H-8145

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

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KURTH of Scott