A bill for an act relating to U.S.S. Iowa

House

File

100

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

100

BY

MEGGERS

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

special

registration

1

plates,

providing

fees,

and

making

appropriations.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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Section

1.

Section

321.34,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

11E.

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates.

3

a.

Upon

application

and

payment

of

the

proper

fees,

the

4

director

may

issue

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

to

the

owner

of

a

5

motor

vehicle

subject

to

registration

under

section

321.109,

6

subsection

1,

autocycle,

motor

truck,

motor

home,

multipurpose

7

vehicle,

motorcycle,

trailer,

or

travel

trailer.

8

b.

The

department

shall

request

and

receive

designs

for

the

9

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

from

members

of

the

public.

The

10

department

shall

allow

members

of

the

public

to

choose

the

11

final

design

for

the

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

by

holding

a

12

vote

on

the

department’s

internet

site.

13

c.

The

special

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

fee

for

letter-number

14

designated

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

is

thirty-five

dollars.

15

An

applicant

may

obtain

personalized

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

16

upon

payment

of

the

fee

for

personalized

plates

as

provided

in

17

subsection

5,

which

is

in

addition

to

the

special

U.S.S.

Iowa

18

(BB-61)

fee.

Personalized

plates

authorized

by

this

subsection

19

may

be

limited

to

no

more

than

five

numerals,

letters,

or

20

combinations

of

numerals

and

letters

if

the

department

21

determines

limiting

the

number

of

numerals

and

letters

is

22

necessary

due

to

the

final

design

of

the

plates.

23

d.

The

fees

collected

by

the

director

under

this

subsection

24

shall

be

paid

monthly

to

the

treasurer

of

state

and

deposited

25

in

the

road

use

tax

fund.

The

treasurer

of

state

shall

26

transfer

monthly

from

the

statutory

allocations

fund

created

27

under

section

321.145,

subsection

2,

to

the

general

fund

of

28

the

state

the

amount

of

the

special

fees

collected

in

the

29

previous

month

for

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates.

Such

moneys

30

are

appropriated

to

the

department

of

veterans

affairs

to

31

distribute

in

the

form

of

grants

to

organizations

that

maintain

32

or

fundraise

for

the

maintenance

of

the

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61).

33

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

under

this

34

subsection

shall

not

revert.

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e.

Upon

receipt

of

the

special

registration

plates,

the

1

applicant

shall

surrender

the

current

registration

plates

to

2

the

county

treasurer.

The

county

treasurer

shall

validate

3

the

special

registration

plates

in

the

same

manner

as

regular

4

registration

plates

are

validated

under

this

section.

The

5

annual

special

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

fee

for

letter-number

6

designated

plates

is

ten

dollars

which

shall

be

paid

in

7

addition

to

the

regular

annual

registration

fee.

The

annual

8

fee

for

personalized

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

is

five

dollars

9

which

shall

be

paid

in

addition

to

the

annual

special

U.S.S.

10

Iowa

(BB-61)

fee

and

the

regular

annual

registration

fee.

The

11

annual

special

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

fee

shall

be

credited

as

12

provided

under

paragraph

“d”

.

13

f.

The

department

shall

not

condition

the

issuance

of

U.S.S.

14

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

on

the

receipt

of

any

number

of

orders

for

15

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates.

16

g.

The

department

may

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

17

to

administer

this

subsection.

18

Sec.

2.

DEPARTMENT

TO

SUBMIT

LEGISLATION.

If

the

final

19

design

for

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

special

registration

plates,

20

as

provided

in

this

Act,

does

not

comply

with

section

21

321.166,

subsection

2

or

9,

or

any

other

provision

of

law,

22

the

department

of

transportation

shall

submit

legislation

for

23

consideration

by

the

general

assembly

to

make

any

necessary

24

changes.

25

EXPLANATION

26

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

27

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

28

This

bill

requires

the

department

of

transportation

(DOT)

29

to

create

and

issue

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

special

registration

30

plates

based

on

a

design

chosen

by

public

vote.

The

U.S.S.

31

Iowa

(BB-61)

is

a

retired

battleship

and

the

lead

ship

of

her

32

class,

having

earned

nine

battle

stars

for

World

War

II

service

33

and

two

for

Korean

Conflict

service.

The

ship

was

also

awarded

34

the

navy

meritorious

unit

commendation,

the

navy

occupation

35

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service

medal,

and

the

armed

forces

expeditionary

medal,

and

1

was

four-time

recipient

of

the

coveted

navy

“E”

ribbon.

2

The

DOT

must

request

and

receive

designs

for

the

U.S.S.

Iowa

3

(BB-61)

plates

from

members

of

the

public.

The

DOT

is

required

4

to

allow

members

of

the

public

to

choose

the

final

design

for

5

the

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

by

holding

a

vote

on

the

DOT’s

6

internet

site.

7

The

bill

provides

that

the

special

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

fee

8

for

letter-number

designated

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

is

9

$35.

An

applicant

may

obtain

personalized

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

10

plates

upon

payment

of

the

$25

fee

for

personalized

plates

set

11

forth

under

current

law,

which

is

in

addition

to

the

special

12

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

fee.

Personalized

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

13

plates

may

be

limited

to

five

numerals

and

letters

if

the

DOT

14

determines

such

a

limit

is

necessary

due

to

the

final

design

15

of

the

plates.

The

annual

special

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

fee

for

16

letter-number

designated

plates

is

$10,

which

is

in

addition

17

to

the

regular

annual

registration

fee.

The

annual

fee

for

18

personalized

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

is

$5,

which

is

in

19

addition

to

the

annual

special

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

fee

and

the

20

regular

annual

registration

fee.

21

The

fees

collected

by

the

DOT

must

be

paid

monthly

to

the

22

treasurer

of

state

and

deposited

in

the

road

use

tax

fund.

The

23

treasurer

of

state

must

transfer

monthly

from

the

statutory

24

allocations

fund

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state

the

amount

25

of

the

special

fees

collected

in

the

previous

month

for

the

26

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates.

Such

moneys

are

appropriated

to

27

the

department

of

veterans

affairs

to

distribute

in

the

form

28

of

grants

to

organizations

that

maintain

or

fundraise

for

the

29

maintenance

of

the

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61).

30

The

bill

prohibits

the

DOT

from

conditioning

the

issuance

31

of

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates

on

the

receipt

of

any

number

of

32

orders

for

U.S.S.

Iowa

(BB-61)

plates.

33

Under

current

law,

nonprofit

organizations

are

authorized

34

to

apply

to

the

DOT

for

approval

to

issue

a

decal

of

the

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organization’s

own

design

to

be

displayed

on

special

1

registration

plates

with

space

reserved

for

an

organizational

2

decal.

The

nonprofit

organization

may

charge

a

fee

and

retain

3

any

payment

received

for

the

organizational

decal.

Code

4

section

321.34(13)

sets

forth

the

application

process

and

5

certain

limitations

for

nonprofit

organizations

and

decal

6

designs.

7

The

DOT

is

authorized

to

adopt

rules

to

administer

the

bill,

8

and

must

submit

legislation

for

consideration

by

the

general

9

assembly

if

the

final

design

of

the

plates

does

not

comply

with

10

current

law.

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