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1 Motor Vehicles; Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles; Fees to be Collected. Amend RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h) to read as follows:
(g) For all motor vehicles other than those in RSA 261:141, I*:
0-3000 lbs. $31.20 ($2.60 per month)
3001-5000 lbs. $43.20 ($3.60 per month)
5001-8000 lbs. $55.20 ($4.60 per month)
8001-73,280 lbs. $.96 per hundred lbs. gross weight.*, provided that such fees shall be adjusted annually pursuant to RSA 261:141-c:
(1) For vehicles weighing between 0-3000 lbs., $35.40 ($2.95 per month).
(2) For vehicles weighing between 3001-4000 lbs., $49.32 ($4.11 per month).
(3) For vehicles weighing between 4001-5000 lbs., $63.24 ($5.27 per month).
(4) For vehicles weighing 5001-6000 lbs., $77.16 ($6.43 per month).
(5) For vehicles weighing 6001-8000 lbs., $98.64 ($8.22 per month).
(h) Truck-tractors to be used in conjunction with a semi-trailer, gross weight shall include the weight of such tractors, the weight of the heaviest semi-trailer to be used therewith, and the weight of the maximum load to be carried thereby: between 8001-12,931 lbs. $1.72 per 100 pounds gross weight, between 12,931-73,280 lbs. $1.78 per 100 pounds gross weight, up to 73,280 pounds $.96 per 100 pounds gross weight, over 73,280 pounds-$1.44 $2.74 shall be charged for each 100 pounds gross weight or portion thereof in excess of 73,280 pounds, provided that such fee shall be adjusted annually pursuant to RSA 261:141-C.
2 New Section; Adjustment of Registration Fees; Expenditure. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 141-b the following new section:
261:141-c Adjustment of Motor Vehicle Registration Fees; Expenditure.
I. Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the motor vehicle registration fees described in RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h) shall be adjusted annually as follows:
(a) The previous year's registration fees for motor vehicles and trucks, as defined in RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h), shall be multiplied by an annual adjustment factor (AAF), which shall be equal to one plus a fraction, the numerator being difference between the current year's national average miles per gallon rating for all models and the previous year's national average miles per gallon rating for all models and the denominator being the previous year's national average miles per gallon rating for all models, plus the current fiscal year's CPI, expressed as a fraction of one hundred.
(b) In this section, "CPI" means the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items, not seasonally adjusted, for the New England area.
II. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, one fourth of any additional revenues collected compared to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 for motor vehicles pursuant to RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h) and this section, up to $8,000,000, shall be used solely for implementation of Type II noise abatement projects on both the highway and turnpike systems by the department of transportation. The remaining 75 percent of additional revenue shall be dedicated to the highway and bridge betterment account established pursuant to RSA 235:23-a, II for unfunded infrastructure needs.
III. For every fiscal year following the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the percentage of total revenues collected for motor vehicles pursuant to RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h) and this section dedicated to Type II noise abatement projects or to the betterment account shall be recalculated to yield approximately the same dollar amount as was collected in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
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1 Motor Vehicles; Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles; Fees to be Collected. Amend RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h) to read as follows:
(g) For all motor vehicles other than those in RSA 261:141, I, provided that such fees shall be adjusted annually pursuant to RSA 261:141-c:
(1) For vehicles weighing between 0-3000 lbs., $35.40 ($2.95 per month).
(2) For vehicles weighing between 3001-4000 lbs., $49.32 ($4.11 per month).
(3) For vehicles weighing between 4001-5000 lbs., $63.24 ($5.27 per month).
(4) For vehicles weighing 5001-6000 lbs., $77.16 ($6.43 per month).
(5) For vehicles weighing 6001-8000 lbs., $98.64 ($8.22 per month).
(h) Truck-tractors to be used in conjunction with a semi-trailer, gross weight shall include the weight of such tractors, the weight of the heaviest semi-trailer to be used therewith, and the weight of the maximum load to be carried thereby: between 8001-12,931 lbs. $1.72 per 100 pounds gross weight, between 12,931-73,280 lbs. $1.78 per 100 pounds gross weight, over 73,280 pounds- $2.74 shall be charged for each 100 pounds gross weight or portion thereof in excess of 73,280 pounds, provided that such fee shall be adjusted annually pursuant to RSA 261:141-C.
2 New Section; Adjustment of Registration Fees; Expenditure. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 141-b the following new section:
261:141-c Adjustment of Motor Vehicle Registration Fees; Expenditure.
I. Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the motor vehicle registration fees described in RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h) shall be adjusted annually as follows:
(a) The previous year's registration fees for motor vehicles and trucks, as defined in RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h), shall be multiplied by an annual adjustment factor (AAF), which shall be equal to one plus a fraction, the numerator being difference between the current year's national average miles per gallon rating for all models and the previous year's national average miles per gallon rating for all models and the denominator being the previous year's national average miles per gallon rating for all models, plus the current fiscal year's CPI, expressed as a fraction of one hundred.
(b) In this section, "CPI" means the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items, not seasonally adjusted, for the New England area.
II. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, one fourth of any additional revenues collected compared to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 for motor vehicles pursuant to RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h) and this section, up to $8,000,000, shall be used solely for implementation of Type II noise abatement projects on both the highway and turnpike systems by the department of transportation. The remaining 75 percent of additional revenue shall be dedicated to the highway and bridge betterment account established pursuant to RSA 235:23-a, II for unfunded infrastructure needs.
III. For every fiscal year following the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, the percentage of total revenues collected for motor vehicles pursuant to RSA 261:141, III(g) and (h) and this section dedicated to Type II noise abatement projects or to the betterment account shall be recalculated to yield approximately the same dollar amount as was collected in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.