1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; establishing American Red Cross special license 
1.3 	plates; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 168.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [168.1295] AMERICAN RED CROSS PLATES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Issuance and design. Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the 
1.8 	commissioner shall issue special American Red Cross plates or a single motorcycle plate 
1.9 	to an applicant who:
1.10 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, 
1.11 	motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
1.12 	(2) pays a fee of $10 for each set of plates;
1.13 	(3) contributes a minimum of $25 to the American Red Cross disaster preparedness 
1.14 	and relief account; and
1.15 	(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles 
1.16 	and licensing of drivers.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Design. After consultation with the Minnesota chapters of the American 
1.18 	Red Cross, the commissioner shall design the special plate.
1.19 		Subd. 3.Plates transfer. On payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this 
1.20 	section may be transferred to another passenger automobile registered to the individual 
1.21 	to whom the special plates were issued.
1.22 		Subd. 4.Fees. Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), are credited to the 
1.23 	vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.
2.1 		Subd. 5.Contributions. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (3), 
2.2 	are credited to the American Red Cross disaster preparedness and relief account, which 
2.3 	is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
2.4 	commissioner of public safety for a grant to the Minnesota chapters of the American Red 
2.5 	Cross to be used for disaster preparedness, education, and disaster response.

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2011, for special American 
2.7 	Red Cross plates issued on or after that date.