§463.57.  Special prestige license plate for McKinley High School

A.  The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for McKinley High School.  The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles.  The license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the McKinley High School Alumni Association, provided that it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

B.  The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate, and as provided for in this Section.

C.  The charge for the plate shall be the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana.  However, no such plate shall be issued unless the application is accompanied by a donation of fifty dollars to be distributed in the manner set forth in Subsection D and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents.

D.  The department shall collect the donation for each license plate and forward the donation to the McKinley High School Alumni Association.  The rebuilding and renovation of the Old McKinley High School building shall be deemed a public purpose and shall qualify as a cooperative endeavor under the provisions of Article VII, Section 14(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana.  The handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents as provided in Subsection C of this Section shall be retained by the department to offset a portion of the administrative costs.

E.  The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the collection and disbursement of the donation, the transfer and disposition of such license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.

F.  The monies received from the fees by the McKinley High School Alumni Association shall be used solely for the restoration and renovation of the Old McKinley High School building.  Upon completion of the restoration and renovation of the building, the fees shall be used solely for preservation and maintenance of the building's structure.  No monies received from the McKinley High School prestige plate shall be used to pay for any administrative costs or consulting fees.

Acts 1999, No. 87, §1.