A.If, by December 31, 2011, an entity pays thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for implementation of this section, the department shall issue litter prevention and cleanup special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the litter prevention and cleanup special plates. The design and color of the litter prevention and cleanup special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for litter prevention and cleanup special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the litter pre
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A. If, by December 31, 2011, an entity pays thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for implementation of this section, the department shall issue litter prevention and cleanup special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the litter prevention and cleanup special plates. The design and color of the litter prevention and cleanup special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for litter prevention and cleanup special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the litter prevention and cleanup special plates.
B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for the 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 litter prevention and cleanup special plate fund established by this section.
D. The litter prevention and cleanup special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars in the fund shall be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten per cent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
E. The director shall annually distribute monies in the fund to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code, that is associated with the department to assist with litter prevention and litter cleanup and that operates statewide.
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.