SB1229: License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Ducks Unlimited, fees.


SENATE BILL NO. 1229
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Transportation
on January 21, 2021)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Stuart)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-749.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates for supporters of Ducks Unlimited; fees.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-749.7 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-749.7. Special license plates for supporters of Ducks Unlimited.

A. On receipt of an application therefor, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to supporters of Ducks Unlimited.

B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be $25 in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Ducks Unlimited Wetlands Protection Program Fund, established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., and used to support its wetlands and waterfowl habitat protection programs in Virginia. All other fees imposed under the provisions of this section shall be paid to, and received by, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles and paid by him into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the necessary expenses incurred by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

2. That all license plates issued pursuant to § 46.2-749.7 of the Code of Virginia prior to July 1, 2021, shall remain valid until their expiration, but shall thereafter be renewed as provided in this act.

SENATE BILL NO. 1229

Offered January 13, 2021
Prefiled January 11, 2021
A BILL to authorize the issuance of special license plates for supporters of Ducks Unlimited bearing the legend DUCKS UNLIMITED; fees.
Patron-- Stuart

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Special license plates for supporters of Ducks Unlimited bearing the legend DUCKS UNLIMITED; fees.

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, and following the provisions of § 46.2-725 of the Code of Virginia other than those relating to the fee for the plates and its disposition, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue to the applicant special license plates for supporters of Ducks Unlimited bearing the legend DUCKS UNLIMITED.

B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be $25 in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Ducks Unlimited Wetlands Protection Program Fund, established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., and used to support its wetlands and waterfowl habitat protection programs in Virginia. All other fees imposed under the provisions of this section shall be paid to, and received by, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles and paid by him into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the necessary expenses incurred by the Department of Motor Vehicles.