House File 2053 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY GREINER
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act creating a special 4=H motor vehicle registration plate,
2 establishing fees, and providing for the crediting of the fees
3 to the Iowa state 4=H council.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.34, Code Supplement 2007, is
1 2 amended by adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. SPECIAL 4=H PLATES.
1 4 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the
1 5 director may issue 4=H special registration plates to an owner
1 6 of a motor vehicle referred to in subsection 12.
1 7 b. The 4=H plates shall be designed by the department in
1 8 consultation with the Iowa state 4=H council.
1 9 c. The special fee for letter number designated 4=H plates
1 10 is thirty=five dollars. The fee for personalized 4=H plates
1 11 is twenty=five dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the
1 12 special 4=H fee of thirty=five dollars. The fees collected by
1 13 the director under this subsection shall be paid monthly to
1 14 the treasurer of state and credited to the road use tax fund.
1 15 Notwithstanding section 423.43, and prior to the crediting of
1 16 revenues to the road use tax fund under section 423.43,
1 17 subsection 1, paragraph "b", the treasurer of state shall
1 18 transfer monthly from those revenues to the department of
1 19 agriculture and land stewardship the amount of the special
1 20 fees collected in the previous month for the 4=H plates, for
1 21 distribution on a pro rata basis to 4=H organizations in the
1 22 counties from which the 4=H special registration plate fees
1 23 were collected. The department of agriculture and land
1 24 stewardship may accomplish distribution of the fees in
1 25 cooperation with the Iowa 4=H foundation.
1 26 d. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the
1 27 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to
1 28 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the
1 29 special registration plates in the same manner as regular
1 30 registration plates are validated under this section. The
1 31 annual special 4=H fee for letter number designated plates is
1 32 ten dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the regular
1 33 annual registration fee. The annual special fee for
1 34 personalized 4=H plates is five dollars, which shall be paid
1 35 in addition to the annual special 4=H fee and the regular
2 1 annual registration fee. The annual special 4=H fee shall be
2 2 credited and transferred as provided under paragraph "c".
2 3 EXPLANATION
2 4 This bill establishes a special "4=H" motor vehicle
2 5 registration plate, which is to be designed by the department
2 6 of transportation in consultation with the Iowa state 4=H
2 7 council. The special fee for initial issuance of the 4=H
2 8 plate is $35 for letter number designated plates. For
2 9 personalized plates, a fee of $25 is required in addition to
2 10 the special 4=H plate fee. The special 4=H annual renewal fee
2 11 is $10 in addition to the regular annual registration fee. A
2 12 $5 fee applies for renewal of personalized plates in addition
2 13 to the special fee and the regular annual registration fee.
2 14 The $35 issuance fee and the $10 annual renewal fee for 4=H
2 15 plates shall be transferred to the department of agriculture
2 16 and land stewardship for distribution, in cooperation with the
2 17 Iowa 4=H foundation, on a pro rata basis to county 4=H
2 18 organizations in the counties from which the funds were
2 19 collected.
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