Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §524, sub-§§5 to 7 are enacted to read:

5.__Veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima; special license plates.__The Secretary of State, on application and upon evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482 and a one-time additional fee of $10, shall issue a registration certificate and set of special designating plates, to be used in lieu of regular registration plates, to any Maine resident who provides evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of State that the applicant served in the United States military forces at the Battle of Iwo Jima, fought in February and March 1945 on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan.__The one-time additional fee of $10 is credited to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs.

These special designating plates must be of a design as determined by the Secretary of State.

6.__Veterans of the Battle of Normandy; special license plates.__The Secretary of State, on application and upon evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482 and a one-time additional fee of $10, shall issue a registration certificate and set of special designating plates, to be used in lieu of regular registration plates, to any Maine resident who provides evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of State that the applicant served in the United States military forces at the Battle of Normandy, France, fought in 1944.__The one-time additional fee of $10 is credited to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs.

These special designating plates must be of a design as determined by the Secretary of State.

7.__Veterans of Operation Desert Storm; special license plates.__The Secretary of State, on application and upon evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482 and a one-time additional fee of $10, shall issue a registration certificate and set of special designating plates, to be used in lieu of regular registration plates, to any Maine resident who provides evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of State that the applicant served in the United States military forces in Operation Desert Storm, a multinational military campaign conducted in Kuwait and Iraq in 1991.__The one-time additional fee of $10 is credited to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs.

These special designating plates must be of a design as determined by the Secretary of State.