28-2419
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28-2419. Transplantation awareness special plates; fund A. The department shall issue transplantation awareness special plates. The color and design of the transplantation awareness special plates shall be different from the color and design of regular license plates determined by the department. B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for 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 transplantation awareness fund established by this section. D. The transplantation awareness fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. E. The director shall select a private coalition that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and that has a mission of promoting transplantation awareness and allocate the monies in the fund to the coalition on an annual basis. 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. G. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. |