House Committee on Transportation (03/08/2012)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Date:	03/08/2012	ATTENDANCE

Time:	10:30 AM to 10:55 AM	Barker	X
		Brown	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Fischer	X
		Hamner	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Jones	X
	Representative Vaad	Priola	X
		Ramirez	X
This Report was prepared by		Scott	X
	Kelli Kelty	Tyler	X
		Williams A.	X
		Young	X
		Looper	X
		Vaad	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB12-007		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole

10:31 AM -- Senate Bill 12-007

Representative Vaad, chair, called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Hamner, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 12-007. The bill is recommended by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee (TLRC). It alters the procedure for creating group special license plates. Specifically, the bill:

• removes the requirement that an applicant certify that at least 3,000 plates will be issued within one year;
• allows special license plates to be sold until inventories are depleted; and
• removes the requirement that proof of membership be provided to obtain certain license plates.

Representative Hamner discussed the provisions of the bill and distributed handouts to the committee (Attachments A and B). Representative Brown commented on taxpayer funds related to license plates.

10:36 AM -- Ms. Maren Rubino, representing the Department of Revenue (DOR), came to the table to respond to questions from the committee concerning Attachment A, which contain DOR suggestions concerning the special group license plate procedure. Representative Ramirez asked for information about non-profit organizations that provide a bond in order to create a license plate. Representative Tyler asked about the funds received by the state from group special license plates. Ms. Rubino said that several million dollars are generated from special license plates that are deposited into the Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF). Representative Brown asked about monies generated by special license plates. Committee discussion ensued concerning special license plates.

10:42 AM

Ms. Rubino said that approximately $5 million is deposited annually to HUTF and $2 million is deposited annually to the License Plate Cash Fund from special license plate revenues.

10:43 AM

Representative Hamner discussed a proposed conceptual amendment to the bill. Representative Vaad commented that he is going to be proposing a conceptual amendment.

10:45 AM -- Mr. Jery Payne, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table. He informed the committee that the amendment Representative Vaad referred to is currently being drafted.

10:46 AM

Representative Brown commented on adding a requirement that a non-profit provide a bond in order to create a special license plate. Representative Scott asked if adding a provision concerning a bond requirement would need to be addressed in a separate bill. Representative Hamner said that the TLRC did not have consensus on the bond issue. She commented that adding a bond requirement is more than a conceptual amendment.

10:50 AM -- Ms. Rubino came back to the table. Representative Vaad commented on the bond issue. Ms. Rubino said that the DOR is trying to develop a system, with the Department of Corrections, where license plates would be printed on demand. Representative Brown spoke on the bond issue.

10:53 AM

Representative Tyler commented on the special license plate procedure.


BILL:	SB12-007
TIME:	10:54:17 AM
MOVED:	Vaad
MOTION:	Moved to adopt prepared amendment L.002 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Brown
		VOTE
	Barker
	Brown
	Fischer
	Hamner
	Jones
	Priola
	Ramirez
	Scott
	Tyler
	Williams A.
	Young
	Looper
	Vaad

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB12-007
TIME:	10:55:10 AM
MOVED:	Hamner
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 12-007, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Tyler
		VOTE
	Barker	Yes
	Brown	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Hamner	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Priola	Yes
	Ramirez	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Williams A.	Yes
	Young	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	Vaad	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:55 AM

The committee adjourned.