Bill Text: NY S06528 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the issuance of distinctive plates for members of Kiwanis International.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-19 - referred to transportation [S06528 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06528-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6528
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 3, 2014
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       Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
         of distinctive plates for members of Kiwanis International
         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 MEMBERS OF THE KIWANIS  INTERNATIONAL.
    4  1.  ANY  MEMBER  OF  KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL,
    5  UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A  LICENSE  PLATE  BEARING  THE  WORDS  "KIWANIS
    6  INTERNATIONAL".  APPLICATION  FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH
    7  THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
    8  PRESCRIBE.
    9    2.  THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
   10  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE  APPLICANT
   11  IS A MEMBER OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL.
   12    3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
   13  IN  THE  SAME  MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR
   14  REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,
   15  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TEN
   16  DOLLARS  SHALL  BE  CHARGED  FOR SUCH PLATE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE
   17  YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION FUNDS  IN  THE  AMOUNT  OF
   18  FIVE  THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL BE
   19  ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET  COSTS  ASSOCIATED
   20  WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11983-01-3