House File 2639 H-8145 Amend House File 2639 as follows: 1 1. Page 2, after line 20 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. Section 321.34, Code 2024, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 11F. Renewable energy plates. 5 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 6 director may issue renewable energy plates to the owner of a 7 motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, 8 subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose 9 vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. 10 b. Renewable energy plates shall be designed by the 11 department. The background shall be white and the plate’s 12 numbers and letters shall be yellow. The center of the plate 13 shall depict an image of a gray wind turbine. 14 c. The special renewable energy fee for letter-number 15 designated renewable energy plates is thirty-five dollars. 16 An applicant may obtain personalized renewable energy plates 17 upon payment of the fee for personalized plates as provided in 18 subsection 5, which is in addition to the special renewable 19 energy fee. Personalized plates authorized by this subsection 20 shall be limited to no more than five numerals, letters, or 21 combinations of numerals and letters. 22 d. The fees collected by the director under this subsection 23 shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited 24 in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall 25 transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created 26 under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the general fund of 27 the state the amount of the special fees collected in the 28 previous month for renewable energy plates. Such moneys are 29 appropriated to the Iowa utilities board to award renewable 30 energy tax credits under chapter 476C. Notwithstanding section 31 8.33, moneys appropriated under this subsection shall not 32 revert to the general fund of the state. 33 e. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 34 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to 35 -1- HF 2639.3479 (2) 90 th/ns 1/ 2 #1.
the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate 1 the special registration plates in the same manner as regular 2 registration plates are validated under this section. The 3 annual special renewable energy fee for letter-number 4 designated plates is ten dollars which shall be paid in 5 addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual 6 fee for personalized renewable energy plates is five dollars 7 which shall be paid in addition to the annual special renewable 8 energy fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual 9 special renewable energy fee shall be credited as provided 10 under paragraph “d” . 11 f. The department shall not condition the issuance of 12 renewable energy plates on the receipt of any number of orders 13 for renewable energy plates. > 14 2. Page 3, line 3, by striking < and Gadsden flag > and 15 inserting < Gadsden flag, and renewable energy > 16 3. Page 3, line 10, by striking < and Gadsden flag > and 17 inserting < Gadsden flag, and renewable energy > 18 4. Title page, line 2, by striking < special > and inserting 19 < and renewable energy special registration plates, and making 20 appropriations > 21 5. By renumbering as necessary. 22 ______________________________ KURTH of Scott -2- HF 2639.3479 (2) 90 th/ns 2/ 2 #2. #3. #4. #5.