02/24/2011 01:00 PM House TRANSPORTATION

          HB 10-NONCOMMERCIAL TRAILER REGISTRATION FEE                                                                      
                                                                                                                              
1:41:23 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR P. WILSON announced that  the final order of business would                                                               
be HOUSE  BILL NO. 10, "An  Act relating to the  registration fee                                                               
for  noncommercial trailers  and  to the  motor  vehicle tax  for                                                               
trailers."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:41:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DARRELL BREESE, Staff, Representative  Bill Stoltze, Alaska State                                                               
Legislature,   on  behalf   of   one  of   the  prime   sponsors,                                                               
Representative Bill  Stoltze, summarized  that HB 10  would allow                                                               
permanent registration  for noncommercial trailers.   The primary                                                               
goal of HB 10 is  to bring the noncommercial trailer registration                                                               
in  line  with  commercial   trailer  registration.    Currently,                                                               
commercial   trailers  can   register  by   paying  a   permanent                                                               
registration  fee.    Noncommercial  trailer  owners  pay  a  $30                                                               
biennial fee  or can opt  to pay  a one-time registration  fee of                                                               
$100 for  noncommercial trailers.   This bill would  allow owners                                                               
of snow  machines, boats,  and lawnmowers  the same  advantage as                                                               
commercial trailer owners.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRUITT asked for clarification on the $25 fee.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MR. BREESE  agreed the  fee to register  a commercial  trailer is                                                               
$25.  In  further response to Representative  Pruitt, he referred                                                               
to  page  2,   line  3  of  HB  10,  which   keeps  the  biennial                                                               
registration  fee for  noncommercial  trailers at  $30 or  allows                                                               
them  to  pay  a  one-time  registration  fee  for  noncommercial                                                               
trailers at $100.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:44:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  P.  WILSON  agreed the  committee  has  raised  legitimate                                                               
concerns on these two  bills.  She assigned HB 10 and  HB 64 to a                                                               
subcommittee   with  Representative   Petersen   as  Chair,   and                                                               
identified Representatives Pruitt, Munoz,  and Gruenberg to serve                                                               
on the subcommittee.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:45:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PETERSEN asked  for clarification on HB  10, as to                                                               
whether the trailer could be any age.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MR. BREESE agreed.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
[HB 10 was held over.]