Idaho Bills
42 bills · 2021 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding construction and maintenance of railroad grade crossings.
Currently Idaho Code Section 62-306 requires railroads to construct and maintain roads and highways at crossings only between the rails and not less than two feet outside the outer rails. Railroads typically possess right-of-way significantly beyond the outer rails and in order to construct and maintain roads and highways within this railroad right-of-way, the state and public road agencies must obtain permission of the railroad, often subject to onerous and burdensome terms and conditions. This legislation makes it the responsibility of railroads to construct and maintains roads and highways at crossings, the full width of their right-of-way.
Adds to existing law to provide an alternative method to evidence perfection of a motor vehicle title.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding surrender of certain driver's licenses and to remove provisions regarding the Nonresident Violator Compact.
Amends existing law to provide for revised snowmobile and off-highway vehicle licensing and oversight.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding delivery of title upon sale or disposition.
35 – 0
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for exemptions from operating fees regarding certain uses of off-highway vehicles.
32 – 2
Amends existing law to allow for wider sidewalks or side paths if necessary.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to establish the POW/MIA Memorial Highway in Idaho.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for new state and local transportation funding sources through a sales tax adjustment, a certificate of title fee adjustment, and certain local funding opportunities through a revised Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Fund Program.
Amends existing law to provide that certain vehicles are permitted to display only a rear license plate.
54 – 12
Amends existing law to require that certain vehicle loads be covered and to remove exceptions.
Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding certain optional charges related to technical review and to remove certain sunset provisions from session laws.
34 – 0
Adds to existing law to designate the Bobby Chambers Memorial Highway.
33 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for certain fee increases to provide additional funding to counties.
34 – 33
Amends existing law to increase fees for snowmobile use, to allocate such funds, and to establish a state snowmobile avalanche fund.
Amends existing law to provide that local jurisdictions shall not have authority to regulate off-highway vehicle traffic on sections of highway under their jurisdiction.
Adds to existing law to provide for custom vehicle license plates.
35 – 0
Amends existing law to increase fees for snowmobile use, to allocate such funds, and to establish a state snowmobile avalanche fund.
In order to snowmobile in Idaho, users are required to have a snowmobile use certificate, or sticker. Fees are primarily used to annually construct and maintain groomed snowmobile trails throughout Idaho, which are used and enjoyed by snowmobilers (who pay all the fees), dog sledders, cross-country skiers, snow-shoers, fat tire bicycles and others (who pay no fees). Funds are also used to maintain winter parking lots and toilets, which are used year-round by other users. Funds also support grooming huts and equipment purchases and labor. All fees are pay-to-play user fees that have not been increased since 2007. Increased fees will be used to support these programs, and to also add support to the state search and rescue fund and to assist Idaho Department of Lands with recreation management. $1 will also be set aside from each sticker to establish a statewide snowmobile avalanche fund. The avalanche fund will be used to support avalanche awareness education, avalanche forecasting, avalanche warning systems, and avalanche response throughout Idaho. This bill raises the resident use certificate fee to $45.50 (up from $32.50), the nonresident use certificate fee to $59.50 (up from $32.50), and the rental snowmobile use certificate fee to $75.50 (up from $62.50). This bill promotesthesafetyofwintersportsrecreation,whileitwillalsopromotes,enhancesandincreaseswintersports recreation opportunities. Snowmobiling’s economic impact to Idaho exceeds $197.5 million annually.
40 – 28
Amends existing law to provide for electronic motor vehicle registration.
68 – 0
Amends existing law to provide a prohibition against licensure for vehicle manufacturers.
ThislegislationprotectsandensurestheIdahoconsumercontinuestoenjoythebenefitsofanopen,competitive, freemarketinthepurchaseofnewvehicles. Thislegislationclarifiesexistingcodethatprohibitsactsthatlessen or eliminate competition or tend to create a monopoly.
Amends existing law to increase funding for state and local transportation through sales tax.
63 – 4
Amends existing law to provide that an electronic vehicle credential provider shall charge a convenience processing fee and that such fee will go to the strategic initiatives program fund.
Amends existing law to increase the fee for electric vehicles.
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding motor vehicles.
33 – 0
Amends existing law to allow for certain designations on veterans license plates.