SCS SB 407 -- SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE

SPONSOR:  Dougherty (Hilgemann)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations by a vote of 9 to 0.

This substitute allows members of the Missouri Botanical Garden
and of the St. Louis, Kansas City, or Springfield zoo to obtain
a special license plate bearing the emblem of the garden or
respective zoo.  To obtain a plate, an emblem-use authorization
statement must be obtained from the garden or zoo (with a $35
contribution) and presented to the Department of Revenue along
with payment of any fees and documents required by law.  Any
contribution to the garden or zoo derived from authorization
statements, less administrative costs, will be used solely for
the purposes of the garden or zoo.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Income to Highway Funds of $17,707
in FY 2002, $50,063 in FY 2003, and $50,063 in FY 2004.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say these plates should be available to
members of the respective organizations.

Testifying for the bill was Senator Dougherty.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Robert Triplett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:47 am