Bill Text: NC H869 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Aurora Fossil Museum Special Plate
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-17 - Re-ref Com On Finance [H869 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2011-H869-Introduced.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
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HOUSE DRH30299-MAf-266 (04/05)
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Short Title: Aurora Fossil Museum Special Plate. |
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Sponsors: |
Representative Cook. |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a special plate for the aurora fossil museum.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20‑81.12(b2) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(b2) State Attraction Plates. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a State attraction plate before the plate may be developed. The Division must transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of State attraction plates to the organizations named below in proportion to the number of State attraction plates sold representing that organization:
(1) Aurora Fossil Museum. – The revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred quarterly to the Aurora Fossil Museum Foundation, Inc., to be used for educational programs, for enhancing collections, and for operating expenses of the Aurora Fossil Museum.
(1)(2) Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. – The
revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred quarterly to Blue
Ridge Parkway Foundation for use in promoting and preserving the Blue Ridge
Parkway as a scenic attraction in North Carolina. A person may obtain from the
Division a special registration plate under this subdivision for the registered
owner of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle. The registration fees and the
restrictions on the issuance of a specialized registration plate for a
motorcycle are the same as for any motor vehicle. The Division must receive a
minimum of 300 applications to develop a special registration plate for a
motorcycle.
(1c)(3) Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park. – The revenue derived from the special plate shall be
transferred quarterly to the Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, Inc., to be used for educational materials, preservation programs,
capital improvements for the portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
that is located in North Carolina, and operating expenses of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
(1g)(4) Friends of the Appalachian Trail. – The
revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred quarterly to The
Appalachian Trail Conference to be used for educational materials, preservation
programs, trail maintenance, trailway and viewshed acquisitions, trailway and
viewshed easement acquisitions, capital improvements for the portions of the
Appalachian Trail and connecting trails that are located in North Carolina, and
related administrative and operating expenses.
(1i)(5) North Carolina State Parks. – One‑half
of the revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred quarterly to
Natural Heritage Trust Fund established under G.S. 113‑77.7, and the
remaining revenue shall be transferred quarterly to the Parks and Recreation
Trust Fund established under G.S. 113‑44.15.
(1j)(6) The North Carolina Aquariums. – The
revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred quarterly to the
North Carolina Aquarium Society, Inc., for its programs in support of the North
Carolina Aquariums.
(1m)(7)The North Carolina Arboretum. – The
revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred quarterly to The
North Carolina Arboretum Society and used to help the Society obtain grants for
the North Carolina Arboretum and for capital improvements to the North Carolina
Arboretum.
(1p)(8) The North Carolina Maritime Museum. –
The revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred quarterly to
Friends of the Museum, North Carolina Maritime Museum, Inc., to be used for
educational programs and conservation programs and for operating expenses of
the North Carolina Maritime Museum.
(1t)(9) The North Carolina Museum of Natural
Sciences. – The revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred
quarterly to the Friends of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
for its programs in support of the museum.
(2)(10) The North Carolina Zoological Society. –
The revenue derived from the special plate shall be transferred quarterly to
The North Carolina Zoological Society, Incorporated, to be used for educational
programs and conservation programs at the North Carolina Zoo at Asheboro and
for operating expenses of the North Carolina Zoo at Asheboro."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011.
