SB 6248 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Provides that in cooperation with the Washington state patrol and the department of licensing, the traffic safety commission shall create and design, and the department shall issue, a special license plate displaying a symbol of bicycle safety that may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for motor vehicles required to display two motor vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.  These special plates will honor Cooper Jones and provide funding for bicycle safety education.

     Provides that, effective with vehicle registrations due or to become due on January 1, 2003, in addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application and registration of a motor vehicle, the holder of a Cooper Jones license plate shall pay an initial fee of twenty-five dollars.  The proceeds shall be remitted to the custody of the state treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.  The state treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the bicycle and pedestrian safety account as established in RCW 43.59.150.

     Provides that, effective with annual renewals due or to become due on January 1, 2003, in addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon renewal of a motor vehicle registration, the holder of a Cooper Jones license plate shall, upon application, pay a fee of twenty dollars.  The proceeds 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 bicycle and pedestrian safety account as established in RCW 43.59.150.