Bill Text: IN SB0486 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Fees for heavy vehicles.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-28 - First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means [SB0486 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0486-Amended.html
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Bill Title: Fees for heavy vehicles.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-28 - First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means [SB0486 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0486-Amended.html
February 1, 2011
SENATE BILL No. 486
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DIGEST OF SB 486
(Updated January 25, 2011 12:15 pm - DI 103)
Citations Affected: IC 9-20; IC 9-29.
Synopsis: Fees for heavy vehicles. Establishes the weight enforcement
fund (fund) for funding personnel and equipment necessary for
enforcement of laws concerning heavy trucks, to be administered by the
state police department. Provides for the collection of a $10 fee from
certain permits and annual registration for heavy trucks to be deposited
in the fund.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
Wyss
January 13, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security,
Transportation & Veterans Affairs.
January 31, 2011, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
Appropriations.
February 1, 2011
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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SENATE BILL No. 486
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles and to make an appropriation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 9-20-17.5; (11)SB0486.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-20-17.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]:
Chapter 17.5. Weight Enforcement Fund
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the weight enforcement fund established by section 2 of this chapter.
Sec. 2. The weight enforcement fund is established for the purpose of funding:
(1) personnel; and
(2) equipment purchases;
necessary for the enforcement of IC 9-20-17 and IC 10-11-2-26(a)(29).
Sec. 3. The fund consists of:
(1) fees collected under:
(A) IC 9-29-6-1(b);
(B) IC 9-29-6-1.5(c); and
(C) IC 9-29-6-3(c); and
(2) interest that accumulates from investments as set forth in section 6 of this chapter.
Sec. 4. The fund shall be administered by the state police department.
Sec. 5. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
Sec. 6. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
Sec. 7. The money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains in the fund to be used exclusively for purposes of this chapter.
Sec. 8. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of section 2 of this chapter.
Chapter 17.5. Weight Enforcement Fund
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the weight enforcement fund established by section 2 of this chapter.
Sec. 2. The weight enforcement fund is established for the purpose of funding:
(1) personnel; and
(2) equipment purchases;
necessary for the enforcement of IC 9-20-17 and IC 10-11-2-26(a)(29).
Sec. 3. The fund consists of:
(1) fees collected under:
(A) IC 9-29-6-1(b);
(B) IC 9-29-6-1.5(c); and
(C) IC 9-29-6-3(c); and
(2) interest that accumulates from investments as set forth in section 6 of this chapter.
Sec. 4. The fund shall be administered by the state police department.
Sec. 5. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
Sec. 6. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
Sec. 7. The money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains in the fund to be used exclusively for purposes of this chapter.
Sec. 8. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of section 2 of this chapter.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-6-1; (11)SB0486.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 9-29-6-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 1. (a) A vehicle or combination of
vehicles having a total gross weight greater than eighty thousand
(80,000) pounds but less than one hundred thirty-four thousand
(134,000) pounds must obtain a special weight permit for each trip on
an extra heavy duty highway. The fee for this special weight permit is
forty-one dollars and fifty cents ($41.50). An additional fee shall be
collected under subsection (b).
(b) In addition to the fee collected under subsection (a), the department of state revenue shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10), to be deposited in the weight enforcement fund established by IC 9-20-17.5-2.
(b) In addition to the fee collected under subsection (a), the department of state revenue shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10), to be deposited in the weight enforcement fund established by IC 9-20-17.5-2.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-6-1.5; (11)SB0486.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 9-29-6-1.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 1.5. (a) The fee for the
annual registration required under IC 9-20-5-7 is twenty-five dollars
($25). The fee imposed under this section must be deposited in the
motor carrier regulation fund established under IC 8-2.1-23. An
additional fee shall be collected under subsection (c).
(b) The department of state revenue may impose an additional permit fee in an amount that may not exceed one dollar ($1) on each trip permitted for a vehicle registered under IC 9-20-5-7. This additional fee is for the use and maintenance of an automated vehicle identifier. The fee imposed under this subsection is in addition to the permit fee required under section 1 of this chapter. The fee imposed under this section must be deposited in the motor carrier regulation fund established under IC 8-2.1-23.
(c) In addition to the fee collected under subsection (a), the
(b) The department of state revenue may impose an additional permit fee in an amount that may not exceed one dollar ($1) on each trip permitted for a vehicle registered under IC 9-20-5-7. This additional fee is for the use and maintenance of an automated vehicle identifier. The fee imposed under this subsection is in addition to the permit fee required under section 1 of this chapter. The fee imposed under this section must be deposited in the motor carrier regulation fund established under IC 8-2.1-23.
(c) In addition to the fee collected under subsection (a), the
department of state revenue shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10),
to be deposited in the weight enforcement fund established by
IC 9-20-17.5-2.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-6-3; (11)SB0486.1.4. -->
SECTION 4. IC 9-29-6-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.134-2007,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 3. (a) The fees for permits issued under IC 9-20-6
to exceed the legal weight limit are as follows:
(1) A trip permit, twenty dollars ($20).
(2) A mileage fee, which is in addition to the trip permit fee in subdivision (1), to be calculated for that part of the gross weight exceeding eighty thousand (80,000) pounds as follows:
(A) For loads greater than eighty thousand (80,000) pounds but not more than one hundred eight thousand (108,000) pounds, thirty-five cents ($0.35) per mile.
(B) For loads greater than one hundred eight thousand (108,000) pounds but not more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds, sixty cents ($0.60) per mile.
(C) For loads greater than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds, one dollar ($1) per mile.
(3) A ninety (90) day permit, two hundred dollars ($200).
(4) An annual permit issued under IC 9-20-6-2(c), eight hundred dollars ($800).
An additional fee shall be collected under subsection (c).
(b) If an application for a permit involves transporting heavy vehicles or loads, or other objects, that exceed the legal length, width, or height limit and that also exceed the legal weight limit in the same movement, the applicant shall pay only the greater of the two (2) fees established in this section or section 2or 3 of this chapter and the
issuing officer or body shall issue a single oversize-overweight permit.
The fee for a ninety (90) day permit described in IC 9-20-6-2(b)(3)
IC 9-20-6-2(c)(3) is two hundred dollars ($200). An additional fee
shall be collected under subsection (c).
(c) In addition to the fee collected under subsection (a) or (b), the department of state revenue shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10), to be deposited in the weight enforcement fund established by IC 9-20-17.5-2.
(1) A trip permit, twenty dollars ($20).
(2) A mileage fee, which is in addition to the trip permit fee in subdivision (1), to be calculated for that part of the gross weight exceeding eighty thousand (80,000) pounds as follows:
(A) For loads greater than eighty thousand (80,000) pounds but not more than one hundred eight thousand (108,000) pounds, thirty-five cents ($0.35) per mile.
(B) For loads greater than one hundred eight thousand (108,000) pounds but not more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds, sixty cents ($0.60) per mile.
(C) For loads greater than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds, one dollar ($1) per mile.
(3) A ninety (90) day permit, two hundred dollars ($200).
(4) An annual permit issued under IC 9-20-6-2(c), eight hundred dollars ($800).
An additional fee shall be collected under subsection (c).
(b) If an application for a permit involves transporting heavy vehicles or loads, or other objects, that exceed the legal length, width, or height limit and that also exceed the legal weight limit in the same movement, the applicant shall pay only the greater of the two (2) fees established in this section or section 2
(c) In addition to the fee collected under subsection (a) or (b), the department of state revenue shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10), to be deposited in the weight enforcement fund established by IC 9-20-17.5-2.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-6-10; (11)SB0486.1.5. -->
SECTION 5. IC 9-29-6-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 10. Whenever a permit
is issued by the bureau under IC 9-20-6, the bureau shall fix the fee to
be paid, and upon payment of the fee, the bureau shall validate the
permit. The revenue from the fee fees collected under sections 1(a),
2, 3(a), 3(b), 4 through 9, and 11 through 12 of this chapter shall be
credited to the state highway fund.
