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                                   2636
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating
   distinctive plates for the New York city fire riders motorcycle club

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 404-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR NEW YORK CITY FIRE  RIDERS  MOTORCYCLE
 CLUB.  1.  ANY  MEMBER  OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB
 SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING  THE  WORDS  "NYC
 FIRE RIDERS". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER   IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 PRESCRIBE.
   2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE
 APPLICANT IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE
 RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A  RESIDENT  OF  THIS
 STATE, WHO IS AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED UNIFORMED MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY
 FIRE  DEPARTMENT AND WHO HOLDS AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW YORK CITY
 FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
   4. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE  REGU-
 LAR  REGISTRATION  FEE  PRESCRIBED  BY  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
 ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE  OF
 FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
   5. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A DISTINCTIVE
 NUMBER  PLATE  UNDER  THIS  SECTION UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER IS SATISFIED
 THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES  COLLECTED  PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF THIS SECTION WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH DISTINCTIVE  PLATES.    SUCH
 ANNUAL  SERVICE  CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF  THIS  CHAPTER  TO  THE  CREDIT  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTAB-
 LISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW  AND  SHALL  BE
 USED  FOR  THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINC-
 TIVE LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                            
 
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                                  2636--A
     Cal. No. 843
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Transportation --
   reported favorably from  said  committee,  ordered  to  first  report,
   amended  on  first  report,  ordered  to  a  second report and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  creating
   distinctive plates for the New York city fire riders motorcycle club
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 404-y to read as follows:
   §  404-Y.  DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE
 CLUB. 1. ANY MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY  FIRE  RIDERS  MOTORCYCLE  CLUB
 SHALL,  UPON  REQUEST,  BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "NYC
 FIRE RIDERS". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER   SHALL
 PRESCRIBE.
   2.  A  DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,  THAT  THE
 APPLICANT IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE
 RIDERS  MOTORCYCLE  CLUB"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THIS
 STATE, WHO IS AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED UNIFORMED MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY
 FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WHO HOLDS AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW YORK  CITY
 FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
   4. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN  THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGU-
 LAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE,  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
 FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   § 2.  (a) A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-y of
 the vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and  issued
 upon  the  delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a surety bond
 in the amount of six thousand dollars, which  shall  be  executed  by  a
 surety  company  authorized  by  the department of financial services to
 transact business in this state. Provided, however, that if the  commis-
 sioner  of  motor  vehicles  shall  have received prior to plate design,
 production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive
 plate together with the additional annual service charge  applicable  to
 each  such  order,  which  shall  be non-refundable, no such surety bond
 shall be required.  All  service  charges  collected  pursuant  to  this
 section  shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo
 of the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of  motor
 vehicles  distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g
 of the state finance law and shall be used for the  design,  production,
 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
 with such section 95-g.
   (b) If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
 distinctive  plates  in  the  series  are  first  available for sale two
 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered  pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such  plates  are  sold  by  such time, the department of motor vehicles
 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
 to such shortfall.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 section  one  of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth
 day after it shall have become a law; and provided further, that  effec-
 tive  immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or
 regulation necessary for the implementation of section one of  this  act
 on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  and  directed  to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.