SENATE BILL NO. 1036
March 25, 1998, Introduced by Senator DE BEAUSSAERT and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Tourism. 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: 1 SEC. 811D. (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND, 2 UPON APPLICATION, MAY ISSUE A MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION 3 PLATE TO AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, 4 PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, TRAILER COACH, OR 5 TRAILER FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS ISSUED INSTEAD OF A 6 STANDARD REGISTRATION PLATE. MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION 7 PLATES SHALL BEAR LETTERS AND NUMBERS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE 8 PRESCRIBES. THE PLATE SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AS DETERMINED BY THE 9 SECRETARY OF STATE. THE WORDS "MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES" SHALL 10 APPEAR ON EACH MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE. 04434'97 TLG 2 1 (2) AN APPLICATION FOR A MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION 2 PLATE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO 3 THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217. APPLICATION FOR AN 4 ORIGINAL OR RENEWAL MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL 5 BE ACCOMPANIED WITH PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION 6 TAX IN ADDITION TO A SERVICE FEE AS FOLLOWS: 7 (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE, 8 $3.00 FOR THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 9 MONTH OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD. 10 (B) FOR A RENEWAL MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE, 11 $10.00. 12 (3) A MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL EXPIRE 13 AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226. UPON THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF A 14 MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE 15 MAY ISSUE A TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR OF 16 EXPIRATION. 17 (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA- 18 TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER 19 PAYMENTS FOR A MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE IF THE 20 APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE HIS 21 OR HER RECEIPT OF A MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE. THE 22 TEMPORARY REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF A MICHIGAN 23 GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF A 24 MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. 25 THE TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A SEPARATE FEE. 26 (5) MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES 27 COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL BE 04434'97 3 1 IDENTIFIED AND SEGREGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INTO A 2 SEPARATE ACCOUNT. AFTER DEDUCTING THE MANUFACTURING AND ADMINIS- 3 TRATIVE COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE 4 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, REPLACING, AND SUBSTITUTING 5 PLATES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TRANS- 6 FER THE BALANCE OF THE MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REGISTRATION PLATE 7 SERVICE FEES TO THE STATE TREASURER WHO SHALL CREDIT THE FEE 8 MONEY TO THE LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT FEE FUND CREATED 9 UNDER SECTION 30113 OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL 10 PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.30113, FOR THE CLEANUP OF 11 LAKE ST. CLAIR AND OTHER WATER PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. 12 (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES REG- 13 ISTRATION PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CONTAINING A SPECIAL- 14 IZED DESIGN PERTAINING TO THE LAKES OF THIS STATE. 15 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 16 effect unless Senate Bill No. 1037 17 of the 89th Legislature is enacted into 18 law. 04434'97 Final page. TLG