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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR

VEHICLES -- SPECIAL PLATE FOR FRIENDS OF PLUM BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, INC.

     Introduced By: Senator James C. Sheehan

     Date Introduced: February 01, 2018

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

of Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     31-3-86. Special plate for Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc.

     (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available

special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for profit Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse,

Inc. The plates shall be designed to reference Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc.

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

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

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

removed from the vehicle and returned to the division of motor vehicles. The registration

certificate for the plates shall be carried in the vehicle, in accordance with § 31-3-9. The

registration certificate shall be in effect for the special plate.

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

size as regular motor vehicle plates, and shall be designed by the Friends of Plum Beach

Lighthouse, Inc. in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the design approved by

the Rhode Island state police.

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

paid order of at least nine hundred (900) sets of plates per plate type (i.e. passenger, commercial,

etc.). The Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. plates shall not be issued unless the minimum

order(s) requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by the Friends of Plum Beach

Lighthouse, Inc., and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production until

the minimum order(s) have been met, and the proper paperwork submitted to the division.

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

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

this section.

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

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

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

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

dollars ($20.00) shall be distributed annually to the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc. to

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

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

Rhode Island's economic growth and prosperity. (The distribution to the Friends of Plum Beach

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

Beach Lighthouse, Inc.)

     (h) An additional annual five dollar ($5.00) charge, billable every two (2) years and due

at biennial registration, shall apply to holders of the plate. All proceeds shall be distributed

annually to the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc., to assist in the fiscal needs required to

maintain and protect the iconic Plum Beach Lighthouse. (The distribution to the Friends of Plum

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

Plum Beach Lighthouse, Inc.

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

accounting report before such monies are distributed.

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

Lighthouse, Inc. plates.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR

VEHICLES -- SPECIAL PLATE FOR FRIENDS OF PLUM BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, INC.

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     This act would create an additional annual surcharge of five dollars ($5.00) billable and

due at biennial registration for holders of the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse license plate

with the funds distributed to the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse Inc., for the maintenance and

protection of the iconic Plum Beach Lighthouse.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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