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| To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section | 1 |
| 4503.499 of the Revised Code to create "Special | 2 |
| Olympics" license plates. | 3 |
| Section 1. That section 4501.21 be amended and section | 4 |
| 4503.499 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, 4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.51, | 10 |
| 4503.522, 4503.523, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552, | 11 |
| 4503.553, 4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.591, 4503.67, 4503.68, | 12 |
| 4503.69, 4503.71, 4503.711, 4503.712, 4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, | 13 |
| 4503.75, 4503.85, and 4503.92 of the Revised Code. | 14 |
| (B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 15 |
| collects in the fund as follows: | 16 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 17 |
| to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast cancer fund | 18 |
| of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for programs that | 19 |
| provide assistance and education to Ohio breast cancer patients | 20 |
| and that improve access for such patients to quality health care | 21 |
| and clinical trials and shall not use any of the money for | 22 |
| abortion information, counseling, services, or other | 23 |
| abortion-related activities. | 24 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 25 |
| to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism society of | 26 |
| Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs and autism | 27 |
| awareness efforts throughout the state. | 28 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 29 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.499 of the Revised Code to | 30 |
| special olympics, inc., which shall use the contributions for its | 31 |
| programs, charitable efforts, and other activities. | 32 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 33 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the | 34 |
| future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the | 35 |
| contributions into its general account to be used for educational | 36 |
| and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America | 37 |
| foundation. | 38 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 39 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised Code to the | 40 |
| 4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university | 41 |
| extension program, which shall use those contributions to pay the | 42 |
| expenses it incurs in conducting its educational activities. | 43 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 44 |
| to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio cattlemen's | 45 |
| foundation, which shall use those contributions for scholarships | 46 |
| and other educational activities. | 47 |
| The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar | 48 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the | 49 |
| university or college whose name or marking or design appears on | 50 |
| collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that | 51 |
| section. A university or college that receives contributions from | 52 |
| the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general | 53 |
| scholarship fund. | 54 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 55 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised Code to the | 56 |
| "friends of Perry's victory and international peace memorial, | 57 |
| incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of | 58 |
| this state, to assist that organization in paying the expenses it | 59 |
| incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable, educational, and | 60 |
| cultural events at the monument. | 61 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 62 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.523 of the Revised Code to the | 63 |
| fairport lights foundation, which shall use the money to pay for | 64 |
| the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the lighthouses | 65 |
| of fairport harbor. | 66 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 67 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the | 68 |
| pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions | 69 |
| into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be | 70 |
| separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall | 71 |
| of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of | 72 |
| promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination. | 73 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions that are paid to | 74 |
| the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised Code to | 75 |
| the national rifle association foundation, which shall use the | 76 |
| money to pay the costs of the educational activities and programs | 77 |
| the foundation holds or sponsors in this state. | 78 |
| The registrar shall pay to the Ohio pet fund the | 79 |
| contributions the registrar receives pursuant to section | 80 |
| 4503.551 of the Revised Code and any other money from any | 81 |
| other source, including donations, gifts, and grants, that is | 82 |
| designated by the source to be paid to the Ohio pet fund. The | 83 |
| Ohio pet fund shall use the moneys it receives under this | 84 |
| section to support programs for the sterilization of dogs and | 85 |
| cats and for educational programs concerning the proper | 86 |
| veterinary care of those animals, and for expenses of the Ohio | 87 |
| pet fund that are reasonably necessary for it to obtain and | 88 |
| maintain its tax-exempt status and to perform its duties. | 89 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 90 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised Code to the | 91 |
| rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated. | 92 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 93 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the | 94 |
| Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation. | 95 |
| Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the coalition | 96 |
| shall distribute the money to its members, and the members shall | 97 |
| use the money only to pay for educational, charitable, and other | 98 |
| programs of each coalition member that provide care for unwanted, | 99 |
| abused, and neglected horses. The Ohio coalition for animals may | 100 |
| use a portion of the money to pay for reasonable marketing costs | 101 |
| incurred in the design and promotion of the license plate and | 102 |
| for administrative costs incurred in the disbursement and | 103 |
| management of funds received under this section. | 104 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 105 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the | 106 |
| state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall | 107 |
| deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it | 108 |
| establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and | 109 |
| distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks | 110 |
| unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the | 111 |
| purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands | 112 |
| and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of | 113 |
| ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in | 114 |
| writing of the name, address, and account to which such payments | 115 |
| are to be made. | 116 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 117 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised Code to the | 118 |
| Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money to pay the | 119 |
| expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the Mahoning | 120 |
| river watershed. | 121 |
| The registrar shall pay to a sports commission created | 122 |
| pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each | 123 |
| contribution the registrar receives under that section that an | 124 |
| applicant pays to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a | 125 |
| professional sports team located in the county of that sports | 126 |
| commission and that is participating in the license plate program | 127 |
| pursuant to division (E) of that section, irrespective of the | 128 |
| county of residence of an applicant. | 129 |
| The registrar shall pay to a community charity each | 130 |
| contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the | 131 |
| Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that | 132 |
| bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating | 133 |
| in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that | 134 |
| section. | 135 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 136 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code to the | 137 |
| Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 138 |
| distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout | 139 |
| the state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 140 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 141 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code to the | 142 |
| great river council of the girl scouts of the United States of | 143 |
| America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an | 144 |
| equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the | 145 |
| girl scouts. | 146 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 147 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code to the | 148 |
| Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 149 |
| distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout | 150 |
| the state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 151 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 152 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code to the | 153 |
| fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 154 |
| deposit the fees into its general account to be used for purposes | 155 |
| of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated. | 156 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 157 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised Code to the | 158 |
| fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 159 |
| deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to be | 160 |
| used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law | 161 |
| enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement | 162 |
| methods, and teaching respect for law and order. | 163 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 164 |
| to section 4503.712 of the Revised Code to Ohio concerns of | 165 |
| police survivors, which shall use those contributions to provide | 166 |
| whatever assistance may be appropriate to the families of Ohio | 167 |
| law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty. | 168 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 169 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code to the | 170 |
| organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL | 171 |
| association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized under | 172 |
| Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL association | 173 |
| shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it incurs in | 174 |
| administering a program to secure the proper representation in the | 175 |
| courts of this state of abused, neglected, and dependent children, | 176 |
| and for the training and supervision of persons participating in | 177 |
| that program. | 178 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 179 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised Code to | 180 |
| Wright B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the | 181 |
| contributions into its general account to be used for purposes of | 182 |
| Wright B. Flyer, incorporated. | 183 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 184 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised Code to the | 185 |
| Columbus zoological park association, which shall disburse the | 186 |
| moneys to Ohio's major metropolitan zoos, as defined in section | 187 |
| 4503.74 of the Revised Code, in accordance with a written | 188 |
| agreement entered into by the major metropolitan zoos. | 189 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 190 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised Code to the | 191 |
| rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in Evanston, | 192 |
| Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent fund and | 193 |
| used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of the rotary | 194 |
| foundation. | 195 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 196 |
| receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised Code to the | 197 |
| Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake Erie area | 198 |
| research projects. | 199 |
| The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 200 |
| to section 4503.92 of the Revised Code to support our troops, | 201 |
| incorporated, a national nonprofit corporation, which shall use | 202 |
| those contributions in accordance with its articles of | 203 |
| incorporation and for the benefit of servicemembers of the armed | 204 |
| forces of the United States and their families when they are in | 205 |
| financial need. | 206 |
| (C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution | 207 |
| fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day | 208 |
| of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each | 209 |
| entity described in division (B) of this section the investment | 210 |
| income the fund earned the previous calendar year. The amount of | 211 |
| such a distribution paid to an entity shall be proportionate to | 212 |
| the amount of money the entity received from the fund during the | 213 |
| previous calendar year. | 214 |
| Sec. 4503.499. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, | 215 |
| noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other | 216 |
| vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may | 217 |
| apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and | 218 |
| issuance of special olympics license plates. An application made | 219 |
| under this section may be combined with a request for a special | 220 |
| reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the | 221 |
| Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and | 222 |
| compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this | 223 |
| section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the | 224 |
| appropriate vehicle registration and a set of special olympics | 225 |
| license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker | 226 |
| alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. | 227 |
| In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed | 228 |
| on the license plates, special olympics license plates shall be | 229 |
| inscribed with identifying words or markings that are designed by | 230 |
| special olympics, inc. and are approved by the registrar. Special | 231 |
| olympics license plates shall display county identification | 232 |
| stickers that identify the county of registration by name or | 233 |
| number. | 234 |
| (B) The special olympics license plates and a validation | 235 |
| sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon | 236 |
| receipt of a contribution as provided in division (C) of this | 237 |
| section and upon payment of the regular license tax as prescribed | 238 |
| under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor | 239 |
| vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised | 240 |
| Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 | 241 |
| or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, a fee of ten dollars for the | 242 |
| purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for | 243 |
| additional services required in the issuing of special olympics | 244 |
| license plates, and compliance with all other applicable laws | 245 |
| relating to the registration of motor vehicles. | 246 |
| (C) For each application for registration and registration | 247 |
| renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the | 248 |
| registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen dollars. The | 249 |
| registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of | 250 |
| state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created | 251 |
| in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. | 252 |
| The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten | 253 |
| dollars paid to compensate the bureau for the additional services | 254 |
| required in the issuing of special olympics license plates to | 255 |
| the treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the | 256 |
| credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created by | 257 |
| section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. | 258 |
| Section 2. That existing section 4501.21 of the Revised Code | 259 |
| is hereby repealed. | 260 |