00 SENATE BILL NO. 64                                                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to commercial vehicle registration fees and taxes; and providing                                       
02 for an effective date."                                                                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 28.10.421(c) is amended to read:                                                                  
05  (c)  The biennial registration fees under this subsection are imposed and are                                         
06 based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised                                    
07 weight or upon the actual weight which the owner shall furnish, subject to the approval                                 
08 of the commissioner or the commissioner's representative, for a vehicle, including a                                    
09 motor vehicle pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, that is registered in the name of a                                    
10 company or business, or is used or maintained for the transportation of passengers for                                  
11 hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this section, or for the transportation                                 
12 of property for hire or for other commercial purposes, including a [TRAILER, SEMI-                                      
13 TRAILER,] truck, wrecker, tow car, hearse, ambulance, and tractor, as follows :                                       
14   (1)  up to and including 5,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $158  [$100];                                   
01   (2)  more than 5,000 pounds to and including                                                                         
02 12,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $246  [$170];                                   
03   (3)  more than 12,000 pounds to and including                                                                        
04 18,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $494  [$310];                                   
05   (4)  more than 18,000 pounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $640  [$440].                                   
06    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.10.421(h) is amended to read:                                                                     
07  (h)  The annual registration fees under this subsection for vehicles used for                                         
08 commercial purposes are imposed and are based upon the actual unladen weight as                                         
09 established by the manufacturer's advertised weight or upon the actual weight which                                     
10 the owner shall furnish, subject to the approval of the commissioner or the                                             
11 commissioner's representative, as follows:                                                                              
12   (1)  up to and including 5,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $80  [$51];                                   
13   (2)  more than 5,000 pounds to and including                                                                         
14 12,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124  [$86];                                   
15   (3)  more than 12,000 pounds to and including                                                                        
16 18,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $248  [$156];                                   
17   (4)  more than 18,000 pounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $321  [$221].                                   
18    * Sec. 3.  AS 28.10.421 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             
19  (i)  A one-time registration fee of $10 is imposed upon initial registration for                                      
20 a trailer or semi-trailer used for commercial purposes.                                                                 
21    * Sec. 4.  AS 28.10.431(b) is amended to read:                                                                     
22  (b)  The biennial tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the registration                                       
23 fee under AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and is based upon the age of vehicles as                                           
24 determined by model year in the first year of the biennial period, according to the                                     
25 following schedule:                                                                                                     
26       Tax According to Age of                                                                                           
27        Vehicle                                                                                                          
28          Since Model Year:                                                                                              
29     1st  2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th                                                                                    
30            or over                                                                                                      
31 Motor Vehicle                                                                                                           
01 (1) motorcycle          $ 17 $ 15 $ 13 $ 10 $ 7 $ 5 $ 2 $ 4                                                             
02 (2) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16                                                                         
03   in AS 28.10.421(b)(1)                                                                                                 
04 (3) vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16                                                                         
05   in AS 28.10.421(b)(3)                                                                                                 
06 (4) vehicles specified                                                                                                  
07   in AS 28.10.421                                                                                                       
08   (c)(1)-(4)                                                                                                            
09     5,000 pounds or less  121 99 77 55 39 28 19  16                                                                     
10     5,001-12,000  198 154 121 99 77 55 33  22                                                                           
11       pounds                                                                                                            
12     12,001-18,000   447   392   348   304   260   227   205   194                                       
13       pounds    [297] [242] [198] [154] [110] [77] [55] [44]                                                            
14     18,001 pounds   546   469   403   348   304   260   216   194                                       
15       or over    [396] [319] [253] [198] [154] [110] [66] [44]                                                          
16 (5)  vehicles specified 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22                                                                      
17   in AS 28.10.421(b)(4)                                                                                                 
18 (6)  vehicles specified 17 15 13 10 7 5 4 4                                                                             
19   in AS 28.10.421(b)(6)                                                                                                 
20 (7)  vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16                                                                        
21   in AS 28.10.421(d)(8)                                                                                                 
22 (8)  vehicles specified 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16                                                                        
23   in AS 28.10.421(b)(2)                                                                                                 
24 (9)  vehicles eligible  88                                                                                              
25   for dealer plates under                                                                                               
26   AS 28.10.421(d)(9).                                                                                                   
27    * Sec. 5.  AS 28.10.431(e) is amended to read:                                                                     
28  (e)  The department shall refund money collected under this section, less eight                                       
29 percent as collection costs, to a municipality for which the money was collected, as                                    
30 determined by (1) the address of residence of an individual required to pay the tax, or                                 
31 (2) the situs of the vehicle if the vehicle is not owned by an individual; the tax situs                                
01 is the location at which the motor vehicle is usually, normally, or regularly kept or                                   
02 used  during the registration period .  For the first year in which the tax is levied                                 
03 within a municipality, the department may retain actual costs of collection of the tax                                  
04 within the municipality as determined by the department.                                                                
05    * Sec. 6.  AS 28.10.431(l) is amended to read:                                                                     
06  (l)  Notwithstanding (b) of this section, an annual tax is levied upon vehicles                                       
07 specified in AS 28.10.421(c) and subject to the registration fee under AS 28.10.411                                     
08 and 28.10.421 if the owner elects to register the vehicle annually as allowed under                                     
09 AS 28.10.108(f).  The tax is based on the age of the vehicle as determined by model                                     
10 year according to the following schedule:                                                                               
11       Tax According to Age of                                                                                           
12        Vehicle                                                                                                          
13          Since Model Year:                                                                                              
14     1st  2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th                                                                                    
15            or over                                                                                                      
16 5,000 pounds or less  $ 66 $ 55 $ 44 $ 33 $ 22 $ 17 $ 11  $ 8                                                           
17 5,001-12,000   110 88 66 55 44 33  22  11                                                                               
18   pounds                                                                                                                
19 12,001-18,000   240   207   185   163   141   119   107   97                                            
20   pounds    [165] [132] [110] [88] [66] [44] [32] [22]                                                                  
21 18,001 pounds   295   251   218   185   161   141   119   97                                            
22   or over    [220] [176] [143] [110] [88] [66] [44] [22].                                                               
23    * Sec. 7.  TRANSITION PROVISION.  (a)  In a municipality that has adopted an increased                             
24 or decreased scheduled amount of tax under AS 28.10.431(j), when the Department of                                      
25 Administration collects the registration tax under AS 28.10.431, the department shall collect                           
26 an additional $150 for a biennial registration and $75 for an annual registration.  The                                 
27 Department of Administration may collect the registration taxes as described in this subsection                         
28 until the municipality passes an ordinance that changes the municipality's scheduled amount                             
29 of tax existing on the effective date of this Act or until December 1, 1999, whichever occurs                           
30 first.                                                                                                                  
31  (b)  Notwithstanding AS 28.10.431(j), a municipality that has adopted an ordinance                                     
01 under AS 28.10.431(j) before the effective date of this Act may, by passage of another                                  
02 ordinance, increase or decrease the scheduled amount of tax established by ordinance without                            
03 satisfying the provisions of AS 28.10.431(j).  An ordinance described in this subsection must                           
04 be passed on or after the effective date of this Act and before December 1, 1999.                                       
05    * Sec. 8.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).