Special commemorative decals may be issued to applicants awarded the following medals:

Ai..__Distinguished Service Cross;

ii.B.__Navy Cross;

iii.C.__Air Force Cross;

iv.D.__Silver Star;

v.E.__Distinguished Flying Cross;

vi.F.__Bronze Star;

vii.G.__Soldier's Medal;

viii.H.__Navy or Marine Corps Medal;

ix.I.__Airman's Medal;

x.J.__Coast Guard Medal;

xi.K.__Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal;

xii.L.__European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal;

xiii.M.__Korean Service Medal;

xiv.N.__Vietnam Service Medal;

xv.O.__Southwest Asia Service Medal;

xvi.P.__Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; and

xvii.Q.__Kosovo Service Medal.

6.__Special commemorative decals for branches of armed forces.__ The Secretary of State may issue special commemorative decals for use with special veterans registration plates to any person who served in the United States Armed Forces and was honorably discharged when that person's application is accompanied by the appropriate military certification verifying the applicant's service.__One set of commemorative decals may be issued for each set of special veterans registration plates issued under this section.__One set of 2 commemorative decals

must be displayed on the front and back plate.__The fee for a set of commemorative decals may not exceed $5.

Special commemorative decals may be issued to applicants who served in the:

xviii.A.__United States Army;

xix.B.__United States Air Force;

xx.C.__United States Navy;

xxi.D.__United States Marine Corps; or

xxii.E.__United States Coast Guard.

Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act takes effect November 5, 2001.

SUMMARY

This bill allows 3 sets of special veterans registration plates to be issued to a qualified veteran. The bill establishes a maximum registered gross vehicle weight of 9,000 pounds for a vehicle to qualify for special veterans plates. The bill repeals the Korean War special commemorative decal and allows the issuance of 22 veteran decals to be used in connection with the special veterans registration plate. The effective date of this bill is November 5, 2001 to commemorate Veterans Day.