(a) Establishment of fund.--A special fund is established within the State Treasury to be known as the Fee for Local Use Fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the department for the purposes set forth in this section.
(b) Levy.--Beginning after December 31, 2014, a county may, in its discretion, by ordinance, impose an annual fee of $5 for each nonexempt vehicle registered to an address located in the county. A county shall notify the department of the passage of the ordinance 90 days prior to the effective date of the ordinance.
(c) Collection.--The department shall collect fees imposed under subsection (b) at the time a vehicle is registered and shall deposit the money in the Fee for Local Use Fund.
(d) Distribution.--Money paid into the Fee for Local Use Fund shall be distributed by the department to each participating county in accordance with the amounts collected from the county. Funds payable to a county under this section shall be added to funds payable to the county under section 9010(b) (relating to disposition and use of tax) and shall be used by the county for transportation purposes or be allocated by the county in accordance with section 9010(c).
(Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Oct. 24, 2018, P.L.645, No.91, eff. 120 days)
2018 Amendment. Act 91 amended subsecs. (b) and (c). Section 7 of Act 91 provided that the amendment of subsecs. (b) and (c) shall apply to registrations issued or renewed on or after the effective date of section 7.
2013 Amendment. Act 89 added section 1935. See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations.
Cross References. Section 1935 is referred to in section 1903 of this title.