February 19, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Huckleberry and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 811e (MCL 257.811e), as amended by 2006 PA 562,
and by adding section 811r.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
811e. (1) Beginning January
1, 2007, the The secretary
of
state may develop a fund-raising plate as provided in this section.
(2)
A Except as provided in subsection
(7), a start-up fee of
$15,000.00 shall be paid for any new fund-raising plate authorized
under this section, which fee shall be deposited in the
transportation administration collection fund to be used for the
cost of creating, producing, and issuing fund-raising plates. If
the fee described in this subsection is not paid within 18 months
of
after the effective date of the public act that
authorizes the
development
and issuance of a fund-raising plate, then the related
fund-raising plate shall not be created, produced, or issued. A
start-up fee paid under this subsection is nonrefundable.
(3) Not less than 3 years after the secretary of state first
issues 1 of the fund-raising plates as described in subsection (1)
and upon payment of $2,000.00, the Michigan university or other
person sponsoring that fund-raising plate may redesign it as
approved by the secretary of state. The payment required under this
subsection shall be deposited in the transportation administration
collection fund to be used for the cost of creating, producing, and
issuing fund-raising plates. A payment under this subsection is
nonrefundable.
(4) The secretary of state may develop 1 or more limited term
registration plates to recognize a Michigan university or an
accomplishment or occasion of a Michigan university.
(5)
The secretary of state may , at any 1 time, develop not
more
than 8 different state sponsored
fund-raising registration
plates as described in this section, and matching state-sponsored
collector plates as described in section 811g.
(6) The secretary of state shall not develop or issue a fund-
raising plate unless a public act authorizing the fund-raising
plate, at a minimum, does all of the following:
(a) Identifies the purpose of the fund-raising plate.
(b) Creates a nonprofit fund or designates an existing
nonprofit fund to receive the money raised through the sale of
fund-raising plates and matching collector plates.
(c) If a fund is created, names the person or entity
responsible for administering the fund.
(7) For a fund-raising plate recognizing Michigan heritage
created under section 811r, the secretary of state shall waive the
start-up fees assessed under subsection (2).
Sec. 811r. (1) The secretary of state shall develop under
section 811e and issue under section 811f a fund-raising plate
recognizing Michigan heritage. The secretary of state in
conjunction with the Michigan historical center shall design the
fund-raising plates authorized in this section.
(2) The Michigan heritage fund is created within the state
treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer
shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall
credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in
the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing Michigan heritage
to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the
Michigan heritage fund established under subsection (2).
(4) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund
established under subsection (2) on a quarterly basis as follows:
(a) 30% to the Michigan historical museum system operations.
(b) 20% for funding support for publications, archival,
archaeological, and nonfederal preservation programs offered by the
Michigan historical center.
(c) 40% to local grant programs for nonstate museums and
historical societies based on grant criteria developed and
administered by the Michigan historical center.
(d) 10% to administrative support for license plate
development and grant administration by the Michigan historical
center.
(5) Beginning not later than February 1, 2011, the Michigan
historical center shall submit to the state treasurer a summary of
the expenditures during the preceding year of the money received
under this section.