HB566 By Representative Bandy RFD Local Legislation Rd 1 28-APR-15

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

Relating to Russell County; authorizing the county commission to levy an additional issuance fee on motor vehicle registrations; and to provide for the use of the proceeds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

Section 1. This act shall apply only to Russell County.

Section 2. (a) The County Commission of Russell County, upon the adoption of a resolution by a recorded roll call vote, may levy an additional annual issuance fee of up to ten dollars ($10) on each motor vehicle registration in the county. This issuance fee shall be in addition to all other charges, costs, taxes, or fees levied on the issuance of all annual motor vehicle registrations.

(b) Those persons exempt from paying ad valorem taxes under Section 40-9-21, Code of Alabama 1975, are exempt from the annual issuance fee authorized by this act for one motor vehicle per year.

Section 3. The annual issuance fee shall become due at the same time the state license and registration fee becomes due pursuant to Section 32-6-61, Code of Alabama 1975, provided the fee shall not be collected more than once in a 12-month period per motor vehicle.

Section 4. (a) The county commission may adopt and promulgate rules necessary for the collection and enforcement of the issuance fee authorized by this act and may expend proceeds from the fees as may be necessary to collect and enforce the issuance fee.

(b) The remaining proceeds shall be distributed as followings:

(1) Forty percent of the proceeds from the fee authorized by this act shall be deposited into the general fund of the City of Phenix City to be used for the building, repair, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and sidewalks located within the corporate limits of Phenix City.

(2) Sixty percent of the proceeds from the fee authorized by this act shall be deposited into the county general fund to be expended at the discretion of the county commission. Of this amount, the county commission may deposit a percentage of the proceeds deposited in the county general fund in the general fund of the City of Hurtsboro to be used for the building, repair, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and sidewalks located within the corporate limits of the City of Hurtsboro.

Section 5. This act shall become effective January 1, 2016, upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its otherwise becoming a law.

Russell County

Counties

County Commissions

Motor Vehicles

Licenses and Licensing

Phenix City

License Commissioner