20-79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
(a) Free of Charge. - Upon request, and except for the special registration plate listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the Division shall annually provide and issue free of charge a single special registration plate listed in this subsection to a person qualified to receive the plate in accordance with G.S. 20-79.4(a2). For the special registration plate listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, and upon request, the Division shall annually provide and issue free of charge a single registration plate for both a motor vehicle and a motorcycle to a person qualified to receive each plate in accordance with G.S. 20-79.4(a2). This subsection does not apply to a special registration plate issued for a vehicle that has a registered weight greater than 6,000 pounds. The regular motor vehicle registration fees in G.S. 20-88 apply if the registered weight of the vehicle is greater than 6,000 pounds:
(1) A Legion of Valor registration plate to a recipient of the Legion of Valor award.
(2) A 100% Disabled Veteran registration plate to a 100% disabled veteran.
(3) An Ex-Prisoner of War registration plate to an ex-prisoner of war.
(4) A Bronze Star Valor registration plate to a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal for valor in combat award.
(5) A Silver Star registration plate to a recipient of the Silver Star award.
(a1) Fees. - All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
| Special Plate | Additional Fee Amount |
| Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity | $30.00 |
| ALS Research | $30.00 |
| American Red Cross | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Animal Lovers | $30.00 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| ARTS NC | $30.00 |
| Back Country Horsemen of NC | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament | $30.00 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Brenner Children's Hospital | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Carolina Panthers | $30.00 |
| Carolina Raptor Center | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Carolinas Credit Union Foundation | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Carolinas Golf Association | $30.00 |
| Coastal Conservation Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Coastal Land Trust | $30.00 |
| Colorectal Cancer Awareness | $30.00 |
| Crystal Coast | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| El Pueblo | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Farmland Preservation | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| First in Forestry | $30.00 |
| First Tee | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Girl Scouts | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Greensboro Symphony Guild | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Historical Attraction | $30.00 |
| Home Care and Hospice | $30.00 |
| Home of American Golf | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| HOMES4NC | $30.00 |
| Hospice Care | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| In God We Trust | $30.00 |
| Keeping the Lights On | $30.00 |
| Kick Cancer for Kids | $30.00 |
| Maggie Valley Trout Festival | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Morehead Planetarium | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Morgan Horse Club | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Mountains-to-Sea Trail | $30.00 |
| Municipality Plate | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Civil War | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Coastal Federation | $30.00 |
| NC FIRST Robotics | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NCSC | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Veterinary Medical Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| National Kidney Foundation | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Native Brook Trout | $30.00 |
| North Carolina 4-H Development Fund | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| North Carolina Bluegrass Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| North Carolina Cattlemen's Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| North Carolina Emergency Management Associa- | |
| tion | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| North Carolina Green Industry Council | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| North Carolina Libraries | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| North Carolina Paddle Festival | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| North Carolina Sheriffs' Association | $30.00 |
| Operation Coming Home | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Outer Banks Preservation Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Pamlico-Tar River Foundation | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Awareness | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| P.E.O. Sisterhood | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Personalized | $30.00 |
| Pisgah Conservancy | $30.00 |
| Red Drum | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Retired Legislator | $30.00 |
| RiverLink | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Ronald McDonald House | $30.00 |
| Share the Road | $30.00 |
| S.T.A.R. | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| State Attraction | $30.00 |
| Stock Car Racing Theme | $30.00 |
| Support NC Education | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Support Our Troops | $30.00 |
| Sustainable Fisheries | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Toastmasters Club | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Topsail Island Shoreline Protection | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Travel and Tourism | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Turtle Rescue Team | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| United States Service Academy | $30.00 |
| Wildlife Resources | $30.00 |
| Volunteers in Law Enforcement | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| YMCA | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| AIDS Awareness | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Buffalo Soldiers | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Charlotte Checkers | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Choose Life | $25.00 |
| Collegiate Insignia | $25.00 |
| First in Turf | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Goodness Grows | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| High School Insignia | $25.00 |
| I.B.P.O.E.W. | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Kids First | $25.00 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | $25.00 |
| National Wild Turkey Federation | $25.00 |
| NC Agribusiness | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Children's Promise | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Surveyors | $25.00 |
| Nurses | $25.00 |
| Olympic Games | $25.00 |
| Professional Engineer | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation | $25.00 |
| Special Olympics | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Support Soccer | $25.00 |
| Surveyor Plate | $25.00 |
| The V Foundation for Cancer Research Division | $25.00 |
| University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| ALS Association, Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| ARC of North Carolina | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Audubon North Carolina | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Autism Society of North Carolina | $20.00 |
| Battle of Kings Mountain | $20.00 |
| Be Active NC | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Brain Injury Awareness | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Breast Cancer Earlier Detection | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation | $20.00 |
| Concerned Bikers Association/ABATE of North | |
| Carolina | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Daughters of the American Revolution | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Donate Life | $20.00 |
| Ducks Unlimited | $20.00 |
| Fraternal Order of Police | $20.00 |
| Greyhound Friends of North Carolina | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Guilford Battleground Company | $20.00 |
| Harley Owners' Group | $20.00 |
| International Association of Fire Fighters | $20.00 |
| I Support Teachers | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Jaycees | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | $20.00 |
| Kappa Alpha Order | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Litter Prevention | $20.00 |
| March of Dimes | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Mission Foundation | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Native American | $20.00 |
| NC Fisheries Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Horse Council | $20.00 |
| NC Mining | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Tennis Foundation | $20.00 |
| NC Trout Unlimited | $20.00 |
| NC Victim Assistance | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Wildlife Federation | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation | $20.00 |
| NC Youth Soccer Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| North Carolina Master Gardener | $20.00 |
| Omega Psi Phi Fraternity | $20.00 |
| Order of the Eastern Star Prince Hall Affiliated | $20.00 |
| Order of the Long Leaf Pine | $20.00 |
| Piedmont Airlines | $20.00 |
| POW/MIA Bring Them Home | $20.00 |
| Prince Hall Mason | $20.00 |
| Save the Sea Turtles | $20.00 |
| Scenic Rivers | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| School Technology | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| SCUBA | $20.00 |
| Soil and Water Conservation | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Special Forces Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| US Equine Rescue League | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| USO of NC | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Wrightsville Beach | $20.00 |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority | $20.00 |
| Carolina Regional Volleyball Association | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Carolina's Aviation Museum | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Lung Cancer Research | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| NC Beekeepers | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| Save the Honey Bee (HB) | $15.00 |
| Save the Honey Bee (SB) | $15.00 |
| Shag Dancing | $15.00 |
| Active Member of the National Guard | None |
| Bronze Star Combat Recipient | None |
| Bronze Star Recipient | None |
| Combat Veteran | Expired July 1, 2016 |
| 100% Disabled Veteran | None |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | None |
| Ex-Prisoner of War | None |
| Gold Star Lapel Button | None |
| Legion of Merit | None |
| Legion of Valor | None |
| Military Veteran | None |
| Military Wartime Veteran | None |
| Partially Disabled Veteran | None |
| Pearl Harbor Survivor | None |
| Purple Heart Recipient | None |
| Silver Star Recipient | None |
| All Other Special Plates | $10.00. |
(b) Distribution of Fees. - The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S. 143B-135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 143B-135.56, as follows:
| Special Plate | SRPA | CCAPA | CWMTF | PRTF |
| AIDS Awareness - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| ALS Association, Jim Catfish | ||||
| Hunter Chapter - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| ALS Research | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| American Red Cross - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Animal Lovers | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| ARC of North Carolina - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Arthritis Foundation - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| ARTS NC | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Audubon North Carolina - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Autism Society of North Caro- | ||||
| lina | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Back Country Horsemen of NC | ||||
| - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Battle of Kings Mountain | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Be Active NC - Expired July | ||||
| 1, 2016 | ||||
| Big Rock Blue Marlin Tourna- | ||||
| ment | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Brain Injury Awareness - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Breast Cancer Earlier Detec- | ||||
| tion - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Brenner Children s Hospital - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foun- | ||||
| dation | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Soldiers - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Carolina Panthers | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Carolina Regional Volleyball | ||||
| Association - Expired July | ||||
| 1, 2016 | ||||
| Carolina s Aviation Museum - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Carolinas Credit Union Foun- | ||||
| dation - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Carolinas Golf Association | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte Checkers - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Choose Life | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal Conservation Associa- | ||||
| tion - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Coastal Land Trust | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorectal Cancer Awareness | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Concerned Bikers Association/ | ||||
| ABATE of North Carolina - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Crystal Coast - Expired July | ||||
| 1, 2016 | ||||
| Daniel Stowe Botanical Gar- | ||||
| dens - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Daughters of the American | ||||
| Revolution - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Donate Life | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Ducks Unlimited | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pueblo - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Farmland Preservation - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| First in Forestry | $10 | $10 | $10 | 0 |
| First in Turf - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| First Tee - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Fraternal Order of Police | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Girl Scouts - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Goodness Grows - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Greensboro Symphony Guild - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Greyhound Friends of North | ||||
| Carolina - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Guilford Battleground Com- | ||||
| pany | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Harley Owners Group | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| High School Insignia | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Historical Attraction | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Care and Hospice | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Home of American Golf - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| HOMES4NC | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospice Care - Expired July | ||||
| 1, 2016 | ||||
| I.B.P.O.E.W. - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| In God We Trust | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| In-State Collegiate Insignia | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| International Association of | ||||
| Fire Fighters | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| I Support Teachers - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Jaycees - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Juvenile Diabetes Research | ||||
| Foundation | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kappa Alpha Order - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Keeping The Lights On | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Cancer for Kids | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kids First | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | ||||
| - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Litter Prevention | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Lung Cancer Research - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Maggie Valley Trout Festival - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| March of Dimes - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Mission Foundation - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Morgan Horse Club - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Morehead Planetarium - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Mountains-to-Sea Trail | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Municipality Plate - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| National Kidney Foundation - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| National Law Enforcement Of- | ||||
| ficers Memorial - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| National Multiple Sclerosis So- | ||||
| ciety | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| National Wild Turkey Federa- | ||||
| tion | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Native American | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| NC Agribusiness - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Beekeepers - Expired July | ||||
| 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Children s Promise - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Civil War - Expired July | ||||
| 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Coastal Federation | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| NC 4-H Development Fund - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC FIRST Robotics - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Fisheries Association - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Horse Council | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| NC Mining - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| NCSC - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Surveyors | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| NC Tennis Foundation | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| NC Trout Unlimited | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| NC Veterinary Medical Associa- | ||||
| tion - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Victim Assistance - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Wildlife Federation - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| NC Wildlife Habitat Founda- | ||||
| tion | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| NC Youth Soccer Association - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| North Carolina Bluegrass Asso- | ||||
| ciation - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| North Carolina Cattlemen s As- | ||||
| sociation - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| North Carolina Emergency | ||||
| Management Association - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| North Carolina Green Industry | ||||
| Council - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| North Carolina Libraries - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| North Carolina Master Gar- | ||||
| dener | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina Paddle Festival | ||||
| - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| North Carolina Sheriffs' Associ- | ||||
| ation | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Nurses | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Omega Psi Phi Fraternity | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Operation Coming Home - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Order of the Eastern Star | ||||
| Prince Hall Affiliated | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Order of the Long Leaf Pine | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Out-of-state Collegiate Insignia | $10 | 0 | $15 | 0 |
| Outer Banks Preservation As- | ||||
| sociation - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Pamlico-Tar River Foundation | ||||
| - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Pancreatic Cancer Awareness | ||||
| - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| P.E.O. Sisterhood - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Personalized | $10 | 0 | $15 | $5 |
| Piedmont Airlines | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Pisgah Conservancy | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| POW/MIA Bring Them Home | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Hall Mason | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional Engineer - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Retired Legislator | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| RiverLink - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Rocky Mountain Elk Founda- | ||||
| tion | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McDonald House | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Save the Honey Bee (HB) | $10 | $5 | 0 | 0 |
| Save the Honey Bee (SB) | $10 | $5 | 0 | 0 |
| Save the Sea Turtles | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Scenic Rivers - Expired July | ||||
| 1, 2016 | ||||
| School Technology - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| SCUBA | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| Shag Dancing | $10 | $5 | 0 | 0 |
| Share the Road | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival | ||||
| - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Soil and Water Conservation - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Special Forces Association - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Special Olympics - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| S.T.A.R. - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| State Attraction | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock Car Racing Theme | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Support NC Education - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Support Our Troops | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Support Soccer | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Surveyor Plate | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Sustainable Fisheries - Ex- | ||||
| pired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| The V Foundation for Cancer | ||||
| Research | $10 | $15 | 0 | 0 |
| Toastmasters Club - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Topsail Island Shoreline Protec- | ||||
| tion - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Travel and Tourism - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Turtle Rescue Team - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| University Health Systems of | ||||
| Eastern Carolina - Expired | ||||
| July 1, 2016 | ||||
| United States Service Academy | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| US Equine Rescue League - | ||||
| Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| USO of NC - Expired July 1, | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| Volunteers in Law Enforcement | ||||
| - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Wildlife Resources | $10 | $20 | 0 | 0 |
| Wrightsville Beach | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| YMCA - Expired July 1, 2016 | ||||
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority | $10 | $10 | 0 | 0 |
| All other Special Plates | $10 | 0 | 0 | 0. |
(c) Use of Funds in Special Registration Plate Account. -
(1) The Division shall deduct the costs of special registration plates, including the costs of issuing, handling, and advertising the availability of the special plates, from the Special Registration Plate Account.
(2) From the funds remaining in the Special Registration Plate Account after the deductions in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection, there is annually appropriated from the Special Registration Plate Account the sum of one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) to provide operating assistance for the Visitor Centers:
a. on U.S. Highway 17 in Camden County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
b. on U.S. Highway 17 in Brunswick County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
c. on U.S. Highway 441 in Macon County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
d. in Watauga County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
e. on U.S. Highway 29 in Caswell County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
f. on U.S. Highway 70 in Carteret County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
g. on U.S. Highway 64 in Tyrrell County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
h. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 701 and N.C. 904 in Columbus County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
i. on U.S. Highway 221 in McDowell County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
j. on Staton Road in Transylvania County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
k. in the Town of Fair Bluff, Columbus County, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 76 and N.C. 904, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);
l. on U.S. Highway 421 in Wilkes County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857); and
m. at the intersection of Interstate 73 and Interstate 74 in Randolph County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-eight dollars ($92,858) each, for two centers.
(3) The Division shall transfer fifty percent (50%) of the remaining revenue in the Special Registration Plate Account quarterly, and funds are hereby appropriated to the Department of Transportation to be used solely for the purpose of beautification of highways. These funds shall be administered by the Department of Transportation for beautification purposes not inconsistent with good landscaping and engineering principles. The Division shall transfer the remaining revenue in the Special Registration Plate Account quarterly to the Highway Fund to be used for the Roadside Vegetation Management Program.
5-216, ss. 4, 5; 2005-276, s. 28.16; 2006-209, ss. 3, 4, 7; 2007-323, s. 27.20(b); 2007-345, s. 10.1; 2007-400, ss. 3, 4; 2007-483, ss. 4, 5, 8(a), (b); 2009-228, s. 1; 2010-31, ss. 11.4(i), (j), 28.11; 2010-132, s. 7; 2011-145, s. 28.30(b); 2011-392, ss. 4, 5, 5.1; 2012-79, s. 1.12(b); 2013-360, ss. 14.3(c), 34.22; 2013-376, ss. 3, 4, 9(c), (d); 2013-414, s. 57(b), (c); 2014-100, s. 8.11(d); 2015-241, ss. 14.30(dd), 29.30B(a), 29.36A, 29.40(c), (h), (j), (n); 2017-100, s. 2; 2017-107, s. 3; 2017-114, s. 3; 2018-7, s. 1(b); 2018-74, ss. 11(b), (e), 12(c)-(e), 13, 14(b); 2018-77, ss. 1(b), 2(c)-(e), 3.5(b); 2019-32, s. 1(c); 2019-213, s. 2(c).)