A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce various special registration plates.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑63(b1) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"()	Keeping The Lights On."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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()	ALS Research. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear a picture of a baseball and the phrase "Cure ALS."
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()	A Pet Is Family. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear a picture of a paw print and the phrase "My Pet Is Family."
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()	Keeping The Lights On. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall have a background of mountains to the coast and bear a picture of a line worker on a utility pole on the left and the phrase "Keeping The Lights On" at the top of the registration plate.
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()	Wrightsville Beach. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the Town of Wrightsville Beach logo followed by the four assigned or personalized characters ending with the suffix WB.
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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑79.7 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
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(a1)	Fees. – 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
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity	$30.00
ALS Research	$30.00
American Red Cross	$30.00
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In God We Trust	$30.00
Keeping The Lights On	$30.00
Kick Cancer for Kids	$30.00
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USO of NC	Expired July 1, 2016
Wrightsville Beach	$20.00
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority	$20.00
A Pet Is Family	$15.00
Carolina Regional Volleyball Association	Expired July 1, 2016
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(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 (a1) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S. 113A‑253, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	CWMTF	PRTF
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ALS Association, Jim ''Catfish''
Hunter Chapter –
	Expired July 1, 2016	
ALS Research	$10	$20	0	0
American Red Cross –
	Expired July 1, 2016
Animal Lovers	$10	$20	0	0
A Pet Is Family	$10	$5	0	0
ARC of North Carolina –
	Expired July 1, 2016
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Kappa Alpha Order –
	Expired July 1, 2016
Keeping The Lights On	$10	$20	0	0
Kick Cancer for Kids	$10	$20	0	0
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Wildlife Resources	$10	$20	0	0
Wrightsville Beach	$10	$10	0	0
YMCA –
	Expired July 1, 2016
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SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding the following new subsections to read:
"() ALS Research. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of ALS Research plates to The ALS Association of North Carolina Chapter to support ALS research.
() A Pet Is Family. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of A Pet Is Family plates to The Sergei Foundation, Inc., to further its mission of saving companion pets' lives by coordinating care for sick and injured dogs and cats and providing families with resources to obtain life‑saving veterinary care.
() Keeping The Lights On. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Keeping The Lights On plates to the UNC Jaycee Burn Center.
() Wrightsville Beach. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Wrightsville Beach plates to the Town of Wrightsville Beach to help fund the Town's continuing efforts to maintain and improve recreational opportunities for residents and visitors of Wrightsville Beach."
SECTION 5.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑63(b1), 20‑79.4(b), and 20‑81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.
SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective March 1, 2020.