00SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 407(FIN) am S                                                                              
01 "An Act relating to issuance of commemorative gold rush motor vehicle license                                           
02 plates; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 28.10.161(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (a)  The department, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue the owner one fully                                      
06 reflectorized registration plate for a [TRAILER OR A MOTORCYCLE AND TWO                                                 
07 FULLY REFLECTORIZED REGISTRATION PLATES FOR EVERY OTHER]                                                                
08 vehicle.  Except as specifically provided in AS 28.10.181, the plate [OR PLATES]                                        
09 must remain with the vehicle as long as the vehicle is subject to registration under this                               
10 chapter.                                                                                                                
11    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.10.161(b) is amended to read:                                                                       
12  (b)  Every passenger vehicle registration plate, except as specifically provided                                      
13 in AS 28.10.181, shall have displayed upon it                                                                           
14   (1)  a design and color that commemorates the gold rush period in                                                   

01 the state, including the Alaska flag, as determined by the commissioner in                                              
02 consultation with the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial Task Force [THE ALASKA                                               
03 FLAG];                                                                                                                  
04   (2) [THE TRADITIONAL COLORS OF YELLOW-GOLD AND BLUE;                                                                 
05   (3)]  the slogan "The Last Frontier";                                                                                
06   (3) [(4)]  the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is                                         
07 issued;                                                                                                                 
08   (4) [(5)]  the name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and                                                   
09   (5) [(6)]  the registration year number or expiration date for which time                                          
10 it is validated; the registration year number or expiration date may be part of the                                     
11 license plate or contained on a suitable sticker or tab device issued by the department.                                
12    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 1996.