HB 5139 as passed the House December 10, 2003                               

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           HOUSE BILL NO. 5139                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending section 811e (MCL 257.811e), as amended by 2001 PA              

                                                                                

    124, and by adding sections 811p and 811q; and to repeal acts and           

                                                                                

    parts of acts.                                                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 811e.  (1) The secretary of state may develop a                        

                                                                                

2   Michigan university fund-raising registration plate as described            

                                                                                

3   in this section  ,  and a matching Michigan university collector            

                                                                                

4   plate as described in section 811g.                                         

                                                                                

5       (2) The secretary of state may develop 1 or more limited term               

                                                                                

6   registration plates to recognize a state-sponsored event, a                 

                                                                                

7   Michigan university, or an accomplishment or occasion of a                  

                                                                                

8   Michigan university.                                                        

                                                                                

9       (3) The secretary of state may  , at any 1 time,  develop                   

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   not more than 7 different  state-sponsored fund-raising                    

                                                                                

2   registration plates as described in this section  ,  and matching           

                                                                                

3   state-sponsored collector plates as described in section 811g.              

                                                                                

4   As used in this section, "state-sponsored fund-raising                      

                                                                                

5   registration plate" means a fund-raising registration plate                 

                                                                                

6   authorized by a public act to raise funds for a state-sponsored             

                                                                                

7   goal.  The public act shall, at a minimum, do all of the                    

                                                                                

8   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

9       (a) Identify the purpose of the state-sponsored fund-raising                

                                                                                

10  registration plate.                                                         

                                                                                

11      (b) Create a fund or designate an existing fund to receive                  

                                                                                

12  the money raised through the sale of state-sponsored fund-raising           

                                                                                

13  registration plates and matching collector plates.                          

                                                                                

14      (c) If a fund is created, name the person or entity                         

                                                                                

15  responsible for administering the fund.                                     

                                                                                

16      (4) The secretary of state may develop, promote, and market                 

                                                                                

17  the fund-raising registration plates and matching collector                 

                                                                                

18  plates issued under this section with the funds available through           

                                                                                

19  service fees.                                                               

                                                                                

20      (5) If the design or logo of a Michigan university                          

                                                                                

21  fund-raising registration plate,  or  a state-sponsored                     

                                                                                

22  fund-raising registration plate, or a professional sports team              

                                                                                

23  fund-raising registration plate uses 1 or more designs, trade               

                                                                                

24  names, trademarks, service marks, emblems, symbols, or other                

                                                                                

25  images that are owned by the Michigan university that is                    

                                                                                

26  requesting the Michigan university fund-raising plate, the person           

                                                                                

27  or entity that is sponsoring a state-sponsored fund-raising                 


                                                                                

1   plate, professional sports team, or any other person or entity,             

                                                                                

2   the Michigan university,  or  sponsoring person or entity, or               

                                                                                

3   professional sports team shall grant to or obtain for the                   

                                                                                

4   secretary of state both of the following pursuant to a written              

                                                                                

5   agreement between the parties:                                              

                                                                                

6       (a) A nonexclusive worldwide license to use those designs,                  

                                                                                

7   trade names, trademarks, service marks, emblems, symbols, or                

                                                                                

8   other images on and in conjunction with the marketing, promotion,           

                                                                                

9   sale, or copyrighting of the registration plate or image of the             

                                                                                

10  registration plate.                                                         

                                                                                

11      (b) The authority to merchandise the registration plate or an               

                                                                                

12  image of the registration plate.                                            

                                                                                

13      (6) In using or employing a design, trade name, trademark,                  

                                                                                

14  service mark, emblem, symbol, logo, or other image on and in                

                                                                                

15  conjunction with the marketing, promotion, sale, copyrighting, or           

                                                                                

16  merchandising of a registration plate or image of the                       

                                                                                

17  registration plate, the secretary of state may alter the size of            

                                                                                

18  the design, trade name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol,            

                                                                                

19  logo, or other image but shall not change the color or design of            

                                                                                

20  the design, trade name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol,            

                                                                                

21  logo, or other image without the prior written consent of the               

                                                                                

22  respective Michigan university,  or  sponsoring person or entity,           

                                                                                

23  or professional sports team.  The secretary of state shall not              

                                                                                

24  use or employ a design, trade name, trademark, service mark,                

                                                                                

25  emblem, symbol, logo, or other image on and in conjunction with             

                                                                                

26  the marketing, promotion, sale, copyrighting, or merchandising of           

                                                                                

27  a registration plate or an image of the registration plate in any           


                                                                                

1   manner that is offensive to the Michigan university or sponsoring           

                                                                                

2   person or entity that complies with subsection (5).                         

                                                                                

3       (7) As used in this section, "Michigan university                           

                                                                                

4   fund-raising registration plate" means a fund-raising                       

                                                                                

5   registration plate that is issued under this section at the                 

                                                                                

6   request of a Michigan university.                                           

                                                                                

7       Sec. 811p.  (1) The secretary of state may develop under                    

                                                                                

8   section 811e and, upon application, may issue under section 811f            

                                                                                

9   a state-sponsored professional sports team fund-raising                     

                                                                                

10  registration plate and a matching state-sponsored professional              

                                                                                

11  sports team fund-raising collector plate as provided under                  

                                                                                

12  section 811g.  The plate shall be of a design as determined by              

                                                                                

13  the secretary of state that includes a logo of 1 of the following           

                                                                                

14  professional sports teams:                                                  

                                                                                

15      (a) Detroit Red Wings.                                                      

                                                                                

16      (b) Detroit Lions.                                                          

                                                                                

17      (c) Detroit Pistons.                                                        

                                                                                

18      (d) Detroit Shock.                                                          

                                                                                

19      (e) Detroit Fury.                                                           

                                                                                

20      (f) Detroit Tigers.                                                         

                                                                                

21      (2) A professional sports team that enters into a written                   

                                                                                

22  agreement with the secretary of state for the development of a              

                                                                                

23  plate under this section shall agree that the service fees                  

                                                                                

24  derived from the sale of a state-sponsored registration plate               

                                                                                

25  bearing its logo and matching collector plate shall be deposited            

                                                                                

26  in the professional sports team fund created in section 811q to             

                                                                                

27  be disbursed as provided in section 811q.                                   


    House Bill 5139 (H-2) as amended December 10, 2003                          

1       (3) State-sponsored professional sports team fund-raising                   

                                                                                

2   registration plate service fees collected under this section by             

                                                                                

3   the secretary of state shall be identified and segregated by the            

                                                                                

4   secretary of state into a separate account.  The secretary of               

                                                                                

5   state shall on a quarterly basis transfer the balance of the                

                                                                                

6   state-sponsored professional sports team registration plate                 

                                                                                

7   service fees to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fee               

                                                                                

8   money to the professional sports team fund created in section               

                                                                                

9   811q.  The money credited to the professional sports team fund              

                                                                                

10  shall only be expended as provided in section 811q.                         

                                                                                

11      (4) This section is repealed September 30, 2005.                            

                                                                                

12      Sec. 811q.  (1) The professional sports team fund is created                

                                                                                

13  within the state treasury.                                                  

                                                                                

14      (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets                   

                                                                                

15  from any source for deposit into the fund.  The state treasurer             

                                                                                

16  shall direct the investment of the fund.  The state treasurer               

                                                                                

17  shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund                    

                                                                                

18  investments.                                                                

                                                                                

19      (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall                 

                                                                                

20  remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.                 

                                                                                

21      (4) The department of treasury shall disburse money in the                  

                                                                                

22  fund on a quarterly basis as follows:                                       

                                                                                

23      (a) From the money received from the sale of Detroit Red                    

                                                                                

24  Wings logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall                   

                                                                                

25  distribute [98% of the amount to the Ilitch charities for children          

                                                                                

26  and 2% to the United States Olympic education center located in Marquette, Michigan.]                                                                      

                                                                                

27      (b) From the money received from the sale of Detroit Lions                  


     House Bill 5139 (H-2) as amended November 13 and December 10, 2003

   

1   logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

2   [98% of the amount to the Detroit Lions charities and 2% to the United States Olympic education center located in Marquette, Michigan.]                       

                                                                                

3       (c) From the money received from the sale of Detroit Fury                   

                                                                                

4   logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

5   [98% of the amount to the Palace-Pistons Foundation and 2% to the United States Olympic education center located in Marquette, Michigan.]                       

                                                                                

6       (d) From the money received from the sale of Detroit Pistons                

                                                                                

7   logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

8   [98% of the amount to the Palace Foundation and 2% to the United States Olympic education center located in Marquette, Michigan.]                               

                                                                                

9       (e) From the money received from the sale of Detroit Shock                  

                                                                                

10  logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

11  [98% of the amount to the Palace-Pistons Foundation and 2% to the United States Olympic education center located in Marquette, Michigan.]                       

                                                                                

12      (f) From the money received from the sale of Detroit Tigers                 

                                                                                

13  logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

14  [98% of the amount to the Ilitch charities for children and 2% to the United States Olympic education center located in Marquette, Michigan.]                

                                                                                

15      (5) Beginning not later than February 1, 2005, and annually                 

                                                                                

16  after that, an organization receiving money under this section [, not including the United States Olympic education center located in Marquette, Michigan,]     

                                                                                

17  shall report to the state treasurer.  A report under this                   

                                                                                

18  subsection shall include a summary of expenditures during the               

                                                                                

19  preceding year of the money received under this section.                    

                                                                                

20      (6) [                                       An] organization                

                                                                                

21  receiving money disbursed under this section [, not including the United States Olympic education center located in Marquette, Michigan,] shall [    ] use that

                                                                                

22  money [for any of the following purposes:                                   

                                                                                

23       (a) Support for youth sports programs for boys and girls across the    

                                                                                

24  State including purchase of equipment or uniforms, payment of costs         

                                                                                

25  associated with improvements to athletic facilities, or payment of costs    

                                                                                

26  for training of athletes or for conducting sports camps.                    

                                                                                

27       (b) Provision of college scholarships for graduating high school                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      


     House Bill No. 5139 (H-2) as amended November 13, 2003

   

1    seniors across the state who demonstrate financial need and who have been accepted into a Michigan college or university.

    (c) Support for after school programs across the state that provide academic, cultural and/or recreational activities for youth in deprived and depressed communities.]