AN ACT to authorize a special license plate for the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

()        North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall feature the school logo and the acronym NCSSM, and the prefix SM shall be assigned to the plate.

SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.7(a1) reads as rewritten:

(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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North Carolina Paddle Festival                                        Expired July 1, 2016

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics       $20.00

North Carolina Sheriffs' Association                               $30.00

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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑79.7(b) reads as rewritten:

(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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North Carolina Paddle Festival

– Expired July 1, 2016

North Carolina School of

Science and Mathematics              $10              $20                     0                      0

North Carolina Sheriffs'

Association                                    $10              $20                     0                      0

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SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

()        North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics plates to the NCSSM Foundation.

SECTION 5.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑79.4(b), 20‑79.7(a1) and (b), and 20‑81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.

SECTION 6.  This act is effective when it becomes law.