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License Plates for NM Mail Carriers |
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REVENUE
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Responses
Received From
State
Highway and Transportation Department (SHTD)
No
Response
Taxation
and Revenue Department (TRD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of HTC Amendment
The House Transportation Committee amendment
creates standardized special registration plates with logos to show state
support for worthy public purposes. The amendment states the authorizing
statute shall provide for collection of fees that, at a minimum, will cover the
costs to the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) of development, manufacture and
issuance of the special registration plates and logos.
Standardized special registration plates, on the
standardized areas, shall:
The HTC amendment states MVD will design the
balance of the plate in consultation with the public purpose interest group
requesting the special registration plate. This group shall provide evidence
acceptable to MVD that it will generate a minimum number of prepaid
applications as determined by the MVD for the special registration plate with
logo and give a prepayment to the MVD in an amount sufficient to cover the
plate and logo cost of the initial order.
Furthermore,
the interest group
shall provide a sample of the requested artwork design in a format specified by
the plate manufacturer for the specialized logo.
The
fee for the special registration plate that will be collected in addition to
the regular motor vehicle registration fee is increased to $25 from $10. TRD is appropriated $10 of the special fee to
defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for mail
carriers. The remaining $15 shall be deposited in the motor vehicle suspense
fund for distribution pursuant to Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978.
The standardized provisions of the amendment are
effective
Synopsis of SCORC Amendment
The Senate Corporation & Transportation Committee amendment removes references to “mail” carriers and replaces with “letter” carriers.
The amendment also requires the secretary treasurer
of the state association of letter carriers instead of the “postmaster” to sign
a consent form to submit as proof that an individual is either an active or
retired letter carrier.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
Senate Bill 211
requires the Taxation and Revenue Department to issue special registration license
plates to any person who is an active or retired mail carrier with the
service
upon the submission of proof that the individual requesting the plate a retired
mail carrier.
The TRD Secretary
shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof. In addition the TRD Secretary
shall approve the final plate design for the special registration plates that
must be clearly marked as “mail carrier.”
When the mail carrier
with a special plate ceases to be employed as a mail carrier, but has not
retired, the plate must be returned.
Significant
Issues
The Legislature may wish to grant active and
retired postal workers the privilege of having a special license plate.
TRD is authorized to
charge a fee of $10.00 in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration
fee for the special registration plate for active and retired postal workers.
The fees shall be retained by TRD and is appropriated to TRD to defray the cost
of making and issuing special registration plates.
SHTD could not quantify the demand for special
plates for mail carriers, but it provided the following: The NM Department of
Labor, Bureau of Economic Research and Analysis estimates
the number of mail carriers as of 2000 to be 1,310. As of
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
TRD will require some
staff resources to design and issue the license plates.
CONFLICT
SB 211 conflicts with
HB378 and HB379. These also propose mail carrier plates, but with different
fees for issuance.
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