75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
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LC 2899
House Bill 3121
Sponsored by Representative WHISNANT, Senator TELFER;
Representatives BAILEY, BARKER, BARTON, BENTZ, BERGER, BOONE,
BRUUN, BUCKLEY, CAMERON, CLEM, C EDWARDS, ESQUIVEL, FREEMAN,
GARRARD, GARRETT, GILLIAM, HANNA, HARKER, HUFFMAN, JENSON,
KENNEMER, KOMP, KRIEGER, MATTHEWS, MAURER, OLSON, RICHARDSON,
ROBLAN, SCHAUFLER, SHIELDS, G SMITH, SPRENGER, STIEGLER,
THATCHER, THOMPSON, VANORMAN, WEIDNER, WINGARD, Senators
BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, GIROD, KRUSE, SCHRADER, WHITSETT, WINTERS
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe
registration plates. Imposes surcharge on registration plates and
directs department to deposit net proceeds collected from
surcharge to State Commission on Children and Families Account
for child abuse prevention programs.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Keep Kids Safe registration plate; amending ORS
805.205 and 805.206.
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 shall provide for
issuance of registration plates described in subsections
(3) { + , + }
{ - and (7) - } { + (7) and (8) + } of this section for
nonprofit groups meeting the qualifications for tax exempt status
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code { + , + }
{ - and - } for institutions of higher education { + and for
the State Commission on Children and Families + }. 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 the State Commission on Children and Families, + } to file
an annual statement on a form designed by the department showing
that the group is a nonprofit group or { + is + } an institution
of higher education and { + that the group or institution + }
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 { + institution or + } of other persons authorized to speak
for the group or institution on matters affecting plates issued
under this section.
(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) { + , + }
{ - and - } (c) { + and (d) + } 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.
(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.
{ + (d) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, upon
issuance of a Keep Kids Safe registration plate, as described in
subsection (8) of this section, and upon renewal of registration
for a vehicle that has such plates, the department shall collect
a surcharge of $16 per year of registration. + }
(3) Plates issued under this section shall be from the current
regular issue of plates except that 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. If the
department does not sell or issue renewal for 500 sets of plates
for a particular group 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
Passenger Rail Transportation 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 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 - } { + Passenger Rail Transportation + }
Account established under ORS 802.100.
{ + (c) Net proceeds of the surcharge collected by the
department for Keep Kids Safe registration plates shall be
deposited in the State Commission on Children and Families
Account established under ORS 417.733 for child abuse prevention
programs. Deposits made under this paragraph shall be made at
least quarterly. + }
(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.
{ + (8) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the
department shall design a Keep Kids Safe registration plate in
consultation with the State Commission on Children and
Families. + }
SECTION 2. ORS 805.206 is amended to read:
805.206. A group, institution { + , + } { - or - }
organization { + or the State Commission on Children and
Families, + } { - that requests - } { + upon requesting + }
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.
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