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08 LC 28 4249S

The Senate Public Safety Committee offered the following substitute to HB 963:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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 for a special license plate commemorating and supporting the sport of soccer in Georgia; to provide that a portion of the funds generated by the sale of such special license plate be disbursed to the Georgia State Soccer Association, Inc.; 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 by revising subsection (n) of Code Section 40-2-86.21, relating to special license plates promoting certain beneficial projects and supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations, by adding a new paragraph to read as follows:
"(9) A special license plate commemorating and supporting the sport of soccer in Georgia. The funds raised by the sale of this special license plate shall be disbursed to the Georgia State Soccer Association, Inc., for the development and promotion of soccer programs in the State of Georgia. Such license plate shall not include a space for a county name decal but shall instead bear the legend 'gasoccer.org'."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.