Amendment AA1-AB401

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EVM:kjf

2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 401

November 19, 2015 - Offered by Representative Brandtjen.

AB401-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB401-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 3: before "special" insert "design of certain special distinguishing registration plates,".

AB401-AA1,1,4 2. Page 1, line 4: delete "cancer" and substitute "cancer,".

AB401-AA1,1,6 3. Page 2, line 9: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 3, line 18, and substitute:

AB401-AA1,1,7 " Section 2m. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB401-AA1,2,19 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. Subject to subd. 1m., upon application to register an automobile or motor home, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, by any person who is a resident of this state and a member of an authorized special group, the department shall issue to the person special plates whose colors and design shall indicate that the vehicle is owned by a person who is a member of the applicable special group. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 55., 60., or 61r. until 6 months after the department has received information sufficient for the department to determine that any approvals required for use of any logo, trademark, trade name or other commercial symbol designating the professional football team or professional baseball team or associated with Harley-Davidson, Inc., have been obtained. Subject to subs. (9) (d) and, (10) (d), and (11) (d), the department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 61m. or, 63., or 65. until the department has received information sufficient for the department to determine that any license or other approval required for use of any logo, trademark or service mark, trade name or other commercial symbol to be used on or in association with these plates has been obtained. Notwithstanding s. 341.12 (2), if the department of corrections does not have flat-plate technology available for use in manufacturing license plates at quality and cost comparable to that available from the state of Minnesota, the department of transportation may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 59. unless the department of transportation purchases the plates from the state of Minnesota. Sections 16.70, 16.71, 16.72, 16.75, 16.752 to 16.755, 16.765, 16.77, and 16.82 do not apply to purchases of plates issued under par. (f) 59. from the state of Minnesota.

AB401-AA1,3m Section 3m. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. c. of the statutes is created to read:

AB401-AA1,3,10 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. c. Upon receipt of a contribution totaling an amount equal to the department's final estimate of the initial costs of production of the special group plates under par. (f) 65. or $23,700, whichever is less, from any person or group interested in the special group plates under par. (f) 65., the department shall commence any development work necessary to implement the provisions of par. (f) 65. and related provisions under this subsection and shall complete the development work within one year of its commencement. As soon as possible, the department shall post notice on the department's Internet site of its final estimate of the initial costs of production of the special group plates under par. (f) 65. The development work under this subd. 1m. c. shall be funded only from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (ch) from the contribution received by the department for purposes of this subd. 1m. c. No contribution received by the department under this subd. 1m. c. may be applied to any fee established under subd. 2. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 65. until the department has completed the development work specified in this subd. 1m. c.".

AB401-AA1,3,11 4. Page 3, line 20: delete "A" and substitute "Subject to sub. (11) (d), a".

AB401-AA1,3,12 5. Page 3, line 22: delete "A" and substitute "Subject to sub. (11) (d), a".

AB401-AA1,3,13 6. Page 4, line 13: delete "6" and substitute " 6 7".

AB401-AA1,3,14 7. Page 7, line 3: after that line insert:

AB401-AA1,3,19 "(d) 1. If the special group plates under sub. (6r) (f) 65. will display any logo, trademark or service mark, trade name, or other commercial symbol associated with Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, the department may not issue any plates under sub. (6r) (f) 65. unless the approval specified in sub. (6r) (b) 1. for these plates provides for all of the following:

AB401-AA1,3,21 a. That the approval is irrevocable with respect to all plates issued for vehicles after the plates are issued for these vehicles.

AB401-AA1,4,2 b. That, if the approval is withdrawn, the department may continue to renew the registration of vehicles previously issued plates under sub. (6r) (f) 65., without replacing those plates, but the department shall discontinue collecting the voluntary payment specified in sub. (6r) (b) 17. with respect to these renewals.

AB401-AA1,4,6 2. Notwithstanding sub. (6r) (b) 1. and (f) (intro.), if the approval specified in sub. (6r) (b) 1. for plates issued under sub. (6r) (f) 65. is withdrawn, the department shall discontinue issuing plates under sub. (6r) (f) 65. unless additional approval, as specified in this paragraph and sub. (6r) (b) 1., is obtained by the department.

AB401-AA1,9m Section 9m. 341.145 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB401-AA1,4,12 341.145 (1) (c) A registration plate of the same color and design as provided in s. 341.14 (6r) for a vehicle specified under s. 341.14 (6r), which displays the applicable symbol of the authorized special group to which the person belongs and a registration number composed of letters or numbers, or both, not exceeding 6 7 positions and not less than one position, requested by the applicant.".

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