08 LC 34
1736
House
Bill 1395
By:
Representatives Keen of the
179th,
Hill of the
180th,
and Lane of the
167th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to prestige and special license plates, so as to provide a
special license plate supporting the Georgia Sea Turtle Center; to provide that
a portion of the funds generated by the sale of such special license plate be
disbursed to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to prestige and special license plates, is amended in Code Section 40-2-86.21,
relating to special license plates promoting certain beneficial projects and
supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations, by adding a new
paragraph to subsection (n) to read as follows:
"(9)
A special license plate supporting the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. The funds
raised by the sale of this special license plate shall be charged and disbursed
to the Jekyll Island—State Park Authority as set forth in paragraph (1) of
this subsection and used to fund educational programs and support other projects
at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. The design of the license plate provided for
in this paragraph shall include the words 'Jekyll Island – Georgia´s
Jewel' horizontally across the bottom of the plate in lieu of the county name,
with a diamond jewel symbol in place of the dash."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.