Post by cdaxena on Feb 28, 2004 11:23:30 GMT -5
Subject: Washington State House BIll 2919 ORV Tag Fee Increase
Representative Cary Condotta -
The current ORV tag bill (HB 2919) seeking to increase our ORV tag fee from $5.00 to $18.00 basic fee ( + handling fees of course) does NOT appear to currently contain any of the conditions established by the Northwest Motorcycle Association as the initial criteria for backing this Bill which were established back in September of 2003.
Why does the current HB 2919 only raise the fee and not address any of these other issues?
At last night's NMA Meeting a new motion was made by the Tacoma Motorcycle Club representative to that meeting and seconded by another. It has not yet been voted on but will be soon. That motion is to prevent the NMA from supporting an ORV tag fee increase until such time as the motorized users contributing those funds, are give binding, not advisory, control of those funds as administered by the IAC. This motion further states there must be a written guarantee (immediate sunset provision) in this Bill that these ORV tag fees will totally cease to exist if appropriated in any way differently by the Legislature at some point in the future.
What do you think of these additions to the criteria for supporting HB 2919?
Sincerely,
Dave Hiatt
By way of review -
The link I obtained the detailed language for HB 2919 tonight was -
www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/House/2900-2924/2919_01222004 .txt
Here is an excerpt from the September NMA Board meeting record of decisions.
"Condotta's proposal is to raise the ORV fee portion of the tag from $5 to $15. We discussed the conditions the NMA wants in order to support Condotta on this.
1) Only the motorized users will be able to vote on projects applying for these funds.
2) Isolate these funds from the gas tax money and make sure our percentage of the gas tax NOVA percentage does NOT include these funds, i.e. we get our 20% (or XX amount share) of the gas tax money PLUS the sole use of these ORV sticker funds.
3) Requires detailed accounting of all NOVA gas tax funds utilized by DNR
4) ORV tag comes with your parking pass to state recreational areas such as DNR land like hunting license does for wildlife funded parking areas. No extra charge to ORV owners for use of State Lands!
5) If possible, push for motorized NOVA funds to be administered by private Trust instead of IAC."
Representative Cary Condotta -
The current ORV tag bill (HB 2919) seeking to increase our ORV tag fee from $5.00 to $18.00 basic fee ( + handling fees of course) does NOT appear to currently contain any of the conditions established by the Northwest Motorcycle Association as the initial criteria for backing this Bill which were established back in September of 2003.
Why does the current HB 2919 only raise the fee and not address any of these other issues?
At last night's NMA Meeting a new motion was made by the Tacoma Motorcycle Club representative to that meeting and seconded by another. It has not yet been voted on but will be soon. That motion is to prevent the NMA from supporting an ORV tag fee increase until such time as the motorized users contributing those funds, are give binding, not advisory, control of those funds as administered by the IAC. This motion further states there must be a written guarantee (immediate sunset provision) in this Bill that these ORV tag fees will totally cease to exist if appropriated in any way differently by the Legislature at some point in the future.
What do you think of these additions to the criteria for supporting HB 2919?
Sincerely,
Dave Hiatt
By way of review -
The link I obtained the detailed language for HB 2919 tonight was -
www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/House/2900-2924/2919_01222004 .txt
Here is an excerpt from the September NMA Board meeting record of decisions.
"Condotta's proposal is to raise the ORV fee portion of the tag from $5 to $15. We discussed the conditions the NMA wants in order to support Condotta on this.
1) Only the motorized users will be able to vote on projects applying for these funds.
2) Isolate these funds from the gas tax money and make sure our percentage of the gas tax NOVA percentage does NOT include these funds, i.e. we get our 20% (or XX amount share) of the gas tax money PLUS the sole use of these ORV sticker funds.
3) Requires detailed accounting of all NOVA gas tax funds utilized by DNR
4) ORV tag comes with your parking pass to state recreational areas such as DNR land like hunting license does for wildlife funded parking areas. No extra charge to ORV owners for use of State Lands!
5) If possible, push for motorized NOVA funds to be administered by private Trust instead of IAC."