H.B. 5754 (H-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY - FARMS: VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS

House Bill 5754 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)

Sponsor: Representative Michael Nye

House Committee: Agriculture

Senate Committee: Farming, Agribusiness and Food Systems

Date Completed: 9-16-98

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to add the transportation of livestock bedding, and the transportation of feed from on-farm storage to an on-farm feeding site, to the uses for which a truck, truck tractor, or road tractor may obtain a special vehicle registration. ("Feed" would mean hay or silage. "Livestock bedding" would mean straw, sawdust, or sand.)

MCL 257.802 - Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim

FISCAL IMPACT

The fiscal impact of this bill is indeterminate. Currently, the Michigan Vehicle Code establishes non-farm truck, truck tractor, and road tractor registration fees in proportion to gross vehicle weight. These fees vary from $378 to $2,398 (MCL 257.801 (1) (k)). This bill would result in a loss of Michigan Transportation Fund (MTF) revenue if a vehicle that would have paid a registration fee based on gross vehicle weight instead would pay only the $20 farm vehicle registration fee. However, the total loss in MTF revenue cannot be determined because the number of additional vehicles that would register for special farm status as a result of this proposal is unknown.

- Fiscal Analyst: P. AlderferS9798\S5754SA

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.