To impose an additional fee of one hundred dollars at the time of initial vehicle registration and annual registration renewal for electric vehicles in order to mitigate the impacts of the diminishing motor vehicle fuel tax.   Official Text and Analysis.

To provide an exemption for vehicles that do not travel faster than 35 miles per hour. Makes the fee effective on vehicle registrations that are due on or after March 1, 2012. Establishes a distribution of revenues, after collections reach $1 million: 70 percent to the motor vehicle fund, 15 percent to the transportation improvement account, and 15 percent to the rural arterial preservation account. The fee is repealed if a vehicle miles traveled tax or fee is imposed.

To require the Department of Licensing, as opposed to the Department of Transportation, to notify affected parties, the Legislature, the Code Reviser and other appropriate parties if a vehicles miles traveled tax or fee is imposed and as a result the electric car fee expires.

Imposes an additional fee of one hundred dollars at the time of initial vehicle registration and annual registration renewal for electric vehicles in order to mitigate the impacts of the diminishing motor vehicle fuel tax. The bill provides an exemption for vehicles that do not travel faster than 35 miles per hour. The fee is effective on vehicle registrations that are due on or after March 1, 2012. The bill provides for the distribution of revenues, after collections reach $1 million: 70 percent to the motor vehicle fund, 15 percent to the transportation improvement account, and 15 percent to the rural arterial preservation account. The fee is repealed if a vehicle miles traveled tax or fee is imposed.

Removes the requirement for the $100 fee on the original registration.

To remove the $100 fee requirement at the time of original registration, making the fee due only at the time of the annual vehicle registration renewal that is due on or after March 1, 2012.

Modifies the date that the fees become effective from March 1, 2012 to February 1, 2013.

Requires that a motor vehicle that is powered solely by electricity and is capable of traveling at speeds of more than 35 miles per hour must pay a $100 fee annually when the vehicle registration is renewed. This fee is effective on vehicle registration renewals that are due on or after February 1, 2013. Proceeds from this fee are to be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Fund and used for highway purposes. After collections reach $1 million, revenues within the Motor Vehicle Fund must be distributed as follows: 70 percent to the motor vehicle account, 15 percent to the transportation improvement account, and 15 percent to the rural arterial preservation account. If a vehicle miles traveled tax or fee is ever enacted by the legislature the fee on electric vehicles expires.