Section 66-3-424.19 - Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad special registration plate; procedures; fee. - New Mexico Statutes

66-3-424.19. Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad special registration plate; procedures; fee.

A.     The division shall establish and issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978, featuring artwork related to the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad.  The division shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plate with a logo.  

B.     The division, in consultation with the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission, shall determine the color and design of the special Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration logo, and the division shall provide for its issuance.      

C.     For a fee of forty dollars ($40.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, any owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance of a Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plate.  The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply and pay a fee each year that the owner wishes to retain and renew the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plate.    

D.     The revenue from the special Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plates shall be distributed as follows:    

(1)     fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected the first year a special Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad registration plate is issued shall be retained by the division and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates.  Thereafter, that amount of each fee shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and   

(2)     twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be distributed to the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission.