HOUSE BILL No. 5122


     October 2, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Toy, Zelenko, Pumford, Gilbert, Julian, Vander Veen, Voorhees, Shackleton, Kowall, Richardville,
Lockwood, Bogardus, Kolb and Plakas and referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding sections 217p and 217q.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 217P.  (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND

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      ISSUE A "BREAST CANCER AWARENESS" FUND-RAISING PLATE.  THE SECRE-

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      TARY OF STATE SHALL DESIGN THE PLATE, HAVING THE PINK RIBBON

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      EMBLEM OF THE SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INSCRIBED

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      ON THE PLATE.  THE WORD "MICHIGAN" SHALL APPEAR ON THE PLATE.

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           (2) THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER

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      THIS ACT MAY APPLY, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF

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      STATE, FOR A CANCER AWARENESS REGISTRATION PLATE INSTEAD OF A

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      STANDARD REGISTRATION PLATE.

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           (3) UPON APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR REGISTRATION

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      TAX AND A $5.00 SERVICE FEE AND A DONATION OF $25.00, THE


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      SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ISSUE A CANCER AWARENESS REGISTRATION

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      PLATE FOR THE VEHICLE.

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           (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEPOSIT THE $25.00 DONATION

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      INTO THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER

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      SECTION 217Q.

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           SEC. 217Q.  (1) THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS FUND IS CREATED

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      WITHIN THE STATE TREASURY.

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           (2) THE STATE TREASURER MAY RECEIVE MONEY OR OTHER ASSETS

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      FROM ANY SOURCE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND.  THE STATE TREASURER

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      SHALL DIRECT THE INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.  THE STATE TREASURER

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      SHALL CREDIT TO THE FUND INTEREST AND EARNINGS FROM FUND

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      INVESTMENTS.

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           (3) MONEY IN THE FUND AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL

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      REMAIN IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT LAPSE TO THE GENERAL FUND.

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           (4) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL DISBURSE THE MONEY IN THE FUND

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      QUARTERLY TO THE MICHIGAN CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN CANCER

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      SOCIETY.

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           (5) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "FUND" MEANS THE BREAST CANCER

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      AWARENESS FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION (1).

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           (6) THE ENTITY RECEIVING MONEY UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PRO-

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      VIDE AN ANNUAL ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF THE MONEY TO THE STATE

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      TREASURER.













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