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Amendment H-8146 to HF 2639
Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates
Withdrawn · March 6, 2024
Filed March 5, 2024 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment adds a new option for endangered species special license plates that feature a turtle and the phrase “Don’t Tread On Me.” It also changes how the fees for these plates are collected and specifies that the money will be used for grants to support environmental protection.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 2, after line 20 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 321.34, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION . 11F. Endangered species plates. a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue endangered species plates to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. b. Endangered species plates shall be designed by the department. The background shall be green and the plate’s numbers and letters shall be white. The left side of the plate shall depict an image of a turtle. The phrase “Don’t Tread On Me” shall appear at the bottom of the plate. c. The special endangered species fee for letter-number designated endangered species plates is thirty-five dollars. An applicant may obtain personalized endangered species plates upon payment of the fee for personalized plates as provided in subsection 5, which is in addition to the special endangered species fee. d. The fees collected by the director under this subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the general fund of the state the amount of the special fees collected in the previous month for endangered species plates. Such moneys are appropriated to the department of natural resources to distribute in the form of grants to organizations supporting ending the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and building a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. In the awarding of grants, the department of natural resources shall give first consideration to any official state association of the world wildlife foundation and similar nonprofit organizations. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated under this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of the state. e. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated under this section. The annual special endangered species fee for letter-number designated plates is ten dollars which shall be paid in addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for personalized endangered species plates is five dollars which shall be paid in addition to the annual special endangered species fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual special endangered species fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph “d” . f. The department shall not condition the issuance of endangered species plates on the receipt of any number of orders for endangered species plates.”
- Page 3, line 3, by striking “and Gadsden flag” and inserting “Gadsden flag, and endangered species”
- Page 3, line 10, by striking “and Gadsden flag” and inserting “Gadsden flag, and endangered species”
- Title page, lines 2 and 3, by striking “special registration plates” and inserting “and endangered species special registration plates, and making appropriations”
- By renumbering as necessary.