HOUSE BILL No. 5891


     June 20, 2000, Introduced by Rep. Bradstreet 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:

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

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      UPON APPLICATION, MAY ISSUE A MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

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      REGISTRATION PLATE TO AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR

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      VEHICLE, PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, TRAILER

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      COACH, OR TRAILER FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS ISSUED

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      INSTEAD OF A STANDARD REGISTRATION PLATE.  MICHIGAN CONSERVATION

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      DISTRICTS REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR LETTERS AND NUMBERS THAT

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      THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES.  THE PLATE SHALL BE OF A

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      DESIGN AS SUBMITTED BY 1 OR MORE MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

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      AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.  THE WORD "MICHIGAN"




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      SHALL APPEAR ON EACH MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRATION

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      PLATE.

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           (2) AN APPLICATION FOR A MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

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      REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE

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      PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217.

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      APPLICATION FOR AN ORIGINAL OR RENEWAL MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DIS-

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      TRICTS REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH PAYMENT OF

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      THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX IN ADDITION TO A SERVICE FEE

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      AS FOLLOWS:

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           (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGIS-

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      TRATION PLATE, $3.00 FOR THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR

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      EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD.

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           (B) FOR A RENEWAL MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRA-

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      TION PLATE, $10.00.

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           (3) A MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRATION PLATE

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      SHALL EXPIRE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226.  UPON THE ISSUANCE OR

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      RENEWAL OF A MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRATION PLATE,

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      THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE

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      MONTH AND YEAR OF EXPIRATION.

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

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

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      PAYMENTS FOR A MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRATION PLATE

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      IF THE APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE

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      BEFORE HIS OR HER RECEIPT OF A MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

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      REGISTRATION PLATE.  THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON

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      RECEIPT OF A MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRATION PLATE

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      OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF A MICHIGAN CONSERVATION



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      DISTRICTS REGISTRATION PLATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.  THE

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      TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A SEPARATE FEE.

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           (5) MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRATION PLATE SERV-

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      ICE FEES COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

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      SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AND SEGREGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INTO

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      A SEPARATE ACCOUNT.  AFTER DEDUCTING THE MANUFACTURING AND ADMIN-

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      ISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, INCLUDING ADMINISTRA-

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      TIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, REPLACING, AND SUBSTITUTING

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      PLATES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TRANS-

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      FER THE BALANCE OF THE MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRA-

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      TION PLATE SERVICE FEES TO THE STATE TREASURER WHO SHALL CREDIT

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      THE FEE MONEY TO THE MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS FUND CREATED

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      IN SECTION 9315 OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRO-

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      TECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.9315.  THESE FUNDS SHALL BE

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      USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FULFILLING THE RESPONSIBILI-

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      TIES OF MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS DESCRIBED UNDER PART 93

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      OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994

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      PA 451, MCL 324.9301 TO 324.9315, AND AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY

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      LAW.

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           (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

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           (A) "MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICT" MEANS CONSERVATION DIS-

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      TRICT AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 9301 OF THE NATURAL

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      RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL

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      324.9301.

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           (B) "MICHIGAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS REGISTRATION PLATE"

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      MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CONTAINING A SPECIALIZED DESIGN

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      PERTAINING TO MICHIGAN'S CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.



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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. __________ or House Bill

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      No. 5892 (request no. 04118'99 a) of the 90th Legislature

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      is enacted into law.
















































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