GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 127 2016 Regular Session Stokes
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
Creates the "United States Merchant Marine Academy" specialty license plate.
Proposed law requires the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to issue
special prestige license plates for the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Proposed law provides the license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any graduate of
the United States Merchant Marine Academy who resides in Louisiana in the same manner
as any other motor vehicle license plate.
Proposed law requires the initial plate be reserved for purchase at the direction of the United
States Merchant Marine Academy KP New Orleans Alumni Chapter.
Proposed law requires the department to collect an annual royalty fee of $25, as well as a
handling fee of $3.50 for each plate, to be retained by the department to offset a portion of
administrative costs.
Proposed law requires the monies collected by the department be forwarded to the United
States Merchant Marine Academy KP New Orleans Alumni Chapter or its successor
organization.
(Adds R.S. 47:463.188)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation,
Highways, and Public Works to the engrossed bill
1. Corrected reference from "E" to "F" in Subsection E.
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Prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.