GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE DRH10109-MLf-95  (02/27)

Short Title:        Save the Honey Bees Special Plate.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Richardson.
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a "save the honey bee" special registration plate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:

"(b)      Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:

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() Save the Honey Bee. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the phrase "Save the Honey Bee," a picture representing a honey bee, and the letters "HB" on the right side of the plate.

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.7 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.

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(a1)      Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:

Special Plate Additional Fee Amount

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NC Beekeepers                                                                             $15.00

Save the Honey Bee $15.00

Shag Dancing                                                                                 $15.00

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(b)        Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S. 113A‑253, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:

Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTF PRTF

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Ronald McDonald House                              $10                  $20                     0                     0

Save the Honey Bee $10 $5 0 0

Save the Sea Turtles                                      $10                  $10                     0                     0

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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑81.12 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑81.12.  Collegiate insignia plates and certain other special plates.

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(b148)  North Carolina Paddle Festival. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a North Carolina Paddle Festival plate before the plate may be developed. The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of North Carolina Paddle Festival plates to the Friends of the Hammocks and Bear Island, Inc.

(b149) Save the Honey Bee. – The applicable requirements of G.S. 20‑79.3A must be met before the "Save the Honey Bee" plate may be developed. The Division must transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of "Save the Honey Bee" plates to the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc., to be used to support the North Carolina State University Apiculture Program.

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SECTION 4.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑79.4(b) to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.

SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2015.