HOUSE BILL NO. 284 Offered January 11, 2006 Prefiled January 4, 2006 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-694.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1126.1, relating to vehicles with gross weights between 80,001 and 105,000 pounds; fees. ---------- Patron-- Marshall, D.W. ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-694.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-1126.1:

§ 46.2-694.1. Fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for transportation of passengers.

Unless otherwise specified in this title, the registration fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for the transportation of passengers on the highways in the Commonwealth shall be as follows:

 Registered Gross Weight   1-Year Fee      2-Year Fee        Permanent Fee
 0-1,500 lbs                  $8.00          $16.00              $50.00
 1,501-4,000 lbs             $18.50          $37.00              $50.00
 4,001 & above-80,000 lbs    $23.50          $47.00              $50.00 80,0001-105,000 lbs         $39.40

From the foregoing registration fees, the following amounts, regardless of weight category, shall be paid by the Department into the state treasury and set aside for the payment of the administrative costs of the safety inspection program provided for in Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title: (i) from each one-year registration fee, one dollar and fifty cents; (ii) from each two-year registration fee, three dollars; and (iii) from each permanent registration fee, four dollars.

§ 46.2-1126.1.  Regulations governing gross weight and axle-spacing requirements for vehicles up to 105,000 pounds.

The Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner shall by regulation provide supplements to the provisions of § 46.2-1126 to establish gross weight and axle-spacing requirements for vehicles up to 105,000 pounds.