STATE OF NEW YORK
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4080
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
the issuance of "Support Recovery" license plates; to amend the state
finance law, in relation to authorizing the deposit of certain moneys
into the opioid stewardship fund; and providing for the repeal of
certain provisions upon expiration thereof
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 "Support Recovery" license plates. 1. Any person
4 residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive
5 license plate of a design developed and approved by the commissioner.
6 Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner
7 in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
8 2. A distinctive "Support Recovery" license plate issued pursuant to
9 this section shall be issued in the same manner as other number plates
10 upon the payment of the regular registration fee prescribed by section
11 four hundred one of this article; provided, however, that an additional
12 annual service charge of twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such
13 plate.
14 3. Each twenty-five dollars received as the additional service charge
15 under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the "opioid
16 stewardship fund" established pursuant to section ninety-seven-aaaaa of
17 the state finance law and shall be used to support programs undertaken
18 pursuant to section ninety-seven-aaaaa of the state finance law.
19 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 97-aaaaa of the state finance law, as
20 added by section 3 of part NN of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is
21 amended to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. The opioid stewardship fund shall consist of all moneys collected
2 pursuant to section four hundred four-ff of the vehicle and traffic law,
3 of moneys appropriated for the purpose of such account, moneys trans-
4 ferred to such account pursuant to law, contributions consisting of
5 promises or grants of any money or property of any kind or value, or any
6 other thing of value, including grants or other financial assistance
7 from any agency of government and moneys required by the provisions of
8 this section or any other law to be paid into or credited to this
9 account.
10 § 3. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of
11 the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section one of this act, shall
12 only be designated, produced, and issued upon delivery to the department
13 of motor vehicles of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand
14 dollars, which shall be executed by a surety company authorized by the
15 department of financial services to transact business in this state.
16 Provided, however, that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have
17 received prior to plate design, production, and issuance at least two
18 hundred orders for such distinctive plate together with the additional
19 annual service charge applicable to each such order, which shall be
20 non-refundable, no such surety bond shall be required. All service
21 charges collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited pursuant
22 to the provisions of section 404-oo of the vehicle and traffic law to
23 the credit of the department of motor vehicles distinctive plate devel-
24 opment fund established by section 95-g of the state finance law and
25 shall be used for the design, production, advertising, and distribution
26 of distinctive license plates in accordance with such section 95-g.
27 2. If, upon, the expiration of two years following the date upon which
28 distinctive plates in the series are first available for sale two
29 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant
30 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
31 such plates are sold by such time, the department of motor vehicles
32 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
33 to such shortfall.
34 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
35 section one of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth
36 day after it shall have become law provided, further that sections one
37 and three of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on the same
38 date as section 97-aaaaa of the state finance law repeals pursuant to
39 section 5 of part NN of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018; provided,
40 further that the amendments made to section 97-aaaaa of the state
41 finance law by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of
42 such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. Effective imme-
43 diately, the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
44 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
45 date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before
46 such effective date.