75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
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LC 3257
B-Engrossed
Senate Bill 961
Ordered by the Senate June 26
Including Senate Amendments dated May 8 and June 26
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
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.
Establishes Pacific Wonderland registration plate program for
purpose of issuing special registration license plates. Imposes
surcharge on owners of motor vehicles who opt to use license
plate. Requires Department of Transportation to transfer moneys
collected pursuant to surcharge to Oregon State Capitol
Foundation { + and Oregon Historical Society + } for purpose of
establishing and maintaining Oregon History Center at State
Capitol or on grounds of State Capitol State Park.
{ - Modifies provisions relating to regulation of
dismantlers. Decreases civil penalty department may impose on
person who conducts dismantling business without dismantler
certificate. Authorizes department to issue corrected
certificate to holder of dismantler certificate when dismantling
business undergoes certain changes. Broadens department's
authority to discipline dismantlers that violate provisions or
rules regulating dismantlers. - }
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to vehicles.
Whereas Oregon has been a pacific wonderland from its earliest
days of inhabitation by native tribes, through the early
explorations of George Vancouver, James Cook, William Clark,
Meriwether Lewis, Jedediah Smith, Thomas Condon and others, up to
and including the establishment and flourishing of the State of
Oregon itself; and
Whereas the colorful history of Oregon's tribal occupation,
exploration, geography, geology and economy deserves to be known
by the state's citizenry; and
Whereas understanding the influence of technological
innovation, the role of beliefs in shaping family life, the
genius and folly of early transportation, settlement, labor,
industry, agriculture, fishing, mining and immigration are
critical to the understanding of our present ways of life; and
Whereas Oregon's mountains, valleys, deserts, rivers and ocean
shores are priceless assets; and
Whereas efforts to describe, illustrate and appreciate the work
and sacrifices of our Oregon ancestors are key to preserving
state resources and ensuring prosperity and the pursuit of
happiness for future generations of Oregonians; and
Whereas 'Pacific Wonderland' registration plates, issued during
the centennial year of 1959 and continuing to 1964, are a unique
part of Oregon history; and
Whereas thousands of Oregon schoolchildren, adults, and
visitors come to the State Capitol in Salem each year to learn
about Oregon and its government, making the State Capitol one of
Oregon's premier educational resources; and
Whereas the addition of an Oregon History Center within the
State Capitol building or in a structure on the grounds of the
State Capitol State Park would be a significant benefit to good
citizenship, ensuring wisdom in future decision-making by
Oregon's citizenry and its government; and
Whereas the Legislative Assembly should recreate a limited
edition of Oregon's historic Pacific Wonderland registration
plate in this sesquicentennial year, with proceeds to be devoted
to the purpose of establishing an Oregon History Center at the
State Capitol or on the grounds of the State Capitol State Park;
now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2009 Act are added to
and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Department of Transportation shall
establish a Pacific Wonderland registration plate program to
issue special registration plates called 'Pacific Wonderland
registration plates' upon request to owners of motor vehicles
registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1). In addition,
the department may adopt rules for issuance of Pacific Wonderland
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
set of Pacific Wonderland registration plates issued under
subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a
surcharge of $100 payable when the plates are issued. The
department shall transfer the moneys from the surcharge as
provided in section 3 of this 2009 Act.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, Pacific Wonderland
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 shall limit the total number of Pacific
Wonderland registration plates to 40,000 sets of plates.
(5) Notwithstanding ORS 805.202, until the department has
issued 40,000 sets of plates under this section, the department
may issue four kinds of special registration plates at any one
time. + }
SECTION 3. { + (1) After deduction of the cost of
administration of the Pacific Wonderland registration plate
program, the Department of Transportation shall transfer 50
percent of the moneys from the surcharge imposed by section 2 of
this 2009 Act to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation and 50
percent to the Oregon Historical Society for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining an Oregon History Center at the
State Capitol or on the grounds of the State Capitol State Park.
(2) As used in this section, the cost of administration of the
Pacific Wonderland registration plate program is the sum of all
department expenses for the issuance or transfer of Pacific
Wonderland registration plates under section 2 of this 2009 Act
that are above the normal costs of issuing, renewing and
transferring registration plates in the normal course of the
business of the department. These expenses include, but are not
limited to, the costs of collecting the Pacific Wonderland
registration plate surcharge and transferring Pacific Wonderland
registration plates. + }
SECTION 4. { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 184.642, the Department
of Transportation may pay an amount up to $150,000 from the
Department of Transportation Operating Fund for expenses incurred
in initiating the Pacific Wonderland registration plate program
established in section 2 of this 2009 Act, including but not
limited to registration plate design, computer programming and
production setup. Any portion of the amount paid that is not used
for initiating the Pacific Wonderland registration plate program
shall be transferred to the account established under subsection
(2) of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding section 3 of this 2009 Act, after deduction
of the cost of administration of the Pacific Wonderland
registration plate program, the department shall transfer the
moneys from the surcharge imposed by section 2 of this 2009 Act
to an account in the Department of Transportation Operating Fund
until sufficient funds have accumulated for the purpose described
in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) When the department determines that moneys in sufficient
amount are available in the account established under subsection
(2) of this section, the department shall reimburse the
Department of Transportation Operating Fund, without interest, in
an amount equal to the amount paid from the Department of
Transportation Operating Fund for the costs of initiating the
Pacific Wonderland registration plate program.
(4) Any moneys remaining in the account established under
subsection (2) of this section after deduction of the
reimbursement required under subsection (3) of this section shall
be transferred to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation and the
Oregon Historical Society for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining an Oregon History Center at the State Capitol. Of the
moneys transferred under this subsection, 50 percent shall be
transferred to the Oregon State Capitol Foundation and 50 percent
shall be transferred to the Oregon Historical Society. + }
SECTION 5. { + (1) The Department of Transportation shall use
as a design for the plates issued under section 2 of this 2009
Act a design similar to the Pacific Wonderland registration plate
that was created as a result of section 2, chapter 15, Oregon
Laws 1959, with recognition of Oregon's 150th birthday.
(2) Except as otherwise required by the design specified in
subsection (1) of this section, Pacific Wonderland registration
plates shall comply with the requirements of ORS 803.535. + }
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