SP0170
LD 438
Session - 126th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number S-28, Sponsored by
LR 403
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘An Act To Add Trailers to the Additional Versions or Classes of a Specialty Plate’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §468, sub-§10,  as amended by PL 2011, c. 356, §5, is further amended to read:

10. Additional versions or classes of the specialty plate.   The Secretary of State may issue a specialty plate in a motorcycle , trailer or commercial vehicle class if:
A. At least 10,000 sets of the specialty plate have been issued for automobiles and pickup trucks;
B. The sponsor of the specialty plate under this subsection provides a list of 500 names, dated signatures and current plate numbers of supporters who have signed a statement declaring they intend to purchase and display the motorcycle , trailer or commercial vehicle class of specialty license plate; and
C. The sponsor collects from each supporter who signs the statement under paragraph B a contribution of $25 for each set of plates and provides to the Secretary of State the sum of these contributions in the amount of $12,500, which is nonrefundable.

Upon receipt of the $12,500 provided under paragraph C, the Secretary of State shall prepare enabling legislation and a proposed plate design for submission to the Legislature and shall deposit the $12,500 in the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.’

summary

This amendment, which replaces the bill, provides that the Secretary of State may issue a specialty plate in a trailer plate class if at least 10,000 sets of the specialty plate have been issued for automobiles and pickup trucks and the sponsor of the proposed new specialty plate class provides a list of 500 supporters and corresponding $25 contribution for each set of plates, in the amount of $12,500, to the Secretary of State. If these requirements are met, current law provides that the Secretary of State is required to prepare enabling legislation and a proposed plate design for submission to the Legislature and to deposit the $12,500 in the Specialty Plate Fund.


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