House File 250 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  TYMESON


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act creating a distinguished flying cross special motor
  2    vehicle registration plate and providing fees.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1924HH 83
  5 dea/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 35A.11, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  8A.  Distinguished flying cross special
  1  4 plates issued pursuant to section 321.34, subsection 20C.
  1  5    Sec. 2.  Section 321.34, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1  6 the following new subsection:
  1  7    NEW SUBSECTION.  20C.  DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS PLATES.
  1  8 An owner referred to in subsection 12 who was awarded a
  1  9 distinguished flying cross medal by the United States
  1 10 government may, upon written application to the department and
  1 11 presentation of satisfactory proof of the award, order special
  1 12 registration plates with a distinguished flying cross
  1 13 processed emblem.  The emblem shall be designed by the
  1 14 department in consultation with the adjutant general.  The
  1 15 special plate fees collected by the director under subsection
  1 16 12, paragraphs "a" and "c", from the issuance and annual
  1 17 validation of letter=number designated and personalized
  1 18 distinguished flying cross plates shall be paid monthly to the
  1 19 treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax fund.
  1 20 The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from the
  1 21 statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145,
  1 22 subsection 2, to the veterans license fee fund created in
  1 23 section 35A.11 the amount of the special fees collected under
  1 24 subsection 12, paragraph "a", in the previous month for
  1 25 distinguished flying cross plates.
  1 26    The surviving spouse of a person who was issued special
  1 27 plates under this subsection may continue to use or apply for
  1 28 and use the special plates subject to registration of the
  1 29 special plates in the surviving spouse's name and upon payment
  1 30 of the annual five=dollar special plate fee and the regular
  1 31 annual registration fee for the vehicle.  If the surviving
  1 32 spouse remarries, the surviving spouse shall return the
  1 33 special plates to the department and the department shall
  1 34 issue regular registration plates to the surviving spouse.
  1 35    Sec. 3.  Section 321.145, subsection 2, paragraph b,
  2  1 subparagraph (3), Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  2  2    (3)  The amounts required to be transferred pursuant to
  2  3 section 321.34 from revenues available under this subsection
  2  4 shall be transferred and credited as provided in section
  2  5 321.34, subsections 7, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, 11B, 13, 16, 17, 18,
  2  6 19, 20, 20A, 20B, 20C, 21, 22, 23, and 24 for the various
  2  7 purposes specified in those subsections.
  2  8                           EXPLANATION
  2  9    This bill requires the department of transportation to make
  2 10 available special motor vehicle registration plates for
  2 11 recipients of the distinguished flying cross medal.  An emblem
  2 12 for the plate shall be designed by the department in
  2 13 consultation with the adjutant general.
  2 14    The special fees for distinguished flying cross plates are
  2 15 the same as those applicable to most special plates associated
  2 16 with military service:  a special initial fee of $25 and a
  2 17 special annual renewal fee of $5 in addition to the regular
  2 18 annual registration fee for the vehicle.  For a personalized
  2 19 plate, an initial personalized plate fee of $25 also applies.
  2 20 The bill directs the treasurer of state to credit from the
  2 21 statutory allocations fund to the veterans license fee fund
  2 22 the amount collected from special fees from the sale of
  2 23 distinguished flying cross plates.  Personalized plate fees
  2 24 are deposited in the road use tax fund.
  2 25    Pursuant to current law, the surviving spouse of a person
  2 26 who was issued special registration plates associated with
  2 27 military service is entitled to continue using the plates,
  2 28 subject to the special fees, until remarriage.
  2 29 LSB 1924HH 83
  2 30 dea/nh/5