NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/3/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1153
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Soper, Labuda, Liston, Looper, Schafer S.,
      Todd, Wilson;
      also SENATOR(S) Lambert, Newell.
      
      
      Concerning the creation of a special license plate commemorating
           recipients of the distinguished flying cross, and, in
           connection therewith, making an appropriation.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-213, add (1) (a)
      (XXIV) and (25) as follows:
      
           42-3-213.  Special plates - military veterans - rules - retirement.
      (1) (a)  The department shall issue one or more sets of special license plates
      to the following persons who own a truck that does not exceed sixteen
      thousand pounds empty weight, a passenger car, a motorcycle, or a
      noncommercial or recreational vehicle:
      
           (XXIV)  A recipient of the distinguished flying cross.
      
           (25)  Recipient of a distinguished flying cross. (a)  The
      department shall design a special license plate to indicate that
      the owner of a motor vehicle to which the license plate is
      attached has received the distinguished flying cross.
      
           (b)  A natural person who has been awarded a distinguished
      flying cross may use a distinguished flying cross special license
      plate. When applying for the license plate, the applicant shall
      submit to the department a copy of the military order awarding
      the distinguished flying cross or any other evidence the
      department may accept.
      
           SECTION 2.  Appropriation. (1)  In addition to any other
      appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the
      Colorado state titling and registration account of the highway users tax fund
      created in section 42-1-211 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, not otherwise
      appropriated, to the department of revenue, for the fiscal year beginning
      July 1, 2012, the sum of $2,960, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
      to be allocated to the information technology division for the purchase of
      computer center services.
      
           (2)  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby
      appropriated to the governor - lieutenant governor - state planning and
      budgeting, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, the sum of $2,960, or
      so much thereof as may be necessary, for allocation to the office of
      information technology, for the provision of computer center services for
      the department of revenue related to the implementation of this act. Said
      sum is from reappropriated funds received from the department of revenue
      out of the appropriation made in subsection (1) of this section.
      
           (3)  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby
      appropriated, out of any moneys in the license plate cash fund created in
      section 42-3-301 (1) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, not otherwise
      appropriated, to the department of revenue, for the fiscal year beginning
      July 1, 2012, the sum of $436, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for
      allocation to the division of motor vehicles, driver and vehicle services, for
      the purchase of special license plates related to the implementation of this
      act.
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date -
      applicability. (1)  This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following
      the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the
      general assembly (August 8, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9,
      2012); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3)
      of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or
      part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will
      not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be
      held in November 2012 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
      official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
      
           (2)  The provisions of this act apply to applications submitted or
      license plates issued on or after January 1, 2013.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO