Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §455, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 437, §7, is further amended to read:

2. Plate designs; optional environmental vanity plates. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner of Conservation, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in consultation with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters, shall determine the multiple plate design designs.

The design designs must accommodate the use of numbers and letters as provided in section 453. Upon request and as provided by section 453, the Secretary of State shall issue environmental plates that are also vanity plates. Environmental vanity plates are issued in accordance with this section and section 453. The Secretary of State may modify class codes and create unique identifiers for the purpose of expanding the program. The annual service fee of $15 for vanity plates is credited to the Highway Fund. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II- A.

SUMMARY

This bill provides for multiple plate designs for the environmental registration plate.