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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1125
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Share the Road" prestige license plate
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:202 and R.S. 47:463.141, relative to special prestige license plates; to2
provide for the creation and issuance of the "Share the Road" license plate; to3
provide for fees and distribution of fees; to provide for the promulgation of rules and4
regulations; to create the Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund; and to5
provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 32:202 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
§202. Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund9
A. There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the10
Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".11
The source of monies for the fund shall be a portion of the monies derived from fees12
imposed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:463.141 grants, gifts, and donations13
and any other monies received by the state for the purposes of bicycle and pedestrian14
safety.15
B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of16
the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund,17
an amount equal to that deposited into the state treasury from the foregoing sources18
shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. The monies in the fund shall be19
invested by the treasurer in the same manner as the state general fund, and interest20
earnings shall be deposited into the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered21
monies remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund.22 HLS 10RS-1744 ENGROSSED
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C. Monies in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the1
legislature for use by the Department of Transportation and Development or the2
governing authority. The monies in the fund shall be allocated and disbursed by the3
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or the governing4
authority and used solely for bicycle and pedestrian safety.5
Section 2. R.S. 47:463.141 is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
`§463.141. Special prestige license plate; "Share the Road"7
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall8
establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Share the9
Road" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plates.10
These license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks,11
recreational vehicles, and vans.12
B. The special prestige license plate shall be known as the "Share the Road"13
license plate and shall bear the likeness of a person on a bicycle riding on the road14
and a pedestrian walking centered on the left side of the licence plate. The15
"Louisiana" name logo shall be at the top of the plate. The center of the plate shall16
display a number, with the first issued plate displaying the number one and shall17
continue in consecutive numerical order for each plate. Centered at the bottom of the18
plate below the number shall be the words "Share the Road".19
C. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen20
of Louisiana.21
D. The department shall collect the following fees for this license plate:22
(1) An initial fee of twenty-five dollars, which shall be disbursed in23
accordance with Subsection E of this Section.24
(2) A handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents to be retained by the25
department to offset a portion of administrative costs.26
(3) A renewal fee, which shall be the same as the fee for renewing a regular27
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E. The monies received from the additional twenty-five-dollar fee shall be1
deposited into the Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund, R.S. 32:202, for2
use by the Department of Transportation and Development for the sole purpose of3
promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety.4
F. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to5
implement the provisions of this Section.6
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Williams HB No. 1125
Abstract: Creates the special prestige license plate to be known as "Share the Road" license
plate. Provides for the fees, issuance, creation, and design of the license plate.
Proposed law requires the secretary for DPS&C to issue special prestige license plate to be
known as the "Share the Road" license plate.
Proposed law provides that the prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
citizen of La.
Proposed law provides for the design of the Share the Road license plate. The plate shall
bear the likeness of a person on a bicycle riding on the road and a pedestrian walking
centered on the left side of the licence plate. The"Louisiana" name logo shall be at the top
of the plate. The center of the plate shall display a number, with the first issued plate
displaying the number one and shall continue in consecutive numerical order for each plate.
Centered at the bottom of the plate below the number shall be the words "Share the Road".
Proposed law creates the Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund.
Proposed law provides an initial fee of $25, which shall be deposited into the Louisiana
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund in accordance with proposed law, in addition to the
regular motor vehicle license fee provided in R.S. 47:463(A)(3). A handling fee of $3.50
to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs. A renewal fee
which shall be the same as the fee for renewing a regular motor vehicle license plate.
Proposed law provides that the secretary shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the
provisions provided in proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 32:202 and R.S. 47:463.141)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways
and Public Works to the original bill.
1. Created the Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund. HLS 10RS-1744 ENGROSSED
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2. Changed the design of the license plate to include the likeness of a pedestrian
walking.
3. Deleted the provision that provides for the fees to be annually disbursed to a
statewide or regional nonprofit advocacy organization promoting bicycle safety.
4. Added a provision that the monies received from the $25 fee be deposited into
the Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Fund to be used solely for the
purposes of promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety.