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050309APHHm1.wpd MINUTES MONTANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 59th LEGISLATURÅ - REGULAR SESSION COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Pagå 1 050309APHHm1.wpd MINUTES MONTANA HOUSE OF REPRESÅNTATIVES 59th LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION COMMITTEÅ ON APPROPRIATIONS Call to Order: By CHAIRMAN RÎSALIE (ROSIE) BUZZAS , on March 9, 2005 at 8:00 A.M., in Room 102 Capitol. ROLL CALL Members Present: Råp. Rosalie (Rosie) Buzzas, Chairman (D) Råp. Carol C. Juneau, Vice Chairman (D) Rep. John E. Witt, Vice Chairman (R) Rep. Tim Callahan (D) Rep. Eve Frànklin (D) Rep. Bill E. Glaser (R) Rep. Ray Hawk (R) Rep. Cynthià Hiner (D) Rep. Verdell Jackson (R) Råp. Joey Jayne (D) Rep. Christine Kaufmann (D) Råp. Ralph L. Lenhart (D) Rep. Walter MñNutt (R) Rep. Penny Morgan (R) Rep. John L. Musgrîve (D) Rep. Rick Ripley (R) Rep. Jon C. Sesso (D) Råp. Janna Taylor (R) Members Absent: Rep. Jack Wålls (R) Rep. John Sinrud (R) Staff Present: Jon Moe, Legislativå Branch Marcy McLean, Secretary Pleàse Note. These are summary minutes. Testimîny and discussion are paraphrased and condensed. Committee Businåss Summary: Hearing & Date Posted: HB 173, 3/4/2005; HB 340, 3/4/2005; HB 440, 3/4/2005; HB 438, 3/4/2005; HB 475, 3/4/2005; HB 521, 3/4/2005; HB 614, 3/4/2005; HB 640, 3/4/2005 Page 2 HOUSE COMMITTEÅ ON APPROPRIATIONS March 9, 2005 PAGE 2 of 23 050309APHHm1.wpd HÅARING ON HB 475 Opening Statement by Sponsor : REP. ROSALIÅ (ROSIE) BUZZAS, HD 93 , Missoula, opened the håaring on HB 475 , a bill to administer a county fee for processing motor home titlås. She said the bill will allow a county to adopt a resolution, aftår a dually noticed public hearing, to impîse a surcharge of 10 percent on motor home registration fees. This will cover the costs to the county for processing pàperwork involved in issuing titles and renewals. Many nîn-residents use limited-liability companies to license motor homes in Montana in order to pay a lîwer registration fee and avoid sales tax. Processing the papårwork for these motor homes has become a burden to local motor vehiñle departments. It has been determined that no overall fisñal change will result from the bill and the fiscal note has been adjusted to zerî. {Tape: 1; Side: A; Approx. Time Counter: 0 - 5.1} Proponånts' Testimony : Gordon Morris, Montana Association of Cîunties, distributed copies of the resolution adopted by the Associatiîn in regard to the motor home processing fee. He said that attorney firms have set up Limitåd Liability Corporations (LLC ) to enable non residents to liñense motor homes through a Montana address. Non resident licensing has beñome a burden to local motor vehicle departments and the cîunties would like the opportunity to assess a small surñharge on these licensures. EXHIBIT ( aph52a01) Rondà Carpenter-Wiggers, Montana County Treasurers Association, stàted that a few attorneys are selling and licensing large numbårs of motor homes through these LLCs