5700‑S2 AAS 2/13/96 THIB

2SSB 5700 - S AMD - 164

    By Senators Thibaudeau and Owen

                                                   ADOPTED 2/13/96

    On page 2, line 32, after "required." insert the following:

    "Sec. 3.  RCW 46.16.313 and 1995 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 103 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) If the requesting party chooses not to set an additional fee as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the department may establish a fee for each type of special license plates issued under RCW 46.16.301(((1) (a), (b), or (c))) in an amount calculated to offset the cost of production of the special license plates and the administration of this program.  The fee shall not exceed thirty-five dollars and is in addition to all other fees required to register and license the vehicle for which the plates have been requested.  All such additional special license plate fees collected by the department shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the motor vehicle fund.

    (2) ((In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application, registration, and renewal registration of a motor vehicle, the holder of a collegiate license plate shall pay a fee of thirty dollars.  The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed two dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection expenses incurred by it.  The remaining proceeds, minus the cost of plate production, shall be remitted to the custody of the state treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.  The state treasurer shall credit the funds to the appropriate collegiate license plate fund as provided in RCW 28B.10.890.

    (3) In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application, registration, and renewal registration of a motor vehicle, the holder of a special baseball stadium license plate shall pay a fee of thirty dollars.  The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed two dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection expenses incurred by it.  The remaining proceeds, minus the cost of plate production, shall be distributed to a county for the purpose of paying the principal and interest payments on bonds issued by the county to construct a baseball stadium, as defined in RCW 82.14.0485, including reasonably necessary preconstruction costs, while the taxes are being collected under RCW 82.14.360.  After this date, the state treasurer shall credit the funds to the state general fund.))  The department shall estimate its costs, both direct and indirect, to create, design, and procure the first minimum order for materials and production of special license plates authorized under RCW 46.16.301.  The requesting party shall pay the department the estimated costs associated with the first minimum order and maintenance of a minimum inventory for additional sales upon the department authorizing the special license plate series.  Payments from the requesting parties shall be deposited in a dedicated special license plate account within the motor vehicle fund.  Payments deposited in the dedicated special license plate account are earmarked for production of the requested license plate series and are to be returned to the department's current biennium operating budget.  The department shall develop a form to facilitate the presale of special license plates by requesting parties.

(3) The department may collect, in addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application, registration, and renewal registration of a motor vehicle, an additional fee from the holder of a special license plate.  The additional fee will be set by the party requesting issuance of the special license plate series.  If the requesting party chooses not to set an additional fee, the fee authorized in subsection (1) of this section applies.  The state treasurer, upon request of the department, may create accounts for deposit of the additional fees.  The department shall remit the additional fees to the state treasurer with a proper identifying report.  The state treasurer shall credit the funds to the appropriate account and remit the proceeds to the requesting party on a quarterly basis.  No appropriations are required for expenditures from the accounts created under this subsection.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  Section 3 of this act takes effect January 1, 1997, but the department of licensing and the state treasurer shall take all steps necessary before that date in order that this act may be fully implemented upon that date."

2SSB 5700 - S AMD - 164

    By Senator Thibaudeau

                                                   ADOPTED 2/13/96

    On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "46.16.270" strike "; and adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW" and insert "and 46.16.313; adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW; and providing an effective date"

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EFFECT:  Department of Licensing is given authority to request that

the Treasurer create accounts for all requesting parties that meet the criteria and that have pre‑paid DOL's costs associated with the first minimum order and maintenance of a minimum inventory of the requested license plate series.