74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 789
Sponsored by Senator PROZANSKI; Senator ATKINSON, Representatives
DINGFELDER, MACPHERSON, READ (at the request of Thomas
Jefferson in memory of Jane Higdon)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to share the road registration plate; amending ORS
805.205.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. 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 - } { + subsections + } (3) { + and (7) + }
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 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) - }
{ + paragraphs (b) and (c) + } 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
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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.
{ + (c) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, upon
issuance of a Share the Road registration plate, as described in
subsection (7) of this section, the department shall collect a
surcharge of $5 per year of registration. + }
(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) Except as otherwise required by the design chosen, the
plates shall comply with the requirements of ORS 803.535. 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 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.
(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
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of operating the Oregon Veterans' Home. Deposits under this
paragraph shall be made at least quarterly.
{ + (c) Net proceeds of the surcharge collected by the
department for Share the Road registration plates shall be
deposited into two accounts designated by the Bicycle
Transportation Alliance and Cycle Oregon. The department shall
evenly distribute the net proceeds to each account. Deposits
under this paragraph shall be made at least quarterly. At any
time that the department determines that the accounts designated
by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and Cycle Oregon cease to
exist, the department may deposit the proceeds into the
Environmental Quality Information Account established under ORS
802.100.
(7) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the
department shall design a Share the Road registration plate in
consultation with the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and Cycle
Oregon. + }
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Passed by Senate May 10, 2007
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House June 8, 2007
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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