HOUSE BILL No. 5139

 

October 7, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Hunter, Richardville, Kooiman, Gaffney, Nofs, McConico, Condino, Phillips and Hood and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 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  not                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   more than 7 different  state-sponsored fund-raising registration            

                                                                                

2   plates as described in this section, and matching state-sponsored           

                                                                                

3   collector plates as described in section 811g.  As used in this             

                                                                                

4   section, "state-sponsored fund-raising registration plate" means            

                                                                                

5   a fund-raising registration plate authorized by a public act to             

                                                                                

6   raise funds for a state-sponsored goal.  The public act shall, at           

                                                                                

7   a minimum, do all of the following:                                         

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

9   registration plate.                                                         

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

12  registration plates and matching collector plates.                          

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

14  responsible for administering the fund.                                     

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

16  the fund-raising registration plates and matching collector                 

                                                                                

17  plates issued under this section with the funds available through           

                                                                                

18  service fees.                                                               

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

24  images that are owned by the Michigan university that is                    

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

27  plate, or any other person or entity, the Michigan university,              


                                                                                

1   or  sponsoring person or entity, or professional sports team               

                                                                                

2   shall grant to or obtain for the secretary of state both of the             

                                                                                

3   following pursuant to a written agreement between the parties:              

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

8   registration plate.                                                         

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

10  image of the registration plate.                                            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

14  merchandising of a registration plate or image of the                       

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

20  respective Michigan university,  or  sponsoring person or entity,           

                                                                                

21  or a professional sports team.  The secretary of state shall not            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

26  manner that is offensive to the Michigan university or sponsoring           

                                                                                

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


                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

3   registration plate that is issued under this section at the                 

                                                                                

4   request of a Michigan university.                                           

                                                                                

5       Sec. 811p.  (1) The secretary of state shall develop under                  

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

7   a state-sponsored professional sports team fund-raising                     

                                                                                

8   registration plate and a matching state-sponsored professional              

                                                                                

9   sports team fund-raising collector plate as provided under                  

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

12  professional sports teams:                                                  

                                                                                

13      (a) Detroit Red Wings.                                                      

                                                                                

14      (b) Detroit Lions.                                                          

                                                                                

15      (c) Detroit Pistons.                                                        

                                                                                

16      (d) Detroit Shock.                                                          

                                                                                

17      (e) Detroit Fury.                                                           

                                                                                

18      (f) Detroit Tigers.                                                         

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

21  plate under this section shall agree that the service fees                  

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

23  bearing its logo and matching collector plate shall be deposited            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

25  be disbursed to 1 or more youth sports programs in this state               

                                                                                

26  engaged in the same sport as the professional sports team.                  

                                                                                

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


                                                                                

1   registration plate service fees collected under this section by             

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

5   state-sponsored professional sports team registration plate                 

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

7   money to the professional sports team fund created in section               

                                                                                

8   811q.  The money credited to the professional sports team fund              

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

12  within the state treasury.                                                  

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

16  shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund                    

                                                                                

17  investments.                                                                

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

21  fund on a quarterly basis as follows:                                       

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

23  Wings logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall                   

                                                                                

24  distribute 50% of that amount to the Michigan amateur hockey                

                                                                                

25  association and 50% of that amount to the Little Caesars amateur            

                                                                                

26  hockey league.                                                              

                                                                                

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


                                                                                

1   logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

2   50% of that amount to the Detroit police athletic league to                 

                                                                                

3   support the football program and 50% to Southeastern Michigan Pop           

                                                                                

4   Warner football.                                                            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

6   logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

7   50% of that amount to the Detroit police athletic league to                 

                                                                                

8   support the football program and 50% to Southeastern Michigan Pop           

                                                                                

9   Warner football.                                                            

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

11  logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

12  75% of that amount to the Michigan amateur athletic union and 25%           

                                                                                

13  to the Detroit neighborhood basketball program to support boys'             

                                                                                

14  basketball programs.                                                        

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

16  logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

17  75% of that amount, on a quarterly basis, to the Michigan amateur           

                                                                                

18  athletic union and 25% to the Detroit neighborhood basketball               

                                                                                

19  program to support girls' basketball programs.                              

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

21  logo registration plates, the state treasurer shall distribute              

                                                                                

22  100% of that amount, on a quarterly basis, to the Michigan youth            

                                                                                

23  baseball association.                                                       

                                                                                

24      (5) The organizations receiving money under this section                    

                                                                                

25  shall use the money to purchase equipment or uniforms or to pay             

                                                                                

26  the costs of athletic facilities' improvements, training of                 

                                                                                

27  athletes, or conducting sports camps.