House File 91HOUSE FILE BY MAY Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act creating a special gold star motor vehicle registration 2 plate, establishing fees, and allocating fees to the veterans 3 trust fund. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1369YH 82 6 dea/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 35A.13, subsection 3, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Moneys credited to the trust fund from 1 4 the sale of gold star registration plates pursuant to section 1 5 321.34, subsection 24. 1 6 Sec. 2. Section 321.34, Code 2007, is amended by adding 1 7 the following new subsection: 1 8 NEW SUBSECTION. 24. GOLD STAR PLATES. 1 9 a. An owner referred to in subsection 12 who is an 1 10 immediate family member of a deceased veteran who died in 1 11 combat while serving in the United States armed forces may 1 12 order special registration plates bearing a gold star emblem 1 13 upon written application to the department accompanied by 1 14 satisfactory supporting documentation as determined by the 1 15 department. For purposes of this subsection, "immediate 1 16 family member" means a surviving spouse, parent, child, or 1 17 sibling of the deceased veteran. 1 18 b. The gold star emblem shall be designed by the 1 19 department in consultation with the commission of veterans 1 20 affairs. 1 21 c. The special fee for letter number designated gold star 1 22 plates is thirty=five dollars. The fee for personalized gold 1 23 star plates is twenty=five dollars, which shall be paid in 1 24 addition to the special gold star fee of thirty=five dollars. 1 25 The fees collected by the director under this subsection shall 1 26 be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and credited to the 1 27 road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 423.43, and prior 1 28 to the crediting of revenues to the road use tax fund under 1 29 section 423.43, subsection 1, paragraph "b", the treasurer of 1 30 state shall transfer monthly from those revenues to the 1 31 veterans trust fund created in section 35A.13 the amount of 1 32 the special fees collected in the previous month for the gold 1 33 star plates. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys transferred 1 34 under this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of 1 35 the state. 2 1 d. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 2 2 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to 2 3 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate the 2 4 special registration plates in the same manner as regular 2 5 registration plates are validated under this section. The 2 6 annual special gold star fee for letter number designated 2 7 plates is ten dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the 2 8 regular annual registration fee. The annual special fee for 2 9 personalized plates is five dollars, which shall be paid in 2 10 addition to the annual special gold star fee and the regular 2 11 annual registration fee. The annual special gold star fee 2 12 shall be credited and transferred as provided under paragraph 2 13 "c". 2 14 EXPLANATION 2 15 This bill creates a special "gold star" motor vehicle 2 16 registration plate to be designed by the department of 2 17 transportation in consultation with the commission of veterans 2 18 affairs. The special plates will be available to immediate 2 19 family members of a deceased veteran who died in combat while 2 20 serving in the United States armed forces. The bill defines 2 21 "immediate family member" as a spouse, parent, child, or 2 22 sibling of the deceased veteran. The department is to 2 23 determine satisfactory supporting documentation to be provided 2 24 by an applicant for the special plates. 2 25 The special gold star registration plates shall be issued 2 26 for a special fee of $35, plus an additional $25 for a 2 27 personalized plate. The annual special renewal fee, which is 2 28 in addition to the regular annual registration fee for the 2 29 vehicle, is $10, plus an additional $5 for personalized 2 30 plates. Moneys from the $35 special plate issuance fee and 2 31 the $10 special plate renewal fee are to be transferred to the 2 32 veterans trust fund. 2 33 LSB 1369YH 82 2 34 dea:nh/gg/14