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1-House Engrossed teen suicide awareness special plates State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 CHAPTER 126 HOUSE BILL 2859 An Act amending sections 28-2351, 28-2403, 28-2432 and 28-2470.18, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 28, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-2470.23; amending sections 28-6501, 28-6991 and 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to special plates. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
1+House Engrossed teen suicide awareness special plates State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 HOUSE BILL 2859 An Act amending sections 28-2351, 28-2403, 28-2432 and 28-2470.18, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 28, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-2470.23; amending sections 28-6501, 28-6991 and 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to special plates. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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6667 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 28-2351, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-2351. License plate provided; design A. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall provide to every owner one license plate for each vehicle registered. At the request of the owner and on payment of a fee in an amount prescribed by the director by rule, the department shall provide one additional license plate for a vehicle for which a special plate is requested pursuant to this chapter. B. The license plate shall display the number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner of the vehicle and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated. The director shall coat the license plate with a reflective material that is consistent with the determination of the department regarding the color and design of license plates and special plates. The director shall design the license plate and the letters and numerals on the license plate to be of sufficient size to be plainly readable during daylight from a distance of one hundred feet. In addition to the standard license plate issued for a trailer before August 12, 2005, the director shall issue a license plate for trailers that has a design that is similar to the standard size license plate for trailers but that is the same size as the license plate for motorcycles. The trailer owner shall notify the department which size license plate the owner wants for the trailer. C. In addition to the requirements prescribed in subsection B of this section, for all license plates, including all special plates, that are designed or redesigned on or after September 24, 2022: 1. The background color of the license plate shall contrast significantly with the color of the letters and numerals on the license plate and with the name of this state on the license plate. 2. The name of this state shall appear on the license plate in capital letters in sans serif font and be three-fourths of an inch in height. D. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall not contract with a nongovernmental entity to purchase or secure reflective material for the plates issued by the department unless the department has made a reasonable effort to secure qualified bids or proposals from as many individual responsible respondents as possible. E. The department shall determine the color and design of the license plate subject to the requirements prescribed by subsections B and C of this section. All plates issued by the department, except the plates that are issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476 and 28-4533 and article 14 of this chapter, shall be the same color as and similar in design to the license plate as determined by the department. F. A passenger motor vehicle that is rented without a driver shall receive the same type of license plate as is issued for a private passenger motor vehicle. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Section 28-2403, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-2403. Special plates; transfers; violation; classification A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the department shall issue or renew special plates in lieu of the regular license plates pursuant to the following conditions and procedures and only if the requirements prescribed by this article for the requested special plates are met: 1. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, a person who is the registered owner of a vehicle registered with the department or who applies for an original or renewal registration of a vehicle may submit to the department a completed application form as prescribed by the department with the fee prescribed by section 28-2402 for special plates in addition to the registration fee prescribed by section 28-2003. 2. Except for plates issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476 and article 14 of this chapter, the special plates shall be the same color as and similar to the design of the regular license plates that is determined by the department. 3. Except as provided in section 28-2416, the department shall issue special plates only to the owner or lessee of a vehicle that is currently registered, including any vehicle that has a declared gross weight, as defined in section 28-5431, of twenty-six thousand pounds or less. 4. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, the department shall charge the fee prescribed by section 28-2402 for each annual renewal of special plates in addition to the registration fee prescribed by section 28-2003. B. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, on notification to the department and on payment of the transfer fee prescribed by section 28-2402, a person who is issued special plates may transfer the special plates to another vehicle the person owns or leases. Persons who are issued special plates for hearing impaired persons pursuant to section 28-2408 and international symbol of access special plates pursuant to section 28-2409 are exempt from the transfer fee. If a person who is issued special plates sells, trades or otherwise releases ownership of the vehicle on which the plates have been displayed, the person shall immediately report the transfer of the plates to the department or the person shall surrender the plates to the department as prescribed by the director. It is unlawful for a person to whom the plates have been issued to knowingly allow them to be displayed on a vehicle except the vehicle authorized by the department. C. The special plates shall be affixed to the vehicle for which registration is sought in lieu of the regular license plates. D. A person is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor who: 1. Violates subsection B of this section. 2. Fraudulently gives false or fictitious information in the application for or renewal of special plates or placards issued pursuant to this article. 3. Conceals a material fact or otherwise commits fraud in the application for or renewal of special plates or placards issued pursuant to this article. END_STATUTE Sec. 3. Section 28-2432, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-2432. Arizona professional basketball clubs special plates; fund A. If, by December 31, 2008, a charitable organization affiliated with an Arizona professional basketball club donates thirty-two thousand dollars to the veterans' donations fund established by section 41-608 for the purpose of paying the implementation costs of the gold star family special plates established by section 28-2431 and the thirty-two thousand dollars is paid to the department for the implementation of this section, The department shall issue Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plates in two different designs as follows: 1. On or before December 31, 2024, the entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars $32,000 for the implementation of the Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plates shall design the Arizona professional men's basketball club special plates. The design and color of the Arizona professional men's basketball club special plates are subject to the approval of the department. 2. If, by December 31, 2024, a person provides an additional $32,000 to the department for the Arizona professional basketball clubs special plates, the person that provides the $32,000 shall design the Arizona professional women's basketball club special plates. The design and color of the Arizona professional women's basketball club special plates are subject to the approval of the department. B. All of the following apply to the Arizona professional basketball clubs special plates issued pursuant to subsection A of this section: 1. The director may allow a request for Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plates. B. 2. Of the twenty-five dollar $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars $8 is a special plate administration fee and seventeen dollars $17 is an annual donation. C. 3. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plate fund established by subsection D C of this section. D. c. The Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars $32,000 received pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section shall be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section and the first $32,000 received pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department. Not more than ten per cent percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The director shall allocate monies from the fund through a private Arizona professional basketball organization's foundation that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The director shall forward all monies deposited in the Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plate fund, excluding administrative fees, to the foundation on an annual basis. E. D. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE Sec. 4. Section 28-2470.18, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-2470.18. Gila River Indian community special plates A. If by December 31, 2023 2024, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue Gila River Indian community special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the Gila River Indian community special plates. The design and color of the Gila River Indian community special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for Gila River Indian community special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the Gila River Indian community special plates. B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation. C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the Gila River Indian community transportation committee. The Gila River Indian community transportation committee shall use these monies only for traffic control devices that conform to the manual and specifications prescribed in section 28-641 on highways on the Gila River Indian reservation that are located in this state and that are not state highways. END_STATUTE Sec. 5. Title 28, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-2470.23, to read: START_STATUTE28-2470.23. Teen suicide awareness special plates; fund A. If, by December 31, 2024, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue teen suicide awareness special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the teen suicide awareness special plates. The design and color of the teen suicide awareness special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for teen suicide awareness special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the teen suicide awareness special plates. B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation. C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the teen suicide awareness special plate fund established by this section. D. The teen suicide awareness special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of the monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The entity must: 1. Have been established in this state in 1986 to prevent teen suicide. 2. Provide a peer-to-peer teen crisis hotline and text line. 3. Have a mission to prevent teen suicide through enhancing resiliency in youth and fostering supportive communities. 4. Provide teen suicide prevention education to teenagers, schools and the community at large. 5. Have begun the school identification card initiative in 2015 to put peer counseling information on the back of student identification cards. 6. Host tabling events for teen suicide prevention awareness month. 7. Provide prevention and hotline services to children and families at no cost. 8. Facilitate suicide prevention trainings for school staff. F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE Sec. 6. Section 28-6501, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-6501. Definition of highway user revenues In this article, unless the context otherwise requires or except as otherwise provided by statute, "highway user revenues" means all monies received in this state from licenses, taxes, penalties, interest and fees authorized by the following: 1. Chapters 2, 7, 8 and 15 of this title, except for: (a) The special plate administration fees prescribed in sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514. (b) The donations prescribed in sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2415, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476. 2. Section 28-1177. 3. Chapters 10 and 11 of this title. 4. Chapter 16, articles 1, 2 and 4 of this title, except as provided in sections 28-5926 and 28-5927. END_STATUTE Sec. 7. Section 28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-6991. State highway fund; sources The state highway fund is established that consists of: 1. Monies distributed from the Arizona highway user revenue fund pursuant to chapter 18 of this title. 2. Monies appropriated by the legislature. 3. Monies received from donations for the construction, improvement or maintenance of state highways or bridges. These monies shall be credited to a special account and shall be spent only for the purpose indicated by the donor. 4. Monies received from counties or cities under cooperative agreements, including proceeds from bond issues. The state treasurer shall deposit these monies to the credit of the fund in a special account on delivery to the treasurer of a concise written agreement between the department and the county or city stating the purposes for which the monies are surrendered by the county or city, and these monies shall be spent only as stated in the agreement. 5. Monies received from the United States under an act of Congress to provide aid for the construction of rural post roads, but monies received on projects for which the monies necessary to be provided by this state are wholly derived from sources mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this section shall be allotted by the department and deposited by the state treasurer in the special account within the fund established for each project. On completion of the project, on the satisfaction and discharge in full of all obligations of any kind created and on request of the department, the treasurer shall transfer the unexpended balance in the special account for the project into the state highway fund, and the unexpended balance and any further federal aid thereafter received on account of the project may be spent under the general provisions of this title. 6. Monies in the custody of an officer or agent of this state from any source that is to be used for the construction, improvement or maintenance of state highways or bridges. 7. Monies deposited in the state general fund and arising from the disposal of state personal property belonging to the department. 8. Receipts from the sale or disposal of any or all other property held by the department and purchased with state highway monies. 9. Monies generated pursuant to section 28-410. 10. Monies distributed pursuant to section 28-5808, subsection B, paragraph 2, subdivision (d). 11. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003. 12. Except as provided in section 28-5101, the following monies: (a) Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2206 and section 28-5808, subsection B, paragraph 2, subdivision (e). (b) $1 of each registration fee and $1 of each title fee collected pursuant to section 28-2003. (c) $2 of each late registration penalty collected by the director pursuant to section 28-2162. (d) The air quality compliance fee collected pursuant to section 49-542. (e) The special plate administration fees collected pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514. (f) Monies collected pursuant to sections 28-372, 28-2155 and 28-2156 if the director is the registering officer. 13. Monies deposited pursuant to chapter 5, article 5 of this title. 14. Donations received pursuant to section 28-2269. 15. Dealer and registration monies collected pursuant to section 28-4304. 16. Abandoned vehicle administration monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4804. 17. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-710, subsection D, paragraph 2. 18. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2065. 19. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7311. 20. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7059. 21. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-1105. 22. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2448, subsection D. 23. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3415. 24. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3002, subsection A, paragraph 14. 25. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7316. 26. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4302. 27. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3416. 28. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4504. 29. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2098. 30. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-2321, 28-2324, 28-2325, 28-5474, 28-5739, 28-5863 and 28-5864. END_STATUTE Sec. 8. Section 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE28-6993. State highway fund; authorized uses A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section and section 28-6538, the state highway fund shall be used for any of the following purposes in strict conformity with and subject to the budget as provided by this section and by sections 28-6997 through 28-7003: 1. To pay salaries, wages, necessary travel expenses and other expenses of officers and employees of the department and the incidental office expenses, including telegraph, telephone, postal and express charges and printing, stationery and advertising expenses. 2. To pay for both: (a) Equipment, supplies, machines, tools, department offices and laboratories established by the department. (b) The construction and repair of buildings or yards of the department. 3. To pay the cost of both: (a) Engineering, construction, improvement and maintenance of state highways and parts of highways forming state routes. (b) Highways under cooperative agreements with the United States that are entered into pursuant to this chapter and an act of Congress providing for the construction of rural post roads. 4. To pay land damages incurred by reason of establishing, opening, altering, relocating, widening or abandoning portions of a state route or state highway. 5. To reimburse the department revolving account. 6. To pay premiums on authorized indemnity bonds and on compensation insurance under the workers' compensation act. 7. To defray lawful expenses and costs required to administer and carry out the intent, purposes and provisions of this title, including repayment of obligations entered into pursuant to this title, payment of interest on obligations entered into pursuant to this title, repayment of loans and other financial assistance, including repayment of advances and interest on advances made to the department pursuant to section 28-7677, and payment of all other obligations and expenses of the board and department pursuant to chapter 21 of this title. 8. To pay lawful bills and charges incurred by the state engineer. 9. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state parks or roads within state parks. 10. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state prisons. 11. To pay the cost of relocating a utility facility pursuant to section 28-7156. 12. For the purposes provided in subsections C, D and E of this section and sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003. 13. To pay the cost of issuing an Arizona centennial special plate pursuant to section 28-2448. 14. To pay for all of the following: (a) The enforcement by the department of public safety and the department of transportation of vehicle safety requirements within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico. (b) Costs related to procuring electronic equipment, automated systems or improvements to existing electronic equipment or automated systems for relieving vehicle congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico. (c) Constructing, maintaining and upgrading transportation facilities, including roads, streets and highways, approved by the board within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico. (d) As approved by the board, constructing and maintaining transportation facilities in the CANAMEX high priority corridor as defined in section 332 of the national highway system designation act of 1995 (P.L. 104-59; 109 Stat. 568). (e) Activities of the department that include collecting transportation and trade data in the United States and Mexico for the purposes of constructing transportation facilities, improving public safety, improving truck processing time and relieving congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico. The department may enter into an agreement with the Arizona-Mexico commission and provide funding to the commission for the purposes of this subdivision. (f) A commitment or investment necessary for the department or another agency of this state to obtain federal monies that are designated for expenditure pursuant to this section. B. For each fiscal year, the department of transportation shall allocate and transfer monies in the state highway fund to the department of public safety for funding a portion of highway patrol costs in eight installments in each of the first eight months of a fiscal year that do not exceed $10,000,000. C. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department may use the monies in the state highway fund as prescribed in section 28-6991, paragraph 12 to carry out the duties imposed by this title for registration or titling of vehicles, to operate joint title, registration and driver licensing offices, to cover the administrative costs of issuing the air quality compliance sticker, modifying the year validating tab and issuing the windshield sticker and to cover expenses and costs in issuing special plates pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514. D. The department shall use monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to chapter 5, article 5 of this title only as prescribed by that article. E. Monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-2269 shall be used only as prescribed by that section. F. Monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-710, subsection D, paragraph 2 shall only be used for state highway work zone traffic control devices. G. The department may exchange monies distributed to the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-6538, subsection A, paragraph 1 for local government surface transportation program federal monies suballocated to councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations if the local government scheduled to receive the federal monies concurs. An exchange of state highway fund monies pursuant to this subsection shall be in an amount that is at least equal to ninety percent of the federal obligation authority that exists in the project for which the exchange is proposed. H. The department shall use monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-1105, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (a) only for a transportation facility that is located within twenty drivable miles of the international port of entry and shall spend the monies proportionally based on the amount of total monies collected pursuant to section 28-1105, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (a). For the purposes of this subsection, "transportation facility" means a highway or a state route or a county, city or town road that is used by a commercial vehicle or a commercial vehicle combination for which an axle fee is paid pursuant to section 28-5474. END_STATUTE
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7677 B. The license plate shall display the number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner of the vehicle and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated. The director shall coat the license plate with a reflective material that is consistent with the determination of the department regarding the color and design of license plates and special plates. The director shall design the license plate and the letters and numerals on the license plate to be of sufficient size to be plainly readable during daylight from a distance of one hundred feet. In addition to the standard license plate issued for a trailer before August 12, 2005, the director shall issue a license plate for trailers that has a design that is similar to the standard size license plate for trailers but that is the same size as the license plate for motorcycles. The trailer owner shall notify the department which size license plate the owner wants for the trailer.
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7879 C. In addition to the requirements prescribed in subsection B of this section, for all license plates, including all special plates, that are designed or redesigned on or after September 24, 2022:
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8485 D. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall not contract with a nongovernmental entity to purchase or secure reflective material for the plates issued by the department unless the department has made a reasonable effort to secure qualified bids or proposals from as many individual responsible respondents as possible.
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8687 E. The department shall determine the color and design of the license plate subject to the requirements prescribed by subsections B and C of this section. All plates issued by the department, except the plates that are issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476 and 28-4533 and article 14 of this chapter, shall be the same color as and similar in design to the license plate as determined by the department.
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8889 F. A passenger motor vehicle that is rented without a driver shall receive the same type of license plate as is issued for a private passenger motor vehicle. END_STATUTE
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9091 Sec. 2. Section 28-2403, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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9697 1. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, a person who is the registered owner of a vehicle registered with the department or who applies for an original or renewal registration of a vehicle may submit to the department a completed application form as prescribed by the department with the fee prescribed by section 28-2402 for special plates in addition to the registration fee prescribed by section 28-2003.
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9899 2. Except for plates issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476 and article 14 of this chapter, the special plates shall be the same color as and similar to the design of the regular license plates that is determined by the department.
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104105 B. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 28-2416.01, on notification to the department and on payment of the transfer fee prescribed by section 28-2402, a person who is issued special plates may transfer the special plates to another vehicle the person owns or leases. Persons who are issued special plates for hearing impaired persons pursuant to section 28-2408 and international symbol of access special plates pursuant to section 28-2409 are exempt from the transfer fee. If a person who is issued special plates sells, trades or otherwise releases ownership of the vehicle on which the plates have been displayed, the person shall immediately report the transfer of the plates to the department or the person shall surrender the plates to the department as prescribed by the director. It is unlawful for a person to whom the plates have been issued to knowingly allow them to be displayed on a vehicle except the vehicle authorized by the department.
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120121 A. If, by December 31, 2008, a charitable organization affiliated with an Arizona professional basketball club donates thirty-two thousand dollars to the veterans' donations fund established by section 41-608 for the purpose of paying the implementation costs of the gold star family special plates established by section 28-2431 and the thirty-two thousand dollars is paid to the department for the implementation of this section, The department shall issue Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plates in two different designs as follows:
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122123 1. On or before December 31, 2024, the entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars $32,000 for the implementation of the Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plates shall design the Arizona professional men's basketball club special plates. The design and color of the Arizona professional men's basketball club special plates are subject to the approval of the department.
123124
124125 2. If, by December 31, 2024, a person provides an additional $32,000 to the department for the Arizona professional basketball clubs special plates, the person that provides the $32,000 shall design the Arizona professional women's basketball club special plates. The design and color of the Arizona professional women's basketball club special plates are subject to the approval of the department.
125126
126127 B. All of the following apply to the Arizona professional basketball clubs special plates issued pursuant to subsection A of this section:
127128
128129 1. The director may allow a request for Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plates.
129130
130131 B. 2. Of the twenty-five dollar $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars $8 is a special plate administration fee and seventeen dollars $17 is an annual donation.
131132
132133 C. 3. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plate fund established by subsection D C of this section.
133134
134135 D. c. The Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars $32,000 received pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section shall be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section and the first $32,000 received pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department. Not more than ten per cent percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The director shall allocate monies from the fund through a private Arizona professional basketball organization's foundation that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The director shall forward all monies deposited in the Arizona professional basketball club clubs special plate fund, excluding administrative fees, to the foundation on an annual basis.
135136
136137 E. D. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE
137138
138139 Sec. 4. Section 28-2470.18, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
139140
140141 START_STATUTE28-2470.18. Gila River Indian community special plates
141142
142143 A. If by December 31, 2023 2024, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue Gila River Indian community special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the Gila River Indian community special plates. The design and color of the Gila River Indian community special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for Gila River Indian community special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the Gila River Indian community special plates.
143144
144145 B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
145146
146147 C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the Gila River Indian community transportation committee. The Gila River Indian community transportation committee shall use these monies only for traffic control devices that conform to the manual and specifications prescribed in section 28-641 on highways on the Gila River Indian reservation that are located in this state and that are not state highways. END_STATUTE
147148
148149 Sec. 5. Title 28, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-2470.23, to read:
149150
150151 START_STATUTE28-2470.23. Teen suicide awareness special plates; fund
151152
152153 A. If, by December 31, 2024, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue teen suicide awareness special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the teen suicide awareness special plates. The design and color of the teen suicide awareness special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for teen suicide awareness special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the teen suicide awareness special plates.
153154
154155 B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
155156
156157 C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the teen suicide awareness special plate fund established by this section.
157158
158159 D. The teen suicide awareness special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of the monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
159160
160161 E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The entity must:
161162
162163 1. Have been established in this state in 1986 to prevent teen suicide.
163164
164165 2. Provide a peer-to-peer teen crisis hotline and text line.
165166
166167 3. Have a mission to prevent teen suicide through enhancing resiliency in youth and fostering supportive communities.
167168
168169 4. Provide teen suicide prevention education to teenagers, schools and the community at large.
169170
170171 5. Have begun the school identification card initiative in 2015 to put peer counseling information on the back of student identification cards.
171172
172173 6. Host tabling events for teen suicide prevention awareness month.
173174
174175 7. Provide prevention and hotline services to children and families at no cost.
175176
176177 8. Facilitate suicide prevention trainings for school staff.
177178
178179 F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE
179180
180181 Sec. 6. Section 28-6501, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
181182
182183 START_STATUTE28-6501. Definition of highway user revenues
183184
184185 In this article, unless the context otherwise requires or except as otherwise provided by statute, "highway user revenues" means all monies received in this state from licenses, taxes, penalties, interest and fees authorized by the following:
185186
186187 1. Chapters 2, 7, 8 and 15 of this title, except for:
187188
188189 (a) The special plate administration fees prescribed in sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514.
189190
190191 (b) The donations prescribed in sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2415, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476.
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192193 2. Section 28-1177.
193194
194195 3. Chapters 10 and 11 of this title.
195196
196197 4. Chapter 16, articles 1, 2 and 4 of this title, except as provided in sections 28-5926 and 28-5927. END_STATUTE
197198
198199 Sec. 7. Section 28-6991, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
199200
200201 START_STATUTE28-6991. State highway fund; sources
201202
202203 The state highway fund is established that consists of:
203204
204205 1. Monies distributed from the Arizona highway user revenue fund pursuant to chapter 18 of this title.
205206
206207 2. Monies appropriated by the legislature.
207208
208209 3. Monies received from donations for the construction, improvement or maintenance of state highways or bridges. These monies shall be credited to a special account and shall be spent only for the purpose indicated by the donor.
209210
210211 4. Monies received from counties or cities under cooperative agreements, including proceeds from bond issues. The state treasurer shall deposit these monies to the credit of the fund in a special account on delivery to the treasurer of a concise written agreement between the department and the county or city stating the purposes for which the monies are surrendered by the county or city, and these monies shall be spent only as stated in the agreement.
211212
212213 5. Monies received from the United States under an act of Congress to provide aid for the construction of rural post roads, but monies received on projects for which the monies necessary to be provided by this state are wholly derived from sources mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this section shall be allotted by the department and deposited by the state treasurer in the special account within the fund established for each project. On completion of the project, on the satisfaction and discharge in full of all obligations of any kind created and on request of the department, the treasurer shall transfer the unexpended balance in the special account for the project into the state highway fund, and the unexpended balance and any further federal aid thereafter received on account of the project may be spent under the general provisions of this title.
213214
214215 6. Monies in the custody of an officer or agent of this state from any source that is to be used for the construction, improvement or maintenance of state highways or bridges.
215216
216217 7. Monies deposited in the state general fund and arising from the disposal of state personal property belonging to the department.
217218
218219 8. Receipts from the sale or disposal of any or all other property held by the department and purchased with state highway monies.
219220
220221 9. Monies generated pursuant to section 28-410.
221222
222223 10. Monies distributed pursuant to section 28-5808, subsection B, paragraph 2, subdivision (d).
223224
224225 11. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003.
225226
226227 12. Except as provided in section 28-5101, the following monies:
227228
228229 (a) Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2206 and section 28-5808, subsection B, paragraph 2, subdivision (e).
229230
230231 (b) $1 of each registration fee and $1 of each title fee collected pursuant to section 28-2003.
231232
232233 (c) $2 of each late registration penalty collected by the director pursuant to section 28-2162.
233234
234235 (d) The air quality compliance fee collected pursuant to section 49-542.
235236
236237 (e) The special plate administration fees collected pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514.
237238
238239 (f) Monies collected pursuant to sections 28-372, 28-2155 and 28-2156 if the director is the registering officer.
239240
240241 13. Monies deposited pursuant to chapter 5, article 5 of this title.
241242
242243 14. Donations received pursuant to section 28-2269.
243244
244245 15. Dealer and registration monies collected pursuant to section 28-4304.
245246
246247 16. Abandoned vehicle administration monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4804.
247248
248249 17. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-710, subsection D, paragraph 2.
249250
250251 18. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2065.
251252
252253 19. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7311.
253254
254255 20. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7059.
255256
256257 21. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-1105.
257258
258259 22. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2448, subsection D.
259260
260261 23. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3415.
261262
262263 24. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3002, subsection A, paragraph 14.
263264
264265 25. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-7316.
265266
266267 26. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4302.
267268
268269 27. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3416.
269270
270271 28. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-4504.
271272
272273 29. Monies deposited pursuant to section 28-2098.
273274
274275 30. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-2321, 28-2324, 28-2325, 28-5474, 28-5739, 28-5863 and 28-5864. END_STATUTE
275276
276277 Sec. 8. Section 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
277278
278279 START_STATUTE28-6993. State highway fund; authorized uses
279280
280281 A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section and section 28-6538, the state highway fund shall be used for any of the following purposes in strict conformity with and subject to the budget as provided by this section and by sections 28-6997 through 28-7003:
281282
282283 1. To pay salaries, wages, necessary travel expenses and other expenses of officers and employees of the department and the incidental office expenses, including telegraph, telephone, postal and express charges and printing, stationery and advertising expenses.
283284
284285 2. To pay for both:
285286
286287 (a) Equipment, supplies, machines, tools, department offices and laboratories established by the department.
287288
288289 (b) The construction and repair of buildings or yards of the department.
289290
290291 3. To pay the cost of both:
291292
292293 (a) Engineering, construction, improvement and maintenance of state highways and parts of highways forming state routes.
293294
294295 (b) Highways under cooperative agreements with the United States that are entered into pursuant to this chapter and an act of Congress providing for the construction of rural post roads.
295296
296297 4. To pay land damages incurred by reason of establishing, opening, altering, relocating, widening or abandoning portions of a state route or state highway.
297298
298299 5. To reimburse the department revolving account.
299300
300301 6. To pay premiums on authorized indemnity bonds and on compensation insurance under the workers' compensation act.
301302
302303 7. To defray lawful expenses and costs required to administer and carry out the intent, purposes and provisions of this title, including repayment of obligations entered into pursuant to this title, payment of interest on obligations entered into pursuant to this title, repayment of loans and other financial assistance, including repayment of advances and interest on advances made to the department pursuant to section 28-7677, and payment of all other obligations and expenses of the board and department pursuant to chapter 21 of this title.
303304
304305 8. To pay lawful bills and charges incurred by the state engineer.
305306
306307 9. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state parks or roads within state parks.
307308
308309 10. To acquire, construct or improve entry roads to state prisons.
309310
310311 11. To pay the cost of relocating a utility facility pursuant to section 28-7156.
311312
312313 12. For the purposes provided in subsections C, D and E of this section and sections 28-1143, 28-2353 and 28-3003.
313314
314315 13. To pay the cost of issuing an Arizona centennial special plate pursuant to section 28-2448.
315316
316317 14. To pay for all of the following:
317318
318319 (a) The enforcement by the department of public safety and the department of transportation of vehicle safety requirements within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico.
319320
320321 (b) Costs related to procuring electronic equipment, automated systems or improvements to existing electronic equipment or automated systems for relieving vehicle congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico.
321322
322323 (c) Constructing, maintaining and upgrading transportation facilities, including roads, streets and highways, approved by the board within twenty-five miles of the border between this state and Mexico.
323324
324325 (d) As approved by the board, constructing and maintaining transportation facilities in the CANAMEX high priority corridor as defined in section 332 of the national highway system designation act of 1995 (P.L. 104-59; 109 Stat. 568).
325326
326327 (e) Activities of the department that include collecting transportation and trade data in the United States and Mexico for the purposes of constructing transportation facilities, improving public safety, improving truck processing time and relieving congestion at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico. The department may enter into an agreement with the Arizona-Mexico commission and provide funding to the commission for the purposes of this subdivision.
327328
328329 (f) A commitment or investment necessary for the department or another agency of this state to obtain federal monies that are designated for expenditure pursuant to this section.
329330
330331 B. For each fiscal year, the department of transportation shall allocate and transfer monies in the state highway fund to the department of public safety for funding a portion of highway patrol costs in eight installments in each of the first eight months of a fiscal year that do not exceed $10,000,000.
331332
332333 C. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department may use the monies in the state highway fund as prescribed in section 28-6991, paragraph 12 to carry out the duties imposed by this title for registration or titling of vehicles, to operate joint title, registration and driver licensing offices, to cover the administrative costs of issuing the air quality compliance sticker, modifying the year validating tab and issuing the windshield sticker and to cover expenses and costs in issuing special plates pursuant to sections 28-2404, 28-2407, 28-2412 through 28-2470.22 28-2470.23 and 28-2514.
333334
334335 D. The department shall use monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to chapter 5, article 5 of this title only as prescribed by that article.
335336
336337 E. Monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-2269 shall be used only as prescribed by that section.
337338
338339 F. Monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-710, subsection D, paragraph 2 shall only be used for state highway work zone traffic control devices.
339340
340341 G. The department may exchange monies distributed to the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-6538, subsection A, paragraph 1 for local government surface transportation program federal monies suballocated to councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations if the local government scheduled to receive the federal monies concurs. An exchange of state highway fund monies pursuant to this subsection shall be in an amount that is at least equal to ninety percent of the federal obligation authority that exists in the project for which the exchange is proposed.
341342
342343 H. The department shall use monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-1105, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (a) only for a transportation facility that is located within twenty drivable miles of the international port of entry and shall spend the monies proportionally based on the amount of total monies collected pursuant to section 28-1105, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (a). For the purposes of this subsection, "transportation facility" means a highway or a state route or a county, city or town road that is used by a commercial vehicle or a commercial vehicle combination for which an axle fee is paid pursuant to section 28-5474. END_STATUTE
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