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HB 2166: vehicle fees; alternative fuel VLT

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Campbell, LD 1

BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW

                TI: DPA 7-1-0-0

Legend: Director – Director of Arizona Department of Transportation DPS – Arizona Department of Public Safety VLT – Vehicle License Tax Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

 

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRelating to highway safety fee and the VLT classification of alternative fuel vehicles.

Provisions

1.       Requires the registering officer annually collect a highway safety fee with the vehicle registration application. (Sec. 1)

2.       Instructs the Director to deposit all highway safety fee monies collected into the Arizona Highway Patrol Fund. (Sec. 1)

3.       Requires the Director to annually determine the fee that must fund 110% of DPS highway patrol budget for each fiscal year minus any unencumbered balance exceeding 10% of the previous year's deposit. (Sec. 1)

4.       REQUIRES THE VLT FOR AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE TO BE BASED ON THE VALUE THE MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS A PERCENTAGE SET BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE MANUFACTURER'S BASE RETAIL PRICE. (TI)

5.       ELIMINATES THE SEPARATE VLT CLASSIFICATION FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES FOR VEHICLES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2020. (TI)

6.       EXEMPTS ADOT FROM RULEMAKING TO SET THE ANNUAL HIGHWAY SAFETY FEE. (TI)

7.       Repeals the alternative fuel vehicles classification for VLT. (Sec. 3) (TI)

8.      CONTAINS A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION TO JANUARY 1, 2020. (TI)

9.       CONTAINS A LEGISLITATIVE INTENT CLAUSE. (TI)

10.   Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 2, 4-5)

Current Law

Alternative Fuel is defined as: 1) electricity; 2) solar energy; 3) liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas, hydrogen or a blend; 4) for vehicles that use alcohol fuels that contain no less than 85% alcohol by volume; and 6) a combination of at least 70% alternative fuel and no more than 30% petroleum-based fuel (A.R.S. § 1-215). 

Alternative fuel vehicles have an annual VLT of $4 per $100 in value.  For the first year, the value of alternative fuel vehicle is determined by 1% of the manufacturer's base retail price of the motor vehicle. Each successive year, the value of the motor vehicle is 15% less than the prior year's value (A.R.S. § 28-5805).

                           

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2166

Second Regular Session                               Version 2: Caucus & COW

 

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