HOUSE BILL No. 5073


     September 23, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Bodem and referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811d.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 811D.  (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND,

 2    UPON APPLICATION, MAY ISSUE AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE

 3    TO AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, PICKUP

 4    TRUCK, VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, TRAILER COACH, OR TRAILER

 5    FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS ISSUED INSTEAD OF A STANDARD

 6    REGISTRATION PLATE.  ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR

 7    LETTERS AND NUMBERS AS THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES.  THE

 8    PLATE SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF

 9    STATE.  THE WORD "MICHIGAN" SHALL APPEAR ON EACH ENVIRONMENTAL

10    REGISTRATION PLATE.




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 1         (2) AN APPLICATION FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE

 2    SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO THE

 3    PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217.  APPLICATION FOR AN ORIGI-

 4    NAL OR RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOM-

 5    PANIED WITH PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX IN

 6    ADDITION TO A SERVICE FEE AS FOLLOWS:

 7         (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE, $3.00

 8    FOR THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH

 9    OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD.

10         (B) FOR A RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE, $10.00.

11         (3) THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION

12    PLATE SHALL BE PURSUANT TO SECTION 226.  UPON THE ISSUANCE OR

13    RENEWAL OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY OF

14    STATE MAY ISSUE A TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR OF

15    EXPIRATION.

16         (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA-

17    TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER

18    PAYMENTS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE, IF THE

19    APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE HIS

20    OR HER RECEIPT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE.  THE TEM-

21    PORARY REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL

22    REGISTRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE, WHICHEVER

23    OCCURS FIRST.  THE TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A

24    SEPARATE FEE.

25         (5) ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES COLLECTED

26    BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND SEGREGATED BY

27    THE SECRETARY OF STATE INTO A SEPARATE ACCOUNT.  AFTER DEDUCTING



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 1    THE MANUFACTURING AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF

 2    STATE, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING,

 3    REPLACING, AND SUBSTITUTING PLATES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL

 4    ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TRANSFER THE BALANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL

 5    REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES TO THE STATE TREASURER WHO SHALL

 6    CREDIT THE FEE MONEY TO THE STATE PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND CREATED

 7    IN SECTION 74108 OF PART 741 (STATE PARKS SYSTEM) OF THE NATURAL

 8    RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL

 9    324.74108.

10         (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRA-

11    TION PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CONTAINING A SPECIALIZED

12    DESIGN PERTAINING TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF THIS STATE.
































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