S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2203
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH, LUPINACCI, GOODELL, RAIA, McKEVITT,
SALADINO, TENNEY, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,
CERETTO, MAGEE, MARKEY, SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
of distinctive plates for the United States merchant marine academy at
Kings Point
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-x to read as follows:
S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE
ACADEMY AT KINGS POINT. 1. ANY PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON
REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "U.S. MERCHANT
MARINE ACADEMY AT KINGS POINT". APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL
BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
2. 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. SUCH SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE
DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF
THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVEL-
OPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND
MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINE-
TY-FIVE-G.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02144-01-5