A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a pancreatic cancer awareness special registration plate.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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()	Pancreatic Cancer Awareness. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear a representation of a purple ribbon and the letters "ML" on the right side of the plate.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
(a)	Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge a single Legion of Valor, 100% Disabled Veteran, and Ex‑Prisoner of War registration plate to a recipient of a Legion of Valor award, a 100% disabled veteran, and an ex‑prisoner of war each year. The preceding special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fees in G.S. 20‑88, if the registered weight of the vehicle is greater than 6,000 pounds. All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
Special Plate	Additional Fee Amount
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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity	$20.00
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness	$20.00
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity	$20.00
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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑79.7(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113‑77.7, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	NHTF	PRTF
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Pamlico‑Tar River Foundation	$10	$20	0	0
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness	$10	$20	0	0
P.E.O. Sisterhood	$10	$20	0	0
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SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b126)	Pancreatic Cancer Awareness. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a Pancreatic Cancer Awareness plate before the plate may be developed. The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness plates to the Mark Daidone Cancer Research Endowment maintained by the Levine Cancer Institute at the Carolinas HealthCare System to provide funding for research in the management of the early stages of cancer."
SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2013.