* § 404-v. Distinctive plates for members of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society. 1. Any member of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Eighth Air Force". Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.

2. The distinctive plate authorized in this section shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant is a member of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society.

3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article, provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of fifteen dollars shall be charged for such plate. Such annual service charge shall be deposited to the credit of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society fund established pursuant to section ninety-five-f of the state finance law and shall be used for veterans' counseling services provided by local veterans' service agencies pursuant to section three hundred fifty-seven of the executive law under the direction of the division of veterans' services. Provided, however, that one year after the effective date of this section funds in the amount of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be allocated to the department to offset costs associated with the production of such license plates.

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