SLS 10RS-1464 ENGROSSED Page 1 of 3 Regular Session, 2010 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 55 BY SENATOR WALSWORTH MOTOR VEHICLES. Authorizes and directs the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to produce and issue "Louisiana Bicentennial 1812-2012" license plates for private passenger motor vehicles. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1 To authorize and direct the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to imprint2 "Louisiana Bicentennial 1812-2012" on the license plates for private passenger3 motor vehicles and to issue such plates not later than January 3, 2011, through4 December 31, 2012, or until the Department of Public Safety and Corrections5 depletes its inventory of such plates.6 WHEREAS, on April 30, 1812, Louisiana was admitted by Congress as the7 eighteenth state in the Union; and 8 WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 558 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature of9 Louisiana by Senator Walsworth and Representative Tucker recognizes that the year 201210 marks the anniversary of Louisiana's two hundred years as a state; and11 WHEREAS, Senate Bill 558 proposes to create the Louisiana Bicentennial12 Commission within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for the purpose of13 leading the state to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of Louisiana's two hundred14 years as a state; and15 WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana further recognizes that, as the state16 approaches its bicentennial of statehood, it is appropriate to celebrate and commemorate this17 anniversary through local and statewide observances and activities planned, encouraged,18 SCR NO. 55 SLS 10RS-1464 ENGROSSED Page 2 of 3 coordinated, and conducted by a commission created for such purposes; and1 WHEREAS, one of the specific charges of the commission is to encourage state2 agencies to develop bicentennial programs, such as the creation of a commemorative3 automobile license plate.4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby5 authorize and direct the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to imprint Louisiana6 license plates for private passenger motor vehicles with a design proposed by the Louisiana7 Bicentennial Commission, which design shall include the official logo of the bicentennial8 in the center of the plate, thereby replacing the pelican imprint, and "Louisiana Bicentennial9 1812-2012" on the bottom of the plate, thereby replacing the words "Sportsman's Paradise"10 and which retains Louisiana in red on the top of the plate, and on which shall be provided11 space for the yearly validation sticker at the bottom right-hand corner.12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the license plate described herein, which shall13 require no additional state funding, shall be an official license plate.14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections15 shall begin imprinting the plates at such time and on such a schedule as necessary to allow16 for issuance of the "Louisiana Bicentennial 1812-2012" license plate for private passenger17 motor vehicles beginning not later than January 3, 2011, and shall continue issuing such18 plates through December 31, 2012, or until the Department of Public Safety and Corrections19 depletes its inventory of such plates, whichever is later.20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that on or after December 31, 2012, or after the21 Department of Public Safety and Corrections depletes its inventory of such plates, whichever22 is later, the department shall cease issuing the "Louisiana Bicentennial 1812-2012" license23 plate and the design of the standard Louisiana license plate shall revert to the design which24 received legislative approval as required in R.S. 47:463(A)(3) through passage of SCR No.25 196 of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature.26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the27 secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.28 SCR NO. 55 SLS 10RS-1464 ENGROSSED Page 3 of 3 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles. DIGEST Walsworth SCR No. Directs the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to imprint "Louisiana Bicentennial 1812-2012" on official license plates in accordance with a design developed by the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission. Provides that the department shall begin issuing the plate not later than January 3, 2011, and continue to issue the plates through December 31, 2012, or until the inventory of such plates shall be depleted, whichever is later. Provides that after December 31, 2012, the license plate design shall revert to the design which received legislative approval as required in R.S. 47:463(A)(3) through passage of SCR No. 196 of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature.