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H.B. 130

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CANCER RESEARCH SPECIAL GROUP

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LICENSE PLATE

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brad L. Dee

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Senate Sponsor: Wayne L. Niederhauser

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill authorizes a cancer research support special group license plate.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    creates a cancer research support special group license plate for programs that
             14      conduct or support cancer research programs;
             15          .    requires applicants for a new plate to make a $35 annual donation to the Cancer
             16      Research Restricted Account;
             17          .    creates the Cancer Research Restricted Account;
             18          .    requires the Department of Health to distribute funds in the Cancer Research
             19      Restricted Account to certain organizations that provide programs that conduct or
             20      support cancer research programs; and
             21          .    makes technical changes.
             22      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          This bill takes effect on October 1, 2010.
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:


             28          41-1a-418, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 183, 348, and 380
             29          41-1a-422, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 183, 348, and 380
             30      ENACTS:
             31          26-21a-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32     
             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 26-21a-302 is enacted to read:
             35          26-21a-302. Cancer Research Restricted Account.
             36          (1) As used in this section, "account" means the Cancer Research Restricted Account
             37      created by this section.
             38          (2) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Cancer
             39      Research Restricted Account."
             40          (3) The account shall be funded by:
             41          (a) contributions deposited into the account in accordance with Section 41-1a-422 ;
             42          (b) private contributions;
             43          (c) donations or grants from public or private entities; and
             44          (d) interest and earnings on fund monies.
             45          (4) Funds in the account are nonlapsing.
             46          (5) The department shall distribute funds in the account to one or more charitable
             47      organizations that:
             48          (a) qualify as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
             49          (b) have been designated as an official cancer center of the state;
             50          (c) is a National Cancer Institute designated cancer center; and
             51          (d) have as part of its primary mission:
             52          (i) cancer research programs in basic science, translational science, population science,
             53      and clinical research to understand cancer from its beginnings; and
             54          (ii) the dissemination and use of knowledge developed by the research described in
             55      Subsection (5)(d)(i) for the creation and improvement of cancer detection, treatments,
             56      prevention, and outreach programs.
             57          (6) (a) An organization described in Subsection (5) may apply to the department to
             58      receive a distribution in accordance with Subsection (5).


             59          (b) An organization that receives a distribution from the department in accordance with
             60      Subsection (5) shall expend the distribution only to conduct cancer research for the purpose of
             61      making improvements in cancer treatments, cures, detection, and prevention of cancer at the
             62      molecular and genetic levels.
             63          (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             64      department may make rules providing procedures for an organization to apply to the
             65      department to receive a distribution under Subsection (5).
             66          Section 2. Section 41-1a-418 is amended to read:
             67           41-1a-418. Authorized special group license plates.
             68          (1) The division shall only issue special group license plates in accordance with this
             69      section through Section 41-1a-422 to a person who is specified under this section within the
             70      categories listed as follows:
             71          (a) disability special group license plates issued in accordance with Section 41-1a-420 ;
             72          (b) honor special group license plates, as in a war hero, which plates are issued for a:
             73          (i) survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor;
             74          (ii) former prisoner of war;
             75          (iii) recipient of a Purple Heart;
             76          (iv) disabled veteran; or
             77          (v) recipient of a gold star award issued by the United States Secretary of Defense;
             78          (c) unique vehicle type special group license plates, as for historical, collectors value,
             79      or other unique vehicle type, which plates are issued for:
             80          (i) a special interest vehicle;
             81          (ii) a vintage vehicle;
             82          (iii) a farm truck; or
             83          (iv) (A) until Subsection (1)(c)(iv)(B) applies, a vehicle powered by clean fuel as
             84      defined in Section 59-13-102 ; or
             85          (B) beginning on the effective date of rules made by the Department of Transportation
             86      authorized under Subsection 41-6a-702 (5)(b), a vehicle powered by clean fuel that meets the
             87      standards established by the Department of Transportation in rules authorized under Subsection
             88      41-6a-702 (5)(b);
             89          (d) recognition special group license plates, as in a public official or an emergency


             90      service giver, which plates are issued for a:
             91          (i) current member of the Legislature;
             92          (ii) current member of the United States Congress;
             93          (iii) current member of the National Guard;
             94          (iv) licensed amateur radio operator;
             95          (v) currently employed, volunteer, or retired firefighter until June 30, 2009;
             96          (vi) emergency medical technician;
             97          (vii) current member of a search and rescue team; or
             98          (viii) current honorary consulate designated by the United States Department of State;
             99      and
             100          (e) support special group license plates, as for a contributor to an institution or cause,
             101      which plates are issued for a contributor to:
             102          (i) an institution's scholastic scholarship fund;
             103          (ii) the Division of Wildlife Resources;
             104          (iii) the Department of Veterans' Affairs;
             105          (iv) the Division of Parks and Recreation;
             106          (v) the Department of Agriculture and Food;
             107          (vi) the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum of Utah;
             108          (vii) the Boy Scouts of America;
             109          (viii) spay and neuter programs through No More Homeless Pets in Utah;
             110          (ix) the Boys and Girls Clubs of America;
             111          (x) Utah public education;
             112          (xi) programs that provide support to organizations that create affordable housing for
             113      those in severe need through the Division of Real Estate;
             114          (xii) the Department of Public Safety;
             115          (xiii) programs that support Zion National Park;
             116          (xiv) beginning on July 1, 2009, programs that provide support to firefighter
             117      organizations; [or]
             118          (xv) programs that promote bicycle operation and safety awareness[.]; or
             119          (xvi) programs that conduct or support cancer research.
             120          (2) (a) Beginning January 1, 2003, the division may not issue a new type of special


             121      group license plate unless the division receives:
             122          (i) a start-up fee established under Section 63J-1-504 for production and administrative
             123      costs for providing the new special group license plates; or
             124          (ii) a legislative appropriation for the start-up fee provided under Subsection (2)(a)(i).
             125          (b) (i) Beginning on July 1, 2009, the division may not renew a motor vehicle
             126      registration of a motor vehicle that has been issued a firefighter recognition special group
             127      license plate unless the applicant is a contributor as defined in Subsection
             128      41-1a-422 (1)(a)(ii)(D) to the Firefighter Support Restricted Account.
             129          (ii) A registered owner of a vehicle that has been issued a firefighter recognition
             130      special group license plate prior to July 1, 2009, upon renewal of the owner's motor vehicle
             131      registration shall:
             132          (A) be a contributor to the Firefighter Support Restricted Account as required under
             133      Subsection (2)(b)(ii); or
             134          (B) replace the firefighter recognition special group license plate with a new license
             135      plate.
             136          (3) (a) A sponsoring organization that qualifies for tax-exempt status under Internal
             137      Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) may request the commission to authorize a new type of
             138      special group license plate for the sponsoring organization. The sponsoring organization shall:
             139          (i) collect a minimum of 200 applications; and
             140          (ii) pay a start-up fee established under Section 63J-1-504 for production and
             141      administrative costs for providing the new type of special group license plates.
             142          (b) If the provisions of Subsection (3)(a) are met, the commission shall approve the
             143      request and the division shall:
             144          (i) design a license plate in accordance with Section 41-1a-419 ; and
             145          (ii) issue the new type of special group license plates.
             146          Section 3. Section 41-1a-422 is amended to read:
             147           41-1a-422. Support special group license plates -- Contributor -- Voluntary
             148      contribution collection procedures.
             149          (1) As used in this section:
             150          (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), "contributor" means a person who
             151      has donated or in whose name at least $25 has been donated to:


             152          (A) a scholastic scholarship fund of a single named institution;
             153          (B) the Department of Veterans' Affairs for veterans' programs;
             154          (C) the Division of Wildlife Resources for the Wildlife Resources Account created in
             155      Section 23-14-13 , for conservation of wildlife and the enhancement, preservation, protection,
             156      access, and management of wildlife habitat;
             157          (D) the Department of Agriculture and Food for the benefit of conservation districts;
             158          (E) the Division of Parks and Recreation for the benefit of snowmobile programs;
             159          (F) the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum of Utah, with
             160      the donation evenly divided between the two;
             161          (G) the Boy Scouts of America for the benefit of a Utah Boy Scouts of America
             162      council as specified by the contributor;
             163          (H) No More Homeless Pets in Utah for distribution to organizations or individuals
             164      that provide spay and neuter programs that subsidize the sterilization of domestic animals;
             165          (I) the Utah Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, Inc. to provide and enhance youth
             166      development programs;
             167          (J) the Utah Association of Public School Foundations to support public education;
             168          (K) the Utah Housing Opportunity Restricted Account created in Section 61-2-28 to
             169      assist people who have severe housing needs;
             170          (L) the Public Safety Honoring Heroes Restricted Account created in Section 53-1-118
             171      to support the families of fallen Utah Highway Patrol troopers and other Department of Public
             172      Safety employees;
             173          (M) the Division of Parks and Recreation for distribution to organizations that provide
             174      support for Zion National Park;
             175          (N) the Firefighter Support Restricted Account created in Section 53-7-109 to support
             176      firefighter organizations; [or]
             177          (O) the Share the Road Bicycle Support Restricted Account created in Section
             178      72-2-127 to support bicycle operation and safety awareness programs[.]; or
             179          (P) the Cancer Research Restricted Account created in Section 26-21a-302 to support
             180      cancer research programs.
             181          (ii) (A) For a veterans' special group license plate, "contributor" means a person who
             182      has donated or in whose name at least a $25 donation at the time of application and $10 annual


             183      donation thereafter has been made.
             184          (B) For a Utah Housing Opportunity special group license plate, "contributor" means a
             185      person who:
             186          (I) has donated or in whose name at least $30 has been donated at the time of
             187      application and annually after the time of application; and
             188          (II) is a member of a trade organization for real estate licensees that has more than
             189      15,000 Utah members.
             190          (C) For an Honoring Heroes special group license plate, "contributor" means a person
             191      who has donated or in whose name at least $35 has been donated at the time of application and
             192      annually thereafter.
             193          (D) For a firefighter support special group license plate, "contributor" means a person
             194      who:
             195          (I) has donated or in whose name at least $15 has been donated at the time of
             196      application and annually after the time of application; and
             197          (II) is a currently employed, volunteer, or retired firefighter.
             198          (E) For a cancer research special group license plate, "contributor" means a person who
             199      has donated or in whose name at least $35 has been donated at the time of application and
             200      annually after the time of application.
             201          (b) "Institution" means a state institution of higher education as defined under Section
             202      53B-3-102 or a private institution of higher education in the state accredited by a regional or
             203      national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
             204          (2) (a) An applicant for original or renewal collegiate special group license plates under
             205      Subsection (1)(a)(i) must be a contributor to the institution named in the application and
             206      present the original contribution verification form under Subsection (2)(b) or make a
             207      contribution to the division at the time of application under Subsection (3).
             208          (b) An institution with a support special group license plate shall issue to a contributor
             209      a verification form designed by the commission containing:
             210          (i) the name of the contributor;
             211          (ii) the institution to which a donation was made;
             212          (iii) the date of the donation; and
             213          (iv) an attestation that the donation was for a scholastic scholarship.


             214          (c) The state auditor may audit each institution to verify that the moneys collected by
             215      the institutions from contributors are used for scholastic scholarships.
             216          (d) After an applicant has been issued collegiate license plates or renewal decals, the
             217      commission shall charge the institution whose plate was issued, a fee determined in accordance
             218      with Section 63J-1-504 for management and administrative expenses incurred in issuing and
             219      renewing the collegiate license plates.
             220          (e) If the contribution is made at the time of application, the contribution shall be
             221      collected, treated, and deposited as provided under Subsection (3).
             222          (3) (a) An applicant for original or renewal support special group license plates under
             223      this section must be a contributor to the sponsoring organization associated with the license
             224      plate.
             225          (b) This contribution shall be:
             226          (i) unless collected by the named institution under Subsection (2), collected by the
             227      division;
             228          (ii) considered a voluntary contribution for the funding of the activities specified under
             229      this section and not a motor vehicle registration fee;
             230          (iii) deposited into the appropriate account less actual administrative costs associated
             231      with issuing the license plates; and
             232          (iv) for a firefighter special group license plate, deposited into the appropriate account
             233      less:
             234          (A) the costs of reordering firefighter special group license plate decals; and
             235          (B) the costs of replacing recognition special group license plates with new license
             236      plates under Subsection 41-1a-1211 (13).
             237          (c) The donation described in Subsection (1)(a) must be made in the 12 months prior to
             238      registration or renewal of registration.
             239          (d) The donation described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be a one-time donation made to
             240      the division when issuing original:
             241          (i) snowmobile license plates; or
             242          (ii) conservation license plates.
             243          (4) Veterans' license plates shall display one of the symbols representing the Army,
             244      Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, or American Legion.


             245          Section 4. Effective date.
             246          This bill takes effect on October 1, 2010.




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