Legislature(2001 - 2002)

03/14/2002 01:08 PM House TRA

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                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
            HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                           
                         March 14, 2002                                                                                         
                           1:08 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                              
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Vic Kohring, Chair                                                                                               
Representative Beverly Masek, Vice Chair                                                                                        
Representative Scott Ogan                                                                                                       
Representative Drew Scalzi                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Peggy Wilson                                                                                                     
Representative Mary Kapsner                                                                                                     
Representative Albert Kookesh                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
SENATE BILL NO. 260                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to historic and antique motor vehicles; and                                                                    
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED SB 260 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS ACTION                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB 260                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE:HISTORIC/ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLES                                                                                     
SPONSOR(S): SENATOR(S) PHILLIPS                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Jrn-Date   Jrn-Page                     Action                                                                                  
01/30/02     2064       (S)        READ THE FIRST TIME -                                                                        
                                   REFERRALS                                                                                    

01/30/02 2064 (S) TRA 02/14/02 (S) TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 02/14/02 (S) -- Meeting Postponed to 2/19/02 -- 02/19/02 (S) TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 02/19/02 (S) Moved Out of Committee MINUTE(TRA) 02/20/02 2257 (S) TRA RPT 4DP 02/20/02 2257 (S) DP: COWDERY, WILKEN, TAYLOR, ELTON 02/20/02 2257 (S) FN1: ZERO(ADM) 02/21/02 (S) RLS AT 11:00 AM FAHRENKAMP 203 02/21/02 (S) -- Meeting Postponed to 2/22/02 -- 02/22/02 (S) RLS AT 10:30 AM FAHRENKAMP 203 02/22/02 (S) MINUTE(RLS) 03/01/02 2342 (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/1/02 03/01/02 2346 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME 03/01/02 2346 (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UNAN CONSENT 03/01/02 2346 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 260 03/01/02 2347 (S) PASSED Y17 N- E2 A1 03/01/02 2347 (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE 03/01/02 2351 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) 03/01/02 2351 (S) VERSION: SB 260 03/04/02 2459 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/04/02 2459 (H) TRA 03/14/02 (H) TRA AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 17 WITNESS REGISTER KEN STOUT Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska 6208 East 34th Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99504 POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in favor of SB 260. BRUCE CAMPBELL Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska; Model-T Ford Club of Alaska 14104 Hancock Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99515 POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in favor of SB 260. CHARLES R. HOSACK, Deputy Director Division of Motor Vehicles Department of Administration 3300B Fairbanks Street Anchorage, Alaska 99503 POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in favor of SB 260. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 02-6, SIDE A Number 001 CHAIR VIC KOHRING called the House Transportation Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:08 p.m. Members present at the call to order were Representatives Ogan, Scalzi, Masek, and Kohring. SB 260-HISTORIC/ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLES CHAIR KOHRING announced that the matter before the committee was SENATE BILL NO. 260, "An Act relating to historic and antique motor vehicles; and providing for an effective date." Number 008 SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS, Alaska State Legislature, sponsor of SB 260, testified before the committee. He introduced Ken Stout and yielded his testimony. Number 028 KEN STOUT, Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska, testified via teleconference. He told the committee that his organization is a very active club and conveyed that honors recently were received by the club for excellence in its newsletter and web site. He said the club has about 300 vehicles involved. Mr. Stout said he supports [SB 260]. Number 048 BRUCE CAMPBELL, Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska; Model-T Ford Club of Alaska, testified via teleconference. He said the bill allows the restorers of old vehicles to use the same year of license plate as that of the manufacture of the vehicle. He said it completes the restoration and makes a "first-class job of it." He said it would not create a great impact on the state "one way or the other." He said that his organizations have worked with the Division of Motor Vehicles, and they are in accord with the bill. Number 063 REPRESENTATIVE OGAN asked how the old license plates are obtained. MR. CAMPBELL said one of the provisions of the bill is that the plates must be provided by the car owner. CHAIR KOHRING asked for a definition of "classic and antique cars." MR. CAMPBELL said an antique car is 30 or more years old. He said a classic car can be almost anything - generally one in great demand. CHAIR KOHRING surmised that getting the plates would require a one-time fee of $10 and nothing more. MR. CAMPBELL said that as the law stands, there is a one-time $10 fee for historic plates provided by the state. Under the bill, the law will remain the same, but for those who wish to use "same-year plates," there will be the $10 fee, there will be an additional fee of $30, and the owner must also provide the original plates. He characterized them as "vanity plates." Number 111 CHARLES R. HOSACK, Deputy Director, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Administration, testified via teleconference. He said the department has worked with Mr. Campbell and the sponsor, and that the department supports the bill. REPRESENTATIVE OGAN asked about the fees and whether the bill would affect them. MR. CAMPBELL said that there would be a new $30 fee for those who elect to provide their own plates. Number 129 REPRESENTATIVE OGAN moved to report SB 260 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, SB 260 was moved out of the House Transportation Standing Committee. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the committee, the House Transportation Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:16 p.m.

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