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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/26/07

3/16/07 HB

SHORT TITLE Add Agencies with Government License Plates

SB

CS/290 & 315/aHFl

ANALYST Earnest

REVENUE (dollars in thousands)

Estimated Revenue

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

FY09

($0.1)

($0.1)

($0.1) Recurring State Road Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

Relates to House Bill 43

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of HFl Amendment

The House Floor amendment adds Subsections E and F to 66-6-15 to require vehicles or trailers

in service of the state to display a plate furnished by the Transportation Services Division (TSD)

of the General Services Department (GSD). The vehicles or trailers need not be registered with

the Motor Vehicle Division. The plates issued by GSD shall be:

1.

permanent and shall not be renewed;

2.

numbered to identify the state agency to which they are issued; and

3.

the same size but a different color from registration plates issued to private vehicles or

trailers.

Subsection F defines state agency, as used in Subsection E, as a state department, agency, board

or commission, including the legislative and judicial branch or government, but not including

public schools and institutions of higher education.

The definition of “state agency" in Subsection F conflicts with existing statute (66-3-28).

Section 66-3-28, which is amended by section 1 of the bill, includes a definition of state agency

that excludes the legislative and judicial branches.

CS/Senate Bills 290 and 315/aHFl – Page

2

Synopsis of Original Bill

The Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee substitute for Senate Bill 290 and Senate

Bill 315 would allow fleet vehicles of solid waste authorities, irrigation districts, mutual

domestic water associations, and conservancy districts to obtain government registration plates.

Vehicles with government plates are not required to be registered, but they must display plates

provided by the Motor Vehicle Division. These plates are permanent and need not be renewed.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

According to TRD analysis of a similar bill—House Bill 43—registration fee revenue would

decrease under the proposal. Total impacts, however, are probably minor.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The bill adds irrigation districts, solid waste authorities, mutual domestic water associations, and

conservancy districts to the definition of state agency eligible for issuance of government plates.

Recently, TRD had found that that such entities do not qualify for government plates under

current statute. Government plates were issued by the Motor Vehicle Division of TRD in

previous years. Since reversal of the policy, these entities have been required to pay yearly

registration fees to license their vehicles.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

None identified.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

This bill relates to relates to House Bill 43, which only specifies irrigation districts.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The bill references irrigation districts, mutual domestic water associations, solid waste authority,

and conservancy district but doesn’t specify that they must be public

entities. TRD has

suggested that without such clarification, there may be no basis to deny government plates to

private associations and similar organizations, such as private acequia associations.

BE/csd:nt