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House debates special license plate for search-and-rescue teams; $6,000 set-up appropriation drawn into questioning
Summary
Lawmakers debated HB 118 to create a special license plate for current county search-and-rescue members, including a $6,000 appropriation for plate establishment and administration; supporters said it enhances public-safety identification while some members raised concerns about proliferation of specialty plates and whether the fee should be revenue-neutral.
Lawmakers on the House floor debated House Bill 118, which would establish a special license plate for current members of county search-and-rescue teams and include a $6,000 appropriation to create and administer the plate.
Representative Ben Ferry, sponsor of the measure, said the appropriation is ‘‘purely to establish the license plate itself and the administration needs to do it,’’ explaining the plate’s purpose is identification and public-safety, not fundraising. Ferry said the plate would…
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