GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 227
     

 
Short Title:	World War II Special License Plate.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Teague;  Alexander, Allred, Arnold, Barefoot, Barnhart, Blust, Bonner, Clary, Coates, Cole, Cox, Dockham, Edwards, Esposito, Gillespie, Goodwin, Grady, Gulley, Haire, Hall, Hill, Holmes, Howard, Insko, Jeffus, Justus, Lucas, McLawhorn, Mitchell, Morris, Nesbitt, Oldham, Owens, Preston, Rayfield, Rogers, Russell, Setzer, Smith, Starnes, Sutton, Tolson, Tucker, Underhill, Wainwright, Walend, Walker, Warner, Weatherly, West, C. Wilson, G. Wilson, and Womble.	
Referred to:	Military, Veterans and Indian Affairs, if favorable, Finance.	
February 26, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE A WORLD WAR II SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(52)	World War II.—Issuable to a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who served during World War II, which began December 7, 1941, and ended December 31, 1946. The plate shall bear the words "World War II Veteran" and shall bear a representation of the National Iwo Jima Monument. 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), and the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113‑77.7, as follows: 
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	NHTF

Animal Lovers	$10	$10	0
Ducks Unlimited	$10	$10	0
Goodness Grows	$10	$10	0
Historical Attraction	$10	$20	0
In‑State Collegiate Insignia	$10	$15	0
Kids First	$10	$15	0
Litter Prevention	$10	$10	0
March of Dimes	$10	$10	0
Olympic Games	$10	$15	0
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity	$10	$10	0
Out‑of‑state Collegiate Insignia	$10	0	$15
Personalized	$10	0	$10
Scenic Rivers	$10	$10	0
School Technology	$10	$10	0
Soil and Water Conservation	$10	$10	0
Special Olympics	$10	$10	0
State Attraction	$10	$20	0
Support Public Schools	$10	$10	0
University Health Systems of
Eastern Carolina	$10	$15	0
Wildlife Resources	$10	$10	0
World War II	0	$10	0
All other Special Plates	$10	0	0."
SECTION 3.   G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b12) World War II Plates.—The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the World War II plate to the Division of Veterans Affairs for deposit in the North Carolina Veterans Home Trust Fund to be used for the purposes set forth in G.S. 165-48(c)(1) and (c)(3)."
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.