FIRSTREGULARSESSION HOUSEBILLNO.61 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESASSMANN. 0199H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk ANACT Torepealsection301.469,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto Missouriconservationheritagefoundationlicenseplates. BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: SectionA.Section301.469,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu 2thereof,tobeknownassection301.469,toreadasfollows: 301.469.1.Anyvehicleownermayreceivelicenseplatesasprescribedinthis 2section,foranymotorvehiclesuchpersonowns,eithersolelyorjointly,otherthanan 3apportionedmotorvehicleoracommercialmotorvehiclelicensedinexcessoftwenty-four 4thousandpoundsgrossweight,afteranannualpaymentofanemblem-useauthorizationfeeto 5theMissouriconservationheritagefoundation.Thefoundationherebyauthorizestheuseof 6itsofficialemblemstobeaffixedonmultiyearlicenseplatesasprovidedinthissection.Any 7vehicleownermayannuallyapplyfortheuseoftheemblems. 8 2.Uponannualapplicationandpaymentofatwenty-fivedollaremblem-use 9authorizationfeetotheMissouriconservationheritagefoundation,thefoundationshallissue 10tothevehicleowner,withoutfurthercharge,anemblem-useauthorizationstatement,which 11shallbepresentedtothedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenueatthetimeofregistrationofa 12motorvehicle. 13 3.Uponpresentationoftheannualstatement,paymentofafifteendollarfeein 14additiontotheregularregistrationfeesanddocumentswhichmayberequiredbylaw,the 15directorofthedepartmentofrevenueshallissuealicenseplate,whichshallbearanemblem 16oftheMissouriconservationheritagefoundationinaformprescribedbythedirector,tothe 17vehicleowner.Suchlicenseplatesshallbemadewithfullyreflectivematerialwitha EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18commoncolorschemeanddesign,shallbeclearlyvisibleatnight,andshallbeaesthetically 19attractive,asprescribedbysection301.130.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection 20301.144,noadditionalfeeshallbechargedforthepersonalizationoflicenseplatespursuant 21tothissection. 22 4.Applicationfortheemblem-useauthorizationandpaymentofthetwenty-five- 23dollarcontributionmayalsobemadeatthetimeofregistrationtothedirectorofthe 24departmentofrevenue,whoshalldepositthecontributiontothecreditoftheMissouri 25conservationheritagefoundation. 26 5.Avehicleowner,whowaspreviouslyissuedaplatewithaMissouriconservation 27heritagefoundationemblemauthorizedbythissectionbutwhodoesnotprovideanemblem- 28useauthorizationstatementatasubsequenttimeofregistration,shallbeissuedanewplate 29whichdoesnotbearthefoundationemblem,asotherwiseprovidedbylaw. 30 [5.]6.Thedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenuemaypromulgaterulesand 31regulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermis 32definedinsection536.010,thatispromulgatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissection 33shallbecomeeffectiveonlyifithasbeenpromulgatedpursuanttotheprovisionsofchapter 34536.AllrulemakingauthoritydelegatedpriortoAugust28,1999,isofnoforceandeffect; 35however,nothinginthissectionshallbeinterpretedtorepealoraffectthevalidityofanyrule 36filedoradoptedpriortoAugust28,1999,ifitfullycompliedwiththeprovisionsofchapter 37536.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe 38generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto 39disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof 40rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,1999,shallbeinvalid 41andvoid. ✔ HB61 2