Resolve, To Create a License Plate To Recognize the 2014 World Acadian Congress

Sec. 1. World Acadian Congress plate. Resolved: That, notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 454, the Secretary of State shall issue a reflectorized, commemorative, simulated registration plate in recognition and celebration of the 2014 World Acadian Congress, a festival of Acadian and Cajun culture and history, to be held in Maine in partnership with New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada. The Secretary of State shall design the plate in consultation with the Maine Acadian Heritage Council. The World Acadian Congress commemorative plate may be displayed in place of the front registration plate on a motor vehicle, except a truck tractor as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 90, including a motor vehicle registered outside this State and operated within it, until December 31, 2015; and be it further

Sec. 2. Administrative fee; distribution. Resolved: That the fee for the World Acadian Congress commemorative plate is $25, which must be deposited in a special fund and transferred quarterly by the Treasurer of State as follows:

1. Nine dollars per plate to the Secretary of State for the costs associated with production and issuance of the plates; and

2. Sixteen dollars per plate to the Maine Acadian Heritage Council; and be it further

Sec. 3. Other uses prohibited. Resolved: That a World Acadian Congress commemorative plate may not be sold or displayed except as provided in this resolve.

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This resolve creates a special commemorative, simulated motor vehicle registration plate in celebration of the 2014 World Acadian Congress. The Secretary of State is directed to design and issue the plate, which may be displayed through the end of 2015 in place of the front registration plate. Revenue generated by the sale of the plate in excess of the cost of production and issuance will be given to the Maine Acadian Heritage Council to help with the costs for hosting the 2014 World Acadian Congress.