| 8 | | - | Sponsors: Representatives R. Pierce, Branson, Cotham, and Miller (Primary Sponsors). |
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| 9 | | - | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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| 10 | | - | Referred to: Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and |
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| 11 | | - | Operations of the House |
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| 12 | | - | March 24, 2025 |
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| 13 | | - | *H466 -v-1* |
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| 9 | + | Sponsors: Representative R. Pierce. |
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| 10 | + | Referred to: |
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| 11 | + | |
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| 12 | + | *DRH10224 -SUf-4* |
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| 14 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE A 2 |
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| 16 | 15 | | BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE. 3 |
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| 17 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 18 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 20-63(b1) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 5 |
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| 19 | 18 | | "() Birthplace of American Independence." 6 |
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| 20 | 19 | | SECTION 2. G.S. 20-79.4(b) reads as rewritten: 7 |
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| 21 | 20 | | "(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates: 8 |
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| 22 | 21 | | … 9 |
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| 23 | 22 | | () Birthplace of American Independence. – Issuable to a registered owner of a 10 |
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| 24 | 23 | | motor vehicle. The plate shall have a blue background and bear a logo with a 11 |
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| 25 | 24 | | feather pen and the phrase "Birthplace of American Independence" with red 12 |
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| 26 | 25 | | and white lettering and a design commemorating the 250th anniversary of the 13 |
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| 27 | 26 | | signing of the Halifax Resolves in Halifax, North Carolina, on April 12, 1776. 14 |
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| 28 | 27 | | …." 15 |
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| 29 | 28 | | SECTION 3. G.S. 20-79.7(a1) reads as rewritten: 16 |
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| 30 | 29 | | "(a1) Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle 17 |
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| 31 | 30 | | registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount: 18 |
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| 32 | 31 | | 19 |
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| 33 | 32 | | Special Plate Additional Fee Amount 20 |
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| 34 | 33 | | … 21 |
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| 35 | 34 | | Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament $30.00 22 |
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| 36 | 35 | | Birthplace of American Independence $30.00 23 |
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| 37 | 36 | | Boy Scouts of America Expired July 1, 2016 24 |
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| 38 | 37 | | …." 25 |
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| 39 | 38 | | SECTION 4. G.S. 20-79.7(b) reads as rewritten: 26 |
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| 40 | 39 | | "(b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and 27 |
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| 41 | 40 | | Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must 28 |
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| 42 | 41 | | credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this 29 |
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| 43 | 42 | | section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural 30 |
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| 44 | 43 | | Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the North Carolina Land and Water Fund (NCLWF), which 31 |
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| 45 | 44 | | is established under G.S. 143B-135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is 32 |
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| 46 | 45 | | established under G.S. 143B-135.56, as follows: 33 |
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| 47 | | - | 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 48 | | - | Page 2 House Bill 466-First Edition |
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| 49 | | - | Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NCLWF PRTF 1 |
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| 50 | | - | … 2 |
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| 51 | | - | Big Rock Blue Marlin 3 |
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| 52 | | - | Tournament $10 $20 0 0 4 |
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| 53 | | - | Birthplace of American 5 |
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| 54 | | - | Independence $10 $20 0 0 6 |
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| 55 | | - | Boy Scouts of America 7 |
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| 56 | | - | …." 8 |
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| 57 | | - | SECTION 5. G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 9 |
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| 58 | | - | "() Birthplace of American Independence. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the 10 |
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| 59 | | - | money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of 11 |
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| 60 | | - | "Birthplace of American Independence" plates to Halifax County Business Horizons, Inc., to 12 |
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| 61 | | - | support commemorative and educational activities in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of 13 |
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| 62 | | - | the signing of the Halifax Resolves." 14 |
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| 63 | | - | SECTION 6. The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and 15 |
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| 64 | | - | renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20-63(b1), 20-79.4(b), 20-79.7(a1) and (b), 16 |
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| 65 | | - | and 20-81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and 17 |
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| 66 | | - | numbered accordingly. 18 |
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| 67 | | - | SECTION 7. This act is effective when it becomes law. 19 |
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| 46 | + | 34 |
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| 47 | + | Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NCLWF PRTF 35 |
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| 48 | + | … 36 |
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| 49 | + | H.B. 466 |
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| 50 | + | Mar 19, 2025 |
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| 51 | + | HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 52 | + | Page 2 DRH10224-SUf-4 |
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| 53 | + | Big Rock Blue Marlin 1 |
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| 54 | + | Tournament $10 $20 0 0 2 |
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| 55 | + | Birthplace of American 3 |
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| 56 | + | Independence $10 $20 0 0 4 |
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| 57 | + | Boy Scouts of America 5 |
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| 58 | + | …." 6 |
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| 59 | + | SECTION 5. G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 7 |
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| 60 | + | "() Birthplace of American Independence. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the 8 |
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| 61 | + | money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of 9 |
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| 62 | + | "Birthplace of American Independence" plates to Halifax County Business Horizons, Inc., to 10 |
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| 63 | + | support commemorative and educational activities in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of 11 |
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| 64 | + | the signing of the Halifax Resolves." 12 |
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| 65 | + | SECTION 6. The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and 13 |
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| 66 | + | renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20-63(b1), 20-79.4(b), 20-79.7(a1) and (b), 14 |
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| 67 | + | and 20-81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and 15 |
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| 68 | + | numbered accordingly. 16 |
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| 69 | + | SECTION 7. This act is effective when it becomes law. 17 |
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