SENATORS Hagan, Dann

To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section 4503.74

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of the Revised Code to create "Mahoning River"

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license plates.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4501.21 be amended and section	4
4503.74 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	5

Sec. 4501.21.  (A) There is hereby created in the state	6
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall	7
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and	8
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections	9
4503.50, 4503.51, 4503.55, 4503.561, 4503.591, 4503.67, 4503.68,	10
4503.69, 4503.71, 4503.711, 4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, and 4503.75	11
of the Revised Code.	12

(B) The registrar shall disburse the contributions the	13
registrar collects in the fund as follows:	14

(1) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	15
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the	16
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the	17
contributions into its general account to be used for educational	18
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America	19
foundation.	20

(2) The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar	21
receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the	22
university or college whose name or marking or design appears on	23
collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that	24
section. A university or college that receives contributions from	25
the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general	26
scholarship fund.	27

(3) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	28
receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the	29
pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions	30
into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be	31
separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall	32
of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of	33
promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination.	34

(4) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	35
receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the	36
state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall	37
deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it	38
establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and	39
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks	40
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the	41
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands	42
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of	43
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in	44
writing of the name, address, and account to which payments are to	45
be made under division (B)(4) of this section.	46

(5) The registrar shall pay to a sports commission created	47
pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each contribution	48
the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the Revised Code	49
that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that bear the logo	50
of a professional sports team located in the county of that sports	51
commission and that is participating in the license plate program	52
established by section 4503.591 of the Revised Code, irrespective	53
of the county of residence of an applicant.	54

(6) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	55
receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code to the	56
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall	57
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the	58
state to regional councils of the boy scouts.	59

(7) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	60
receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code to the	61
great river council of the girl scouts of the United States of	62
America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an	63
equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the	64
girl scouts.	65

(8) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	66
receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code to the	67
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall	68
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the	69
state to regional councils of the boy scouts.	70

(9) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	71
receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code to the	72
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall	73
deposit the fees into its general account to be used for purposes	74
of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated.	75

(10) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	76
receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised Code to the	77
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall	78
deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to be	79
used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law	80
enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement	81
methods, and teaching respect for law and order.	82

(11) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	83
receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code to the	84
organization known on the effective date of this sectionMarch 31,	85
2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL association, a private, nonprofit	86
corporation organized under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The	87
Ohio CASA/GAL association shall use these contributions to pay the	88
expenses it incurs in administering a program to secure the proper	89
representation in the courts of this state of abused, neglected,	90
and dependent children, and for the training and supervision of	91
persons participating in that program.	92

(12) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	93
receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised Code to Wright	94
B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the contributions into	95
its general account to be used for purposes of Wright B. Flyer,	96
incorporated.	97

(13) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	98
receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised Code to the	99
Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money to pay the	100
expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the Mahoning river	101
watershed.	102

(14) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar	103
receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised Code to the	104
rotary foundation, located on the effective date of this section	105
March 31, 2003, in Evanston, Illinois, to be placed in a fund	106
known as the permanent fund and used to endow educational and	107
humanitarian programs of the rotary foundation.	108

(C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution	109
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day	110
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each	111
entity described in divisions (B)(1) to (13)(14) of this section	112
the investment income the fund earned the previous calendar year.	113
The amount of such a distribution paid to an entity shall be	114
proportionate to the amount of money the entity received from the	115
fund during the previous calendar year.	116

Sec. 4503.74.  (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,	117
noncommercial motor vehicle, motor home, or other vehicle of a	118
class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the	119
registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of	120
"Mahoning river" license plates. The application for "Mahoning	121
river" license plates may be combined with a request for a special	122
reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the	123
Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and	124
compliance with division (B) of this section, the registrar shall	125
issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration, a set	126
of "Mahoning river" license plates with a validation sticker, or a	127
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the	128
Revised Code.	129

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed	130
on the license plates, "Mahoning river" license plates shall be	131
inscribed with identifying words or markings selected by the	132
Mahoning river consortium and approved by the registrar. "Mahoning	133
river" license plates shall bear county identification stickers	134
that identify the county of registration by name or number.	135

(B) "Mahoning river" license plates and a validation sticker	136
or, when applicable, a validation sticker alone shall be issued	137
upon submission by the applicant of an application for	138
registration of a motor vehicle under this section and a	139
contribution as provided in division (C) of this section; payment	140
of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of	141
the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under	142
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee	143
prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, and	144
an additional fee of ten dollars; and compliance with all other	145
applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.	146

(C) For each application for registration and registration	147
renewal that the registrar receives under this section, the	148
registrar shall collect a contribution not exceeding twenty	149
dollars as determined by the Mahoning river consortium. The	150
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of	151
state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created	152
by section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. The Mahoning river	153
consortium may change the amount of the contribution, but such a	154
change shall not be made more frequently than once every twelve	155
months.	156

The additional fee of ten dollars described in division (B)	157
of this section shall be for the purpose of compensating the	158
bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in	159
issuing license plates under this section. The registrar shall	160
transmit that fee to the treasurer of state for deposit into the	161
state treasury to the credit of the bureau of motor vehicles fund	162
created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.	163

Section 2. That existing section 4501.21 of the Revised Code	164
is hereby repealed.	165