GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	3 

HOUSE BILL 299
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/2/97
Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 4/21/97

Short Title:  Vietnam Veterans Plates.	(Public)

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February 24, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO DEVELOP SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATES FOR VIETNAM VETERANS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEN-DOLLAR ADDITIONAL FEE CHARGED FOR THE PLATE WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS HOME.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(28a)	Vietnam Veteran. – Issuable to a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who served in Vietnam.  The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for the plate."
Section 2.  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), the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113-77.7, and the North Carolina Veterans Home Trust Fund (VHTF), which is established under G.S. 165-48, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	NHTF	VHTF
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
Vietnam Veteran	   0	   0	   0	$10
Wildlife Resources	 $10	 $10	   0
All other Special Plates	 $10	   0	    0	  0."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.