Bill Text: MI HB5526 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; specialty plates for the "Detroit Red Wings", "Detroit Tigers", "Detroit Lions", and "Detroit Pistons"; create. Amends sec. 811e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.811e) & adds secs. 811r, 811s, 811t & 811u.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-10-21 - Printed Bill Filed 10/21/2009 [HB5526 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HB5526-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5526
October 20, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Johnson and Durhal 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,
and by adding sections 811r, 811s, 811t, and 811u.
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 different state sponsored
fund-raising registration
plates
as described in this section , and
matching state-sponsored
collector plates as described in section 811g.
(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.
Sec. 811r. (1) A fund-raising plate or collector plate
recognizing the Detroit red wings shall bear an appropriate logo,
the design of which the Detroit red wings shall submit to the
secretary of state. The secretary of state shall confer with the
department of state police to ensure that the design will not
compromise the ability of law enforcement agencies to accurately
identify specific vehicles.
(2) Registration plates bearing a Detroit red wings logo shall
not be a duplication of another registration plate. The Detroit red
wings shall comply with section 803m(2), (3)(c) and (d), and (4)(c)
and (d).
(3) The Detroit red wings fund is created within the state
treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer
shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall
credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in
the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing the Detroit red
wings to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money
to the Detroit red wings fund established under subsection (3).
(5) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund
established under subsection (3) on a quarterly basis to the
Detroit red wings foundation. Beginning not later than February 1,
2011, the Detroit red wings foundation shall submit to the state
treasurer a summary of the expenditures during the preceding year
of the money received under this section.
Sec. 811s. (1) A fund-raising plate or collector plate
recognizing the Detroit tigers in this state shall bear an
appropriate logo, the design of which the Detroit tigers shall
submit to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall
confer with the department of state police to ensure that the
design will not compromise the ability of law enforcement agencies
to accurately identify specific vehicles.
(2) Registration plates bearing a Detroit tigers logo shall
not be a duplication of another registration plate. The Detroit
tigers shall comply with section 803m(2), (3)(c) and (d), and
(4)(c) and (d).
(3) The Detroit tigers fund is created within the state
treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer
shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall
credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in
the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing the Detroit tigers
to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the
Detroit tigers fund established under subsection (3).
(5) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund
established under subsection (3) on a quarterly basis to the
Detroit tigers foundation. Beginning not later than February 1,
2011, the Detroit tigers foundation shall submit to the state
treasurer a summary of the expenditures during the preceding year
of the money received under this section.
Sec. 811t. (1) A fund-raising plate or collector plate
recognizing the Detroit lions shall bear an appropriate logo, the
design of which the Detroit lions shall submit to the secretary of
state. The secretary of state shall confer with the department of
state police to ensure that the design will not compromise the
ability of law enforcement agencies to accurately identify specific
vehicles.
(2) Registration plates bearing a Detroit lions logo shall not
be a duplication of another registration plate. The Detroit lions
shall comply with section 803m(2), (3)(c) and (d), and (4)(c) and
(d).
(3) The Detroit lions fund is created within the state
treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer
shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall
credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in
the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing the Detroit lions
to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the
Detroit lions fund established under subsection (3).
(5) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund
established under subsection (3) on a quarterly basis to the
Detroit lions charities. Beginning not later than February 1, 2011,
the Detroit lions charities shall submit to the state treasurer a
summary of the expenditures during the preceding year of the money
received under this section.
Sec. 811u. (1) A fund-raising plate or collector plate
recognizing the Detroit pistons in this state shall bear an
appropriate logo, the design of which the Detroit pistons shall
submit to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall
confer with the department of state police to ensure that the
design will not compromise the ability of law enforcement agencies
to accurately identify specific vehicles.
(2) Registration plates bearing a Detroit pistons logo shall
not be a duplication of another registration plate. The Detroit
Pistons shall comply with section 803m(2), (3)(c) and (d), and
(4)(c) and (d).
(3) The Detroit pistons fund is created within the state
treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer
shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall
credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in
the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing the Detroit
pistons to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money
to the Detroit pistons fund established under subsection (3).
(5) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund
established under subsection (3) on a quarterly basis to the
pistons-palace foundation. Beginning not later than February 1,
2011, the pistons-palace foundation shall submit to the state
treasurer a summary of the expenditures during the preceding year
of the money received under this section.
