Bill Text: NY A00319 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a distinctive plate in support of the AIDS Institute of the department of health's bureau of community-based services entitled "HIV/AIDS Awareness".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to transportation [A00319 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A00319-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          319
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI, CANESTRARI, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON,
         SWEENEY, KOON, STIRPE, PHEFFER --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
         CLARK,  FARRELL,  HOOPER,  McENENY  --  read  once and referred to the
         Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
         distinctive license plates for the support of HIV/AIDS awareness
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 404-x to read as follows:
    3    S  404-X.  DISTINCTIVE  PLATES FOR HIV/AIDS AWARENESS.   1. ANY PERSON
    4  RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED  A  LICENSE  PLATE
    5  BEARING  THE  WORDS  "HIV/AIDS  AWARENESS". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE
    6  PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS
    7  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
    8    2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
    9  IN  THE  SAME  MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR
   10  REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE;
   11  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN  ADDITIONAL  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TWENTY-FIVE
   12  DOLLARS  SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SUCH ANNUAL
   13  SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
   14  HEALTH  AND  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR THE SUPPORT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
   15  PROVIDED BY THE AIDS  INSTITUTE  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
   16  HEALTH'S BUREAU OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.
   17    3.  THE  COMMISSIONER MAY SET AN ADDITIONAL FEE, NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN
   18  DOLLARS, TO THE ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE, ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
   19  THIS SECTION, AND SUCH FEE SHALL BE  DEPOSITED  TO  THE  CREDIT  OF  THE
   20  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTAB-
   21  LISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. SUCH FEE SHALL
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00501-02-9
       A. 319                              2
    1  BE USED  FOR  THE  PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,  ADVERTISING  AND  MARKETING  OF
    2  DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
    3    4.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
    4  SECTION, FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THERE-
    5  OF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUND TO THE DEPART-
    6  MENT TO OFFSET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH  THE  PRODUCTION  OF  SUCH  LICENSE
    7  PLATES.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.