House File 222HOUSE FILE BY TYMESON Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act crediting fees from the sale of certain special motor 2 vehicle registration plates to the veterans license fee fund. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1881YH 82 5 dea/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 35A.11, Code 2007, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 35A.11 VETERANS LICENSE FEE FUND. 1 4 A veterans license fee fund is created in the state 1 5 treasury under the control of the commission. The fund shall 1 6 include the fees credited by the treasurer of state from the 1 7 sale of special veteran license plates pursuant to section 1 8 321.34, subsection 13, paragraph "d".Notwithstanding section 1 9 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys in the veterans license 1 10 fee fund shall be credited to the veterans license fee fund. 1 11 Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the commission to be 1 12 used to fulfill the responsibilities of the commission. The 1 13 fund shall include the fees credited by the treasurer of state 1 14 from the sale of the following special motor vehicle 1 15 registration plates: 1 16 1. Veteran special plates issued pursuant to section 1 17 321.34, subsection 13, paragraph "d". 1 18 2. National guard special plates issued pursuant to 1 19 section 321.34, subsection 16. 1 20 3. Pearl Harbor special plates issued pursuant to section 1 21 321.34, subsection 17. 1 22 4. Purple heart special plates issued pursuant to section 1 23 321.34, subsection 18. 1 24 5. United States armed forces retired special plates 1 25 issued pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 19. 1 26 6. Silver star and bronze star special plates issued 1 27 pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 20. 1 28 Sec. 2. Section 321.34, subsections 16, 17, 18, 19, and 1 29 20, Code 2007, are amended to read as follows: 1 30 16. NATIONAL GUARD SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to 1 31 in subsection 12 who is a member of the national guard, as 1 32 defined in chapter 29A, may, upon written application to the 1 33 department, order special registration plates with a national 1 34 guard processed emblem with the emblem designed by the 1 35 department in cooperation with the adjutant general which 2 1 emblem signifies that the applicant is a member of the 2 2 national guard. The application shall be approved by the 2 3 department in consultation with the adjutant general. The 2 4 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection 2 5 12, paragraph "a", from the issuance and annual validation of 2 6 national guard plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer 2 7 of state and credited to the road use tax fund. 2 8 Notwithstanding section 423.43, and prior to the crediting of 2 9 revenues to the road use tax fund under section 423.43, 2 10 subsection 1, paragraph "b", the treasurer of state shall 2 11 transfer monthly from those revenues to the veterans license 2 12 fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount of the special 2 13 fees collected in the previous month for national guard 2 14 plates. Special registration plates with a national guard 2 15 processed emblem shall be surrendered, as provided in 2 16 subsection 12, in exchange for regular registration plates 2 17 upon termination of the owner's membership in the active 2 18 national guard. 2 19 17. PEARL HARBOR SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to in 2 20 subsection 12 who was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as a member of 2 21 the armed services of the United States on December 7, 1941, 2 22 may, upon written application to the department, order special 2 23 registration plates with a Pearl Harbor processed emblem. The 2 24 emblem shall be designed by the department in consultation 2 25 with service organizations. The application is subject to 2 26 approval by the department. The special plate fees collected 2 27 by the director under subsection 12, paragraph "a", from the 2 28 issuance and annual validation of Pearl Harbor plates shall be 2 29 paid monthly to the treasurer of state and credited to the 2 30 road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 423.43, and prior 2 31 to the crediting of revenues to the road use tax fund under 2 32 section 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph "b", the treasurer of 2 33 state shall transfer monthly from those revenues to the 2 34 veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount 2 35 of the special fees collected in the previous month for Pearl 3 1 Harbor plates. 3 2 18. PURPLE HEART SPECIAL PLATES. An owner referred to in 3 3 subsection 12 who was awarded a purple heart medal by the 3 4 United States government for wounds received in military or 3 5 naval combat against an armed enemy of the United States may, 3 6 upon written application to the department and presentation of 3 7 satisfactory proof of the award of the purple heart medal, 3 8 order special registration plates with a purple heart 3 9 processed emblem. The design of the emblem shall include a 3 10 representation of a purple heart medal and ribbon. The 3 11 application is subject to approval by the department in 3 12 consultation with the adjutant general. The special plate 3 13 fees collected by the director under subsection 12, paragraph 3 14 "a", from the issuance and annual validation of purple heart 3 15 plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and 3 16 credited to the road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 3 17 423.43, and prior to the crediting of revenues to the road use 3 18 tax fund under section 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph "b", 3 19 the treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from those 3 20 revenues to the veterans license fee fund created in section 3 21 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected in the 3 22 previous month for purple heart plates. 3 23 19. UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES RETIRED SPECIAL PLATES. An 3 24 owner referred to in subsection 12 who is a retired member of 3 25 the United States armed forces may, upon written application 3 26 to the department and upon presentation of satisfactory proof 3 27 of membership, order special registration plates with a United 3 28 States armed forces retired processed emblem. The emblem 3 29 shall be designed by the department in consultation with 3 30 service organizations. The application is subject to approval 3 31 by the department. For purposes of this subsection, a person 3 32 is considered to be retired if the person is recognized by the 3 33 United States armed forces as retired from the United States 3 34 armed forces. The special plate fees collected by the 3 35 director under subsection 12, paragraph "a", from the issuance 4 1 and annual validation of armed forces retired plates shall be 4 2 paid monthly to the treasurer of state and credited to the 4 3 road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 423.43, and prior 4 4 to the crediting of revenues to the road use tax fund under 4 5 section 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph "b", the treasurer of 4 6 state shall transfer monthly from those revenues to the 4 7 veterans license fee fund created in section 35A.11 the amount 4 8 of the special fees collected in the previous month for armed 4 9 forces retired plates. 4 10 20. SILVER OR BRONZE STAR PLATES. An owner referred to in 4 11 subsection 12 who was awarded a silver or a bronze star by the 4 12 United States government, may, upon written application to the 4 13 department and presentation of satisfactory proof of the award 4 14 of the silver or bronze star, order special registration 4 15 plates with a silver or bronze star processed emblem. The 4 16 emblem shall be designed by the department in consultation 4 17 with the adjutant general. The special plate fees collected 4 18 by the director under subsection 12, paragraph "a", from the 4 19 issuance and annual validation of silver star and bronze star 4 20 plates shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and 4 21 credited to the road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 4 22 423.43, and prior to the crediting of revenues to the road use 4 23 tax fund under section 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph "b", 4 24 the treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from those 4 25 revenues to the veterans license fee fund created in section 4 26 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected in the 4 27 previous month for silver star and bronze star plates. 4 28 EXPLANATION 4 29 This bill directs the treasurer of state to credit fees 4 30 from the sale of special national guard, Pearl Harbor veteran, 4 31 purple heart, armed forces retired, bronze star, and silver 4 32 star motor vehicle registration plates to the veterans license 4 33 fee fund. The plates are issued for a special initial fee of 4 34 $25 and renewed annually for a special fee of $5 in addition 4 35 to the regular annual registration fee. Currently, the 5 1 special fees are deposited in the road use tax fund. 5 2 LSB 1881YH 82 5 3 dea:nh/je/5