HOUSE BILL No. 4647


     April 17, 1997, Introduced by Reps. DeVuyst, Goschka, McBryde, Dalman, Rhead, Voorhees, Griffin, Horton, Raczkowski, Jellema, Lowe, Wetters, McManus, Oxender, Middaugh, Cropsey, Cassis, Green, McNutt, LeTarte, Llewellyn and Perricone and referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811d.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 811D.  (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP A

 2    WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION PLATE AND, UPON APPLICATION, SHALL

 3    ISSUE SUCH A PLATE TO AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR

 4    VEHICLE, PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, OR MOTOR HOME FOR WHICH THE REGISTRA-

 5    TION PLATE IS ISSUED INSTEAD OF A STANDARD REGISTRATION PLATE.

 6         (2) AN APPLICATION FOR A WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION

 7    PLATE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO

 8    THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217.  WHITE-TAILED DEER REG-

 9    ISTRATION PLATES SHALL EXPIRE ON THE APPLICANT'S BIRTHDAY

10    PURSUANT TO SECTION 226.  APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A

11    WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH


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 1    PAYMENT OF A SERVICE FEE EQUALING $20.00 MORE THAN THE COST OF

 2    PRODUCING THE PLATE.

 3         (3) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL CREATE A DESIGN OR MAY

 4    ACCEPT A DESIGN WHICH INCLUDES A LIKENESS OF A WHITE-TAILED DEER

 5    FOR A WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION PLATE SUBMITTED BY ANY OTHER

 6    SOURCE.  WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL NOT BE A

 7    DUPLICATION OF ANOTHER REGISTRATION PLATE AND SHALL BE MANUFAC-

 8    TURED FROM REFLECTIVE SHEETING.  THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CON-

 9    JUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, SHALL

10    SOLICIT COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF REFLECTIVE SHEETING

11    TO MANUFACTURE WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION PLATES PURSUANT TO

12    THIS SECTION.

13         (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA-

14    TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER

15    PAYMENTS FOR A WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION PLATE, IF THE

16    APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE HIS

17    OR HER RECEIPT OF A WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION PLATE.  THE

18    TEMPORARY REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF A

19    WHITE-TAILED DEER REGISTRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSU-

20    ANCE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.  THE TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE

21    ISSUED WITHOUT A SEPARATE FEE.

22         (5) ALL MONEY RECEIVED AS SERVICE FEES UNDER SUBSECTION (2)

23    SHALL BE DEPOSITED BY THE STATE TREASURER IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT

24    IN THE MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION FUND TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR

25    REMOVING DEAD ANIMAL CARCASSES FROM STATE HIGHWAYS.







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