Bill Text: NC S79 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: North Carolina Master Gardener Special Plate
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-17 - Ref To Com On Finance [S79 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2011-S79-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
S 1
SENATE BILL 79
Short Title: North Carolina Master Gardener Special Plate. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Senators Stevens; Allran, Atwater, Bingham, Blake, Hise, and Jackson. |
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Referred to: |
Finance. |
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February 17, 2011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor VEHICLES to produce a north carolina master gardener special plate.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(102a) North Carolina Master Gardener. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the letters "MG" with a logo representing the North Carolina Master Gardeners.
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SECTION 2. G.S. 20‑79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge one registration plate to a recipient of a Legion of Valor award, a 100% disabled veteran, and an ex‑prisoner of war. All other special registration plates, including additional Legion of Valor, 100% Disabled Veteran, and Ex‑Prisoner of War plates, are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
Special Plate Additional Fee Amount
Back Country Horsemen of NC $30.00
Coastal Conservation Association $30.00
Crystal Coast $30.00
El Pueblo $30.00
First in Forestry $30.00
Historical Attraction $30.00
Home Care and Hospice $30.00
HOMES4NC $30.00
Hospice Care $30.00
In God We Trust $30.00
Maggie Valley Trout Festival $30.00
National Kidney Foundation $30.00
NC Coastal Federation $30.00
North Carolina 4‑H Development Fund $30.00
North Carolina Libraries $30.00
Personalized $30.00
Share the Road $30.00
State Attraction $30.00
Stock Car Racing Theme $30.00
Support Our Troops $30.00
AIDS Awareness $25.00
Buffalo Soldiers $25.00
Collegiate Insignia $25.00
Goodness Grows $25.00
High School Insignia $25.00
Kids First $25.00
Olympic Games $25.00
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $25.00
National Wild Turkey Federation $25.00
NC Agribusiness $25.00
NC Children's Promise $25.00
NC Coastal Federation $30.00
Nurses $25.00
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation $25.00
Special Olympics $25.00
Surveyor Plate $25.00
The V Foundation for Cancer Research Division $25.00
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina $25.00
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $20.00
ALS Association, Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter $20.00
Animal Lovers $20.00
ARC of North Carolina $20.00
Audubon North Carolina $20.00
Autism Society of North Carolina $20.00
Be Active NC $20.00
Brain Injury Awareness $20.00
Breast Cancer Earlier Detection $20.00
Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation $20.00
Daughters of the American Revolution $20.00
Ducks Unlimited $20.00
Greyhound Friends of North Carolina $20.00
Guilford Battleground Company $20.00
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $20.00
Harley Owners' Group $20.00
Litter Prevention $20.00
March of Dimes $20.00
NC Tennis Foundation $20.00
NC Trout Unlimited $20.00
NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation $20.00
North Carolina Master Gardener $20.00
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity $20.00
Prince Hall Mason $20.00
Save the Sea Turtles $20.00
Scenic Rivers $20.00
School Technology $20.00
SCUBA $20.00
Soil and Water Conservation $20.00
Special Forces Association $20.00
Support Public Schools $20.00
US Equine Rescue League $20.00
Wildlife Resources $20.00
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority $20.00
Carolina's Aviation Museum $15.00
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $15.00
Lung Cancer Research $15.00
Shag Dancing $15.00
Active Member of the National Guard None
100% Disabled Veteran None
Ex‑Prisoner of War None
Gold Star Lapel Button None
Legion of Valor None
Purple Heart Recipient None
Silver Star Recipient None
All Other Special Plates $10.00."
SECTION 3. G.S. 20‑79.7(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113‑77.7, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:
Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NHTF PRTF
AIDS Awareness $10 $15 0 0
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $10 $10 0 0
ALS Association, Jim "Catfish" Hunter
Chapter $10 $10 0 0
Animal Lovers $10 $10 0 0
ARC of North Carolina $10 $10 0 0
Audubon North Carolina $10 $10 0 0
Autism Society of North Carolina $10 $10 0 0
Back Country Horsemen of NC $10 $20 0 0
Be Active NC $10 $10 0 0
Brain Injury Awareness $10 $10 0 0
Breast Cancer Earlier Detection $10 $10 0 0
Buddy Pelletier Surfing
Foundation $10 $10 0 0
Buffalo Soldiers $10 $15 0 0
Carolina's Aviation Museum $10 $5 0 0
Coastal Conservation Association $10 $20 0 0
Crystal Coast $10 $20 0 0
Daughters of the American
Revolution $10 $10 0 0
Ducks Unlimited $10 $10 0 0
El Pueblo $10 $20 0 0
First in Forestry $10 $10 $10 0
Goodness Grows $10 $15 0 0
Greyhound Friends of North
Carolina $10 $10 0 0
Guilford Battleground Company $10 $10 0 0
Harley Owners' Group $10 $10 0 0
High School Insignia $10 $15 0 0
Historical Attraction $10 $20 0 0
Home Care and Hospice $10 $20 0 0
HOMES4NC $10 $20 0 0
Hospice Care $10 $20 0 0
In God We Trust $10 $20 0 0
In‑State Collegiate Insignia $10 $15 0 0
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation $10 $10 0 0
Kids First $10 $15 0 0
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $10 $5 0 0
Litter Prevention $10 $10 0 0
Lung Cancer Research $10 $5 0 0
Maggie Valley Trout Festival $10 $20 0 0
March of Dimes $10 $10 0 0
National Kidney Foundation $10 $20 0 0
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society $10 $15 0 0
National Wild Turkey Federation $10 $15 0 0
NC Agribusiness $10 $15 0 0
NC Children's Promise $10 $15 0 0
NC Coastal Federation $10 $20 0 0
NC 4‑H Development Fund $10 $20 0 0
NC Tennis Foundation $10 $10 0 0
NC Trout Unlimited $10 $10 0 0
North Carolina Libraries $10 $20 0 0
NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation $10 $10 0 0
North Carolina Libraries $10 $20 0 0
North Carolina Master Gardener $10 $10 0 0
Nurses $10 $15 0 0
Olympic Games $10 $15 0 0
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity $10 $10 0 0
Out‑of‑state Collegiate Insignia $10 0 $15 0
Personalized $10 0 $15 $5
Prince Hall Mason $10 $10 0 0
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation $10 $15 0 0
Save the Sea Turtles $10 $10 0 0
Scenic Rivers $10 $10 0 0
School Technology $10 $10 0 0
SCUBA $10 $10 0 0
Shag Dancing $10 $5 0 0
Share the Road $10 $20 0 0
Soil and Water Conservation $10 $10 0 0
Special Forces Association $10 $10 0 0
Special Olympics $10 $15 0 0
State Attraction $10 $20 0 0
Stock Car Racing Theme $10 $20 0 0
Support Our Troops $10 $20 0 0
Support Public Schools $10 $10 0 0
Surveyor Plate $10 $15 0 0
The V Foundation for Cancer
Research $10 $15 0 0
University Health Systems of
Eastern Carolina $10 $15 0 0
US Equine Rescue League $10 $10 0 0
Wildlife Resources $10 $10 0 0
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority $10 $10 0 0
All other Special Plates $10 0 0 0."
SECTION 4. G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b73) North Carolina Master Gardener. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for the North Carolina Master Gardener plate before the plate may be developed. The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of North Carolina Master Gardener plates to the Master Gardener's Endowment fund maintained by the Agricultural Foundation of North Carolina State University, to be used for educational programs by trained volunteers who work in partnership with their county Cooperative Extension offices to extend information in consumer horticulture."
SECTION 5. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011.