A04147 Summary:
BILL NO | A04147 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S06705 |
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SPONSOR | Durso |
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COSPNSR | Gray, McDonough, Brown E, Manktelow, Gandolfo, Brabenec, Norris, Slater, Jensen, Angelino, Lemondes, Mikulin, Hawley, Tague, Giglio JM, Sillitti |
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MLTSPNSR | Byrnes, Giglio JA |
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Add §404-ff, V & T L | |
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Establishes a distinctive plate honoring the Eagle Scouts for which the regular registration fee will apply plus an initial one time service charge of $25. |
A04147 Actions:
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02/10/2023 | referred to transportation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/25/2023 | held for consideration in transportation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2024 | referred to transportation |
A04147 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A4147 SPONSOR: Durso
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing a distinctive plate honoring Eagle Scouts   PURPOSE: Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law to allow for distinctive plates for Eagle Scouts   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section l.the vehicle and traffic Law is amended by adding a new section 404-ff Subdivision 1, any person residing within New York State, upon request, be issued a distinctive plate in support of the Eagle Scouts. Subdivision 2, an application for such plate be filed with the commis- sioner as commissioner shall prescribe. Subdivision 3, Establishes that the plate will be issued in the same manner as other numbered license plates upon the payment of the regular registration fee and an initial one time service charge of twenty-five dollars. Section 2. states that a distinctive plate can only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to the department of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand dollars. However if the Commissioner receives prior to the plate design at least two hundred orders with the annual service charge, no such surety bond will be required. Subdivision 2, deems that if upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which distinctive plates in the series are first available for sale two hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond would be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets are sold, the depart- ment would be enti- tled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate to such shortfall. Section 3 sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Currently, The State of New York makes available many different distinc- tive license plates to members of various groups. As such, this legis- lation would make it possible for Eagle Scouts to display the accom- plishment of many years of dedication to complete the seven different ranks culminating with being awarded the rank of Eagle Scout.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021-22: A.4335 2019-20: A.7656 - held for consideration in transportation   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
A04147 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4147 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing a distinctive plate honoring Eagle Scouts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 404-ff to read as follows: 3 § 404-ff. Distinctive Eagle Scout plates. 1. Any person residing in 4 this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive plate in support 5 of the Eagle Scouts of a design approved by the commissioner in consul- 6 tation with the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. 7 2. An application for such plate shall be filed with the commissioner 8 in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe. 9 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 10 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular 11 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article 12 and an initial one time service charge of twenty-five dollars shall be 13 charged for such plates. 14 § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of 15 the vehicle and traffic law as added by section one of this act shall 16 only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to the depart- 17 ment of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall 18 be executed by a surety company authorized by the department of finan- 19 cial services to transact business in this state. Provided, however, 20 that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have received prior to 21 plate design, production and issuance at least two hundred orders for 22 such distinctive plate together with the additional annual service 23 charge applicable to each such order, which shall be non-refundable, no 24 such surety bond shall be required. All such service charges shall be 25 deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo of the vehicle EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03883-01-3A. 4147 2 1 and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor vehicles 2 distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g of the 3 state finance law and shall be used for the design, production, adver- 4 tising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance with 5 such section 95-g. 6 2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which 7 distinctive plates in the series are first available for sale two 8 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant 9 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of 10 such plates are sold by such time, such department shall be entitled to 11 recover against the bond in an amount proportionate to such shortfall. 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 13 section one of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth 14 day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addi- 15 tion, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for 16 the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to 17 be made on or before such effective date.