HCS CSSB 49(TRA): "An Act relating to motor vehicle license plates; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 49(TRA) 01 "An Act relating to motor vehicle license plates; and providing for an effective date." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 04 to read: 05 PURPOSE. It is the purpose of secs. 1 - 3 and 7 - 10 of this Act to establish 06 commemorative license plates celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alaska's admission to the 07 United States. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.161(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) Every passenger vehicle registration plate issued by the department after 10 January 1, 2008, except as specifically provided in AS 28.10.181, shall have 11 displayed upon it 12 (1) a design and color commemorating the 50th anniversary of 13 Alaska's statehood and admittance into the United States; in determining the 14 design and color of the registration plate, the commissioner shall consult with the 15 Alaska Statehood Celebration Commission [THE ALASKA FLAG;
01 (2) THE TRADITIONAL COLORS OF YELLOW-GOLD AND 02 BLUE; 03 (3) THE SLOGAN "THE LAST FRONTIER"]; 04 (2) [(4)] the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is 05 issued; 06 (3) [(5)] the name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and 07 (4) [(6)] the registration year number or expiration date for which time 08 it is validated; the registration year number or expiration date may be part of the 09 license plate or contained on a suitable sticker or tab device issued by the department; 10 however, only one sticker or tab device may be issued for each pair of plates, and the 11 sticker or tab device must be affixed to the rear plate. 12 * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.161(b) is repealed and reenacted to read: 13 (b) Every passenger vehicle registration plate, except as specifically provided 14 in AS 28.10.181, shall have displayed upon it 15 (1) the Alaska flag; 16 (2) the traditional colors of yellow-gold and blue; 17 (3) the slogan "The Last Frontier"; 18 (4) the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is 19 issued; 20 (5) the name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and 21 (6) the registration year number or expiration date for which time it is 22 validated; the registration year number or expiration date may be part of the license 23 plate or contained on a suitable sticker or tab device issued by the department; 24 however, only one sticker or tab device may be issued for each pair of plates, and the 25 sticker or tab device must be affixed to the rear plate. 26 * Sec. 4. AS 28.10.181(l) is amended to read: 27 (l) Vehicles owned by Pearl Harbor survivors, [AND] former prisoners of war, 28 and Medal of Honor recipients. The department, upon receipt of written proof, shall 29 issue without charge special registration plates for one noncommercial motor vehicle 30 to a person who was on active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, 31 [OR] who has been a prisoner of war during a declared war or other conflict, as
01 determined by the Department of Defense under federal regulations, or who is the 02 recipient of the Medal of Honor awarded by the President of the United States in 03 the name of the United States Congress. The design and color of the Pearl Harbor 04 survivor, [OR] prisoner of war, or Medal of Honor awarded by the President of the 05 United States in the name of the United States Congress recipient plates shall be 06 solely within the discretion of the commissioner. 07 * Sec. 5. AS 28.10.421(d)(2) is amended to read: 08 (2) special request plates for 09 (A) Alaska National Guard personnel .............................. $30; 10 (B) veterans or retired veterans ........................................ $30; 11 (C) recipients of the Purple Heart ..........................none [$30]; 12 (D) owners of custom collector vehicles .......................... $50; 13 (E) other special request plates ......................................... $30; 14 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required 15 by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the 16 replacement of special request plates; 17 * Sec. 6. AS 28.10.421(d)(11) is amended to read: 18 (11) a vehicle owned by a Pearl Harbor survivor, [OR] a former 19 prisoner of war, or a recipient of the Medal of Honor awarded by the President of 20 the United States in the name of the United States Congress none; 21 * Sec. 7. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 22 read: 23 TRANSITION. Notwithstanding AS 28.10.161(b), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act, 24 the Department of Administration may continue to issue passenger vehicle registration plates 25 as provided under AS 28.10.161(b) as it read immediately before the effective date of sec. 2 26 of this Act until the new registration plate required under AS 28.10.161(b), as amended by 27 sec. 2 of this Act, is available and until the Department of Administration issues the remaining 28 supply of passenger registration plates displaying the design and color required under 29 AS 28.10.161(b) as it read immediately before the effective date of sec. 2 of this Act. 30 * Sec. 8. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 31 read:
01 TRANSITION. Notwithstanding AS 28.10.161(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, 02 the Department of Administration may continue to issue passenger vehicle registration plates 03 as provided under AS 28.10.161(b) as it read immediately before the effective date of sec. 3 04 of this Act until the new registration plate required under AS 28.10.161(b), as amended by 05 sec. 3 of this Act, is available and until the Department of Administration issues the remaining 06 supply of passenger registration plates displaying the design and color required under 07 AS 28.10.161(b) as it read immediately before the effective date of sec. 3 of this Act. 08 * Sec. 9. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 09 read: 10 INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR OF STATUTES AND INTENT OF THE 11 LEGISLATURE. It is the intent of the legislature that by repealing and reenacting 12 AS 28.10.161(b) in sec. 3 of this Act, the legislature does not intend to repeal intervening 13 amendments to that section unless those amendments relate to the commemorative statehood 14 anniversary license plate being repealed in that section. The revisor of statutes is instructed to 15 give effect to intervening amendments unless those amendments relate to the commemorative 16 statehood anniversary license plate. 17 * Sec. 10. Section 3 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2010. 18 * Sec. 11. Except as provided in sec. 10 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under 19 AS 01.10.070(c).