March 20, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Opsommer, Mayes, Rick Jones, Ward, Corriveau, Elsenheimer, Emmons, Pastor, Caul, Proos, Knollenberg, Hansen, Booher, Calley and LaJoy 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.
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, 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 9 different state sponsored fund-raising registration
plates as described in this section, and matching state-sponsored
collector plates as described in section 811g. One of the 9 state
sponsored fund-raising plates authorized under this subsection must
be a fund-raising plate honoring the boy scouts of America as
described in section 811r.
(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.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless House Bill No. 5879 of the 94th Legislature is enacted into
law.