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                                    527
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, SCHIMMINGER, ABBATE, CAHILL, ORTIZ,
   SOLAGES, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, COOK, KEARNS, GOODELL, RA, GRAF,  RAIA  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, HOOPER,
   LALOR, LUPARDO, McLAUGHLIN, MONTESANO, STEC -- read once and  referred
   to the Committee on Transportation

 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
   distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 404-cc to read as follows:
   § 404-CC. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR BRONZE OR SILVER STAR RECIPIENTS.  1.
 ANY  RECIPIENT  OF A BRONZE STAR OR A SILVER STAR RESIDING IN THIS STATE
 OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH RECIPIENT SHALL, UPON  REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED  A
 LICENSE  PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "BRONZE STAR RECIPIENT" OR "SILVER STAR
 RECIPIENT".  IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A BRONZE OR SILVER STAR
 RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE  SHALL  NOT
 BE  ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH RECIPIENT. APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE
 PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2.  THE  DISTINCTIVE  PLATE AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT OR  THE
 SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A BRONZE OR SILVER STAR RECIPIENT.
   3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN  THE  SAME  MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR
 REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TEN
 DOLLARS  SHALL  BE  CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE
 YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS IN  THE  AMOUNT  OF
 FIVE  THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL BE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02978-01-7
              

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 ALLOCATED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  OFFSET  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THE
 PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.