Idaho Bills
4 bills · 2018 Regular Session
Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of the imposition of registration and operating fees for commercial vehicles and farm vehicles weighing over 60,000 pounds.
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Amends existing law to provide license plate fee exemptions for certain Purple Heart recipients.
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Amends existing law to revise and clarify provisions regarding federal land rights-of-way.
The current Idaho Statute 402-04(A) recognizes that the federal land rights-of-way were granted to the state for public use in perpetuity. The 1976 act allowed for the continuance of rights-of-ways in existence prior to itspassage. Abandonmentofanyrights-of-wayshallnotoccurduetopassageoftimeorfrequencyofuse,but onlythrougheminentdomainproceedings. Recently,throughtheuseoffederaltravelmanagement,resource and land management plans, the federal agencies, primarily the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, have closed roads and trails across federal lands, sometimes without regard to rights-of-way existing prior to the act. These closures have denied the public's access to enjoy the lands' multiple uses and has reduced state and county revenues derived from all industries related to access and extraction. These closures have also created wildfire suppression hazards by delaying response times to either re-open the closures or construct new means of access. This bill clarifies that federal agency plans desiring to close any existing rights-of-ways cannot circumvent eminent domain proceedings and explains what maintenance actions may be taken by the state or any of its political subdivisions.
Amends existing law to provide that certain permits may be in hard copy or digital format.
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is responding to industry needs as well as the necessity to transition vehicle credentialing to a digital format. Currently, §49-1004, Idaho Code, requires overlegal permits to be in hard copy, carried in the vehicle and delivered for inspection, upon demand, to any peace officer or authorized agent charged with the care and protection of highways. Hard copies are easily lost or become illegible; which results in customers having to obtain duplicate copies of permits in order to be compliant. Currently, ITD can issue overlegal permits in hard copy and digital format, but Idaho Code requiresthecustomerstoprovideahardcopyonlyforinspectionpurposes. ModifyingIdahoCodewillallow for overlegal permits to be displayed in either a hard copy or digital format which would create efficiencies for both customers and ITD. Rules and business processes can then be updated and streamlined to allow digital permits and attachments to be delivered via email. Customers have requested the ability to display digital permits on their electronic devices/equipment such as a smart phone, tablet or laptop. Modification to 49-1004, Idaho Code, would create a digital option for the customer when applying for an overlegal permit.
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