Ch. 398                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2)     (i) The Administration shall set the ADDITIONAL INITIAL
REGISTRATION fee at a level that will enable the Administration to recover its costs
under this section.

(ii) The Administration may [charge a fee] SET THE ADDITIONAL
INITIAL REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL that is sufficient to result in a surplus after
costs are subtracted.

(iii) The Administration shall retain a portion of the ADDITIONAL
INITIAL REGISTRATION fee that is sufficient to allow the Administration to recover
any costs of issuing and distributing commemorative plates under this section.

(iv) Any surplus moneys remaining after the Administration has
recovered the costs of issuing a commemorative plate under this section AND MONEYS
COLLECTED FOR ADDITIONAL RENEWAL FEES may not be retained by or transferred
to any agency of the State for any purpose.

(v) Notwithstanding subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, the
surplus moneys AND MONEYS COLLECTED FOR ADDITIONAL RENEWAL FEES may be
retained for the purpose described in paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(3)     The surplus moneys AND MONEYS COLLECTED FOR ADDITIONAL
RENEWAL FEES shall be disbursed by the Administration to a nonprofit organization
that is:

(i) Closely related to the geographical, historical, natural resource,
or environmental theme which the plate commemorates; and

(ii) Designated by the Administration under subsection (e) of this
section.

(4)     No portion of the [fee] ADDITIONAL INITIAL REGISTRATION OR
RENEWAL FEES may be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account
for distribution under § 8-403 or § 8-404 of the Transportation Article.

(e) (1) The Administration shall adopt regulations not inconsistent with the
Maryland Vehicle Law to govern the issuance of special registration plates under this
section.

(2) Before designating any nonprofit organization to receive any surplus
moneys OR MONEYS COLLECTED FOR ADDITIONAL RENEWAL FEES and before
distributing [any surplus] THE moneys to any nonprofit organization, the
Administration shall adopt regulations specific to each new commemorative plate
detailing:

(i) The name and nature of the nonprofit organization receiving
the money;

(ii) The relationship of the nonprofit organization to the
geographical, historical, natural resource, or environmental theme which the plate
commemorates; arid

(iii) The plan of distribution of the funds.
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