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The Senate Transportation Committee is hearing SB 1087, legislation that would raise $13.1 million for the state highway account by raising various administrative fees charged by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. Alan Frew, an administrator with the Idaho Transportation Department, said many of the fees haven’t been raised in more than 20 years. One last went up in 1978. “Anyone in high school in 1978?” Frew asked the committee. “I was in kindergarten, Mr. Frew,” responded committee Chairman John McGee, R-Caldwell. The proposed fee hikes include raising a certificate of title from $8 to $14 and upping the fee for a driver’s license from $24.50 to $30. The fee hikes would pay to run the programs, including updating antiquated computer systems that are now barely limping along.
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