72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 508
 
LC 2551/SB 508-1
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 508
 
     By COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 
                            April 28
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after the first
semicolon delete the rest of the line and insert 'creating new
provisions; and amending ORS 805.205, 805.206, 805.255, 805.260
and 805.263.'.
  Delete lines 4 through 31 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + Section 2 of this 2003 Act is added
to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) As used in this section,
'special registration plate' means a registration plate issued by
the Department of Transportation that:
  ' (a) Is not from the current regular issue of plates;
  ' (b) Is not a plate authorized by ORS 805.200; and
  ' (c) Is not a group plate issued under ORS 805.205.
  ' (2) The Legislative Assembly may not require the Department
of Transportation to offer more than three kinds of special
registration plates at any one time. At any time the department
is offering three kinds of special registration plates, any bill
enacted by the Legislative Assembly that requires the department
to issue a new kind of special registration plate shall include a
provision requiring the department to eliminate at least one kind
of special registration plate.
  ' (3) When the department eliminates a kind of special
registration plate in accordance with the provisions of a law
described in subsection (2) of this section, the department shall
continue to issue the plate until the new plate is available.
When the new plate is available, the department shall destroy the
remaining stock of the eliminated plate.
  ' (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 803.530, when one
kind of special registration plate is eliminated, a person who
owns a motor vehicle that carries the plates may not renew or
transfer the plates unless the person requests that the plates be
issued as customized registration plates under ORS 805.240. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + } ORS 805.205 is amended to read:
  ' 805.205. (1) The Department of Transportation by rule shall
provide for issuance of registration plates described in
subsection (3) of this section for nonprofit groups meeting the
qualifications for tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code, for institutions of higher education
and for veterans' organizations. The department shall also
provide, upon request from a veterans' group or the Director of
Veterans' Affairs, for issuance of a veterans' recognition
registration plate that may be issued only to veterans. Plates
issued under this section may be issued to owners of   { - motor
homes, travel trailers and - }  motor vehicles registered under
the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1). Plates issued under this
section may not contain expressions of political opinion or
religious belief. Rules adopted under this section shall include,
but need not be limited to, rules that:
  ' (a) Describe general qualifications to be met by any group in
order to be eligible for plates issued under this section.
  ' (b) Specify circumstances under which the department may
cease to issue plates for any particular group.
  ' (c) Require each group for which plates are issued, other
than a group or the Director of Veterans' Affairs requesting a
veterans' recognition plate, to file an annual statement on a
form designed by the department showing that the group is a
nonprofit group or an institution of higher education and
otherwise meets the qualifications imposed for eligibility for
plates issued under this section. The statement shall include
names and addresses of current directors or officers of the group
or of other persons authorized to speak for the group or
institution on matters affecting plates issued under this
section.
  ' (d) Require proof of veteran status for issuance of a
veterans' recognition plate and specify what constitutes proof.
  ' (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this
subsection, in addition to any other fee authorized by law, upon
issuance of a plate under this section and upon renewal of
registration for a vehicle that has plates issued under this
section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $2.50 per
plate for each year of the registration period.
  ' (b) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, upon
issuance of a plate under this section that recognizes an
institution of higher education in this state, and upon renewal
of registration for a vehicle that has such plates, the
department shall collect a surcharge of $8 per plate for each
year of the registration period.
  ' (3) Plates issued under this section shall be from the
current regular issue of plates except that:
  ' (a) In consultation with the group or the Director of
Veterans' Affairs requesting the plates, the department shall add
words to the plate that name or describe the group or veterans
recognized.
  ' (b) If the group or the Director of Veterans' Affairs
requesting the plates represents persons who have been awarded
the Purple Heart medal, the plates shall contain an image of the
medal.
  ' (c) If the group requesting the plates is an institution of
higher education, the plates shall, upon request, contain words
that indicate the plates are issued to recognize the institution
or shall contain the institution's logo or an image of the
institution's mascot.
  ' (4)(a) Except as otherwise required by the design chosen, the
plates shall comply with the requirements of ORS 803.535.
 { - At least 50 - }  { +  The department shall determine how
many + } sets of plates shall be manufactured for each group
approved under this section or for the Director of Veterans'
Affairs. If the department does not sell or issue renewal for
 { - 50 - }  { +  500 + } sets of plates for a particular group
or for the Director of Veterans' Affairs in any one year, the
department shall cease production of those plates.
  ' (b) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, upon transfer of a vehicle
for which veterans' recognition plates have been issued under
this section, if the person to whom the plates were issued does
not transfer the plates to another vehicle, the plates shall be
returned to the department.
  ' (5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6) of this
section, each group that is found by the department to be
eligible for plates issued under this section may designate an
account into which the net proceeds of the surcharge collected by
the department under subsection (2) of this section are to be
deposited. The department shall keep accurate records of the
number of plates issued for each group that qualifies. After
payment of administrative expenses of the department, moneys
collected under this section for each group shall be deposited by
the department into an account specified by that group. If any
group does not specify an account for the moneys collected from
the sale of plates issued under this section, the department
shall deposit moneys collected for those plates into the
Environmental Quality Information Account established under ORS
802.100 to be used as other moneys in the account are used.
Deposits under this subsection shall be made at least quarterly.
  ' (6)(a) Each institution of higher education that requests a
plate under this section shall designate an account in the
general fund of the institution, and the proceeds in the account
shall be used for the purpose of academic enrichment at the
institution.
  ' (b) Net proceeds of the surcharge collected by the department
for the veterans' recognition plate shall be deposited in the
trust fund established under ORS 406.050 for paying the expenses
of operating the Oregon Veterans' Home. Deposits under this
paragraph shall be made at least quarterly.
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + } ORS 805.206 is amended to read:
  ' 805.206. (1) A group, institution or organization that
requests issuance of a plate under ORS 805.205 shall pay to the
Department of Transportation  { + an application fee of $10,000
in addition to + } all of the department's anticipated costs of
adding the group to the program. The department may not begin
creating or issuing the plates until the  { + application fee and
anticipated + } costs are paid.  { + If 1,000 sets of the plates
are purchased in the first 12 months that the plates are
available, the department shall refund the application fee. + }
For purposes of this section, costs of adding a new group
include, but are not limited to, computer programming costs and
vendor set-up fees.
  ' (2) If the Director of Veterans' Affairs requests issuance of
a plate under ORS 805.205, the director shall pay to the
department  { + the application fee and + } all of the
department's anticipated costs of issuance of the plate from
grants, donations and gifts accepted by the Director of Veterans'
Affairs under ORS 406.050 that are expendable for the purpose of
issuance of a veterans' recognition registration plate.
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + } ORS 805.255 is amended to read:
  ' 805.255. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish
a salmon   { - license - }  { +  registration + } plate program
to issue special registration plates called 'salmon
 { - license - }  { +  registration + } plates' upon request to
owners of   { - motor homes, travel trailers and - }  motor
vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) to
observe the importance of salmonid to Oregon. In addition, the
department may adopt rules for issuance of salmon
 { - license - }  { +  registration + } plates for vehicles not
registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1).
  ' (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each
salmon   { - license - }   { + registration + } plate issued
under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall
collect a surcharge of $7.50 for each year of the registration
period, payable when the plate is issued and upon each subsequent
renewal of registration of a vehicle bearing the plate. The
department shall distribute the surcharge as provided in ORS
805.256.
  ' (3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, { +  and except as provided
in section 2 (4) of this 2003 Act, + } salmon   { - license - }
 { +  registration + } plates may be transferred from vehicle to
vehicle if the department stops issuing the plates   { - so - }
 { + 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 6. + } ORS 805.263 is amended to read:
  ' 805.263. (1)   { - Beginning as soon as possible after July
20, 2001, - }  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 ORS 805.264.
  ' (3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, { +  and except as provided
in section 2 (4) of this 2003 Act, + } 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 7. + } ORS 805.260 is amended to read:
  ' 805.260. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish
a cultural registration plate program to issue special
registration plates called 'cultural registration plates' upon
request to owners of   { - motor homes, travel trailers and - }
motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1)
to observe the importance of culture to Oregon. In addition, the
department may adopt rules for issuance of cultural registration
plates for vehicles not registered under the provisions of ORS
803.420 (1).
  ' (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each
cultural registration plate issued under subsection (1) of this
section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $15 payable
when the plate is issued and upon each subsequent renewal of
registration of a vehicle bearing the plate. The department shall
distribute the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.261.
  ' (3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, { +  and except as provided
in section 2 (4) of this 2003 Act, + } cultural 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.
  ' (4) The department, in consultation with the Trust for
Cultural Development Board, shall design the cultural
registration plates. The plates shall meet the requirements for
registration plates described in ORS 803.535.
  '  { +  SECTION 8. + }  { + A person with a motor home or
travel trailer that has a registration plate issued under ORS
805.205, 805.255, 805.260 or 805.263 prior to the effective date
of this 2003 Act may renew the plate and may transfer the plate
as though the plate had been issued to a motor vehicle registered
under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1). + } ' .
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