HOUSE BILL No. 5490 January 22, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Gagliardi, Cherry, Schauer, Anthony, Prusi, Mans, Brewer, Wojno, Hale, Frank, Kilpatrick, Baade, Wallace, Tesanovich, Schermesser, DeHart, Kelly, Thomas, Dobronski, Freeman, Olshove, Kaza, Basham and 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 sections 811d and 811e. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 811D. (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND, 2 UPON APPLICATION, MAY ISSUE A LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE TO AN 3 APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, PICKUP TRUCK, 4 VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, TRAILER COACH, OR TRAILER FOR WHICH 5 THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS ISSUED INSTEAD OF A STANDARD REGISTRA- 6 TION PLATE. LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR LETTERS 7 AND NUMBERS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES. THE PLATE 8 SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE 9 AFTER CONDUCTING A STATEWIDE CONTEST. EACH LIGHTHOUSE 10 REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL DISPLAY A PICTURE OF A LIGHTHOUSE THAT 11 IS LOCATED IN THIS STATE. 05028'97 TLG 2 1 (2) AN APPLICATION FOR A LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL 2 BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES 3 PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217. APPLICATION FOR AN ORIGINAL OR 4 RENEWAL LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH 5 PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX IN ADDITION TO A 6 SERVICE FEE AS FOLLOWS: 7 (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE, $3.00 FOR 8 THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH OF 9 THE REGISTRATION PERIOD. 10 (B) FOR A RENEWAL LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE, $10.00. 11 (3) A LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL EXPIRE AS 12 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226. UPON THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF A 13 LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A 14 TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR OF EXPIRATION. 15 (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA- 16 TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER 17 PAYMENTS FOR A LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE IF THE APPLICANT'S 18 CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE HIS OR HER 19 RECEIPT OF A LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE. THE TEMPORARY REGIS- 20 TRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF A LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION 21 PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF A LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION 22 PLATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THE TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE 23 ISSUED WITHOUT A SEPARATE FEE. 24 (5) LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES COLLECTED 25 UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL BE IDENTIFIED 26 AND SEGREGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INTO A SEPARATE 27 ACCOUNT. AFTER DEDUCTING THE MANUFACTURING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 05028'97 3 1 COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 2 ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, REPLACING, AND SUBSTITUTING PLATES, THE 3 SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TRANSFER THE BAL- 4 ANCE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES TO THE 5 STATE TREASURER WHO SHALL CREDIT THE FEE MONEY TO THE MICHIGAN 6 LIGHTHOUSE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION GRANT FUND CREATED IN 7 SECTION 811E. 8 (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LIGHTHOUSE REGISTRATION 9 PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CONTAINING A SPECIALIZED DESIGN 10 PERTAINING TO THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF LIGHTHOUSES 11 LOCATED IN THIS STATE. 12 SEC. 811E. (1) THE MICHIGAN LIGHTHOUSE RESTORATION AND PRE- 13 SERVATION GRANT FUND IS CREATED WITHIN THE STATE TREASURY. 14 (2) THE STATE TREASURER MAY RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER ASSETS 15 FROM ANY SOURCE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND. THE STATE TREASURER 16 SHALL DIRECT THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND. THE STATE TREASURER 17 SHALL CREDIT TO THE FUND INTEREST AND EARNINGS FROM FUND 18 INVESTMENTS. 19 (3) MONEY IN THE FUND AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL 20 REMAIN IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT LAPSE TO THE GENERAL FUND. 21 (4) THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE WITHIN THE 22 DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND AND SHALL EXPEND 23 MONEY FROM THE FUND FOR GRANTS USED TO PURCHASE, RESTORE, AND 24 PRESERVE ELIGIBLE LIGHTHOUSES OF THIS STATE. 25 (5) THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE SHALL DEVELOP 26 GUIDELINES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GRANTS UNDER THIS SECTION. 05028'97 4 1 (6) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ELIGIBLE LIGHTHOUSE" MEANS A 2 LIGHTHOUSE THAT IS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 3 (A) LOCATED IN THIS STATE. 4 (B) PUBLICLY OWNED. 5 (C) LISTED ON BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: 6 (i) THE REGISTER OF STATE HISTORIC SITES AS PROVIDED UNDER 7 1955 PA 10, MCL 399.151 TO 399.152. 8 (ii) THE REGISTER OF FEDERAL HISTORIC SITES AS PROVIDED 9 UNDER THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, PUBLIC LAW 89-665, 10 16 U.S.C. 470 TO 470a, 470b, AND 470c TO 470x-6. 05028'97 Final page. TLG