BILL REQ. #: H-0836.1
State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/19/11. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to "Music Matters" special license plates; amending RCW 46.18.200, 46.17.220, and 46.68.420; and adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 46.18.200 and 2010 c 161 s 611 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) ((The legislature recognizes that the special license plate
review board established in RCW 46.16.705 reviews and approves
applications for special license plate series.)) Special license plate series reviewed and approved by the
((
(2)special license plate review board)) department:
(a) May be issued in lieu of standard issue or personalized license
plates for vehicles required to display one and two license plates
unless otherwise specified;
(b) Must be issued under terms and conditions established by the
department;
(c) Must not be issued for vehicles registered under chapter 46.87
RCW; and
(d) Must display a symbol or artwork approved by the ((special
license plate review board)) department.
(((3) The special license plate review board approves, and)) (2)
The department approves and shall issue((,)) the following special
license plates:
LICENSE PLATE | DESCRIPTION, SYMBOL, OR ARTWORK |
Armed forces collection | Recognizes the contribution of veterans, active duty military personnel, reservists, and members of the national guard, and includes six separate designs, each containing a symbol representing a different branch of the armed forces to include army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, and national guard. |
Endangered wildlife | Displays a symbol or artwork, approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature. |
Gonzaga University alumni | Recognizes the Gonzaga University alumni association. |
Helping kids speak | Recognizes an organization that supports programs that provide no-cost speech pathology programs to children. |
Keep kids safe | Recognizes efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. |
Law enforcement memorial | Honors law enforcement officers in Washington killed in the line of duty. |
Music matters | Displays the "Music Matters" logo. |
Professional firefighters and paramedics | Recognizes professional firefighters and paramedics who are members of the Washington state council of firefighters. |
Share the road | Recognizes an organization that promotes bicycle safety and awareness education. |
Ski & ride Washington | Recognizes the Washington snowsports industry. |
Washington lighthouses | Recognizes an organization that supports selected Washington state lighthouses and provides environmental education programs. |
Washington state parks | Recognizes Washington state parks as premier destinations of uncommon quality that preserve significant natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources. |
Washington's national park fund | Builds awareness of Washington's national parks and supports priority park programs and projects in Washington's national parks, such as enhancing visitor experience, promoting volunteerism, engaging communities, and providing educational opportunities related to Washington's national parks. |
Washington's wildlife collection | Recognizes Washington's wildlife. |
We love our pets | Recognizes an organization that assists local member agencies of the federation of animal welfare and control agencies to promote and perform spay/neuter surgery on Washington state pets to reduce pet overpopulation. |
Wild on Washington | Symbolizes wildlife viewing in Washington state. |
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 46.04 RCW
to read as follows:
"Music Matters license plates" means special license plates issued
under RCW 46.18.200 that display the "Music Matters" logo.
Sec. 3 RCW 46.17.220 and 2010 c 161 s 521 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon
application for a vehicle registration in chapter ((46.16)) 46.16A RCW,
the holder of a special license plate shall pay the appropriate special
license plate fee as listed in this section.
PLATE TYPE | INITIAL FEE | RENEWAL FEE | DISTRIBUTED UNDER |
$ 5.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.070 | |
(b) Armed forces | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 |
(c) Baseball stadium | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | Subsection (2) of this section |
(d) Collector vehicle | $ 35.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.030 |
(e) Collegiate | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.430 |
(f) Endangered wildlife | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
(h) Helping kids speak | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 |
(i) Horseless carriage | $ 35.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.030 |
(j) Keep kids safe | $ 45.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
$ 5.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.070 | |
(m) Music matters | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
(( | $ 25.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.030 |
(( | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
(( | $ 40.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.070 |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
(( | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 | |
(( | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 |
(( | $ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 |
Sec. 4 RCW 46.68.420 and 2010 c 161 s 809 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The department shall:
(a) Collect special license plate fees established under RCW
46.17.220 ((that were approved by the special license plate review
board under RCW 46.18.200));
(b) Deduct an amount not to exceed twelve dollars for initial issue
and two dollars for renewal issue for administration and collection
expenses incurred by it; and
(c) Remit the remaining proceeds to the custody of the state
treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.
(2) The state treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the motor
vehicle account until the department determines that the state has been
reimbursed for the cost of implementing the special license plate.
Upon determination by the department that the state has been
reimbursed, the state treasurer shall credit the remaining special
license plate fee amounts for each special license plate to the
following appropriate account as created in this section:
ACCOUNT | CONDITIONS FOR USE OF FUNDS |
Gonzaga University alumni association | Scholarship funds to needy and qualified students attending or planning to attend Gonzaga University |
Helping kids speak | Provide free diagnostic and therapeutic services to families of children who suffer from a delay in language or speech development |
Law enforcement memorial | Provide support and assistance to survivors and families of law enforcement officers in Washington killed in the line of duty and to organize, finance, fund, construct, utilize, and maintain a memorial on the state capitol grounds to honor those fallen officers |
Lighthouse environmental programs | Support selected Washington state lighthouses that are accessible to the public and staffed by volunteers; provide environmental education programs; provide grants for other Washington lighthouses to assist in funding infrastructure preservation and restoration; encourage and support interpretive programs by lighthouse docents |
Music matters awareness | Promote music education in schools throughout Washington |
Share the road | Promote bicycle safety and awareness education in communities throughout Washington |
Ski & ride Washington | Promote winter snowsports, such as skiing and snowboarding, and related programs, such as ski and ride safety programs, underprivileged youth ski and ride programs, and active, healthy lifestyle programs |
Washington state council of firefighters benevolent fund | Receive and disseminate funds for charitable purposes on behalf of members of the Washington state council of firefighters, their families, and others deemed in need |
Washington's national park fund | Build awareness of Washington's national parks and support priority park programs and projects in Washington's national parks, such as enhancing visitor experience, promoting volunteerism, engaging communities, and providing educational opportunities related to Washington's national parks |
We love our pets | Support and enable the Washington federation of animal welfare and control agencies to promote and perform spay/neuter surgery of Washington state pets in order to reduce pet population |