Assembly Bill A1571B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to distinctive "Appalachian Trail" license plates

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A1571 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5431
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4296, S2889

2017-A1571 - Summary

Relates to distinctive "Appalachian Trail" license plates.

2017-A1571 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1571
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SKOUFIS, BRABENEC, BRAUNSTEIN, BUCHWALD, GALEF --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, RIVERA -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
   "Appalachian Trail" license 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-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE "APPALACHIAN TRAIL" LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON
 RESIDING IN THIS STATE  SHALL  UPON  REQUEST  BE  ISSUED  A  DISTINCTIVE
 LICENSE  PLATE  BEARING  THE  WORDS "APPALACHIAN TRAIL". APPLICATION FOR
 SAID LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH  DETAIL
 AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2.  ANY  DISTINCTIVE  PLATE  ISSUED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE
 REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF  THIS
 ARTICLE  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
 TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE
 CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES 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 LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT
 TO  SUCH  SECTION;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANNUAL  SERVICE   CHARGES
 COLLECTED  IN EXCESS OF "SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS" SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE
 DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THE  PRODUCTION  OF  SUCH
 LICENSE PLATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effective  date  is
 authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
 effective date.

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2017-A1571A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5431
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4296, S2889

2017-A1571A - Summary

Relates to distinctive "Appalachian Trail" license plates.

2017-A1571A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1571--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SKOUFIS, BRABENEC, BRAUNSTEIN, BUCHWALD, GALEF --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, RIVERA -- read once and referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Transportation  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
   "Appalachian Trail" license 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-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE "APPALACHIAN TRAIL" LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON
 RESIDING IN THIS STATE  SHALL  UPON  REQUEST  BE  ISSUED  A  DISTINCTIVE
 LICENSE  PLATE  BEARING  THE  WORDS "APPALACHIAN TRAIL". APPLICATION FOR
 SAID LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH  DETAIL
 AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2.  ANY  DISTINCTIVE  PLATE  ISSUED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE
 REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF  THIS
 ARTICLE  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
 TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
   § 2. (a) A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-y  of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
 only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to  the  depart-
 ment of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall
 be  executed  by a surety company authorized by the department of finan-
 cial services to transact business in this state.    Provided,  however,
 that  if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have received prior to
 plate design, production and issuance at least two  hundred  orders  for
 such  distinctive  plate  together  with  the  additional annual service
 charge applicable to each such order, which shall be non-refundable,  no
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A1571B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5431
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4296, S2889

2017-A1571B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to distinctive "Appalachian Trail" license plates.

2017-A1571B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1571--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SKOUFIS, BRABENEC, BRAUNSTEIN, BUCHWALD, GALEF --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, RIVERA -- read once and referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Transportation  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  distinctive
   "Appalachian Trail" license 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-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE "APPALACHIAN TRAIL" LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON
 RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL,  UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE
 LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS  "APPALACHIAN  TRAIL".  APPLICATION  FOR
 SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND
 DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE 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 ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF TWENTY-
 FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
   § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section  404-y  of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
 only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to  the  depart-
 ment  of  motor  vehicles of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand
 dollars, which shall be executed by a surety company authorized  by  the
 department  of  financial  services  to transact business in this state.
 Provided, however, that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have
 received prior to plate design, production and  issuance  at  least  two
 hundred  orders  for such distinctive plate together with the additional
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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