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H. B. No. 451 As IntroducedAs Introduced
127th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2007-2008 |
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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
A BILL
To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section
4503.494 of the Revised Code to create "Multiple
Sclerosis Awareness" license plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4501.21 be amended and section
4503.494 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4501.21. (A) There is hereby created in the state
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections
4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.494, 4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502,
4503.51,
4503.522, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552,
4503.561,
4503.562, 4503.591, 4503.67, 4503.68, 4503.69, 4503.71,
4503.711,
4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, 4503.75, and 4503.85 of the
Revised
Code.
(B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
collects in the fund as follows:
(1) The registrar shall pay the contributions received
pursuant to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast
cancer fund of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for
programs that provide assistance and education to Ohio breast
cancer patients and that improve access for such patients to
quality health care and clinical trials and shall not use any of
the money for abortion information, counseling, services, or other
abortion-related activities.
(2) The registrar shall pay the contributions received
pursuant to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism
society of Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs
and autism awareness efforts throughout the state.
(3) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.494 of the Revised Code to the
national multiple sclerosis
society for distribution in equal
amounts to the northwestern Ohio, Ohio buckeye, and Ohio valley
chapters of the national multiple sclerosis society. These
chapters shall use the money they receive under this section to
assist in paying the expenses they incur in providing services
directly to their clients.
(4) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the
contributions into its general account to be used for educational
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America
foundation.
(4)(5) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised
Code to the
4-H youth development program of the Ohio state
university
extension program, which shall use those contributions
to pay the
expenses it incurs in conducting its educational
activities.
(5)(6) The registrar shall pay the contributions received
pursuant to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio
cattlemen's foundation, which shall use those contributions for
scholarships and other educational activities.
(6)(7) The registrar shall pay each contribution the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised
Code to the
university or college whose name or marking or design
appears on
collegiate license plates that are issued to a person
under that
section. A university or college that receives
contributions from
the fund shall deposit the contributions into
its general
scholarship fund.
(7)(8) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised
Code to the
"friends of Perry's victory and international peace
memorial,
incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under
the laws of
this state, to assist that organization in paying the
expenses it
incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable,
educational, and
cultural events at the monument.
(8)(9) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised
Code to the
pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the
contributions
into a special bank account that it establishes and
which shall be
separate and distinct from any other account the
pro football hall
of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for
the purpose of
promoting the pro football hall of fame as a
travel destination.
(9)(10) The registrar shall pay the contributions that are
paid
to the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised
Code
to the national rifle association
foundation, which shall
use the
money to pay the costs of the
educational activities and
programs
the foundation holds or
sponsors in this state.
(10)(11) In accordance with section 955.202 of the Revised
Code,
the registrar shall pay to the pets program funding board
created
by that section the contributions the registrar receives
pursuant
to section 4503.551 of the Revised Code and any other
money from
any other source, including donations, gifts, and
grants, that is
designated by the source to be paid to the pets
program funding
board. The board shall use the moneys it receives
under this
section only to support programs for the sterilization
of dogs and
cats and for educational programs concerning the
proper veterinary
care of those animals.
(11)(12) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised
Code to the
rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated.
(12)(13) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised
Code to the
state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which
shall
deposit the contributions into a special bank account that
it
establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in
writing of the name, address, and account to which payments are to
be made under division (B)(12) of this section.
(13)(14) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised
Code to the
Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money
to pay the
expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the
Mahoning river
watershed.
(14)(15)(a) The registrar shall pay to a sports commission
created pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each
contribution the registrar receives under that section that an
applicant pays to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a
professional sports team located in the county of that sports
commission and that is participating in the license plate program
pursuant to division (E) of that section, irrespective of the
county of residence of an applicant.
(b) The registrar shall pay to a community charity each
contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the
Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that
bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating
in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that
section.
(15)(16) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised
Code to the
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The
council shall
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner
throughout the
state to regional councils of the boy scouts.
(16)(17) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised
Code to the
great river council of the girl scouts of the United
States of
America. The council shall distribute all contributions
in an
equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils
of the
girl scouts.
(17)(18) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised
Code to the
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The
council shall
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner
throughout the
state to regional councils of the boy scouts.
(18)(19) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised
Code to the
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated,
which shall
deposit the fees into its general account to be used
for purposes
of the fraternal order of police of Ohio,
incorporated.
(19)(20) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised
Code to the
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated,
which shall
deposit the contributions into an account that it
creates to be
used for the purpose of advancing and protecting
the law
enforcement profession, promoting improved law
enforcement
methods, and teaching respect for law and order.
(20)(21) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised
Code to the
organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio
CASA/GAL
association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized
under
Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL
association
shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it
incurs in
administering a program to secure the proper
representation in the
courts of this state of abused, neglected,
and dependent children,
and for the training and supervision of
persons participating in
that program.
(21)(22) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised
Code to Wright
B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the
contributions into
its general account to be used for purposes of
Wright B. Flyer,
incorporated.
(22)(23) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised
Code to the
Columbus zoological park
association, which shall
disburse the
moneys to Ohio's major
metropolitan zoos, as defined
in section
4503.74 of the Revised
Code, in accordance with a
written
agreement entered into by the
major metropolitan zoos.
(23)(24) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised
Code to the
rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in
Evanston,
Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent
fund and
used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of
the rotary
foundation.
(24)(25) The registrar shall pay the contributions the
registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised
Code to the
Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake
Erie area
research projects.
(C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each
entity described in divisions division (B)(1) to (24) of this
section the
investment income the fund earned the previous
calendar year. The
amount of such a distribution paid to an
entity shall be
proportionate to the amount of money the entity
received from the
fund during the previous calendar year.
Sec. 4503.494. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the
vehicle and issuance of "multiple sclerosis awareness" license
plates. The application may be combined with a request for a
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of
the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "multiple sclerosis
awareness" license plates and a validation sticker, or a
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the
Revised Code.
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed
on the license plates, "multiple sclerosis awareness" license
plates shall bear words selected by and a logo designed by the
national multiple sclerosis
society. The registrar shall approve
the final design. "Multiple
sclerosis awareness" license plates
shall display county
identification stickers that identify the
county of registration
by name or number.
(B) "Multiple sclerosis awareness" license plates and a
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued
upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle
under this section; payment of the regular license tax as
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any
applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of
the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional fee
of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C) of
this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.
(C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen
dollars for each application for registration and registration
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section. The
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of
state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the
license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the
Revised Code.
The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for
the additional services required in the issuing of "multiple
sclerosis awareness" license plates, to the treasurer of state for
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau
of motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised
Code.
Section 2. That existing section 4501.21 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
Section 3. Section 4501.21 of the Revised Code is
presented
in
this act as a composite of the section as amended by
both Am.
Sub. H.B. 68 and Sub. H.B. 298 of
the 126th General
Assembly. The
General Assembly, applying the
principle stated in
division (B)
of section 1.52 of the Revised
Code that amendments
are to be
harmonized if reasonably capable of
simultaneous
operation, finds
that the composite is the resulting
version of
the section in
effect prior to the effective date of
the section
as presented in
this act.
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