S-3797

AN ACT Relating to creating a law enforcement memorial; amending RCW 46.16.313; adding a new section to chapter 43.79 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.79 RCW to read as follows:

The law enforcement memorial account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the sale of special license plates for the law enforcement memorial, less the administration and collection costs incurred by the department of licensing under RCW 46.16.313 (6) and (7), must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for building and maintaining a law enforcement memorial on the capitol campus. Only the director of general administration or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 46.04 RCW to read as follows:

"Law enforcement memorial license plates" means license plates issued under section 3 of this act that display the symbol of law enforcement.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 46.16 RCW to read as follows:

In cooperation with the Washington state patrol and the memorial committee, the department of licensing shall create, design, and issue a special license plate displaying a symbol of law enforcement that may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for motor vehicles required to display two motor vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department. These special plates will honor Washington law enforcement and provide funding for a law enforcement memorial.

Sec. 4. RCW 46.16.313 and 1997 c 291 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department may establish a fee of no more than forty dollars for each type of special license plates issued under RCW 46.16.301(1) (a), (b), or (c), as existing before amendment by section 5, chapter 291, Laws of 1997, ((~~in an amount calculated~~)) to offset the cost of production of the special license plates and the administration of this program. ((Until December 31, 1997, the fee shall not exceed thirty-five dollars, but effective with vehicle registrations due or to become due on January 1, 1998, the department may adjust the fee to no more than forty dollars.)) This fee is in addition to all other fees required to register and license the vehicle for which the plates have been requested. All such additional special license plate fees collected by the department shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the motor vehicle fund.

(2) ((Until December 31, 1997, in addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application, registration, and renewal registration of a motor vehicle, the holder of a collegiate license plate shall pay a fee of thirty dollars. The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed two dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection expenses incurred by it. The remaining proceeds, minus the cost of plate production, shall be remitted to the custody of the state treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report. The state treasurer shall credit the funds to the appropriate collegiate license plate fund as provided in RCW 28B.10.890.

~~(3) Effective with vehicle registrations due or to become due on January 1, 1998,~~)) In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application and registration of a motor vehicle, the holder of a collegiate license plate shall pay an initial fee of forty dollars. The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed twelve dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection expenses incurred by it. The remaining proceeds shall be remitted to the custody of the state treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report. The state treasurer shall credit the funds to the appropriate collegiate license plate fund as provided in RCW 28B.10.890.

((~~(4) Effective with annual renewals due or to become due on January 1, 1999,~~)) (3) In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon renewal of a motor vehicle registration, the holder of a collegiate license plate shall pay a fee of thirty dollars. The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed two dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection expenses incurred by it. The remaining proceeds shall be remitted to the custody of the state treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report. The state treasurer shall credit the funds to the appropriate collegiate license plate fund as provided in RCW 28B.10.890.

((~~(5)~~)) (4) In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application and registration of a motor vehicle, the holder of a special baseball stadium license plate shall pay an initial fee of forty dollars. The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed twelve dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection expenses incurred by it. The remaining proceeds, minus the cost of plate production, shall be distributed to a county for the purpose of paying the principal and interest payments on bonds issued by the county to construct a baseball stadium, as defined in RCW 82.14.0485, including reasonably necessary preconstruction costs, while the taxes are being collected under RCW 82.14.360. After this date, the state treasurer shall credit the funds to the state general fund.

((~~(6) Effective with annual renewals due or to become due on January 1, 1999,~~)) (5) In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon renewal of a motor vehicle registration, the holder of a special baseball stadium license plate shall pay a fee of thirty dollars. The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed two dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection expenses incurred by it. The remaining proceeds shall be distributed to a county for the purpose of paying the principal and interest payments on bonds issued by the county to construct a baseball stadium, as defined in RCW 82.14.0485, including reasonably necessary preconstruction costs, while the taxes are being collected under RCW 82.14.360. After this date, the state treasurer shall credit the funds to the state general fund.

(6) The memorial committee shall collect the applications for law enforcement memorial license plates until July 1, 2003. If the memorial committee collects at least nine hundred applications, the committee will submit them to the department of licensing and, effective with vehicle registrations due or to become due on January 1, 2004, in addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application and registration of a motor vehicle, the holder of a special law enforcement memorial license plate shall pay an initial fee of thirty-seven dollars. The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed twelve dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection of expenses incurred by it. The remaining proceeds will be deposited in the law enforcement memorial account created under section 1 of this act.

(7) Effective with annual renewals due or to become due on January 1, 2005, in addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon renewal of a motor vehicle registration, the holder of a special law enforcement memorial license plate shall pay a fee of twenty-seven dollars. The department shall deduct an amount not to exceed two dollars of each fee collected under this subsection for administration and collection expenses incurred by it. The remaining proceeds will be deposited in the law enforcement memorial account created under section 1 of this act.