In Split Vote, Centre County Commissioners Renew $5 Fee for Local Use on Vehicle Registrations

The additional $5 fee on vehicle registrations in Centre County used to support local road and bridge projects will continue for at least another five years. Centre County's Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 2-1 to approve an ordinance renewing the fee for local use for all vehicles that are not already exempt state registration. Commissioners Amber Concepcion and Mark Higgins voted in favor of the renewal, while Commissioner Steve Dershem voted no. Pennsylvania's Act 89 of 2013 allows counties to impose the $5 fee on vehicles registered within their jurisdiction, with all money collected paid back to the county each year to be used exclusively for construction, maintenance and repair of local bridges and roads. Among the state's 67 counties, 27 have adopted the fee. Centre County enacted the fee in 2017 and last renewed it for a five-year period in February 2022. It generates about $600,000 per year from approximately 120,000 vehicle registrations in Centre County, and