GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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SENATE BILL DRS55014-MLf-97A*   (02/17)

Short Title:      Kappa Alpha Psi/Special Plate Fee.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Lowe (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to increase the fee for a kappa alpha psi fraternity special registration plate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.7 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.

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(a1)      Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:

Special Plate Additional Fee Amount

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity $20.00

Litter Prevention                                                                                 $20.00

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(b)        Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S. 143B‑135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 143B‑135.56, as follows:

Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTF PRTF

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity $10 $10 0 0

Kids First                                                     $10                  $15                    0                      0

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(b155) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity plates to the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., to provide funding for scholarships, education, and professional development, or similar programs. None of the proceeds from this special plate may be distributed to any board member as compensation or as an honorarium."

SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017.