A8940-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to transportation

A8940-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         8940
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 4, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. TITONE, WEISENBERG, SCHIMMINGER, GALEF, COLTON,
 REILLY, STEVENSON, J. MILLER, HOOPER, TENNEY, BRINDISI --  Multi-Spon
 sored  by -- M. of A. ABBATE, AMEDORE, CAHILL, MAGEE, MARKEY, McENENY,
 MILLMAN, MURRAY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
 Transportation
 

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
 distinctive "Support Our Troops" plates
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 404-x to read as follows:

 

S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESID
 ING  IN  THIS  STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED DISTINCTIVE "SUPPORT
 OUR TROOPS" NUMBER PLATES OF A  DESIGN  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.
 APPLICATION FOR SUCH PLATES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH
 FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
 2.  THE  DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES  UPON  PAYMENT  OF  THE
 REGULAR  REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
 ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME  SERVICE  CHARGE
 OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATES. SUCH SERVICE CHARGE
 SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
 FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE  DEPARTMENT'S  DISTINCTIVE
 PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE
 FINANCE  LAW,  AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING
 AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE NUMBER PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07819-01-1

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