ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

H.B. 493

13-618.

(a)      The Administration may issue special commemorative original or
substitute registration plates for any geographical, historical, natural resource, or
environmental commemoration of statewide significance.

(b)      The owner of a vehicle, or a lessee of the vehicle under a lease not intended
as security, or a director, officer, employee, or partner of a business entity that owns
the vehicle considered eligible by the Administration may apply to the Administration
for the assignment of a commemorative registration plate under this section if the
vehicle is included in one of the following classes:

(1)      A Class A (passenger) vehicle;

(2)      A Class B (for hire) vehicle;

(3)      A Class E (truck) vehicle with a manufacturer's rated capacity of one
ton or less;

(4)      A Class G (trailer) vehicle; or

(5)      A Class M (multipurpose) vehicle.

(c)      (1) An original or substitute commemorative plate may only be issued
under this section for a fixed period of 2 consecutive years after its initial issuance.

(2) The Administration may only issue 1 commemorative plate under
this section at any one time.

(d)      (1) In addition to the annual registration fee otherwise required under
this title, an owner of a vehicle assigned a commemorative registration plate under
this section shall pay [the]:

(I)       AN ADDITIONAL INITIAL REGISTRATION fee set by the
Administration when the new registration plates are issued to the vehicle under this
section; OR

(II)     AN ADDITIONAL RENEWAL FEE SET BY THE ADMINISTRATION
EACH TIME THE PLATE IS RENEWED.

(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

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