H. B. 2591
(By Delegate Love)
[Introduced January 10, 1996; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section seven, article one-d, chapter
seventeen-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to the motorcycle
safety fund; source on moneys for fund; use of fund; and
disallowing use of fund to defray the cost of implementing
and administering the motorcycle driver licensing program.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section seven, article one-d, chapter seventeen-b of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1D. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION.
§17B-1D-7. Motorcycle safety account.
(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the state
treasury which shall be designated the "motorcycle safety fund".
The fund shall consist of all moneys received from motorcycle
driver licensing fees except instruction permit fees, one half of
the moneys received from the motorcycle safety fee assessed with each motorcycle registration under section three-b, article ten,
chapter seventeen-a of this code and any other moneys
specifically allocated to the fund. The fund shall not be
treated by the auditor and treasurer as part of the general
revenue of the state. The fund shall be a special revolving fund
to be used and paid out upon order of the commissioner of motor
vehicles solely for the purposes specified in this chapter.
(b) The fund shall be used by the division of motor vehicles
to defray the cost of implementing and administering the
motorcycle safety education program established in section two,
article one-d of this chapter. Moneys in the special revolving
fund may also be used to defray the cost of implementing and
administering the motorcycle driver licensing program.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to delete language which
allows monies in the Motorcycle Safety Fund to be used to defray
the cost of implementing and administering the motorcycle driver
licensing program.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.