AN ACT Relating to the creation of a special license plate dedicated to raising revenue to fund preventative wolf management efforts at the department of fish and wildlife; amending RCW 46.18.200, 46.17.220, 46.68.425, and 46.18.060; reenacting and amending RCW 77.12.170; and adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW.

Sec. 1   RCW 46.18.200 and 2012 c 65 s 1 are each 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.
State flower	Recognizes the Washington state flower.
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 wolves	Recognizes Washington's wolf population and their special management needs.
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:
"Washington's wolves license plates" means special license plates issued under RCW 46.18.200 that display a symbol or artwork of a wolf.

Sec. 3 RCW 46.17.220 and 2012 c 65 s 4 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 46.16A 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
(a) 4-H	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(b) Amateur radio license	$ 5.00	N/A	RCW 46.68.070
(c) Armed forces	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.425
(d) Baseball stadium	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	Subsection (2) of this section
(e) Collector vehicle	$ 35.00	N/A	RCW 46.68.030
(f) Collegiate	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.430
(g) Endangered wildlife	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.425
(h) Gonzaga University alumni association	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(i) Helping kids speak	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(j) Horseless carriage	$ 35.00	N/A	RCW 46.68.030
(k) Keep kids safe	$ 45.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.425
(l) Law enforcement memorial	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(m) Military affiliate radio system	$ 5.00	N/A	RCW 46.68.070
(n) Music matters	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(o) Professional firefighters and paramedics	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(p) Ride share	$ 25.00	N/A	RCW 46.68.030
(q) Share the road	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(r) Ski & ride Washington	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(s) Square dancer	$ 40.00	N/A	RCW 46.68.070
(t) State flower	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(u) Volunteer firefighters	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(v) Washington lighthouses	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(w) Washington state parks	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.425
(x) Washington's national parks	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
(y) Washington's wolves	$40.00	$30.00	RCW 46.68.425
(z) Washington's wildlife collection	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.425
((~~(z)~~)) (aa) We love our pets	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.420
((~~(aa)~~)) (bb) Wild on Washington	$ 40.00	$ 30.00	RCW 46.68.425

Sec. 4   RCW 46.68.425 and 2011 c 171 s 88 are each 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 fund 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 fees to the following accounts by special license plate type:

SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE TYPE	ACCOUNT	CONDITIONS FOR USE OF FUNDS
Armed forces	RCW 43.60A.140	N/A
Endangered wildlife	RCW 77.12.170	Must be used only for the department of fish and wildlife's endangered wildlife program activities
Keep kids safe	RCW 43.121.100	((~~As specified in RCW 43.121.050~~)) N/A
Washington state parks	RCW 79A.05.059	Provide public educational opportunities and enhancement of Washington state parks
Washington's wolves	RCW 77.12.170	Dedicated to the department of fish and wildlife's preventative wolf management efforts
Washington's wildlife collection	RCW 77.12.170	Only for the department of fish and wildlife's game species management activities
Wild on Washington	RCW 77.12.170	Dedicated to the department of fish and wildlife's watchable wildlife activities, as defined in RCW 77.32.560

Sec. 5   RCW 46.18.060 and 2012 c 65 s 6 are each 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 limitations under subsection (3) of this section do not apply to the following special license plates:
     (a) 4-H license plates created under RCW 46.18.200;
     (b) Music Matters license plates created under RCW 46.18.200;
     (c) State flower license plates created under RCW 46.18.200;
     (d) Volunteer firefighter license plates created under RCW 46.18.200;
     (e) Washington's wolves license plates created under RCW 46.18.200.

Sec. 6   RCW 77.12.170 and 2011 c 339 s 3, 2011 c 320 s 23, and 2011 c 171 s 112 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is established in the state treasury the state wildlife account which consists of moneys received from:
     (a) Rentals or concessions of the department;
     (b) The sale of real or personal property held for department purposes, unless the property is seized or recovered through a fish, shellfish, or wildlife enforcement action;
     (c) The assessment of administrative penalties;
     (d) The sale of licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by chapter 77.32 RCW, RCW 77.65.490, and application fees;
     (e) Fees for informational materials published by the department;
     (f) Fees for personalized vehicle, Wild on Washington, ((~~and~~)) Endangered Wildlife, and Washington's wolves license plates and Washington's Wildlife license plate collection as provided in chapter 46.17 RCW;
     (g) Articles or wildlife sold by the director under this title;
     (h) Compensation for damage to department property or wildlife losses or contributions, gifts, or grants received under RCW 77.12.320. However, this excludes fish and shellfish overages, and court-ordered restitution or donations associated with any fish, shellfish, or wildlife enforcement action, as such moneys must be deposited pursuant to RCW 77.15.425;
     (i) Excise tax on anadromous game fish collected under chapter 82.27 RCW;
     (j) The department's share of revenues from auctions and raffles authorized by the commission;
     (k) The sale of watchable wildlife decals under RCW 77.32.560; ((~~and~~))
     (l) Moneys received from the recreation access pass account created in RCW 79A.80.090 must be dedicated to stewardship, operations, and maintenance of department lands used for public recreation purposes; and
     (m) Donations received by the director under RCW 77.12.039.
     (2) State and county officers receiving any moneys listed in subsection (1) of this section shall deposit them in the state treasury to be credited to the state wildlife account.