Stakeholders urge interim study on plan to centralize commercial vehicle registration
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Industry representatives told the committee a proposal to register commercial motor vehicles centrally could increase municipal revenue by collecting fees from out-of-state truckers, but DMV data needed to estimate revenue is lacking, so stakeholders and the committee agreed to move the bill to interim study.
The committee heard from Bob Scaglia of the New Hampshire Motor Transport Association about Senate Bill 191, a proposal to allow centralized registration of commercial motor vehicles and to collect and redistribute town fees through the Department of Safety.
Scaglia said the proposal would operate similarly to the International Registration Plan (IRP) model and would help collect fees from out-of-state truckers who currently do not pay into New Hampshire towns. "We need very definitive data from DMV," Scaglia said, adding that the association has received some data but not enough to make accurate revenue projections for towns.
Scaglia told the committee he had sought comparative data from South Carolina, which recently pursued a similar program, and said his discussions with counterparts suggested the results there were "extremely positive," but the committee did not receive documentary evidence during the hearing. Given the absence of complete DMV data, Scaglia recommended an interim study rather than advancing incomplete statutory language.
Committee members voiced support for further work and the chair moved the item to interim study. Several consent items were moved in sequence with voice 'Aye' responses recorded; individual roll-call tallies were not provided in the committee transcript.