HOUSE BILL No. 4879 September 28, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Rocca, Sheltrown, Spade, Howell, Jamnick, Faunce, Jelinek, Bogardus, Bovin, Wojno, Jansen, Garza, Gosselin, Richardville, Garcia, Law, Mortimer, Ehardt, Dennis, Richner, Lockwood, Clarke, DeHart and Raczkowski and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. 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 VETERANS MEMORIAL REGIS- 3 TRATION PLATE TO AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR 4 VEHICLE, PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, TRAILER 5 COACH, OR TRAILER FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS ISSUED 6 INSTEAD OF A STANDARD REGISTRATION PLATE. MICHIGAN VETERANS 7 MEMORIAL REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR LETTERS AND NUMBERS THAT 8 THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES. THE PLATE SHALL BE OF A 9 DESIGN AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE. THE WORD 10 "MICHIGAN" SHALL APPEAR ON EACH MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL 11 REGISTRATION PLATE. 04152'99 * TLG 2 1 (2) AN APPLICATION FOR A MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL 2 REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE 3 PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217. 4 APPLICATION FOR AN ORIGINAL OR RENEWAL MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL 5 REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH PAYMENT OF THE REGU- 6 LAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX IN ADDITION TO A SERVICE FEE AS 7 FOLLOWS: 8 (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION 9 PLATE, $3.00 FOR THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR EACH 10 ADDITIONAL MONTH OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD. 11 (B) FOR A RENEWAL MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION 12 PLATE, $10.00. 13 (3) A MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL 14 EXPIRE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226. UPON THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL 15 OF A MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY 16 OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR 17 OF EXPIRATION. 18 (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA- 19 TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER 20 PAYMENTS FOR A MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION PLATE IF 21 THE APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE 22 HIS OR HER RECEIPT OF A MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION 23 PLATE. THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF A 24 MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER 25 THE ISSUANCE OF A MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION PLATE, 26 WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THE TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED 27 WITHOUT A SEPARATE FEE. 04152'99 * 3 1 (5) MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE 2 FEES COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL 3 BE IDENTIFIED AND SEGREGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INTO A 4 SEPARATE ACCOUNT. AFTER DEDUCTING THE MANUFACTURING AND ADMINIS- 5 TRATIVE COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE 6 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, REPLACING, AND SUBSTITUTING 7 PLATES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TRANS- 8 FER THE BALANCE OF THE MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMORIAL REGISTRATION 9 PLATE SERVICE FEES TO THE STATE TREASURER WHO SHALL CREDIT THE 10 FEE MONEY TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL MONUMENT FUND CREATED 11 IN SECTION 3 OF THE MICHIGAN VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL ACT, 1988 12 PA 234, MCL 35.1053. THESE FUNDS SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR 13 THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 5 AND 7 OF THE MICHIGAN 14 VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL ACT, 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1055 AND 15 35.1057. 16 (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MICHIGAN VETERANS MEMO- 17 RIAL REGISTRATION PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CONTAINING A 18 SPECIALIZED DESIGN PERTAINING TO MICHIGAN VETERANS. 04152'99 * Final page. TLG