77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 1584 Senate Bill 380 Sponsored by Senator BATES (Presession filed.) SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. Allows owner of motorcycle to use special registration plates. A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to special registration plates; amending ORS 805.255, 805.260, 805.263 and 805.266 and section 2, chapter 823, Oregon Laws 2009. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 805.255 is amended to read: 805.255. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a salmon registration plate program to issue special registration plates called 'salmon registration plates' upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + } to observe the importance of salmonid to Oregon. In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance of salmon registration plates for vehicles not registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + }. (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each salmon registration plate issued under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $7.50 for each year of the registration period, payable when the plate is issued and upon each subsequent renewal of registration of a vehicle bearing the plate. The department shall distribute the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.256. SECTION 2. ORS 805.260 is amended to read: 805.260. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a cultural registration plate program to issue special registration plates called 'cultural registration plates' upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + } to observe the importance of culture to Oregon. In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance of cultural registration plates for vehicles not registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + }. (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each cultural registration plate issued under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $15 payable when the plate is issued and upon each subsequent renewal of registration of a vehicle bearing the plate. The department shall distribute the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.261. (3) The department, in consultation with the Trust for Cultural Development Board, shall design the cultural registration plates. The plates shall meet the requirements for registration plates described in ORS 803.535. SECTION 3. ORS 805.263 is amended to read: 805.263. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a Crater Lake National Park registration plate program to issue special registration plates called 'Crater Lake National Park registration plates' upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + } to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Crater Lake National Park. The department may adopt rules for issuance of Crater Lake National Park registration plates for vehicles that are not registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + }. (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each Crater Lake National Park registration plate issued under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $10 payable when the plate is issued. The department shall distribute the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.264. SECTION 4. ORS 805.266 is amended to read: 805.266. (1) Except as provided in section 3, chapter 709, Oregon Laws 2011, the Department of Transportation shall establish a wine country registration plate program to issue special registration plates called 'wine country registration plates ' upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + }. (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each set of wine country registration plates issued under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $30 payable when the plates are issued and upon each subsequent renewal of registration of a vehicle bearing the plates. The department shall transfer the moneys from the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.272. SECTION 5. Section 2, chapter 823, Oregon Laws 2009, as amended by section 8, chapter 709, Oregon Laws 2011, is amended to read: { + Sec. 2. + } (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a Pacific Wonderland registration plate program to issue special registration plates called 'Pacific Wonderland registration plates' upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + }. In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance of Pacific Wonderland registration plates for vehicles not registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { + or (3) + }. (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each set of Pacific Wonderland registration plates issued under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $100 payable when the plates are issued. The department shall transfer the moneys from the surcharge as provided in section 3, chapter 823, Oregon Laws 2009. (3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, Pacific Wonderland registration plates may be transferred from vehicle to vehicle if the department stops issuing the plates, as long as the plates are not so old, damaged, mutilated or otherwise rendered illegible as to be not useful for purposes of identification. (4) The department shall limit the total number of Pacific Wonderland registration plates to 40,000 sets of plates. (5) Notwithstanding ORS 805.202, until the department has issued 40,000 sets of plates under this section, the department may issue five kinds of special registration plates at any one time. ----------