Highway funds.

WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0591

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0253

Highway funds.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Harshman, Edwards and Hammons and Senator(s) Von Flatern

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the department of transportation; increasing certain fees; providing for distribution of severance taxes to the highway fund; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 31
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7
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105(d)(ii) and (iii), 31
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7
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113(a)(i) through (x), (d) and (e)
, 31
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8
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104
and 39
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14
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801(d)
(i) through (iii)
are amended to read:

31
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7
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105.

Administrative hearings.

(d)

Before suspending, revoking, canceling or denying the license or driving privilege of any person under this act or disqualifying a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to W.S. 31
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7
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305 and 31
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7
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307, the department shall immediately advise the licensee in writing:

(ii)

If the request for hearing is only to receive limited driving privileges, that the request shall be for a record review conducted by the department. The request for a record review under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a fee of
fifteen dollars ($15.00)
twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
;

(iii)

If the request for hearing is for any purpose other than specified under paragraph (d)(ii) of this section, that the request shall be for a hearing before a hearing examiner within the office of administrative hearings. The request for a hearing before the office of administrative hearings under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a fee of
twenty
‑
five dollars ($25.00)
forty-five dollars ($45.00)
.

31
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7
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113.

Fees.

(a)

The following fees are imposed:

(i)

Driver's license
.............

$
20.00
35.00

(ii)

Instruction permit
.........

$
20.00
35.00

(iii)

Restricted license under W.S. 31
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7
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117(c)
..............................................................

$
10.00
20.00

(iv)

Duplicate or renewal
.......

$
15.00
25.00

(v)

Extension or renewal
........

$
15.00
25.00

(vi)

Commercial driver's license

$
25.00
45.00

(vii)

Commercial driver instruction permit
..............................................................

$
20.00
45.00

(viii)

Commercial license renewal or duplicate
..............................................................

$
20.00
35.00

(ix)

Commercial driver's license skills test conducted by the department

$
40.00
70.00

(x)

Initial or renewal of class "M" designation
..............................................................

$

3.00
5.00

(d)

If a driver's license with limited driving privileges is granted pursuant to W.S. 31
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7
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105(f), the fee shall be
twenty
‑
five dollars ($25.00)
forty-five dollars ($45.00)
.

(e)

Notwithstanding W.S. 31
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7
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131(c), if a driver's license is reinstated after a period of suspension or revocation, the fee for the reinstatement shall be
fifty dollars ($50.00)
eighty-five dollars ($85.00)
unless the final decision by the hearing examiner, or a court reverses the action taken by the department. If a driver's license is reinstated after suspension for nonpayment of child support pursuant to W.S. 20
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6
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111 or 20
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6
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112, the fee for reinstatement shall be not more than five dollars ($5.00).
If a driver's license is reinstated after suspension for driving while under the influence under W.S. 31
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7
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128(b), the fee for reinstatement shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00).

31
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8
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104.

Fees.

Every applicant for an identification card shall pay
ten dollars ($10.00)
twenty dollars ($20.00)
to the department. The state treasurer shall credit identification card fees to the highway fund.

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14
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801.

Severance tax distributions; distribution account created; formula.

(d)

After making distributions under subsections (b) and (c) of this section, distributions under subsection (e) of this section shall be made from the severance tax distribution account. The amount of distributions under subsection (e) of this section shall not exceed one hundred fifty-five million dollars ($155,000,000.00) in any fiscal year. To the extent that distributions under subsection (e) of this section would exceed that amount in any fiscal year, the excess shall be credited:

(i)

One-third (1/3)
Thirty-one and eighty-nine hundredths percent (31.89%)
to the general fund;

and

(ii)

Two-thirds (2/3)
Sixty-three and seventy-eight hundredths percent (63.78%)
to the budget reserve account
;
.

and

(iii)

Four and thirty-three hundredths percent (4.33%) to the highway fund
.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

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