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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 10, 2001
H. 3427
Introduced by Reps. Knotts, Barrett, Govan, Thompson, Whatley, White and Lourie
S. Printed 4/10/01--H.
Read the first time February 1, 2001.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3427) to amend Chapter 3, Title 56, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to motor vehicle registration and licensing by adding Article 87, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 56-3-8500. (A) The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to World War II veterans or their spouses for private motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for the issuance of this special motor vehicle license plate is twenty dollars biennially, which must be distributed to the State Department of Education and used to support and promote ROTC programs in the state's public schools. This twenty dollar fee shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title.
(B) Before the department produces and distributes a special license plate pursuant to this section, it must receive:
(1) four hundred prepaid applications for the special license plate or a deposit of four thousand dollars from the individual or organization seeking issuance of the license plate. If a deposit of four thousand dollars is made by an individual or organization pursuant to this section, the department must refund the four thousand
dollars once an equivalent amount of license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the license plate, then the department must retain the deposit.
(2) a plan to market the sale of the special license plate that must be approved by the department.
(C) If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular license plate, it shall not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Amend title to conform.
RONALD P. TOWNSEND for Committee.
REVENUE IMPACT1
This bill is expected to increase funds allocated to the Department of Education by $4,000 in FY 2001-02. This bill would have no impact on general fund, State Highway Fund, or State Infrastructure Bank revenues.
Explanation
This bill sets guidelines for Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue a special license plate to World War II veterans. Plates may be purchased for private passenger vehicles registered in their names. The plate will cost $34. The special plate fee is $10 biennially in addition to the regular $24 registration fee. This bill requires special fee proceeds to be distributed to the Department of Education (DOE) to support and promote ROTC programs in the State's public schools.
Section 56-3-8100 requires receipt of at least 400 paid applications from certified members or a deposit of $4,000 and an approved marketing plan for DPS to issue a special plate. Based on prior sales of plates pertaining to military service, the BEA expects first-year revenues from special plate fees to be no more than the minimum $4,000. This figure is based on either a deposit of $4,000 or 400 applications at $10 each. This bill is expected to increase DOE earmarked revenues by $4,000 in FY 2001-02. As it does not alter the current 80%/20% respective distribution of proceeds provided in Section 56-3-910 (B) for the $24 registration fee, this bill would have no impact on general fund or State Highway Fund revenues. This bill would have no impact on State Infrastructure Bank revenues since it does not apply to fees required under Sections 56-3-660 and 56-3-670.
Approved By:
William C. Gillespie
Board of Economic Advisors
1/ This statement meets the requirement of Section 2-7-71 for a state revenue impact, Section 2-7-76 for a local revenue impact, and Section 6-1-85(B) for an estimate of the shift in local property tax incidence.
TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BY ADDING ARTICLE 87 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE FEES COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS LICENSE PLATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 56-3-8500. The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to World War II veterans for private motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for the issuance of this special motor vehicle license plate is ten dollars, which must be distributed to the State Department of Education and used to support and promote ROTC programs in the state's public schools. This ten dollar fee shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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