SENATE BILL No. 242

 

 

February 27, 2003, Introduced by Senators SCHAUER, THOMAS, GOSCHKA, GEORGE, CLARK-COLEMAN, HARDIMAN, SCOTT, JACOBS and CLARKE 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 217i.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 217i.  (1) The secretary of state shall develop and                    

                                                                                

2   issue a "Michigan freedom trail" fund-raising plate.  The                   

                                                                                

3   secretary of state shall design the plate, having the words                 

                                                                                

4   "Michigan freedom trail" inscribed on the plate.  The word                  

                                                                                

5   "Michigan" shall appear on the plate.                                       

                                                                                

6       (2) The owner of a vehicle required to be registered under                  

                                                                                

7   this act may apply, on a form prescribed by the secretary of                

                                                                                

8   state, for a Michigan freedom trail registration plate instead of           

                                                                                

9   a standard registration plate.                                              

                                                                                

10      (3) Upon application and payment of the regular registration                

                                                                                

11  tax and a $5.00 service fee and a donation of $25.00, the                   

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   secretary of state shall issue a Michigan freedom trail                     

                                                                                

2   registration plate for the vehicle.                                         

                                                                                

3       (4) The secretary of state shall deposit the $25.00 donation                

                                                                                

4   into the Michigan freedom trail fund established under                      

                                                                                

5   section 217j.                                                               

                                                                                

6       (5) Upon application for a renewal of a Michigan freedom                    

                                                                                

7   trail registration plate, the secretary of state shall require              

                                                                                

8   the donation of $10.00 as for an original registration plate but            

                                                                                

9   shall not charge a service fee.                                             

                                                                                

10      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

11  effect unless Senate Bill No. 243                                           

                                                                                

12                           of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into            

                                                                                

13  law.