An Act To Create a Special License Plate To Support Breast Cancer Support Services
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0775
Committee Amendment CA_A_H766 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §456-E

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,/J " to H.P. 593, L.D. 775, Bill, "An Act To Create 
a Special License Plate To Support Breast Cancer Support Services" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA § 1408 is enacted to read: 
§1408. Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund 
The Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund, referred to in this section as "the 
fund," is established in the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, referred to 
in this section as "the center." Balances in the fund may not lapse but must be carried 
forward and used for the purposes ofthis section. 
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Sources and uses of fund. 
Revenues from breast cancer support services 
registration plate fees credited to the fund under Title 29-A, section 456-E, subsections 2 
and 4 must be used for breast cancer support services. Upon receipt the center shall 
equally distribute the funds to a breast and cervical health program within the center, a 
statewide nonprofit organization established for the purpose of providing services to 
underserved people with breast health and breast cancer needs and an independent state-
based foundation for the purpose of providing funding for cancer research, education and 
patient support programs. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §456-E is enacted to read: 
§456-E. Breast cancer support services registration plate 
1. Breast cancer support services plates. The Secretary of State, upon receiving an 
application and evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482, 
the annual motor vehicle registration fee required by section 50 I and the contribution 
provided for in subsection 2, shall issue a registration certificate and a set of breast cancer 
support services special registration plates to be used in lieu of regular registration plates. 
These plates must bear identification numbers and letters. 
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2. Contribution; credit to Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund. In 
addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the particular 
class of vehicle registered, the initial contribution for the breast cancer support services 
special registration plates is $20, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and 
credited as follows: 
A. Nine dollars to the Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund, as established 
in Title 22, section 1408; 
B. Ten dollars to the Highway Fund; and 
c. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund, established under section 469, for 
administrative and production costs. 
3. Design; review; vanity plates. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
plate sponsor, shall determine a design for the breast cancer support services special 
registration plates. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over transportation matters shall review the final design prior to manufacture of the 
plates. The Secretary of State shall issue upon request breast cancer support services 
special registration plates that are also vanity plates. Breast cancer support services 
special registration plates are issued in accordance with the provisions of this section and 
section 453. 
4. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed 
by law, the annual renewal contribution for breast cancer support services special 
registration plates is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and 
credited as follows: 
A. Nine dollars to the Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund, as established 
in Title 22, section 1408; 
B. Five dollars to the Highway Fund; and 
c. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund, established under section 469, for 
administrative and production costs. 
5. Payment for costs associated with the production and issuance of the first 
2,000 plates. The sponsor of the breast cancer support services special registration plates 
shall provide $40,000 to the Secretary of State for costs associated with the production 
and issuance of plates. The Secretary of State shall deposit these funds in the Specialty 
License Plate Fund, established under section 469. In accordance with section 468, 
subsection 3-A, the Secretary of State shall provide 2,000 credit receipts to the sponsor to 
provide to each supporter that contributed $20. A credit receipt may be used only to 
obtain one set of breast cancer support services special registration plates·. 
6. Transfer of fees. On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of State shall transfer the 
revenue from the issuance and renewal of the breast cancer support services special 
registration plates to the Treasurer of State for deposit and crediting pursuant to 
subsections 2 and 4. 
7. Duplicate plates. The Secretary of State shall issue breast cancer support services 
special registration plates in a 3-number and 3-letter combination sequence. Vanity plates 
may not duplicate vanity plates issued in another class of plate. 
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8. Weight limit. Breast cancer support services special registration plates may be 
issued for a motor vehicle that does not exceed 10,000 pounds. A motor vehicle that 
exceeds 6,000 pounds is subject to the fees in section 504. 
9. Date of first issue. The Secretary of State shall issue breast cancer support 
services special registration plates on or after October I, 2008. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Breast Cancer Support Services Special Program Fund N038 
Initiative: Provides an allocation of funds for breast cancer support services from 
registration and renewal fees for breast cancer support services special registration plates 
to be deposited in the fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$10,800 
$10,800 
2008-09 
$10,800 
$10,800 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the costs of manufacturing breast cancer support services 
special registration plates. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$41,640 
$41,640 
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DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
$41,640 
$0 
$41,640 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
$52,440 
$0 
$52,440 
This amendment, which replaces the bill, establishes a breast cancer support services 
special registration plate for motor vehicles that do not exceed 10,000 pounds. Nine 
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dollars of each initial registration and renewal fee of breast cancer support services 
special registration plates must be deposited in a fund administered by the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to support 
breast cancer services efforts. 
FISCAL NOTE REQU1RED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03114/08 
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LR 2159(02) 
An Act To Create a Special License Plate To Support Breast Cancer Support 
Services 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'~ " 
Committee: Transportation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Highway Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$40,440 
$0 
2008-09 
($11,000) 
$52,440 
$11,000 
$12,000 
$0 
Projections 
2009-10 
($25,000) 
$40,000 
$25,000 
$40,000 
$0 
Projections 
2010-11 
($25,000) 
$45,000 
$25,000 
$45,000 
$0 
The authorization of a Breast Cancer Support Services specialty registration plate will require a one-time Other 
Special Revenue Funds allocation in fiscal year 2008-09 of $40,440 to the Secretary of State for the costs of 
manufacturing the plates. This amount was received by the Secretary of State in February 2008 from the Maine 
Cancer Foundation. The new plate will increase Highway Fund revenue in fiscal year 2008-09 by an estimated 
$11,000, increase dedicated revenue to the Specialty License Plate Fund within the Secretary of State by an estimated 
$1,200 in fiscal year 2008-09 and increase dedicated revenue to the Breast Cancer Support Services Special Programs 
Fund within the Department of Health and Human Services by $10,800 in fiscal year 2008-09, $36,000 in fiscal year 
2009-10 and $40,500 in fiscal year 2010-11. 
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