Tennessee § 55-4-311 - Appalachian Trail.

§ 55-4-311. Appalachian Trail.

An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued an Appalachian Trail new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). The new specialty earmarked plates shall be designed in consultation with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The funds produced from the sale of Appalachian Trail new specialty earmarked license plates shall be allocated to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in accordance with § 55-4-301. Notwithstanding § 55-4-202(i) to the contrary, the funds shall be used exclusively to support and assist the management of programs and activities for the Appalachian Trail that lies either in Tennessee or near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Acts 2008, ch. 1165, § 12; 2018, ch. 1023, § 49; T.C.A. § 55-4-279 . Compiler's Notes. Former part 2 of this chapter, concerning special plates, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 1, effective July 1, 1998. The former provisions, excluding those previously repealed by other acts, were §§ 55-4-201 — 55-4-272 and 55-4-275 (Acts 1984, ch. 966, §§ 1, 9; 1985, ch. 56, §§ 1, 2; 1985, ch. 95, § 1; 1985, ch. 402, §§ 1-11; 1987, ch. 172, §§ 1-5; 1987, ch. 228, §§ 1-11; 1987, ch. 336, §§ 1-3, 5; 1987, ch. 434, § 2; 1988, ch. 575, § 1; 1988, ch. 618, §§ 1, 2; 1988, ch. 687, §§ 1-4; 1988, ch. 781, §§ 1-3; 1988, ch. 810, §§ 1-4; 1988, ch. 864, §§ 1-4; 1989, ch. 16, §§ 3, 4; 1989, ch. 136, § 1; 1989, ch. 158, § 1; 1989, ch. 501, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, § 6; 1990, ch. 871, § 1; 1990, ch. 897, § 1; 1990, ch. 925, §§ 1-4; 1991, ch. 209, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 244, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 450, §§ 1-3; 1991, ch. 482, §§ 1-12; 1992, ch. 543, §§ 1, 2; 1992, ch. 737, §§ 1-3; 1992, ch. 846, §§ 1-3; 1992, ch. 1008, §§ 1, 2; 1993, ch. 66, § 72; 1993, ch. 105, §§ 1-4; 1993, ch. 106, § 1; 1993, ch. 128, § 1; 1993, ch. 145, § 1; 1993, ch. 236, §§ 1-6; 1993, ch. 314, § 1; 1993, ch. 446, §§ 1-3; 1993, ch. 529, § 6; 1994, ch. 624, §§ 1-3; 1994, ch. 637, §§ 1-4; 1994, ch. 665, §§ 1-3; 1994, ch. 879, §§ 1-19; 1994, ch. 930, §§ 1-3; 1994, ch. 959, § 1; 1994, ch. 999, §§ 1-5; 1995, ch. 56, § 1; 1995, ch. 82, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 84, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 122, §§ 1-3; 1995, ch. 132, § 2; 1995, ch. 173, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 195, § 1; 1995, ch. 199, § 1; 1995, ch. 335, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 399, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 615, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 658, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 672, §§ 1-5; 1996, ch. 673, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 759, § 1; 1996, ch. 854, §§ 1-5; 1996, ch. 914, §§ 1-5; 1996, ch. 963, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 965, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 971, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 994, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 1024, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 1030, §§ 1-5; 1996, ch. 1047, §§ 1-4). For the Preamble of the act regarding special license plates, please refer to Acts 2008, ch. 1165. In view of § 55-4-201(d) [now § 55-4-202(d) ], former § 55-4-279 (Acts 1998, ch. 1118, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1998, ch. 1063, §§ 1-3) was deleted as obsolete and invalid by the Code Commission in 2000, as the AIDS response Knoxville (ARK) plates named in this section did not qualify for initial issuance. In view of § 55-4-201(c)(1) [now § 55-4-202(c)(1) ], former § 55-4-279 (Acts 2002, ch. 876, § 38) was deleted as obsolete and invalid by the Department of Safety in 2004, as the United for America plates named in this section continued to fail to meet the minimum requirements for existence. Pursuant to § 55-4-201(c)(3) [now § 55-4-202(c)(3) ], former § 55-4-279 (Acts 2006, ch. 964, § 6) is declared obsolete and invalid by the department of revenue in 2007, as the “Tennessee Wildflowers” specialty registration plate did not meet the minimum issuance requirements of § 55-4-201(b)(3)(B) [now § 55-4-202(b)(3)(B) ] within one year of the effective date of the authorizing act, which was July 1, 2006. Cross-References. Issuance of special license plates, §§ 55-4-202 , 55-4-203 .