‘Sec. 1. World Acadian Congress plate. Resolved: That, notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 454, the Secretary of State shall issue, at no cost to the Secretary of State, a reflectorized, commemorative, simulated registration plate in recognition and celebration of the 2014 World Acadian Congress, a festival of Acadian and Cajun culture and history, to be held in Maine in partnership with New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada. The Secretary of State shall design the plate in consultation with the Maine Acadian Heritage Council, and the plate must bear the date of its expiration, which is December 31, 2015. The World Acadian Congress commemorative plate may be displayed by covering, but not removing, the front registration plate on a motor vehicle, except a truck tractor as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 90, including a motor vehicle registered outside this State and operated within it, until December 31, 2015; and be it further’
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the first line (page 1, line 11 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "the" the following: 'Secretary of State shall develop a plan for the sale and distribution of World Acadian Congress commemorative plates. The'
Amend the resolve in section 3 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 18 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "resolve." and inserting the following: 'resolve; and be it further'
Amend the resolve by adding at the end the following:
‘Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Provides funding for materials to manufacture special commemorative license plates celebrating the World Acadian Congress.
| HIGHWAY FUND | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
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All Other
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$0 | $6,963 |
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| HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL | $0 | $6,963 |
summary
This amendment directs the Secretary of State to issue the World Acadian Congress commemorative plate established in the resolve at no cost to the Secretary of State. The amendment also provides that the commemorative plate must bear the date of its expiration, which is December 31, 2015. The amendment specifies that the plate may be displayed in place of the front registration plate by covering, but not removing, the front registration plate. The amendment also directs the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the sale and distribution of the World Acadian Congress commemorative plates. The amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to the resolve.