HB146 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Margie WilcoxRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Boats and vessels, registration, Law Enforcement Agency., number sticker provided by dept., distinctive registration decals, distinctive letters authorized in lieu of numbers, fees, distrib. of part of fees to State Parks, Sec. 33-5-11am'd.

Summary

HB146 would replace annual vessel ID numbers with five-year identification stickers and direct sticker fees to state parks, while allowing sponsorship-style distinctive stickers for approved organizations.

What This Bill Does

It requires vessel owners to display five-year identification stickers on both sides of the bow, issued by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, replacing the prior annual system. The standard five-year stickers cost $20 per pair plus a $2 issuance fee, with proceeds going to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for state parks. It also allows owners to buy distinctive five-year stickers supporting approved organizations that issue distinctive license tags, at a $50 price, with $25 going to the sponsoring organization and $25 to state parks, subject to approval. The first issuance period will align with the current period for license tags, and renewals would occur every five years.

Who It Affects

• Vessel owners in Alabama would need to obtain and display five-year identification stickers on their boats and pay the associated fees; they may also opt for distinctive stickers to support sponsor organizations.
• Organizations approved to sponsor distinctive motor vehicle license tags that receive funding from distinctive vessel stickers, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (state parks) which would receive portions of the sticker fees.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 33-5-11 to require five-year identification stickers for vessel numbering, to be placed on both sides of the bow, with issuance and design regulated by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and DNCR.
• Standard five-year stickers are sold in pairs for $20 each, plus a $2 issuance fee; proceeds minus costs go to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for state parks.
• Authorizes five-year distinctive identification stickers supporting organizations approved for distinctive license tags; price is $50, with $25 to the sponsoring organization and $25 to state parks, subject to design and approval by the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on License Tags and the agency secretary.
• Implementation date set for October 1, 2016; first issuance period for distinctive stickers aligns with current license tag periods, with subsequent renewals every five years.

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Subjects

Law Enforcement Agency