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Senate committee approves specialty license plate to fund Wyoming Search and Rescue Council
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee approved House Bill 226 to create a specialty license plate raising funds for the Wyoming Search and Rescue Council, voting 5–0 after adopting conforming amendments to sales and vehicle‑eligibility language.
The Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee approved House Bill 226 to create a specialty license plate to raise funds for the Wyoming Search and Rescue Council, passing the bill as amended.
Representative Campbell said the plate is strictly a fundraiser — not a vanity plate — and that proceeds will support search‑and‑rescue operations statewide. ‘‘The search and rescue is active in all 23 counties,’’ he said, and the largest recurring costs for volunteer teams are fuel and helicopters.
Taylor Rossetti, deputy director at the Wyoming Department of Transportation, described how the fee language was changed in the engrossed bill: the initial and later annual fees were adjusted to mirror the…
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