BILL NUMBER: S8456
SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
for distinctive license plates for members of the Seabee Veterans of
America
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing for the
distinctive license plates for members of the Seabee Veterans of Ameri-
ca.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section 404-x to
authorize distinctive license plates for members of the Seabee Veterans
of America. The distinctive plate shall be issued upon proof, satisfac-
tory to the commissioner, that the applicant is a veteran of the Seabee
Veterans of America.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
There are currently 650 members of the Seabee Veterans of America (SVA)
in New York State, many of whom are interested in this type of plate. A
great number of spouses of SVA members who are in the SVA-Auxiliary
would also like to acquire such a plate. Many people do not know that
the Seabees are the Official Naval Construction Force and have been a
vital part of past wars. ò
Additionally, Seabees are currently serving in Indonesia helping the
victims of the tsunamis, and in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the hope
that this plate would familiarize the public with the existence of the
Navy Seabees, and at the same time, get recognition from the State of
New York for all Seabees past and present.
The requirement to obtain these plates would simply be a photocopy of
the individual's membership card in the Seabee Veterans of America or
Seabee Veterans of America Auxiliary, whether the term be annual or
lifetime.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately. This act shall take effect on
the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effec-
tive immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date is authorized to be made on or before such effective date.

Statutes affected:
S8456: 404 vehicle and traffic law, 404(1-a) vehicle and traffic law