Bill Text: NY S05431 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to distinctive "Appalachian Trail" license plates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-19 - SUBSTITUTED BY A1571B [S05431 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5431
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 28, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- 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  distinctive
          "Appalachian Trail" license plates
          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-y to read as follows:
     3    § 404-y. Distinctive "Appalachian Trail" license plates. 1. Any person
     4  residing  in  this  state  shall  upon  request  be issued a distinctive
     5  license plate bearing the words  "Appalachian  Trail".  Application  for
     6  said  license plates shall be filed with the commissioner in such detail
     7  as the commissioner shall prescribe.
     8    2. Any distinctive plate issued pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be
     9  issued in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the
    10  regular  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this
    11  article provided, however, that an additional annual service  charge  of
    12  twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such plate.
    13    §  2. (a) A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-y of
    14  the vehicle and traffic law as added by section one of  this  act  shall
    15  only  be  designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to the depart-
    16  ment of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall
    17  be executed by a surety company authorized by the department  of  finan-
    18  cial  services  to  transact business in this state.  Provided, however,
    19  that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have received prior  to
    20  plate  design,  production  and issuance at least two hundred orders for
    21  such distinctive plate  together  with  the  additional  annual  service
    22  charge  applicable to each such order, which shall be non-refundable, no
    23  such surety bond shall be required. All such service  charges  shall  be
    24  deposited  pursuant  to  the provisions of section 404-oo of the vehicle
    25  and traffic law to the  credit  of  the  department  of  motor  vehicles
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04530-02-7
        S. 5431                             2
     1  distinctive  plate  development  fund established by section 95-g of the
     2  state finance law and shall be used for the design,  production,  adver-
     3  tising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance with
     4  such section 95-g.
     5    (b) If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
     6  distinctive  plates  in  the  series  are  first  available for sale two
     7  hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered  pursuant
     8  to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
     9  such  plates are sold by such time, such department shall be entitled to
    10  recover against the bond in an amount proportionate to such shortfall.
    11    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    12  section  one  of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth
    13  day after it shall have become a law; provided  further,  however,  that
    14  effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
    15  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
    16  tive  date  are  authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or
    17  before such effective date.