House File 523HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 250) 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 1924HV 83 5 dea/nh/5 PAG LIN 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 1924HV 83 2 30 dea/nh/5