FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 893

91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY


INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES HILGEMANN AND GAMBARO (Co-sponsors).

Read 1st time February 28, 2001, and 1000 copies ordered printed.

TED WEDEL, Chief Clerk

2082L.01I


AN ACT

To amend chapter 301, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections, relating to motor vehicles license plates.




Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Chapter 301, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto four new sections, to be known as sections 301.3035, 301.3039, 301.3057 and 301.3059, to read as follows:

301.3035. 1. Any person, as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of a logo use authorization fee to the Missouri Botanical Garden, may receive special license plates for any passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055 or for a nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight of six thousand to eighteen thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is owned solely or jointly. The Missouri Botanical Garden hereby authorizes the use of its official logo to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Missouri Botanical Garden derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Any member of the Missouri Botanical Garden may annually apply for the use of the logo.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar logo use contribution to the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Missouri Botanical Garden shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, a "logo use authorization statement", which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of any fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a special license plate which shall bear the logo of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130, RSMo.

3. A vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the Missouri Botanical Garden's logo authorized by this section, but who does not provide a logo use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Missouri Botanical Garden's logo, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.

301.3039. 1. Any person, as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of a logo use authorization fee to the Saint Louis Zoo, may receive special license plates for any passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055 or for a nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight of six thousand to eighteen thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is owned solely or jointly. The Saint Louis Zoo hereby authorizes the use of its official logo to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Saint Louis Zoo derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the Saint Louis Zoo. Any member of the Saint Louis Zoo may annually apply for the use of the logo.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar logo use contribution to the Saint Louis Zoo, the Saint Louis Zoo shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, a "logo use authorization statement", which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of any fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a special license plate which shall bear the logo of the Saint Louis Zoo. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

3. A vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the Saint Louis Zoo's logo authorized by this section, but who does not provide a logo use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Saint Louis Zoo's logo, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.

301.3057. 1. Any person, as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of a logo use authorization fee to the Kansas City Zoo, may receive special license plates for any passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055 or for a nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight of six thousand to eighteen thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is owned solely or jointly. The Kansas City Zoo hereby authorizes the use of its official logo to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Kansas City Zoo derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the Kansas City Zoo. Any member of the Kansas City Zoo may annually apply for the use of the logo.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar logo use contribution to the Kansas City Zoo, the Kansas City Zoo shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, a "logo use authorization statement", which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of any fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a special license plate which shall bear the logo of the Kansas City Zoo. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

3. A vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the Kansas City Zoo's logo authorized by this section, but who does not provide a logo use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Kansas City Zoo's logo, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.

301.3059. 1. Any person, as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of a logo use authorization fee to the Springfield Zoo, may receive special license plates for any passenger motor vehicle subject to the registration fees provided in section 301.055 or for a nonlocal property-carrying commercial motor vehicle licensed for a gross weight of six thousand to eighteen thousand pounds as provided in section 301.057, whether such vehicle is owned solely or jointly. The Springfield Zoo hereby authorizes the use of its official logo to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Springfield Zoo derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the Springfield Zoo. Any member of the Springfield Zoo may annually apply for the use of the logo.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar logo use contribution to the Springfield Zoo, the Springfield Zoo shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, a "logo use authorization statement", which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of any fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a special license plate which shall bear the logo of the Springfield Zoo. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.

3. A vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the Springfield Zoo's logo authorized by this section, but who does not provide a logo use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Springfield Zoo's logo, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.



Missouri House of Representatives