] is old law to be omitted. LBD10694-01-5A. 6585 2 1 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-ss to 2 read as follows: 3 § 97-ss. North Country Honor Flight fund. 1. There is hereby estab- 4 lished in the joint custody of the commissioner of taxation and finance 5 and the comptroller, a special fund to be known as the "North Country 6 Honor Flight fund". 7 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to the 8 provisions of section four hundred four-ff of the vehicle and traffic 9 law and all other monies appropriated, credited, or transferred thereto 10 from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in this 11 section shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests 12 for the purposes of the fund as defined in this section and depositing 13 them into the fund according to law. 14 3. Monies of the fund shall be expended to support North Country Honor 15 Flight. 16 4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of 17 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the state director 18 of veterans' services. 19 § 3. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of 20 the vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and issued 21 upon the delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a surety bond 22 in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall be executed by a 23 surety company authorized by the department of financial services to 24 transact business in this state. Provided, however, that if the commis- 25 sioner of motor vehicles shall have received prior to plate design, 26 production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive 27 plate together with the additional annual service charge applicable to 28 each such order, which shall be non-refundable, no such surety bond 29 shall be required. All service charges collected pursuant to this 30 section shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo 31 of the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor 32 vehicles distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g 33 of the state finance law and shall be used for the design, production, 34 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance 35 with such section 95-g. 36 2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which 37 distinctive plates in the series are first available for sale two 38 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant 39 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of 40 such plates are sold by such time, the department of motor vehicles 41 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate 42 to such shortfall. 43 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 44 sections one and two of this act shall take effect on the one hundred 45 eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, 46 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 47 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 48 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.