Lake National Park registration plates.

SECTION 3. (1) The Department of Transportation shall design the Crater Lake National Park registration plate in consultation with the National Park Service.

(2) Except as otherwise required by the design chosen, Crater Lake National Park registration plates shall comply with the requirements of ORS 803.535.

SECTION 4. If House Bill 3882 becomes law:

(1) If the Department of Transportation determines there are sufficient moneys in the Department of Transportation Operating Fund from taxes described in section 1 (2)(a), chapter 820, Oregon Laws 2001 (Enrolled House Bill 3882), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, the department may use up to $150,000 from the taxes described in section 1 (2)(a), chapter 820, Oregon Laws 2001 (Enrolled House Bill 3882), that have been deposited in the Department of Transportation Operating Fund, for the purpose of initiating the Crater Lake National Park registration plate program established in section 1 of this 2001 Act, including but not limited to registration plate design, computer programming and registration plate production setup.

(2) Notwithstanding section 1 of this 2001 Act, after deduction for the cost of administration of the Crater Lake National Park registration plate program, the department shall transfer the moneys from the surcharge imposed by section 1 of this 2001 Act to an account in the General Fund until sufficient funds have accumulated for the purpose of subsection (3) of this section.

(3) When the department determines that sufficient moneys are available in the account established under subsection (2) of this section, but in no event later than June 30, 2003, the department shall reimburse the Department of Transportation Operating Fund, without interest, in an amount equal to the amount used by the department from the Department of Transportation Operating Fund under subsection (1) of this section. The moneys used to reimburse the Department of Transportation Operating Fund under this subsection shall not be considered as a budget item on which a limitation is otherwise fixed by law, but shall be in addition to any specific biennial appropriation or amount authorized to be expended from continually appropriated moneys for any biennial period.

(4) Any moneys left in the account established under subsection (2) of this section after the reimbursement required under subsection (3) of this section shall be transferred to the National Park Foundation as provided in section 2 of this 2001 Act.

SECTION 5. This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect July 1, 2001.

Approved by the Governor July 20, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 20, 2001

Effective date July 20, 2001

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