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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1397

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1220 Session of 1999


        INTRODUCED BY S. MILLER, GEIST, DeWEESE, SCHULER, CORRIGAN,
           SAYLOR, CAWLEY, MASLAND, DEMPSEY, PLATTS, SEYFERT, MARSICO,
           J. TAYLOR, DALLY, FLICK, PESCI, FARGO, GLADECK, READSHAW,
           BARRAR, E. Z. TAYLOR, BELFANTI, RUBLEY, LaGROTTA, McCALL,
           SOLOBAY, CLYMER, FEESE, LEH, ADOLPH, ROSS, SEMMEL, HERMAN,
           LAUGHLIN, CHADWICK, FREEMAN, KAISER, VAN HORNE, M. COHEN AND
           CIVERA, APRIL 13, 1999

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 13, 1999

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, further providing for fees for commercial driver's
     3     licenses.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 1617 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 1617.  Fees.
     9     Fees relating to commercial drivers' licenses to be collected
    10  by the department under this chapter shall be in addition to any
    11  other fees imposed under the provisions of this title and are as
    12  follows:
    13         (1)  [The] Except as provided in paragraph (1.1), the
    14     annual fee for a commercial driver's license designation
    15     shall be $10.
    16         (1.1)  The annual commercial driver's license fee for an

     1     individual who is an active member of a volunteer fire
     2     department, rescue squad or hazardous material response team
     3     shall be $5. The chief officer of an eligible emergency
     4     response organization shall submit in writing a letter to the
     5     department attesting to the applicant's current active
     6     membership with the emergency response organization.
     7         (2)  In addition to any other restoration fee required by
     8     this title, an additional restoration fee of $50 shall be
     9     assessed and collected before reinstating a commercial
    10     driver's operating privilege following a suspension or
    11     revocation under this title or disqualification under this
    12     chapter.
    13         (3)  If the commercial driving privilege of a driver is
    14     disqualified, a Class C noncommercial or M license, if the
    15     driver possesses the motorcycle qualification, may be
    16     obtained upon payment of the fees associated with obtaining a
    17     duplicate license.
    18     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.








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