GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	3 

SENATE BILL 689
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 6/7/95
House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/22/95

Short Title:  Olympics Special Plates.	(Public)

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April 13, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES FOR SUPPORTERS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND SQUARE DANCE CLUBS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision that reads:
"(17a)	Olympic Games. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20-81.12.  The plate may bear a phrase or insignia representing the Olympic Games."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge one registration plate to a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, a 100% disabled veteran, and an ex-prisoner of war.  All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
Special Plate	Additional Fee Amount
	Historical Attraction	$30.00
State Attraction	$30.00
Collegiate Insignia	$25.00
Olympic Games	$25.00
Special Olympics	$25.00
Wildlife Resources	$20.00
Personalized	$20.00
Active Member of the National Guard	 None
All Other Special Plates	$10.00."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 20-79.7(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), and the Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Fund (RNHTF), which is established under G.S. 113-77.7, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	RNHTF
Historical Attraction	 $10	 $20	   0
In-State Collegiate Insignia	 $10	 $15	   0
Out-of-state Collegiate Insignia	 $10	   0	 $15
Personalized	 $10	   0	 $10
Special Olympics	 $10	 $15	   0
Olympic Games	 $10	 $15	   0
State Attraction	 $10	 $20	   0
Wildlife Resources	 $10	 $10	   0
All other Special Plates	 $10	   0	   0."
Sec. 4.  G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( b4)	Olympic Games. – The Division may not issue an Olympic Games special plate unless it receives 300 or more applications for the plate and the U.S. Olympic Committee licenses, without charge, the State to develop a plate bearing the Olympic Games symbol and name.  The Division must transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Olympic Games plates to the N.C. Health and Fitness Foundation, Inc., which will allocate the funds as follows:
(1)	Fifty percent (50%) to the U.S. Olympic Committee to assist in training olympic athletes.
(2)	Twenty-five percent (25%) to North Carolina Amateur Sports to assist with administration of the State Games of North Carolina.
(3)	Twenty-five percent (25%) to the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health to support local fitness council development throughout North Carolina."
Sec. 4.1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision immediately after subdivision (22b) to read:" (22c)	Square Dance Clubs. – Issuable to a member of a recognized square dance organization exempt from corporate income tax under G.S. 105-130.11(a)(5).  The plate shall bear a word or phrase identifying the club and the emblem of the club.  The Division shall not issue a dance club plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for that dance club plate."
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.