Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
\ SECTION 1. Section 56-3-10110 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-10110.
(A) The department may issue
"Operation Desert Storm-Desert Shield Veteran" special
motor vehicle license plates to owners of private
passenger-carrying motor vehicles or light pickups as defined in
Section 56-3-630 registered in their names who are veterans of
Operation Desert Storm-Desert Shield who served on active duty
in the Persian Gulf at anytime during the period of August 2,
1990, to February 28, 1991. The motor vehicle owner must present
the department with a DD214, or other official documentation
that states that he served on active duty during Operation
Desert Storm-Desert Shield, along with his application for this
special license plate. The special license plate may have
imprinted on it an emblem, a seal, or other symbol that honors
veterans of Operation Desert Storm-Desert Shield. The special
license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial
period which expires twenty-four months from the month it is
issued. The fee for this special license plate is the regular
motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3
of this title and a special motor vehicle license fee of twenty
dollars.
(B)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller
General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted
account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray
the expenses of the department in producing and administering
the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from
the special motor vehicle license fee must be placed in the
state's general fund. The provisions contained in
Section 56-3-8100(A)(1) and (2) do not apply to the production
and distribution of this special license plate.
(C)
The guidelines for the production of a special
license plate under this section must meet the requirements of
Section 56-3-8100."
SECTION 2. Section 56-3-10210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-10210.
(A) The department may issue
"Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran" special motor
vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying
motor vehicles or light pickups as defined in Section 56-3-630
registered in their names who are veterans of Operation Enduring
Freedom who served on active duty fighting against terrorism at
anytime following September 11, 2001, until the operation is
completed. The motor vehicle owner must present the department
with a DD214, or other official documentation that states that
he served on active duty during Operation Enduring Freedom,
along with his application for this special license plate. The
special license plate may have imprinted on it an emblem, a
seal, or other symbol that honors veterans of Operation Enduring
Freedom. The special license plate must be issued or revalidated
for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the
month it is issued. The fee for this special license plate is
the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article
5, Chapter 3 of this title and a special motor vehicle license
fee of twenty dollars.
(B)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller
General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted
account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray
the expenses of the department in producing and administering
the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from
the special motor vehicle license fee must be placed in the
state's general fund. The provisions contained in
Section 56-3-8100(A)(1) and (2) do not apply to the production
and distribution of this special license plate.
(C)
The guidelines for the production of a special
license plate under this section must meet the requirements of
Section 56-3-8100."
SECTION 3. Section 56-3-10310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-3-10310.
(A) The department may issue
"Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran" special motor
vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying
motor vehicles or light pickups as defined in Section 56-3-630
registered in their names who are veterans of Operation Iraqi
Freedom who served on active duty in Iraq or the Persian Gulf at
anytime from March 20, 2003, until the operation is completed.
The motor vehicle owner must present the department with a
DD214, or other official documentation that states that he
served on active duty in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom,
along with his application for this special license plate. The
special license plate may have imprinted on it an emblem, a
seal, or other symbol that honors veterans of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. The special license plate must be issued or revalidated
for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the
month it is issued. The fee for this special license plate is
the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article
5, Chapter 3 of this title and a special motor vehicle license
fee of twenty dollars.
(B)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller
General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted
account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray
the expenses of the department in producing and administering
the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from
the special motor vehicle license fee must be placed in the
state's general fund. The provisions contained in
Section 56-3-8100(A)(1) and (2) do not apply to the production
and distribution of this special license plate.
(C)
The guidelines for the production of a special
license plate under this section must meet the requirements of
Section 56-3-8100."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. \
(Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.