* § 404-t. Distinctive marine and coastal district of New York license
plates. 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be
issued a distinctive marine and coastal district of New York license
plate in support of conservation, education, and research projects
relating to such district, as described in section 13-0103 of the
environmental conservation law. The design of such distinctive plate
shall be developed by the commissioner in consultation with the
commissioner of the department of environmental conservation and the
commissioner of the department of economic development. 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 issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the
regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this
article provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of
twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such plate. All monies received
for the annual service charge pursuant to this section shall be
deposited to the credit of the marine and coastal district of New York
conservation, education, and research fund established pursuant to
section ninety-five-c of the state finance law and shall be used for
conservation, education, and research projects approved by the marine
and coastal district of New York conservation, education, and research
board established pursuant to section 13-0503 of the environmental
conservation law. Provided, however, that one year after the effective
date of this section, funds in the amount of six thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be available, shall be allocated from such fund to
the department to offset costs associated with the production of such
license plates.

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