Bill Text: NY S00934 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 934 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Creates a distinctive license plate for members of the United States Power Squadrons, a non-profit organization which promotes boater safety and education.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S00934 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S00934-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          934
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  creating  a
         distinctive plate for members of the United States power squadrons
         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 UNITED STATES POWER
    4  SQUADRONS. 1. ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES POWER  SQUADRONS  RESIDING
    5  IN  THIS  STATE,  SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING
    6  THE WORDS "UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS".  APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE
    7  PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS
    8  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE, AND SHALL BE VERIFIED ANNUALLY BY THE
    9  APPLICANT.  NO LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE ISSUED  TO  AN  APPLICANT  WITHOUT
   10  VERIFICATION  THAT SUCH APPLICANT IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES POWER
   11  SQUADRONS.
   12    2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
   13  IN THE SAME MANNER AS SUCH OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT  OF  THE
   14  REGULAR  REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
   15  ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE  OF
   16  TWENTY  DOLLARS  SHALL  BE  CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.  SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE
   17  CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  FOUR
   18  HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
   19  VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINE-
   20  TY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION,
   21  DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT
   22  TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04404-01-1