July 21, 2010, Introduced by Rep. Mayes 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 2009 PA 99,
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 start-up fee of $15,000.00 shall be paid for any new
fund-raising plate authorized under this section. The fee shall be
deposited in the transportation administration collection fund
through October 1, 2011 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 through October 1, 2011 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.
Sec. 811r. (1) The secretary of state shall develop under
section 811e and issue under section 811f a fund-raising plate
recognizing the national rifle association. The secretary of state
in conjunction with the national rifle association shall design the
fund-raising plates authorized in this section.
(2) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing the national rifle
association to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation
money to the youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund
established under section 43553 of the natural resources and
environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43553.