28-2470.33. Arizona bicycling special plates; fund

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A. If, by December 31, 2025, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue Arizona bicycling special plates. The Arizona bicycling special plates shall be of uniform design and shall include space for one Arizona bicycling logo. A person that meets the requirements of subsection E of this section and that provides $32,000 to the department shall design an Arizona bicycling logo. The design and color of the Arizona bicycling logos are subject to approval of the department.

The director may allow a request for Arizona bicycling 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 Arizona bicycling special plates.

B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for the renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 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 shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the Arizona bicycling special plate fund established by this section.

D. The Arizona bicycling special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 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 percent of the 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 allocate monies from the fund to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section and to the entities that paid the special plate fee to the department based on the total number of special plates issued to each entity pursuant to subsection A of this section and that are qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. An entity must:

1. Produce or participate in bicycling events in this state for community, charity and wellness.

2. Have all of the following objectives:

(a)Aiding in the economic development of this state.

(b)Establishing this state as the bicycle center of the United States.

(c)Encouraging individuals to adopt bicycling as a natural daily life activity.

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.