2005 Montana Code Annotated - 2-15-151 — Lewis and Clark bicentennial license plates - authorization to apply as sponsor - use of proceeds.

     2-15-151. (Temporary) Lewis and Clark bicentennial license plates -- authorization to apply as sponsor -- use of proceeds. (1) The Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission may:
     (a) apply to the department of justice to sponsor a generic specialty license plate as provided in 61-3-476; and
     (b) require an applicant for a generic specialty license plate sponsored by the Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission to make a donation of $20 to the Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission upon initial issuance of the license plates and a donation of $20 upon each annual renewal of the license plates.
     (2) The donation provided for in subsection (1)(b) must be paid to the county treasurer, who shall remit the entire amount to the department of revenue for deposit in the special revenue account established in 2-15-150.
     (3) The Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission shall establish the criteria that entities or organizations are required to meet in order to receive proceeds from the special revenue account established in 2-15-150, and the commission may distribute the money in a manner and in any amount that it determines appropriate.
     (4) The Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission may retain any amount of money collected in the special revenue account that it determines necessary to fulfill its responsibilities and carry out the activities provided in 2-15-150.
     (5) Entities receiving funds under subsection (3) may not use the funds for purposes other than those prescribed by the Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission and subject to 2-15-150.
     (6) Proceeds from license plate donations and proceeds from any loan from the board of investments that are received in the special revenue account established in 2-15-150 are statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission.
     2-15-151. (Effective December 31, 2006). Lewis and Clark bicentennial license plates -- authorization to apply as sponsor -- use of proceeds. (1) An applicant for a generic specialty license plate that was sponsored by the former Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission shall make a donation of $20 to the department of commerce and the Montana historical society as the successors to the Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission upon initial issuance of the license plates and a donation of $20 upon each annual renewal of the license plates.
     (2) The donation provided for in subsection (1) must be paid to the county treasurer, who shall remit the entire amount to the department of revenue for deposit in the special revenue accounts established in 90-1-115.
     (3) Beginning January 1, 2007, the department of commerce and the Montana historical society shall use money in the special revenue accounts established in 90-1-115 to support projects related to Lewis and Clark.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 414, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 17(1), Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 223, L. 2005.