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APPROVED                  CHAPTER
                                                                    MAY 5, 2021                   56
                                                                  BY GOVERNOR               PUBLIC LAW
                                   STATE OF MAINE
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                           IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
                         TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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                                    S.P. 115 - L.D. 266
       An Act To Create the Maine Lighthouse Trust Registration Plate
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §456-I is enacted to read:
§456-I. Maine Lighthouse Trust registration plates
    1. Maine Lighthouse Trust registration plates. The Secretary of State, upon
receiving an application and evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36,
section 1482, the annual motor vehicle registration fee required by section 501 or 504 and
the contribution provided for in subsection 3, shall issue a registration certificate and a set
of Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration plates to be used in lieu of regular
registration plates.
    2. Design; review; vanity plates. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Maine Lighthouse Trust, shall determine a design for the Maine Lighthouse Trust special
registration plates. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
transportation matters shall review the final design prior to manufacture of the plates. The
Secretary of State shall issue upon request Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration
plates that are also vanity plates. Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration plates are
issued in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 453.
    3. Contribution; credit to funds. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration
fee prescribed by law for the particular class of vehicle registered, the initial contribution
for Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration plates is $20, which must be deposited with
the Treasurer of State and credited as follows:
    A. Ten dollars to the Maine Lighthouse Trust to support lighthouse restoration and
    preservation efforts;
    B. Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and
    C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.
    4. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by
law, the annual renewal contribution for Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration plates
is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows:
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    A. Ten dollars to the Maine Lighthouse Trust to support lighthouse restoration and
    preservation efforts;
    B. Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and
    C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.
    5. Payment for costs associated with the production and issuance of the first 2,000
plates. The sponsor of the Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration plates shall provide
$50,000 to the Secretary of State for costs associated with the production and issuance of
Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration plates. The Secretary of State shall deposit
these funds in the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. In
accordance with section 468, subsection 3-A, the Secretary of State shall provide 2,000
credit receipts to the sponsor.
    6. Transfer of fees. On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of State shall transfer the
revenue from the issuance and renewal of Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration
plates to the Treasurer of State for deposit and crediting pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.
   7. Duplicate plates prohibited. The Secretary of State shall issue a Maine Lighthouse
Trust special registration plate in a unique 3-number and 3-letter combination sequence.
Vanity plates may not duplicate vanity plates issued in another class of plate.
   8. Date of first issue. The Secretary of State shall issue the first Maine Lighthouse
Trust special registration plate by October 1, 2022.
    Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Allocates funds for the Maine Lighthouse Trust from registration and renewal
fees for the Maine Lighthouse Trust special registration plates.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS                                     2021-22          2022-23
 All Other                                                       $11,500          $32,671
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL                                $11,500          $32,671
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Allocates funds for the costs of manufacturing the Maine Lighthouse Trust
special registration plates.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS                                     2021-22          2022-23
 All Other                                                       $52,287              $0
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL                                $52,287              $0
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS                                                2021-22          2022-23
  OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS                                     $63,787         $32,671
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS                       $63,787       $32,671
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