HOUSE BILL No. 4163 February 3, 1999, Introduced by Rep. Callahan and referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Tourism. A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811d. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 811D. (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND, 2 UPON APPLICATION, MAY ISSUE AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE 3 TO AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, PICKUP 4 TRUCK, VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, TRAILER COACH, OR TRAILER 5 FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS ISSUED INSTEAD OF A STANDARD 6 REGISTRATION PLATE. ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR 7 LETTERS AND NUMBERS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES. THE 8 PLATE SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF 9 STATE. THE WORD "MICHIGAN" SHALL APPEAR ON EACH ENVIRONMENTAL 10 REGISTRATION PLATE. 00650'99 TLG 2 1 (2) AN APPLICATION FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE 2 SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO THE 3 PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217. APPLICATION FOR AN ORIGI- 4 NAL OR RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOM- 5 PANIED WITH PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX IN 6 ADDITION TO A SERVICE FEE AS FOLLOWS: 7 (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE, $3.00 8 FOR THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH 9 OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD. 10 (B) FOR A RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE, $10.00. 11 (3) AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL EXPIRE AS 12 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226. UPON THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF AN 13 ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 14 ISSUE A TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR OF 15 EXPIRATION. 16 (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA- 17 TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER 18 PAYMENTS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE IF THE 19 APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE HIS 20 OR HER RECEIPT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE. THE TEM- 21 PORARY REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL 22 REGISTRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF AN ENVIRON- 23 MENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THE TEMPORARY 24 PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A SEPARATE FEE. 25 (5) ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES COLLECTED 26 UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL BE IDENTIFIED 27 AND SEGREGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INTO A SEPARATE 00650'99 3 1 ACCOUNT. AFTER DEDUCTING THE MANUFACTURING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 2 COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 3 ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, REPLACING, AND SUBSTITUTING PLATES, THE 4 SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TRANSFER THE BAL- 5 ANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES TO THE 6 STATE TREASURER WHO SHALL CREDIT THE FEE MONEY TO THE LAND AND 7 WATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT FEE FUND CREATED UNDER SECTION 30113 OF 8 THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 9 451, MCL 324.30113, FOR THE CLEANUP OF LAKE ST. CLAIR AND OTHER 10 INLAND LAKES OF THIS STATE. 11 (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRA- 12 TION PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CONTAINING A SPECIALIZED 13 DESIGN PERTAINING TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF THIS STATE. 14 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 15 effect unless Senate Bill No. ______ or House Bill No. ______ 16 (request no. 00650'99 a) of the 90th Legislature is enacted into 17 law. 00650'99 Final page. TLG