The proposed bill would amend current statutes to establish a Grand Canyon National Park special plate and create the Grand Canyon National Park Special Plate Fund. It requires the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to issue these special plates if a person pays a $32,000 implementation fee by December 31, 2026, and allows the fee payer to design the plate, subject to ADOT's approval. The bill also specifies that the $25 fee for obtaining or renewing the plate includes an $8 administration fee and a $17 donation, with the latter directed to the newly established fund.

Additionally, the bill outlines the administration of the Grand Canyon National Park Special Plate Fund, which will be managed by the Director of ADOT. It mandates that the first $32,000 collected in the fund be reimbursed to the implementation fee payer and caps the annual administrative costs at 10% of the fund's total. The fund's resources are continuously appropriated, and the Director is required to allocate funds annually to a qualified 501(c)(3) organization that has been operating in Arizona for over 20 years and is an official philanthropic partner of the Grand Canyon National Park.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 28-2351, 28-2403, 28-2470.40, 28-6501, 28-6991, 28-6993, 28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417, 28-2470.39, 28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476, 28-4533, 28-2402, 28-2003, 28-5431, 28-2408, 28-2409, 35-146, 35-147, 35-313, 28-2407, 28-2514, 28-2415, 28-1177, 28-5926, 28-5927, 28-410, 28-5808, 28-1143, 28-2353, 28-3003, 28-5101, 28-2206, 28-2162, 49-542, 28-372, 28-2155, 28-2156, 28-2269, 28-4304, 28-4804, 28-710, 28-2065, 28-7311, 28-7059, 28-1105, 28-2448, 28-3415, 28-3002, 28-7316, 28-4302, 28-3416, 28-4504, 28-2098, 28-2321, 28-2324, 28-2325, 28-5474, 28-5739, 28-5863, 28-5864