Resolve, To Create a License Plate To Recognize the Bicentennial of the State

Sec. 1. State of Maine Bicentennial commemorative plate. Resolved: That 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 bicentennial of the State, which became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820. The Secretary of State shall design the plate, and the plate must bear the date of its expiration, which is December 31, 2020. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 454, the State of Maine Bicentennial commemorative plate may be displayed by covering, but not removing, the front registration plate on a motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle registered outside this State and operated within it, beginning January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020. The plate may not be displayed on a truck tractor as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 90; and be it further

Sec. 2. Administrative fee; distribution. Resolved: That the Secretary of State shall develop a plan for the sale and distribution of the State of Maine Bicentennial commemorative plates. The fee for the State of Maine Bicentennial commemorative plate is $25, which must be credited as follows:

1. Nine dollars per plate to the Secretary of State for the costs associated with the production and issuance of the plates; and

2. Sixteen dollars per plate to the Maine State Cultural Affairs Council established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 7-A; and be it further

Sec. 3. Other uses prohibited. Resolved: That the State of Maine Bicentennial commemorative plate may not be sold or displayed on a motor vehicle except as provided in this resolve.