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Heavy-duty vehicle registration fees would change under this bill, which originally applied only to certain high-population counties with air quality problems (Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, and Weber) and directed the resulting money into an environmental fund. A substitute version removed that geographic limit so the fee would apply statewide, added an exemption for garbage and solid waste collection trucks, and redirected the revenue to the state's Transportation Fund instead of the environmental fund. Under the current version, starting January 2027, anyone registering or renewing a heavy-duty vehicle weighing more than 14,000 pounds with a model year of 2009 or older would pay a new $175 "heavy duty emissions compliance fee," unless the vehicle is a farm vehicle, ambulance, law enforcement vehicle, fire engine, garbage truck, or government-owned vehicle. This means owners of older commercial trucks, semi-trucks, and similar heavy vehicles anywhere in Utah would face this added registration cost, with the money going toward general transportation funding rather than environmental mitigation programs.