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Committee approves cleanup of motor vehicle code, updates definitions and earmarks
Summary
Senate Bill 27 (first substitute), a bill to reorganize and clarify motor vehicle code language, update fee classifications and specify earmarks for natural-resources funds, passed the committee with amendment 1 adopted unanimously; sponsors said the changes are procedural and revenue neutral.
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Feb. 14 adopted amendment 1 and gave a favorable recommendation to first substitute SB 27, a bill sponsored by Senator Harper that reorganizes motor vehicle–related statutory language, clarifies definitions and specifies destination funds for various earmarked fees.
Senator Harper told the committee the measure is largely housekeeping: it reorganizes and clarifies existing motor vehicle code provisions, updates definitions to explicitly include certain vehicles (for example, all-terrain vehicles and street-legal vehicles) and clarifies how fees collected for motorboat registration and other items are allocated to Department of Natural Resources accounts such as the water conservation fund and wastewater/drinking water loan funds.
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