As Introduced

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

H. B. No. 451

Representatives Goyal, Hite 

Cosponsors: Representatives Setzer, Peterson, Mallory, Letson, Gardner, Budish, Yuko, Dodd, Sayre, Skindell, Hughes, Flowers, Harwood, Brown, Stebelton, Williams, S., Williams, B., Combs, Domenick, McGregor, J., Sears, Hottinger, Bacon, McGregor, R., Barrett, Goodwin, Zehringer, Adams, Huffman, Uecker, Wagner, Schlichter, Webster, Batchelder, Celeste 

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A BILL

To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section

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4503.494 of the Revised Code to create "Multiple

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Sclerosis Awareness" license plates.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That section 4501.21 be amended and section	4
4503.494 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	5

Sec. 4501.21.  (A) There is hereby created in the state	6
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall	7
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and	8
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections	9
4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.494, 4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502,	10
4503.51, 4503.522, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552,	11
4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.591, 4503.67, 4503.68, 4503.69, 4503.71,	12
4503.711, 4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, 4503.75, and 4503.85 of the	13
Revised Code.	14

(B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	15
collects in the fund as follows:	16

(1) The registrar shall pay the contributions received	17
pursuant to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast	18
cancer fund of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for	19
programs that provide assistance and education to Ohio breast	20
cancer patients and that improve access for such patients to	21
quality health care and clinical trials and shall not use any of	22
the money for abortion information, counseling, services, or other	23
abortion-related activities.	24

(2) The registrar shall pay the contributions received	25
pursuant to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism	26
society of Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs	27
and autism awareness efforts throughout the state.	28

(3) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	29
receives pursuant to section 4503.494 of the Revised Code to the	30
national multiple sclerosis society for distribution in equal	31
amounts to the northwestern Ohio, Ohio buckeye, and Ohio valley	32
chapters of the national multiple sclerosis society. These	33
chapters shall use the money they receive under this section to	34
assist in paying the expenses they incur in providing services	35
directly to their clients.	36

(4) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	37
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the	38
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the	39
contributions into its general account to be used for educational	40
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America	41
foundation.	42

(4)(5) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	43
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised	44
Code to the 4-H youth development program of the Ohio state	45
university extension program, which shall use those contributions	46
to pay the expenses it incurs in conducting its educational	47
activities.	48

(5)(6) The registrar shall pay the contributions received	49
pursuant to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio	50
cattlemen's foundation, which shall use those contributions for	51
scholarships and other educational activities.	52

(6)(7) The registrar shall pay each contribution the	53
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised	54
Code to the university or college whose name or marking or design	55
appears on collegiate license plates that are issued to a person	56
under that section. A university or college that receives	57
contributions from the fund shall deposit the contributions into	58
its general scholarship fund.	59

(7)(8) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	60
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised	61
Code to the "friends of Perry's victory and international peace	62
memorial, incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under	63
the laws of this state, to assist that organization in paying the	64
expenses it incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable,	65
educational, and cultural events at the monument.	66

(8)(9) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	67
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised	68
Code to the pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the	69
contributions into a special bank account that it establishes and	70
which shall be separate and distinct from any other account the	71
pro football hall of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for	72
the purpose of promoting the pro football hall of fame as a	73
travel destination.	74

(9)(10) The registrar shall pay the contributions that are	75
paid to the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised	76
Code to the national rifle association foundation, which shall	77
use the money to pay the costs of the educational activities and	78
programs the foundation holds or sponsors in this state.	79

(10)(11) In accordance with section 955.202 of the Revised	80
Code, the registrar shall pay to the pets program funding board	81
created by that section the contributions the registrar receives	82
pursuant to section 4503.551 of the Revised Code and any other	83
money from any other source, including donations, gifts, and	84
grants, that is designated by the source to be paid to the pets	85
program funding board. The board shall use the moneys it receives	86
under this section only to support programs for the sterilization	87
of dogs and cats and for educational programs concerning the	88
proper veterinary care of those animals.	89

(11)(12) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	90
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised	91
Code to the rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated.	92

(12)(13) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	93
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised	94
Code to the state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which	95
shall deposit the contributions into a special bank account that	96
it establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and	97
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks	98
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the	99
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands	100
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of	101
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in	102
writing of the name, address, and account to which payments are to	103
be made under division (B)(12) of this section.	104

(13)(14) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	105
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised	106
Code to the Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money	107
to pay the expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the	108
Mahoning river watershed.	109

(14)(15)(a) The registrar shall pay to a sports commission	110
created pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each	111
contribution the registrar receives under that section that an	112
applicant pays to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a	113
professional sports team located in the county of that sports	114
commission and that is participating in the license plate program	115
pursuant to division (E) of that section, irrespective of the	116
county of residence of an applicant.	117

(b) The registrar shall pay to a community charity each	118
contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the	119
Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that	120
bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating	121
in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that	122
section.	123

(15)(16) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	124
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised	125
Code to the Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The	126
council shall distribute all contributions in an equitable manner	127
throughout the state to regional councils of the boy scouts.	128

(16)(17) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	129
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised	130
Code to the great river council of the girl scouts of the United	131
States of America. The council shall distribute all contributions	132
in an equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils	133
of the girl scouts.	134

(17)(18) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	135
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised	136
Code to the Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The	137
council shall distribute all contributions in an equitable manner	138
throughout the state to regional councils of the boy scouts.	139

(18)(19) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	140
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised	141
Code to the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated,	142
which shall deposit the fees into its general account to be used	143
for purposes of the fraternal order of police of Ohio,	144
incorporated.	145

(19)(20) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	146
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised	147
Code to the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated,	148
which shall deposit the contributions into an account that it	149
creates to be used for the purpose of advancing and protecting	150
the law enforcement profession, promoting improved law	151
enforcement methods, and teaching respect for law and order.	152

(20)(21) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	153
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised	154
Code to the organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio	155
CASA/GAL association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized	156
under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL	157
association shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it	158
incurs in administering a program to secure the proper	159
representation in the courts of this state of abused, neglected,	160
and dependent children, and for the training and supervision of	161
persons participating in that program.	162

(21)(22) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	163
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised	164
Code to Wright B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the	165
contributions into its general account to be used for purposes of	166
Wright B. Flyer, incorporated.	167

(22)(23) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	168
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised	169
Code to the Columbus zoological park association, which shall	170
disburse the moneys to Ohio's major metropolitan zoos, as defined	171
in section 4503.74 of the Revised Code, in accordance with a	172
written agreement entered into by the major metropolitan zoos.	173

(23)(24) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	174
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised	175
Code to the rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in	176
Evanston, Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent	177
fund and used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of	178
the rotary foundation.	179

(24)(25) The registrar shall pay the contributions the	180
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised	181
Code to the Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake	182
Erie area research projects.	183

(C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution	184
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day	185
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each	186
entity described in divisionsdivision (B)(1) to (24) of this	187
section the investment income the fund earned the previous	188
calendar year. The amount of such a distribution paid to an	189
entity shall be proportionate to the amount of money the entity	190
received from the fund during the previous calendar year.	191

Sec. 4503.494. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,	192
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or	193
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor	194
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the	195
vehicle and issuance of "multiple sclerosis awareness" license	196
plates. The application may be combined with a request for a	197
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of	198
the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and	199
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this	200
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the	201
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "multiple sclerosis	202
awareness" license plates and a validation sticker, or a	203
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the	204
Revised Code.	205

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed	206
on the license plates, "multiple sclerosis awareness" license	207
plates shall bear words selected by and a logo designed by the	208
national multiple sclerosis society. The registrar shall approve	209
the final design. "Multiple sclerosis awareness" license plates	210
shall display county identification stickers that identify the	211
county of registration by name or number.	212

(B) "Multiple sclerosis awareness" license plates and a	213
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued	214
upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle	215
under this section; payment of the regular license tax as	216
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any	217
applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of	218
the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by	219
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional fee	220
of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C) of	221
this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws	222
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.	223

(C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen	224
dollars for each application for registration and registration	225
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section. The	226
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of	227
state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the	228
license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the	229
Revised Code.	230

The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten	231
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for	232
the additional services required in the issuing of "multiple	233
sclerosis awareness" license plates, to the treasurer of state for	234
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau	235
of motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised	236
Code.	237

Section 2.  That existing section 4501.21 of the Revised Code	238
is hereby repealed.	239

Section 3.  Section 4501.21 of the Revised Code is presented	240
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.	241
Sub. H.B. 68 and Sub. H.B. 298 of the 126th General Assembly. The	242
General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B)	243
of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be	244
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds	245
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in	246
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in	247
this act.	248