BILL REQ. #: H-2972.1
State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/11/12. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to "4-H" special license plates; reenacting and amending RCW 46.18.200, 46.17.220, 46.68.420, and 46.18.060; 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 2011 c 229 s 1, 2011 c 225 s 1, and 2011
c 171 s 69 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) Special license plate series reviewed and approved by the
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 department.
(2) The department approves and shall issue the following special
license plates:
LICENSE PLATE | DESCRIPTION, SYMBOL, OR ARTWORK |
4-H | Displays the "4-H" logo. |
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 association | 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. |
Volunteer firefighters | Recognizes volunteer firefighters. |
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:
"4-H license plates" means special license plates issued under RCW
46.18.200 that display the "4-H" logo.
Sec. 3 RCW 46.17.220 and 2011 c 229 s 3, 2011 c 225 s 2, and 2011
c 171 s 58 are each reenacted and 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 46.16A 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 |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
$ 5.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.070 | |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 | |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | Subsection (2) of this section | |
$ 35.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.030 | |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.430 | |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 | |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
$ 35.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.030 | |
$ 45.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.425 | |
$ 40.00 | $ 30.00 | RCW 46.68.420 | |
$ 5.00 | N/A | RCW 46.68.070 | |
$ 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 46.68.420 | |
$ 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 2011 c 229 s 4, 2011 c 225 s 3, and 2011
c 171 s 87 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) The department shall:
(a) Collect special license plate fees established under RCW
46.17.220;
(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 in the custody
of the state treasurer:
ACCOUNT | CONDITIONS FOR USE OF FUNDS |
4-H programs | Support Washington 4-H programs |
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 |
Volunteer firefighters | Receive and disseminate funds for purposes on behalf of volunteer firefighters, their families, and others deemed in need |
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 |
Sec. 5 RCW 46.18.060 and 2011 c 367 s 703, 2011 c 229 s 5, 2011
c 225 s 4, and 2011 c 171 s 66 are each reenacted and amended to read
as follows:
(1) The department must review and either approve or reject special
license plate applications submitted by sponsoring organizations.
(2) Duties of the department include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(a) Review and approve the annual financial reports submitted by
sponsoring organizations with active special license plate series and
present those annual financial reports to the joint transportation
committee;
(b) Report annually to the joint transportation committee on the
special license plate applications that were considered by the
department;
(c) Issue approval and rejection notification letters to sponsoring
organizations, the executive committee of the joint transportation
committee, and the legislative sponsors identified in each application.
The letters must be issued within seven days of making a determination
on the status of an application; and
(d) Review annually the number of plates sold for each special
license plate series created after January 1, 2003. The department may
submit a recommendation to discontinue a special plate series to the
executive committee of the joint transportation committee.
(3) Except as provided in RCW 46.18.245, in order to assess the
effects and impact of the proliferation of special license plates, the
legislature declares a temporary moratorium on the issuance of any
additional plates until July 1, 2013. During this period of time, the
department is prohibited from accepting, reviewing, processing, or
approving any applications. Additionally, a special license plate may
not be enacted by the legislature during the moratorium, unless the
proposed license plate has been approved by the former special license
plate review board before February 15, 2005.
(4) ((The volunteer firefighters license plates created under RCW
46.18.200 are exempt from the requirements of subsection (3) of this
section.))
The limitations under subsection (3) of this section do not apply to
the following special license plates:
(5) The Music Matters license plates created under RCW 46.18.200
are exempt from the requirements of subsection (3) of this section
(a) 4-H license plates created under RCW 46.18.200;
(b) Music Matters license plates created under RCW 46.18.200;
(c) Volunteer firefighter license plates created under RCW
46.18.200.