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1-1 Section 1. Chapter 482 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.

1-3 Sec. 2. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

1-4 department, in cooperation with the division of agriculture of the

1-5 department of business and industry and the Nevada Future Farmers of

1-6 America Foundation, shall design, prepare and issue license plates which

1-7 indicate support for the promotion of agriculture within this state,

1-8 including, without limitation, support for the programs and activities of

1-9 the Future Farmers of America within this state, using any colors that

1-10 the department deems appropriate. The design of the license plates must

1-11 include the phrase "People Grow Things Here!" and an identifying

1-12 symbol furnished by the Nevada Future Farmers of America

1-13 Foundation. The department shall not design, prepare or issue the

1-14 license plates unless it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance

1-15 of those plates.

2-1 2. If the department receives at least 250 applications for the

2-2 issuance of license plates which indicate support for the promotion of

2-3 agriculture within this state, the department shall issue those plates for a

2-4 passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person

2-5 who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who

2-6 otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing

2-7 pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige

2-8 license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license

2-9 plates which indicate support for the promotion of agriculture within this

2-10 state if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license

2-11 plates in addition to the fees for the license plates which indicate support

2-12 for the promotion of agriculture within this state pursuant to subsections

2-13 3 and 4.

2-14 3. The fee for license plates which indicate support for the promotion

2-15 of agriculture within this state is $35, in addition to all other applicable

2-16 registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes. The

2-17 license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

2-18 4. In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

2-19 taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates which indicate support

2-20 for the promotion of agriculture within this state must pay for the initial

2-21 issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of

2-22 the plates an additional fee of $20, to be distributed in accordance with

2-23 subsection 5.

2-24 5. The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

2-25 subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the state general fund.

2-26 The state treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute the fees

2-27 deposited pursuant to this section in the following manner:

2-28 (a) Remit one-half of the fees to the Nevada Future Farmers of

2-29 America Foundation for the support of programs and activities of the

2-30 Future Farmers of America within this state.

2-31 (b) Deposit one-half of the fees for credit to the account for license

2-32 plates for the promotion of agriculture within this state created pursuant

2-33 to section 7 of this act.

2-34 6. If, during a registration year, the holder of license plates issued

2-35 pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which

2-36 the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

2-37 (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

2-38 section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

2-39 chapter; or

2-40 (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

2-41 them to the department.

2-42 Sec. 3. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

2-43 department, in cooperation with the division of state lands of the state

3-1 department of conservation and natural resources, shall design, prepare

3-2 and issue license plates for the support of the natural environment of the

3-3 Mount Charleston area using any colors that the department deems

3-4 appropriate. The design of the license plates must include a depiction of

3-5 Mount Charleston and its surrounding area. The department shall not

3-6 design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least 250

3-7 applications for the issuance of those plates.

3-8 2. If the department receives at least 250 applications for the

3-9 issuance of license plates for the support of the natural environment of

3-10 the Mount Charleston area, the department shall issue those plates for a

3-11 passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person

3-12 who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who

3-13 otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing

3-14 pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige

3-15 license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license

3-16 plates for the support of the natural environment of the Mount

3-17 Charleston area if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige

3-18 license plates in addition to the fees for the license plates for the support

3-19 of the natural environment of the Mount Charleston area pursuant to

3-20 subsections 3 and 4.

3-21 3. The fee for license plates for the support of the natural

3-22 environment of the Mount Charleston area is $35, in addition to all other

3-23 applicable registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes.

3-24 The license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

3-25 4. In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

3-26 taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates for the support of the

3-27 natural environment of the Mount Charleston area must pay for the

3-28 initial issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for each

3-29 renewal of the plates an additional fee of $20 to finance projects for the

3-30 natural environment of the Mount Charleston area.

3-31 5. The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

3-32 subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the account for license

3-33 plates for the support of the natural environment of the Mount

3-34 Charleston area created pursuant to section 6 of this act.

3-35 6. If, during a registration year, the holder of license plates issued

3-36 pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which

3-37 the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

3-38 (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

3-39 section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

3-40 chapter; or

3-41 (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

3-42 them to the department.

4-1 Sec. 4. NRS 482.216 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-2 482.216 1. Upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the department

4-40 adopted by the department.

5-1 Sec. 5. NRS 482.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-2 482.500 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whenever

5-3 upon application any duplicate or substitute certificate of registration, decal

5-4 or number plate is issued, the following fees must be paid:

5-5 For a certificate of registration $5.00

5-6 For every substitute number plate or set of plates 5.00

5-7 For every duplicate number plate or set of plates 10.00

5-8 For every decal displaying a county name .50

5-9 For every other decal, license plate sticker or tab 5.00

5-10 2. The following fees must be paid for any replacement plate or set of

5-11 plates issued for the following special license plates:

5-12 (a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 482.3672,

5-13 482.3675, 482.370 to 482.376, inclusive, or 482.379 to 482.3816,

5-14 inclusive, [and] section 1 of Senate Bill No. 204 of this [act,] session and

5-15 section 2 of this act, a fee of $10.

5-16 (b) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.368, 482.3765,

5-17 482.377 or 482.378, a fee of $5.

5-18 (c) For any souvenir license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3825 or

5-19 sample license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that

5-20 established by the director for the issuance of those plates.

5-21 3. The fees which are paid for duplicate number plates and decals

5-22 displaying county names must be deposited with the state treasurer for

5-23 credit to the motor vehicle fund and allocated to the department to defray

5-24 the costs of duplicating the plates and manufacturing the decals.

5-25 4. As used in this section:

5-26 (a) "Duplicate number plate" means a license plate or a set of license

5-27 plates issued to a registered owner which repeat the code of a plate or set of

5-28 plates previously issued to the owner to maintain his registration using the

5-29 same code.

5-30 (b) "Substitute number plate" means a license plate or a set of license

5-31 plates issued in place of a previously issued and unexpired plate or set of

5-32 plates. The plate or set of plates does not repeat the code of the previously

5-33 issued plate or set.

5-34 Sec. 6. Chapter 321 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

5-35 new section to read as follows:

5-36 1. The account for license plates for the support of the natural

5-37 environment of the Mount Charleston area is hereby created in the state

5-38 general fund. The administrator of the division of state lands of the state

5-39 department of conservation and natural resources shall administer the

5-40 account.

6-1 2. The money in the account does not lapse to the state general fund

6-2 at the end of a fiscal year. The interest and income earned on the money

6-3 in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited

6-4 to the account.

6-5 3. The money in the account must be used only for the support of

6-6 programs for the natural environment of the Mount Charleston area,

6-7 including, without limitation, programs to improve the wildlife habitat,

6-8 the ecosystem, the forest, public access to the area and its recreational

6-9 use, and must not be used to replace or supplant money available from

6-10 other sources. The administrator may provide grants from the account to

6-11 other public agencies and political subdivisions, including, without

6-12 limitation, unincorporated towns, to carry out the provisions of this

6-13 section.

6-14 Sec. 7. Chapter 561 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

6-15 new section to read as follows:

6-16 1. The account for license plates for the promotion of agriculture

6-17 within this state is hereby created in the state general fund. The

6-18 administrator shall administer the account.

6-19 2. The money in the account does not lapse to the state general fund

6-20 at the end of a fiscal year. The interest and income earned on the money

6-21 in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited

6-22 to the account.

6-23 3. The money in the account must be used only for the promotion of

6-24 agriculture within this state and must not be used to replace or supplant

6-25 money available from other sources. The administrator may provide

6-26 grants from the account to other public agencies to carry out the

6-27 provisions of this section.

6-28 Sec. 8. 1. This section and sections 1 to 4, inclusive, 6 and 7 of this

6-29 act become effective on October 1, 1999.

6-30 2. Section 5 of this act becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 1,

6-31 1999.

6-32 3. The amendatory provisions of sections 2, 5 and 7 of this act expire

6-33 by limitation on October 1, 2003, if on that date the department of motor

6-34 vehicles and public safety has received fewer than 250 applications for the

6-35 issuance of a license plate pursuant to section 2 of this act.

6-36 4. The amendatory provisions of sections 3, 4 and 6 of this act expire

6-37 by limitation on October 1, 2003, if on that date the department of motor

6-38 vehicles and public safety has received fewer than 250 applications for the

6-39 issuance of a license plate pursuant to section 3 of this act.