(1) Special legislative license plates shall be issued by the department upon application and payment of the required fees. Each legislator is eligible to register and receive special license plates for one (1) vehicle whose registered maximum gross weight does not exceed twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. The registration period shall be for one (1) year, from January 1 through December 31, and may be renewed, as long as the legislator holds office. The plates shall bear either the inscription "House" or "Senate," shall contain a consecutive numbering from one (1) through the maximum number of members in each body with the numbers to be assigned by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate, and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of section 49-443, Idaho Code.
(2)  In addition to the regular registration fees required in section 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial program fee and the annual program fee as specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code. All revenues from the initial program fee and the annual program fee shall be deposited in the state highway account.