H.B. 413
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Mar 20, 2023
SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH40219-SUf-3
Short Title: Topsail Beach Special Registration Plate. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Carson Smith.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE A
3 TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACH SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.
4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
5 SECTION 1. G.S. 20-79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
6 "(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
7 …
8 () Town of Topsail Beach. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in
9 accordance with G.S. 20-81.12. The plate shall bear a logo representing the
10 Town of Topsail Beach.
11 …."
12 SECTION 2. G.S. 20-79.7 reads as rewritten:
13 "§ 20-79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
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15 (a1) Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle
16 registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
17 Special Plate Additional Fee Amount
18 …
19 Special Forces Association Expired July 1, 2016
20 Town of Topsail Beach $20.00
21 US Equine Rescue League Expired July 1, 2016
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23 (b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and
24 Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must
25 credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this
26 section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural
27 Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which
28 is established under G.S. 143B-135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is
29 established under G.S. 143B-135.56, as follows:
30 Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTF PRTF
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32 Topsail Island Shoreline
33 Protection – Expired July 1,
34 2016
35 Town of Topsail Beach $10 $10 0 0
36 Travel and Tourism – Expired
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 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023
1 July 1, 2016
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3 SECTION 3. G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
4 "() Town of Topsail Beach. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the
5 Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Town of Topsail Beach
6 plates to the Town of Topsail Beach for the Town of Topsail Beach Parks and Recreation Fund."
7 SECTION 4. The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and
8 renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20-79.4(b) and G.S. 20-81.12 to ensure that
9 all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.
10 SECTION 5. This act becomes effective July 1, 2023.
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Statutes affected:
Filed: 20-79.4, 20-79.7, 20-81.12
Edition 1: 20-79.4, 20-79.7, 20-81.12