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To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section | 1 |
4503.514 of the Revised Code to create the "Ohio | 2 |
Legislative Black Caucus Foundation" license | 3 |
plate. | 4 |
Section 1. That section 4501.21 be amended and section | 5 |
4503.514 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: | 6 |
Sec. 4501.21. (A) There is hereby created in the state | 7 |
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall | 8 |
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and | 9 |
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections | 10 |
4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.494, 4503.496, 4503.498, 4503.499, | 11 |
4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.505, 4503.51, 4503.514, | 12 |
4503.522, 4503.523, 4503.531, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, | 13 |
4503.552, 4503.553, 4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.591, 4503.67, | 14 |
4503.68, 4503.69, 4503.71, 4503.711, 4503.712, 4503.72, 4503.73, | 15 |
4503.74, 4503.75, 4503.85, 4503.89, and 4503.92 of the Revised | 16 |
Code. | 17 |
(B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 18 |
collects in the fund as follows: | 19 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 20 |
to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast cancer fund | 21 |
of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for programs that | 22 |
provide assistance and education to Ohio breast cancer patients | 23 |
and that improve access for such patients to quality health care | 24 |
and clinical trials and shall not use any of the money for | 25 |
abortion information, counseling, services, or other | 26 |
abortion-related activities. | 27 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 28 |
to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism society of | 29 |
Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs and autism | 30 |
awareness efforts throughout the state. | 31 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 32 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.494 of the Revised Code to the | 33 |
national multiple sclerosis society for distribution in equal | 34 |
amounts to the northwestern Ohio, Ohio buckeye, and Ohio valley | 35 |
chapters of the national multiple sclerosis society. These | 36 |
chapters shall use the money they receive under this section to | 37 |
assist in paying the expenses they incur in providing services | 38 |
directly to their clients. | 39 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 40 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.496 of the Revised Code to the | 41 |
Ohio sickle cell and health association, which shall use the | 42 |
contributions to help support educational, clinical, and social | 43 |
support services for adults who have sickle cell disease. | 44 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 45 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.498 of the Revised Code to | 46 |
special olympics Ohio, inc., which shall use the contributions for | 47 |
its programs, charitable efforts, and other activities. | 48 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 49 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.499 of the Revised Code to the | 50 |
children's glioma cancer foundation, which shall use the | 51 |
contributions for its research and other programs. | 52 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 53 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the | 54 |
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the | 55 |
contributions into its general account to be used for educational | 56 |
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America | 57 |
foundation. | 58 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 59 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised Code to the | 60 |
4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university | 61 |
extension program, which shall use those contributions to pay the | 62 |
expenses it incurs in conducting its educational activities. | 63 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 64 |
to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio cattlemen's | 65 |
foundation, which shall use those contributions for scholarships | 66 |
and other educational activities. | 67 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 68 |
to section 4503.505 of the Revised Code to the organization Ohio | 69 |
region phi theta kappa, which shall use those contributions for | 70 |
scholarships for students who are members of that organization. | 71 |
The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar | 72 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the | 73 |
university or college whose name or marking or design appears on | 74 |
collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that | 75 |
section. A university or college that receives contributions from | 76 |
the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general | 77 |
scholarship fund. | 78 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 79 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.514 of the Revised Code to the | 80 |
Ohio legislative black caucus foundation, which shall use the | 81 |
contributions to fund scholarships the foundation awards to | 82 |
students who attend Central State university or Wilberforce | 83 |
university. | 84 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 85 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised Code to the | 86 |
"friends of Perry's victory and international peace memorial, | 87 |
incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of | 88 |
this state, to assist that organization in paying the expenses it | 89 |
incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable, educational, and | 90 |
cultural events at the monument. | 91 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 92 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.523 of the Revised Code to the | 93 |
fairport lights foundation, which shall use the money to pay for | 94 |
the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the lighthouses | 95 |
of fairport harbor. | 96 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 97 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.531 of the Revised Code to the | 98 |
thank you foundation, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation | 99 |
organized under the laws of this state, to assist that | 100 |
organization in paying for the charitable activities and programs | 101 |
it sponsors in support of United States military personnel, | 102 |
veterans, and their families. | 103 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 104 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the | 105 |
pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions | 106 |
into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be | 107 |
separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall | 108 |
of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of | 109 |
promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination. | 110 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions that are paid to | 111 |
the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised Code to | 112 |
the national rifle association foundation, which shall use the | 113 |
money to pay the costs of the educational activities and programs | 114 |
the foundation holds or sponsors in this state. | 115 |
The registrar shall pay to the Ohio pet fund the | 116 |
contributions the registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.551 | 117 |
of the Revised Code and any other money from any other source, | 118 |
including donations, gifts, and grants, that is designated by the | 119 |
source to be paid to the Ohio pet fund. The Ohio pet fund shall | 120 |
use the moneys it receives under this section to support programs | 121 |
for the sterilization of dogs and cats and for educational | 122 |
programs concerning the proper veterinary care of those animals, | 123 |
and for expenses of the Ohio pet fund that are reasonably | 124 |
necessary for it to obtain and maintain its tax-exempt status and | 125 |
to perform its duties. | 126 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 127 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised Code to the | 128 |
rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated. | 129 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 130 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the | 131 |
Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation. | 132 |
Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the coalition | 133 |
shall distribute the money to its members, and the members shall | 134 |
use the money only to pay for educational, charitable, and other | 135 |
programs of each coalition member that provide care for unwanted, | 136 |
abused, and neglected horses. The Ohio coalition for animals may | 137 |
use a portion of the money to pay for reasonable marketing costs | 138 |
incurred in the design and promotion of the license plate and for | 139 |
administrative costs incurred in the disbursement and management | 140 |
of funds received under this section. | 141 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 142 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the | 143 |
state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall | 144 |
deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it | 145 |
establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and | 146 |
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks | 147 |
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the | 148 |
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands | 149 |
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of | 150 |
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in | 151 |
writing of the name, address, and account to which such payments | 152 |
are to be made. | 153 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 154 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised Code to the | 155 |
Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money to pay the | 156 |
expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the Mahoning river | 157 |
watershed. | 158 |
The registrar shall pay to a sports commission created | 159 |
pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each contribution | 160 |
the registrar receives under that section that an applicant pays | 161 |
to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a professional | 162 |
sports team located in the county of that sports commission and | 163 |
that is participating in the license plate program pursuant to | 164 |
division (E) of that section, irrespective of the county of | 165 |
residence of an applicant. | 166 |
The registrar shall pay to a community charity each | 167 |
contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the | 168 |
Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that | 169 |
bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating | 170 |
in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that | 171 |
section. | 172 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 173 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code to the | 174 |
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 175 |
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the | 176 |
state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 177 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 178 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code to the | 179 |
great river council of the girl scouts of the United States of | 180 |
America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an | 181 |
equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the | 182 |
girl scouts. | 183 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 184 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code to the | 185 |
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 186 |
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the | 187 |
state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 188 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 189 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code to the | 190 |
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 191 |
deposit the fees into its general account to be used for purposes | 192 |
of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated. | 193 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 194 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised Code to the | 195 |
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 196 |
deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to be | 197 |
used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law | 198 |
enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement | 199 |
methods, and teaching respect for law and order. | 200 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 201 |
to section 4503.712 of the Revised Code to Ohio concerns of police | 202 |
survivors, which shall use those contributions to provide whatever | 203 |
assistance may be appropriate to the families of Ohio law | 204 |
enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty. | 205 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 206 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code to the | 207 |
organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL | 208 |
association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized under | 209 |
Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL association | 210 |
shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it incurs in | 211 |
administering a program to secure the proper representation in the | 212 |
courts of this state of abused, neglected, and dependent children, | 213 |
and for the training and supervision of persons participating in | 214 |
that program. | 215 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 216 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised Code to Wright | 217 |
B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the contributions into | 218 |
its general account to be used for purposes of Wright B. Flyer, | 219 |
incorporated. | 220 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 221 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised Code to the | 222 |
Columbus zoological park association, which shall disburse the | 223 |
moneys to Ohio's major metropolitan zoos, as defined in section | 224 |
4503.74 of the Revised Code, in accordance with a written | 225 |
agreement entered into by the major metropolitan zoos. | 226 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 227 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised Code to the | 228 |
rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in Evanston, | 229 |
Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent fund and | 230 |
used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of the rotary | 231 |
foundation. | 232 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 233 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised Code to the | 234 |
Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake Erie area | 235 |
research projects. | 236 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 237 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.89 of the Revised Code to the | 238 |
American red cross of greater Columbus on behalf of the Ohio | 239 |
chapters of the American red cross, which shall use the | 240 |
contributions for disaster readiness, preparedness, and response | 241 |
programs on a statewide basis. | 242 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 243 |
to section 4503.92 of the Revised Code to support our troops, | 244 |
incorporated, a national nonprofit corporation, which shall use | 245 |
those contributions in accordance with its articles of | 246 |
incorporation and for the benefit of servicemembers of the armed | 247 |
forces of the United States and their families when they are in | 248 |
financial need. | 249 |
(C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution | 250 |
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day | 251 |
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each | 252 |
entity described in division (B) of this section the investment | 253 |
income the fund earned the previous calendar year. The amount of | 254 |
such a distribution paid to an entity shall be proportionate to | 255 |
the amount of money the entity received from the fund during the | 256 |
previous calendar year. | 257 |
Sec. 4503.514. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, | 258 |
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other | 259 |
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may | 260 |
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and | 261 |
issuance of "Ohio legislative black caucus foundation" license | 262 |
plates. The application may be combined with a request for a | 263 |
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of | 264 |
the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and | 265 |
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this | 266 |
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the | 267 |
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "Ohio legislative | 268 |
black caucus foundation" license plates and a validation sticker, | 269 |
or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of | 270 |
the Revised Code. | 271 |
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed | 272 |
on the license plates, "Ohio legislative black caucus foundation" | 273 |
license plates shall bear an appropriate logo and words selected | 274 |
by the Ohio legislative black caucus foundation and approved by | 275 |
the registrar. "Ohio legislative black caucus foundation" license | 276 |
plates shall display county identification stickers that identify | 277 |
the county of registration by name or number. | 278 |
(B) "Ohio legislative black caucus foundation" license plates | 279 |
and a validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be | 280 |
issued upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor | 281 |
vehicle under this section; payment of the regular license tax as | 282 |
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any | 283 |
applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of | 284 |
the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by | 285 |
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional fee | 286 |
of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C) of | 287 |
this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws | 288 |
relating to the registration of motor vehicles. | 289 |
(C) For each application for registration and registration | 290 |
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the | 291 |
registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen dollars. The | 292 |
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of | 293 |
state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the | 294 |
license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the | 295 |
Revised Code. | 296 |
The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten | 297 |
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for | 298 |
the additional services required in the issuing of "Ohio | 299 |
legislative black caucus foundation" license plates, to the | 300 |
treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the | 301 |
credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created by | 302 |
section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. | 303 |
(D) Sections 4503.77 and 4503.78 of the Revised Code do not | 304 |
apply to license plates issued under this section. | 305 |
Section 2. That existing section 4501.21 of the Revised Code | 306 |
is hereby repealed. | 307 |