GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 1156
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/21/97

Short Title:  March of Dimes License Plates.	(Public)

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April 24, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO DEVELOP A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE FOR SUPPORTERS OF THE MARCH OF DIMES AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE MONEY GENERATED FROM THE SPECIAL PLATES WILL BE GIVEN TO THE MARCH OF DIMES BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(14a)	March of Dimes. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20-81.12.  The plate may bear a phrase or an insignia representing the March of Dimes Foundation."
Section 2.  G.S. 20-79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge one registration plate to a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, a 100% disabled veteran, and an ex-prisoner of war. All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
Special Plate	Additional Fee Amount
Historical Attraction	$30.00
State Attraction	$30.00
Collegiate Insignia	$25.00
Olympic Games	$25.00
Special Olympics	$25.00
March of Dimes	$20.00
Wildlife Resources	$20.00
Personalized	$20.00
Active Member of the National Guard	 None
All Other Special Plates	$10.00."
Section 3.  G.S. 20-79.7(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund.  The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), and the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113-77.7, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	NHTF
Historical Attraction	 $10	 $20	   0
In-State Collegiate Insignia	 $10	 $15	   0
Out-of-state Collegiate Insignia	 $10	   0	 $15
Personalized	 $10	   0	 $10
Special Olympics	 $10	 $15	   0
Olympic Games	 $10	 $15	   0
State Attraction	 $10	 $20	   0
March of Dimes	 $10	 $10	   0
Wildlife Resources	 $10	 $10	   0
All other Special Plates	 $10	   0	   0."
Section 4.  G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( b5)	March of Dimes Plates. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a March of Dimes plate before the plate may be developed.  The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of March of Dimes plates to the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation for use in programs in North Carolina."
Section 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.