Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §504, sub-§1, ¶Y-1 is enacted to read:

Y-1.__For gross weight from 75,001 to 76,000 pounds, the fee is $833.

This paragraph is repealed December 31, 2004.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §504, sub-§1, ¶Z, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. C, §8 and affected by §19, is further amended to read:

Z. For gross weight from 75,001 76,001 to 78,000 pounds, the fee is $857.

This paragraph is repealed December 31, 2004.

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §504, sub-§1, ¶Z-1 is enacted to read:

Z-1.__For gross weight from 75,001 to 78,000 pounds, the fee is $857.

This paragraph takes effect December 31, 2004.

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §523, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, c. 671, §10, is amended to read:

3. Special veterans registration plates. The Secretary of State, on application and evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482 and the registration fee required by section 501, shall issue a registration certificate and a set of special veterans registration plates to be used in lieu of regular registration plates for a vehicle with a registered gross weight of not more than 9,000 pounds to any person who has served in the United States Armed Forces and who has been honorably discharged. If a veteran is the primary driver of 3 vehicles, the Secretary of State may issue in accordance with this section a set of special veterans registration plates for each vehicle.

Each application must be accompanied by the applicant's Armed Forces Report of Transfer or Discharge, DD Form 214, or certification from the United States Veterans Administration or the appropriate branch of the United States Armed Forces verifying the applicant's military service and honorable discharge.

All surplus revenue collected for issuance of the special registration plates is retained by the Secretary of State to maintain and support this program.