71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
CCA to B-Eng. HB 2137 (A to RC)
LC 851/HB 2137-B14
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO
B-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2137
(INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS)
June 30
Amended Summary
Exempts certain all-terrain vehicles from title and
registration requirements.
Allows transfer of Oregon Trail plate from vehicle to vehicle.
Allows dealer to issue temporary registration permit to buyer
who is to keep prior plates.
Removes requirement that certain vehicles get annual Department
of Environmental Quality certification.
Removes requirement that insurers report vehicle accidents
occurring on private property.
Exempts operators of snowmobiles and certain all-terrain
vehicles from reporting requirements.
Removes requirement that moneys received from registration of
snowmobiles be used for specified enforcement purposes.
Provides exception to open container prohibition for passenger
in motor vehicle operated by common carrier.
{ + Eliminates fees for disabled parking decals, placards and
permits. + }
Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2001.
Speaker Simmons:
Your Conference Committee to whom was referred B-engrossed
House Bill 2137, having had the same under consideration,
respectfully reports it back with the recommendation that the
House concur in the Senate amendments dated May 15 and that the
bill be amended as follows and repassed.
On page 1 of the printed B-engrossed bill, delete line 3 and
insert '806.190, 811.170, 811.602, 811.603, 811.604, 811.606,
811.607, 811.609, 811.611 and 811.720; repealing ORS 811.640 and
821.300 and section 4, chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2001 (Enrolled
Senate Bill 445); and declaring an emergency.'.
On page 5, after line 21, insert:
' { + SECTION 2a. + } { + If Senate Bill 445 becomes law,
section 4, chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2001 (Enrolled Senate Bill
445) (amending ORS 803.305), is repealed. + } ' .
On page 9, after line 6, insert:
' (f) The department shall pay its expenses for collecting
title, registration, exemption and trip permit fees for
manufactured structures and for the performance of its duties
required under ORS 820.500 to 820.580 from the fees collected for
such purposes. Except as provided in ORS 366.512, moneys from the
described fees that remain after payment of the department's
expenses shall be transferred to the State Highway Fund to be
used for the same purpose as any tax or excise levied on the
ownership, operation or use of a motor vehicle.'.
On page 11, delete line 16 and insert:
' { + SECTION 11. + } ORS 811.602 is amended to read:
' 811.602. (1) A disabled person parking permit is a means of
identifying vehicles being used to exercise the parking
privileges described in ORS 811.635. The following are disabled
person parking permits:
' (a) A special decal described in ORS 811.605 issued by the
Department of Transportation to be affixed to a golf cart or
substantially similar vehicle;
' (b) An individual placard described in ORS 811.605;
' (c) A program placard issued by the department under ORS
811.607; and
' (d) A family placard issued by the department under ORS
811.609.
' (2) The department shall issue a disabled person parking
permit in the form of a decal or individual placard to any person
who submits an application that complies with ORS 811.604.
Nothing in this section prohibits the department from issuing a
decal or individual placard to a person who has disabled veteran
registration plates issued under ORS 805.100 and who qualifies
for the decal or placard.
' (3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
department may not issue more than one individual placard to an
applicant. The department may issue a replacement placard upon
receipt of proof satisfactory to the department that the original
placard has been lost, mutilated or destroyed. The department may
issue a temporary duplicate permit to a person who needs a
duplicate permit for travel purposes. A temporary duplicate
permit shall be valid for 30 days. The department shall adopt
rules governing application for and issuance of temporary
duplicate permits. Nothing in this subsection prohibits issuance
of an individual placard to a person who has been issued a decal.
' (4) Permits issued under this section, other than temporary
duplicate permits, may be renewed by mail.
' (5) Permits for use on vehicles that are regularly used as
part of a program for the transportation of disabled persons are
issued as provided in ORS 811.607.
' { - (6) Fees for issuance of any decal or placard under this
section are as provided in ORS 811.640. - }
' { - (7) - } { + (6) + } The department shall determine the
form, size and content of any decal or placard issued under this
section and shall adopt rules governing their issuance, display
and use as necessary to carry out this section.
' { + SECTION 12. + } ORS 811.603 is amended to read:
' 811.603. (1) The Department of Transportation shall issue an
identification card without a photograph to an applicant for a
disabled person parking permit if the applicant does not have a
driver license or permit or an identification card issued by the
department under ORS 807.400 and if the applicant submits a
statement from a physician that it would be impractical or
harmful to the applicant, because of medical or physical
condition, to appear at an office of the department and be
photographed for an identification card.
' (2) The department shall determine by rule the terms,
conditions { - , fees - } and requirements of an identification
card issued under this section except that the department may not
require either that an applicant appear personally in order to
receive or renew a card or that the card contain a photograph.
' { + SECTION 13. + } ORS 811.604 is amended to read:
' 811.604. (1) Application for issuance of a disabled person
parking permit in the form of an individual placard or decal
issued under ORS 811.602 shall include:
' (a) A certificate by a licensed physician, a certified nurse
practitioner or a licensed physician assistant to the Department
of Transportation that the applicant is a disabled person or a
certificate by a licensed optometrist that the applicant is a
disabled person because of loss of vision or substantial loss of
visual acuity or visual field beyond correction; { + and + }
' (b) The number of a current, valid driver license, golf cart
driver permit or identification card issued to the applicant by
the department { - ; and - }
' { - (c) The fee established in ORS 811.640 - } .
' (2) Application for renewal of a disabled person parking
permit shall be a signed statement from the holder of the permit
saying that the person is still qualified to hold the permit.
' { + SECTION 14. + } ORS 811.606 is amended to read:
' 811.606. The Department of Transportation may issue a placard
with identifying information and showing an expiration date not
to exceed six months after the date of issuance for use by
temporarily disabled persons upon submission by the applicant of
a certificate described in ORS 811.604 except that it certifies
that the applicant is temporarily disabled for less than four
years { - , accompanied by the fee as provided under ORS
811.640 - } . An applicant for a temporary permit need not have a
driver license, permit or identification card. { - The fees
collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of
the Department of Transportation Driver and Motor Vehicle
Suspense Account. - }
' { + SECTION 15. + } ORS 811.607, as amended by section 4,
chapter 91, Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:
' 811.607. The Department of Transportation shall issue
disabled person parking permits in the form of program placards
for use on vehicles that are regularly used as part of a program
for the transportation of disabled persons or by an adult foster
care home. All the following apply to placards issued under this
section:
' (1) The department shall determine the form, size and content
of the placards except that the department shall require that a
placard contain the name of the program holding the placard and
the department shall require that the expiration date of a
placard be visible when the placard is displayed in the vehicle.
' (2) Placards issued under this section shall be valid for a
period of eight years from the date of issue. Upon expiration,
placards may be renewed in a manner determined by the department
by rule. The department shall authorize renewal by mail of
placards issued under this section.
' (3) The department shall determine by rule how programs for
the transportation of disabled persons may qualify vehicles for
placards issued under this section.
' { - (4) Fees for issuance, renewal and replacement of a
placard under this section are as provided in ORS 811.640. - }
' { + SECTION 16. + } ORS 811.609, as amended by section 5,
chapter 91, Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:
' 811.609. The Department of Transportation shall issue
disabled person parking permits in the form of family placards
for use on vehicles that are regularly used by a family that
includes more than one disabled person. All the following apply
to placards issued under this section:
' (1) The department shall determine the form, size and content
of the placards except that the department shall require that a
placard contain the name of the family holding the placard and
the department shall require that the expiration date of a
placard be visible when the placard is displayed in the vehicle.
' (2) Placards issued under this section shall be valid for a
period of eight years from the date of issue. Upon expiration,
placards may be renewed in a manner determined by the department
by rule.
' (3) The department shall not issue or renew a placard under
this section unless a licensed physician certifies that the
family includes at least two disabled persons.
' { - (4) Fees for issuance, renewal and replacement of a
placard under this section are as provided in ORS 811.640. - }
' { + SECTION 17. + } ORS 811.611 is amended to read:
' 811.611. (1) The Department of Transportation may issue a
disabled person parking permit in the form of a placard to a
person who is visiting from a foreign country if the person
presents to the department either a valid driver license or other
grant of driving privileges from the foreign country or a
passport or visa showing that the person is a visitor to the
United States and presents one of the following:
' (a) A valid disabled person parking permit issued by the
country that issued the visitor's passport or visa;
' (b) A certificate from an official of the agency that issues
disabled person parking permits in the country that issued the
visitor's passport or visa certifying that the person holds a
valid disabled person parking permit; or
' (c) A certificate from a licensed physician, a certified
nurse practitioner or a licensed physician assistant addressed to
the Department of Transportation certifying that the applicant is
a disabled person, or a certificate from a licensed optometrist
certifying that the applicant is a disabled person because of
loss of vision or substantial loss of visual acuity or visual
field beyond correction.
' (2) A disabled person parking permit issued under this
section is valid for 30 days.
' { - (3) Fees for issuance or replacement of a disabled
person parking permit under this section shall be as provided in
ORS 811.640. - }
' { + SECTION 18. + } { + ORS 811.640 and 821.300 are
repealed.'. + }
In line 17, delete '12' and insert '19'.
/sBruce Starr
Representative
/sJoanne Verger
Representative
/sCliff Zauner
Representative
/sVerne Duncan
Senator
/sKen Messerle
Senator
/sRick Metsger
Senator
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