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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION VEHICLES

     Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, Hodgson, Goodwin, Raptakis, and Cote

     Date Introduced: February 13, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 31-3-86 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-3 entitled "Registration

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of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-3-86. Special plate for Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. -- (a) The

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administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available special motor

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vehicle registration plates for the not-for profit Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. for any

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motor vehicle eligible for registration as an automobile or commercial vehicle having a gross

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weight of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) or less.

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      (b) The special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to

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the vehicle for which it was issued and shall be used in place of and in the same manner as the

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registration plates issued to the vehicle. The original registration plates for the vehicle shall be

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removed from the vehicle and the registration certificate for the plates shall be carried in the

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vehicle, in accordance with section 31-3-9. The registration certificate shall be in effect for the

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special plate.

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      (c) Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. motor vehicle plates shall be the same size as

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regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc.

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in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by the Rhode Island

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state police.

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      (d) Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. plates shall be subject to a minimum pre-

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paid order of at least nine hundred (900) plates. Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. plates

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shall not be issued unless the minimum order requirements are met.

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      (e) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall develop application forms,

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pre-payment procedures and any other procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of

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this section.

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      (f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, Friends of Plum

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Beach Lighthouse, Inc. plates shall be subject to a forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge.

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      (g) The forty dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: twenty

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dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00)

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shall be distributed annually to the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. to assist in the fiscal

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needs required to maintain and protect this historic site for all to enjoy, and to continue in the

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fostering of the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse's, Inc. presence as an asset to Rhode Island's

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economic growth and prosperity. (The distribution to the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc.

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shall be placed in a restricted account and shall be paid to the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse,

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Inc.)

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      (h) The Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. will be required to submit an annual

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financial statement before such monies are distributed.

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      (i) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse,

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Inc. plates.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION VEHICLES

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     This act would amend the provisions of the general laws creating a special license plate

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for Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. to include commercial and combination plates in

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addition to passenger plates.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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