House File 2639 H-8146 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. Endangered species plates. 5 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 6 director may issue endangered species 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. Endangered species plates shall be designed by the 11 department. The background shall be green and the plate’s 12 numbers and letters shall be white. The left side of the plate 13 shall depict an image of a turtle. The phrase “Don’t Tread On 14 Me” shall appear at the bottom of the plate. 15 c. The special endangered species fee for letter-number 16 designated endangered species plates is thirty-five dollars. 17 An applicant may obtain personalized endangered species plates 18 upon payment of the fee for personalized plates as provided in 19 subsection 5, which is in addition to the special endangered 20 species fee. 21 d. The fees collected by the director under this subsection 22 shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited 23 in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall 24 transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created 25 under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the general fund of 26 the state the amount of the special fees collected in the 27 previous month for endangered species plates. Such moneys 28 are appropriated to the department of natural resources to 29 distribute in the form of grants to organizations supporting 30 ending the degradation of the planet’s natural environment 31 and building a future in which humans live in harmony with 32 nature. In the awarding of grants, the department of natural 33 resources shall give first consideration to any official state 34 association of the world wildlife foundation and similar 35 -1- HF 2639.3468 (2) 90 th/ns 1/ 2 #1.
nonprofit organizations. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys 1 appropriated under this subsection shall not revert to the 2 general fund of the state. 3 e. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 4 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to 5 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate 6 the special registration plates in the same manner as regular 7 registration plates are validated under this section. The 8 annual special endangered species fee for letter-number 9 designated plates is ten dollars which shall be paid in 10 addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual 11 fee for personalized endangered species plates is five 12 dollars which shall be paid in addition to the annual special 13 endangered species fee and the regular annual registration fee. 14 The annual special endangered species fee shall be credited as 15 provided under paragraph “d” . 16 f. The department shall not condition the issuance of 17 endangered species plates on the receipt of any number of 18 orders for endangered species plates. > 19 2. Page 3, line 3, by striking < and Gadsden flag > and 20 inserting < Gadsden flag, and endangered species > 21 3. Page 3, line 10, by striking < and Gadsden flag > and 22 inserting < Gadsden flag, and endangered species > 23 4. Title page, lines 2 and 3, by striking < special 24 registration plates > and inserting < and endangered species 25 special registration plates, and making appropriations > 26 5. By renumbering as necessary. 27 ______________________________ ISENHART of Dubuque -2- HF 2639.3468 (2) 90 th/ns 2/ 2 #2. #3. #4. #5.