AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a town of topsail beach special registration plate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:

(b)      Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:

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()          Town of Topsail Beach. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear a logo representing the Town of Topsail Beach.

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.7 reads as rewritten:

§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.

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(a1)      Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:

Special Plate                                                                       Additional Fee Amount

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Special Forces Association                                                                           Expired July 1, 2016

Town of Topsail Beach                                                                                          $20.00

US Equine Rescue League                                                                            Expired July 1, 2016

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(b)        Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S. 143B‑135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 143B‑135.56, as follows:

Special Plate                             SRPA              CCAPA          CWMTF          PRTF

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Topsail Island Shoreline

Protection – Expired July 1,

2016

Town of Topsail Beach                            $10                    $10                     0                      0

Travel and Tourism – Expired

July 1, 2016

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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

()        Town of Topsail Beach. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Town of Topsail Beach plates to the Town of Topsail Beach for the Town of Topsail Beach Parks and Recreation Fund.

SECTION 4.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑79.4(b) and G.S. 20‑81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.

SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2023.