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Am. H. B. No. 474 As Enrolled
(130th General Assembly)
(Amended House Bill Number 474)
AN ACT
To amend sections 4501.21 and 4503.499 and to enact
sections 4503.576 and 5533.242 of the Revised Code
to create the "Ohio State Beekeepers Association"
license plate, to alter the law governing the
pediatric brain tumor awareness license plate, and
to designate a portion of Interstate Route 75 in
Hamilton County as the "William L. Mallory, Sr.
Memorial Highway."
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1. That sections 4501.21 and 4503.499 be amended and
sections 4503.576 and 5533.242 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, 4503.492, 4503.493, 4503.494, 4503.496, 4503.498,
4503.499, 4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.505, 4503.51,
4503.522, 4503.523, 4503.524, 4503.525, 4503.526, 4503.531,
4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552, 4503.553, 4503.561,
4503.562, 4503.564, 4503.576, 4503.591, 4503.67, 4503.68, 4503.69,
4503.701, 4503.71, 4503.711, 4503.712, 4503.713, 4503.72, 4503.73,
4503.732, 4503.74, 4503.75, 4503.751, 4503.85, 4503.89, 4503.90,
4503.92, and 4503.94 of the Revised Code.
(B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
collects in the fund as follows:
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.492 of the Revised Code to the
organization cancer support community central Ohio, which shall
deposit the money into the Sheryl L. Kraner Fund of that
organization. Cancer support community central Ohio shall expend
the money it receives pursuant to this division only in the same
manner and for the same purposes as that organization expends
other money in that fund.
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.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.496 of the Revised Code to the
Ohio sickle cell and health association, which shall use the
contributions to help support educational, clinical, and social
support services for adults who have sickle cell disease.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.498 of the Revised Code to
special olympics Ohio, inc., which shall use the contributions for
its programs, charitable efforts, and other activities.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.499 of the Revised Code to the
children's glioma cancer foundation, which shall use the
contributions for its research and other programs.
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.
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.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant
to section 4503.505 of the Revised Code to the organization Ohio
region phi theta kappa, which shall use those contributions for
scholarships for students who are members of that organization.
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.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.523 of the Revised Code to the
fairport lights foundation, which shall use the money to pay for
the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the lighthouses
of fairport harbor.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.524 of the Revised Code to the
Massillon tiger football booster club, which shall use the
contributions only to promote and support the football team of
Washington high school of the Massillon city school district.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.525 of the Revised Code to the
United States power squadron districts seven, eleven, twenty-four,
and twenty-nine in equal amounts. Each power squadron district
shall use the money it receives under this section to pay for the
educational boating programs each district holds or sponsors
within this state.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.526 of the Revised Code to the
Ohio district Kiwanis foundation of the Ohio district of Kiwanis
international, which shall use the money it receives under this
section to pay the costs of its educational and humanitarian
activities.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.531 of the Revised Code to the
thank you foundation, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation
organized under the laws of this state, to assist that
organization in paying for the charitable activities and programs
it sponsors in support of United States military personnel,
veterans, and their families.
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.
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.
The registrar shall pay to the Ohio pet fund 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 Ohio pet fund. The Ohio pet fund shall
use the moneys it receives under this section to support programs
for the sterilization of dogs and cats and for educational
programs concerning the proper veterinary care of those animals,
and for expenses of the Ohio pet fund that are reasonably
necessary for it to obtain and maintain its tax-exempt status and
to perform its duties.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the
Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation.
Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the coalition
shall distribute the money to its members, and the members shall
use the money only to pay for educational, charitable, and other
programs of each coalition member that provide care for unwanted,
abused, and neglected horses. The Ohio coalition for animals may
use a portion of the money to pay for reasonable marketing costs
incurred in the design and promotion of the license plate and for
administrative costs incurred in the disbursement and management
of funds received under this section.
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 such payments
are to be made.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.564 of the Revised Code to
Antioch college for the use of the Glen Helen ecology institute to
pay expenses related to the Glen Helen nature preserve.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.576 of the Revised Code to the
Ohio state beekeepers association, which shall use those
contributions to promote beekeeping, provide educational
information about beekeeping, and to support other state and local
beekeeping programs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.701 of the Revised Code to the
Prince Hall grand lodge of free and accepted masons of Ohio, which
shall use the contributions for scholarship purposes.
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.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant
to section 4503.712 of the Revised Code to Ohio concerns of police
survivors, which shall use those contributions to provide whatever
assistance may be appropriate to the families of Ohio law
enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant
to section 4503.713 of the Revised Code to the greater Cleveland
peace officers memorial society, which shall use those
contributions to honor law enforcement officers who have died in
the line of duty and support its charitable purposes.
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.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.732 of the Revised Code to the
Siegel & Shuster society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
commemorating and celebrating the creation of Superman in
Cleveland, Ohio.
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.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.751 of the Revised Code to the
Ohio association of realtors, which shall deposit the
contributions into a property disaster relief fund maintained
under the Ohio realtors charitable and education foundation.
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.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.89 of the Revised Code to the
American red cross of greater Columbus on behalf of the Ohio
chapters of the American red cross, which shall use the
contributions for disaster readiness, preparedness, and response
programs on a statewide basis.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.90 of the Revised Code to the
nationwide children's hospital foundation.
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant
to section 4503.92 of the Revised Code to support our troops,
incorporated, a national nonprofit corporation, which shall use
those contributions in accordance with its articles of
incorporation and for the benefit of servicemembers of the armed
forces of the United States and their families when they are in
financial need.
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar
receives pursuant to section 4503.94 of the Revised Code to the
Michelle's leading star foundation, which shall use the money
solely to fund the rental, lease, or purchase of the simulated
driving curriculum of the Michelle's leading star foundation by
boards of education of city, exempted village, local, and joint
vocational school districts.
(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 division (B) 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. 4503.499. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, 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 pediatric brain tumor awareness license plates. An
application made under this section 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 pediatric brain
tumor 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, pediatric brain tumor awareness license
plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or markings that
are designed by the children's glioma cancer foundation and are
approved by the registrar. Pediatric brain tumor awareness license
plates shall display county identification stickers that identify
the county of registration by name or number.
(B) The pediatric brain tumor awareness license plates and a
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued
upon receipt of a contribution as provided in division (C) of this
section and upon 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, a fee of ten dollars for the
purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for
additional services required in the issuing of pediatric brain
tumor awareness license plates, and compliance with all other
applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.
(C) For each application for registration and registration
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the
registrar shall collect a contribution of thirty-five dollars. The
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of
state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created
in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.
The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten
dollars paid to compensate the bureau for the additional services
required in the issuing of pediatric brain tumor 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.
(D) If the issuance of the license plates under this section
has been terminated under section 4503.77 of the Revised Code
prior to the effective date of this amendment, the bureau shall
begin issuing pediatric brain tumor license plates on and after
the effective date of this amendment even if the sponsor of the
license plate does not comply with the requirements of section
4503.78 of the Revised Code. However, after the effective date of
this amendment, the license plate may be terminated as provided in
section 4503.77 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4503.576. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, 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 Ohio state beekeepers association license plates. An
application made under this section 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 Ohio state
beekeepers association 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, Ohio state beekeepers association license
plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or markings that
promote the Ohio state beekeepers association and are approved by
the registrar. Ohio state beekeepers association license plates
shall display county identification stickers that identify the
county of registration by name or number.
(B) The Ohio state beekeepers association license plates and
a validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued
upon receipt of a contribution as provided in division (C) of this
section and upon 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, a fee of ten dollars for the
purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for
additional services required in the issuing of Ohio state
beekeepers association license plates, and compliance with all
other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor
vehicles.
(C) For each application for registration and registration
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the
registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen dollars. The
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of
state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created
in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.
The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten
dollars paid to compensate the bureau for the additional services
required in the issuing of Ohio state beekeepers association
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.
Sec. 5533.242. In addition to any other name prescribed in
the Revised Code or otherwise, that portion of the highway known
as interstate route seventy-five, running in a northerly and
southerly direction between the Freeman avenue exit and the Hopple
street viaduct exit, in Hamilton county, shall be known as the
"William L. Mallory, Sr. Memorial Highway.
The director of transportation may erect suitable markers
along the highway indicating its name."
SECTION 2. That existing sections 4501.21 and 4503.499 of the
Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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