Arizona § 28-2456 - Historic federal highway preservation special plates; fund

§ 28-2456. Historic federal highway preservation special plates; fund

A. If, by December 31, 2016, a person pays thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue historic federal highway preservation special plates. The person that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the historic federal highway preservation special plates. The design and color of the historic federal highway preservation special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for historic federal highway preservation special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates.  If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the historic federal highway preservation special plates.

B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars is a special plate administration fee and seventeen dollars is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the historic federal highway preservation special plate fund established by this section.

D. The historic federal highway preservation special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section.  Not more than ten percent of the monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.

E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund to a charitable organization that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes.  The organization must:

1. Have been in existence for at least thirty years.

2. Be dedicated to its mission to preserve, protect and promote a federal highway that is in this state.

3. Have contributed efforts that resulted in this state's segment of the federal highway being designated as a historic road and a national scenic byway and in the highway attaining all-American road status.

4. Assist all communities in this state along the federal highway with preservation and marketing projects.

F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.