GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2009 S 1 SENATE BILL 620. March 17, 2009

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1 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 00 S 1 SENATE BILL 0 Short Title: P.E.O. Special Registration Plate. (Public) Sponsors: Referred to: Senator Snow. Finance. March, A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE A SPECIAL PLATE FOR P.E.O. INTERNATIONAL. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 0-(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) Every license plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the State of North Carolina, which may be abbreviated, and the year number for which it is issued or the date of expiration. A plate issued for a commercial vehicle, as defined in G.S. 0-.(1), and weighing,001 pounds or more, must bear the word "commercial," unless the plate is a special registration plate authorized in G.S. 0-. or the commercial vehicle is a trailer or is licensed for,000 pounds or less. The plate issued for vehicles licensed for,000 pounds through,000 pounds must bear the word "weighted." Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a registration plate issued by the Division for a private passenger vehicle or for a private hauler vehicle licensed for,000 pounds or less shall be a "First in Flight" plate. A "First in Flight" plate shall have the words "First in Flight" printed at the top of the plate above all other letters and numerals. The background of the plate shall depict the Wright Brothers biplane flying over Kitty Hawk Beach, with the plane flying slightly upward and to the right. The following special registration plates do not have to be a "First in Flight" plate. The design of the plates that are not "First in Flight" plates must be approved by the Division and the State Highway Patrol for clarity and ease of identification. (1) Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. () Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. () Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. () Friends of the Appalachian Trail. () NC Coastal Federation. () In God We Trust. () Stock Car Racing Theme. () Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation. () Guilford Battleground Company. () National Wild Turkey Federation. () North Carolina Aquarium Society. (1) First in Forestry. (1) North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation. (1) NC Trout Unlimited. (1) Ducks Unlimited. () Lung Cancer Research. *S0-v-1*

2 General Assembly of North Carolina Session 00 () NC State Parks. () Support Our Troops. () US Equine Rescue League. (0) Fox Hunting. (1) Back Country Horsemen of North Carolina. () Hospice Care. () Home Care and Hospice. () NC Tennis Foundation. () AIDS Awareness. () P.E.O. Sisterhood." SECTION. G.S. 0-.(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) Types. The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates: (a) P.E.O. Sisterhood. Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S The plate shall bear the phrase "P.E.O." and a logo designed by P.E.O. International.." SECTION. G.S. 0-.(a) reads as rewritten: "(a) Fees. Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge one registration plate to a recipient of a Legion of Valor award, a 0% disabled veteran, and an ex-prisoner of war. All other special registration plates, including additional Legion of Valor, 0% Disabled Veteran, and Ex-Prisoner of War plates, are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 0- or G.S. 0- plus an additional fee in the following amount: Special Plate Additional Fee Amount Back Country Horsemen of NC $0.00 Coastal Conservation Association $0.00 Crystal Coast $0.00 El Pueblo $0.00 First in Forestry $0.00 Historical Attraction $0.00 Home Care and Hospice $0.00 HOMESNC $0.00 Hospice Care $0.00 In God We Trust $0.00 Maggie Valley Trout Festival $0.00 National Kidney Foundation $0.00 North Carolina -H Development Fund $0.00 North Carolina Libraries $0.00 P.E.O. Sisterhood $0.00 Personalized $0.00 Share the Road $0.00 State Attraction $0.00 Stock Car Racing Theme $0.00 Support Our Troops $0.00 AIDS Awareness $.00 Buffalo Soldiers $.00 Collegiate Insignia $.00 Goodness Grows $.00 High School Insignia $.00 Kids First $.00 Olympic Games $.00 Page Senate Bill 0-First Edition

3 General Assembly of North Carolina Session 00 National Multiple Sclerosis Society $.00 National Wild Turkey Federation $.00 NC Agribusiness $.00 NC Children's Promise $.00 NC Coastal Federation $0.00 Nurses $.00 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation $.00 Special Olympics $.00 Surveyor Plate $.00 The V Foundation for Cancer Research Division $.00 University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina $.00 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $0.00 ALS Association, Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter $0.00 Animal Lovers $0.00 ARC of North Carolina $0.00 Audubon North Carolina $0.00 Autism Society of North Carolina $0.00 Be Active NC $0.00 Brain Injury Awareness $0.00 Breast Cancer Earlier Detection $0.00 Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation $0.00 Daughters of the American Revolution $0.00 Ducks Unlimited $0.00 Greyhound Friends of North Carolina $0.00 Guilford Battleground Company $0.00 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $0.00 Harley Owners' Group $0.00 Litter Prevention $0.00 March of Dimes $0.00 NC Tennis Foundation $0.00 NC Trout Unlimited $0.00 NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation $0.00 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity $0.00 Prince Hall Mason $0.00 Save the Sea Turtles $0.00 Scenic Rivers $0.00 School Technology $0.00 SCUBA $0.00 Soil and Water Conservation $0.00 Special Forces Association $0.00 Support Public Schools $0.00 US Equine Rescue League $0.00 Wildlife Resources $0.00 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority $0.00 Carolina's Aviation Museum $1.00 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $1.00 Lung Cancer Research $1.00 Shag Dancing $1.00 Active Member of the National Guard 0% Disabled Veteran Ex-Prisoner of War Senate Bill 0-First Edition Page

4 General Assembly of North Carolina Session 00 Gold Star Lapel Button Legion of Valor Purple Heart Recipient Silver Star Recipient All Other Special Plates $.00." SECTION. G.S. 0-.(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) Distribution of Fees. The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. -., and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. -.1, as follows: Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NHTF PRTF AIDS Awareness $ $1 0 0 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $ $ 0 0 ALS Association, Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter $ $ 0 0 Animal Lovers $ $ 0 0 ARC of North Carolina $ $ 0 0 Audubon North Carolina $ $ 0 0 Autism Society of North Carolina $ $ 0 0 Back Country Horsemen of NC $ $0 0 0 Be Active NC $ $ 0 0 Brain Injury Awareness $ $ 0 0 Breast Cancer Earlier Detection $ $ 0 0 Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation $ $ 0 0 Buffalo Soldiers $ $1 0 0 Carolina's Aviation Museum $ $ 0 0 Coastal Conservation Association $ $0 0 0 Crystal Coast $ $0 0 0 Daughters of the American Revolution $ $ 0 0 Ducks Unlimited $ $ 0 0 El Pueblo $ $0 0 0 First in Forestry $ $ $ 0 Goodness Grows $ $1 0 0 Greyhound Friends of North Carolina $ $ 0 0 Guilford Battleground Company $ $ 0 0 Harley Owners' Group $ $ 0 0 High School Insignia $ $1 0 0 Historical Attraction $ $0 0 0 Home Care and Hospice $ $0 0 0 HOMESNC $ $0 0 0 Hospice Care $ $0 0 0 In God We Trust $ $0 0 0 In-State Collegiate Insignia $ $1 0 0 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $ $ 0 0 Page Senate Bill 0-First Edition

5 General Assembly of North Carolina Session 00 Kids First $ $1 0 0 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $ $ 0 0 Litter Prevention $ $ 0 0 Lung Cancer Research $ $ 0 0 Maggie Valley Trout Festival $ $0 0 0 March of Dimes $ $ 0 0 National Kidney Foundation $ $0 0 0 National Multiple Sclerosis Society $ $1 0 0 National Wild Turkey Federation $ $1 0 0 NC Agribusiness $ $1 0 0 NC Children's Promise $ $1 0 0 NC Coastal Federation $ $0 0 0 NC -H Development Fund $ $0 0 0 NC Tennis Foundation $ $ 0 0 NC Trout Unlimited $ $ 0 0 North Carolina Libraries $ $0 0 0 NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation $ $ 0 0 Nurses $ $1 0 0 Olympic Games $ $1 0 0 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity $ $ 0 0 Out-of-state Collegiate Insignia $ 0 $1 0 P.E.O. Sisterhood $ $0 0 0 Personalized $ 0 $1 $ Prince Hall Mason $ $ 0 0 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation $ $1 0 0 Save the Sea Turtles $ $ 0 0 Scenic Rivers $ $ 0 0 School Technology $ $ 0 0 SCUBA $ $ 0 0 Shag Dancing $ $ 0 0 Share the Road $ $0 0 0 Soil and Water Conservation $ $ 0 0 Special Forces Association $ $ 0 0 Special Olympics $ $1 0 0 State Attraction $ $0 0 0 Stock Car Racing Theme $ $0 0 0 Support Our Troops $ $0 0 0 Support Public Schools $ $ 0 0 Surveyor Plate $ $1 0 0 The V Foundation for Cancer Research $ $1 0 0 University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina $ $1 0 0 US Equine Rescue League $ $ 0 0 Wildlife Resources $ $ 0 0 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority $ $ 0 0 All other Special Plates $ " SECTION. G.S is amended by adding a new subsection to read: "(b) P.E.O. Sisterhood. The Division must receive 00 or more applications for the P.E.O. Sisterhood plate before the plate may be developed. The Division shall transfer Senate Bill 0-First Edition Page

6 General Assembly of North Carolina Session 00 quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of P.E.O. Sisterhood plates to P.E.O. International, to be used for scholarships for young women." SECTION. This act becomes effective July 1, 00. Page Senate Bill 0-First Edition