HOUSE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL 306

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2019

AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE CODE TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] SPECIAL NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION PLATE.--

          A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating support for the national FFA organization, formerly known as future farmers of America.

          B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special national FFA organization registration plate. The owner shall apply and pay a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each year to retain and renew the special national FFA registration plate.

          C. Revenue from the additional fees for a national FFA organization registration plate shall be distributed as follows:

                (1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special registration plate with the national FFA logo; and

                (2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the initial fee and all of the fee for retention and renewal shall be distributed and is appropriated to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for the agricultural experiment station to fund statewide programs for active national FFA chapters."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2019.

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