2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2461 - Active duty military installation support special plates; fund

28-2461.
Active duty military installation support special plates;  fund
A. If,  by December 31,  2017,  a person pays thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for the implementation of this section,  the department shall issue active duty military installation support special plates. The person that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the active duty military installation support special plates. The design and color of the active duty military installation support special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for active duty military installation support 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 active duty military installation support 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 active duty military installation support special plate fund established by this section.
D. The active duty military installation support 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 person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent 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 allocate monies from the fund,  excluding administrative fees,  to an organization that is a nonprofit corporation in this state,  that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and that meets all of the following:
1. Is headquartered in this state.
2. Has been operating in this state for over ten consecutive years.
3. Has a sole purpose to support an active duty military installation in this state.
4. Provides programs and services for the active duty military installation to benefit members of the United States military and their families.
5. Provides financial support to programs and services supporting the active duty military installation. The programs and services may include support for morale and well-being,  culture and tradition and mission sustainability activities.
F. On notice from the director,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided in section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.