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                                  1230--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON,  DICKENS, COLTON, SANTABARBARA,
   SAYEGH, WILLIAMS, CUSICK, THIELE, CRUZ, STERN, WEPRIN, DARLING, JONES,
   JACKSON, B. MILLER, SMULLEN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  EPSTEIN
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recom-
   mitted  to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
   additional fees for special license plates issued to veterans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 2017, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   1-a.  The  commissioner  may issue special number plates to applicants
 who are members of veterans organizations in the same  manner  as  other
 number  plates  are issued pursuant to this article. Such special number
 plates shall be issued [only] upon [(a)] payment of [a one-time  service
 charge  of  ten  dollars  in  addition  to] the regular registration fee
 prescribed by section four  hundred  one  of  this  article,  and  [(b)]
 submission  of  proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the appli-
 cant is presently a member of the veterans organization for  which  such
 plate  is  requested.  Such membership shall be verified annually by the
 applicant. Application for such plates shall be made in accordance  with
 regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance
 of  such  plates. Provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall
 be deemed to supersede the provisions of section  four  hundred  four-d,
 four  hundred  four-e,  four  hundred  four-h, four hundred four-i, four
 hundred four-j, four hundred four-k, four hundred four-p,  four  hundred
 four-aa, or four hundred four-dd of this article.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
 follows:
   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].
   § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by chapter 415 of the laws  of  2001,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   4.  Fee.  A  special  plate  and  registration issued pursuant to this
 section shall be issued upon payment of  the  regular  registration  fee
 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-
 er,  that  an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars shall be
 charged for such plate].
   § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by chapter 490 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   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  arti-
 cle[,  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
 allocated from such funds to the department to offset  costs  associated
 with the production of such license plates].
   § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   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  arti-
 cle[,  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
   § 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   4. 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].
   §  7.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-aa of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as added by chapter 103 of the laws of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   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  arti-
 cle[;  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
   § 8. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.