Amendment AA1-AB173

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 173

September 25, 2013 - Offered by Representative J. Ott.

AB173-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB173-AA1,1,2 1. Page 3, line 15: after that line insert:

AB173-AA1,1,4 " Section 3g. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. of the statutes is renumbered 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. a. and amended to read:

AB173-AA1,2,16 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. a. Upon receipt of contributions totaling an amount equal to the initial costs of production of the special group plates under par. (f) 61. or $11,800, whichever is less, from Marquette University or other persons interested in the special group plates under par. (f) 61., the department shall commence any development work necessary to implement the provisions of par. (f) 61. and related provisions under this subsection and shall complete the development work within 6 months of its commencement. The development work under this subdivision subd. 1m. a. shall be funded only from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (ch) from contributions received by the department for purposes of this subdivision subd. 1m. a. If the department does not receive, by June 30, 2013, sufficient contributions to commence development work under this subdivision subd. 1m. a., the department may not commence development work under this subdivision subd. 1m. a. and shall promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department for purposes of this subdivision subd. 1m. a. If the department receives contributions in excess of the amount necessary to commence development work under this subdivision subd. 1m. a., the department shall discontinue receiving contributions under this subdivision subd. 1m. a. and promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department after the department had received sufficient contributions. No contribution received by the department under this subdivision subd. 1m. a. may be applied to any fee established under subd. 2. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 61. until the department has completed the development work specified in this subdivision subd. 1m. a.

AB173-AA1,3r Section 3r. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB173-AA1,3,18 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. b. Upon receipt of contributions totaling an amount equal to the department's final estimate of the initial costs of production of the special group plates under par. (f) 62. or $23,700, whichever is less, from persons interested in the special group plates under par. (f) 62., the department shall commence any development work necessary to implement the provisions of par. (f) 62. 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) 62. The development work under this subd. 1m. b. shall be funded only from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (ch) from contributions received by the department for purposes of this subd. 1m. b. If the department does not receive, by June 30, 2017, sufficient contributions to commence development work under this subd. 1m. b., the department may not commence development work under this subd. 1m. b. and shall promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department for purposes of this subd. 1m. b. If the department receives contributions in excess of the amount necessary to commence development work under this subd. 1m. b., the department shall discontinue receiving contributions under this subd. 1m. b. and promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department after the department had received sufficient contributions. No contribution received by the department under this subd. 1m. b. may be applied to any fee established under subd. 2. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 62. until the department has completed the development work specified in this subd. 1m. b.".

AB173-AA1,3,20 2. Page 3, line 25: delete the material beginning with "in" and ending with "less," on page 4, line 1.

AB173-AA1,3,22 3. Page 6, line 5: after "Inc." insert "if the department issues special group plates under sub. (6r) (f) 62.".

AB173-AA1,3,23 4. Page 7, line 3: delete lines 3 to 17.

AB173-AA1,3,24 (End)