Arkansas HB 1354: TO DISTRIBUTE REVENUES FROM THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, HYBRID VEHICLES, AND PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES UNDER THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY REVENUE DISTRIBUTION LAW.

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Act 211 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
94th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1354 3
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By: Representative Holcomb 5
By: Senator Caldwell 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES FROM THE 9
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, 10
HYBRID VEHICLES, AND PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES; TO 11
AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "HIGHWAY REVENUES" UNDER THE 12
ARKANSAS HIGHWAY REVENUE DISTRIBUTION LAW TO INCLUDE 13
THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR ELECTRIC 14
VEHICLES, HYBRID VEHICLES, AND PLUG-IN HYBRID 15
VEHICLES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 16
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TO DISTRIBUTE REVENUES FROM THE 20
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR ELECTRIC 21
VEHICLES, HYBRID VEHICLES, AND PLUG-IN 22
HYBRID VEHICLES UNDER THE ARKANSAS 23
HIGHWAY REVENUE DISTRIBUTION LAW. 24
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 27
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 27-14-614(c), concerning the additional fee 29
for electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, 30
is amended to read as follows: 31
(c) The revenues collected under this section are special highway 32
revenues as defined in § 27-70-202 and shall be distributed to the State 33
Highway and Transportation Department Fund, the County Aid Fund, and the 34
Municipal Aid Fund, as provided in § 27-70-206. 35
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 27-70-202(a)(1), concerning the definition 1
of "highway revenues" under the Arkansas Highway Revenue Distribution Law, is 2
amended to read as follows: 3
(1) Fees for the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, 4
levied and collected under §§ 27-14-305, 27-14-601, 27-14-603, 27-14-605, 27-5
14-614, 27-14-702, 27-14-704, 27-14-709, 27-14-716, 27-14-717, 27-14-914, 27-6
14-915, § 27-14-501 et seq., § 27-14-1101 et seq., the Permanent Trailer 7
Licensing Act of 1979, § 27-14-1201 et seq., § 27-14-1301 et seq., § 27-14-8
1401 et seq., § 27-14-1501 et seq., § 27-14-1801 et seq., § 27-14-1901 et 9
seq., § 27-14-2101 et seq., and § 27-15-101 et seq., except motor vehicle in-10
transit taxes and drive-out tag fees levied, respectively, under §§ 27-14-11
1805 and 27-14-2104; 12
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This act is effective on and after July 1, 14
2024. 15
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APPROVED: 3/6/23 18
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