Transportation statutory amendments-2.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the fee requirements beyond mentioning them in a general context. The candidate explanation's detail about exact fee amounts and duration for permits was removed as it is not supported by the provided official summary.

Transportation Statutory Amendments

This law includes alternative fuels like electric or hydrogen fuel in a tax exemption for commercial vehicles operating on temporary permits.

What This Bill Does

• Adds alternative fuel vehicles to the list of those that can get temporary permits from the Department of Transportation instead of buying an International Fuel Tax Agreement license and decal.

Who It Names or Affects

• Operators of commercial vehicles who are not registered in Wyoming but need to operate there for short periods.
• The Department of Transportation which issues the temporary permits.

Terms To Know

Alternative fuels

Fuels like electric or hydrogen that can power vehicles instead of gasoline or diesel.

Temporary permit

A short-term license allowing commercial vehicles to operate in Wyoming without full registration.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to temporary permits and does not change the rules for regular vehicle registrations.
• It is unclear how many operators will take advantage of this new exemption for alternative fuels.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0593
Bill No.:

SF0107

Effective:

7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

21LSO-0593

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0028

Chapter No.:

65

Prime Sponsor:

Landen

Catch Title:

Transportation statutory amendments-2.

Subject:

Includes alternative fuels in a fuel tax exemption that already includes gasoline and diesel fuels.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, operators of commercial vehicles that meet certain requirements may purchase a temporary permit from the Department of Transportation to operate in Wyoming for up to a ninety-six (96) hour period as an alternative to registration or proportional registration and in lieu of purchasing an International Fuel Tax Agreement license and decal. Also under current law, operators of commercial vehicles involved in the motion picture industry that meet certain requirements may purchase a temporary permit from the Department of Transportation to operate in Wyoming for up to ninety (90) days as an alternative to registration or proportional registration and in lieu of purchasing an International Fuel Tax Agreement license and decal.

The International Fuel Tax Agreement license and decal applies for gasoline and diesel fuel pursuant to W.S.

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106(g) and 39
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206(d). It also applies for alternative fuels under W.S.

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306(f). This act adds alternative fuel vehicles to the list of vehicles that are allowed to secure a temporary permit from the Department of Transportation instead of purchasing the International Fuel Tax Agreement license and decal.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

21LSO-0593

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0107

ENROLLED ACT NO. 28,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to highways and transportation; including alternative fuels in a fuel tax exemption; 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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201(s) and (t) is amended to read:

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201.

Commercial vehicles; registration; exemptions.

(s)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, owners of commercial vehicles meeting the registration requirements of another jurisdiction and subject to registration in Wyoming and not entitled to exemption from registration or licensing under this section may, as an alternative to registration or proportional registration

secure a temporary permit from the department to make a single trip into, within or out of Wyoming for a period of not to exceed ninety
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six (96) hours for a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each single unit operated as a single unit or forty dollars ($40.00) for each legal combination of units including only one (1) power unit. In lieu of the fee required by W.S. 39
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106(g)
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or
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206(d)
or 39
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306(f)
for license and taxation of gasoline
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or
diesel
or alternative
fuels
,
the operator may secure a temporary permit from the department to operate in Wyoming for a period of not to exceed ninety
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six (96) hours for a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for each single unit operated as a single unit or fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each legal combination of units including only one (1) power unit.

(t)

An owner of a commercial vehicle engaged in the motion picture industry whose vehicle is properly registered in another state and not entitled to the registration or licensing exemption under W.S. 31
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224 or this section may, as an alternative to registration or proportional registration and in lieu of the fee required by W.S. 39
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106(g)
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and
39
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206(d)
or 39
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306(f)
, apply to the department for a temporary permit to operate the vehicle in Wyoming for ninety (90) days upon payment of the appropriate fees prescribed in subsection (s) of this section. As used in this subsection, "motion picture industry" includes all filming in this state for commercial purposes including advertising. Any person operating a vehicle in Wyoming beyond the period authorized in the temporary permit is subject to a civil penalty requiring full registration of the vehicle in Wyoming for the registration year in which the violation occurred and payment of all fees required for registration.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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