N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 404-v*5: Issuance of distinctive "Discover Queens" license plates

* § 404-v. Issuance of distinctive "Discover Queens" license plates.

1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a

distinctive "Discover Queens" license plate. The design of such

distinctive plate shall be developed by the commissioner in cooperation

with the Queens Tourism Council, a not-for-profit corporation organized

and operated under the laws of this state, and recognized pursuant to

section one hundred sixty-three of the economic development law, and

shall utilize the trademarked "Discover Queens" logo, as well as any

other language or information appropriate to the promotion of tourism in

the Borough of Queens.

2. A distinctive "Discover Queens" plate issued pursuant to this

section shall be issued in the same manner as other number plates upon

the payment of the regular registration fees prescribed by section four

hundred one of this article; provided, however, that an additional

annual service charge of twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such

plate. Each twenty-five dollars received as annual service charges under

this section shall be deposited to the credit of the New York state

"Discover Queens fund" established pursuant to section ninety-seven-aa

of the state finance law and shall be used for tourism promotion

projects pursuant to such section ninety-seven-aa within the county of

Queens.

3. 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 from such fund to the

department to offset costs associated with the production of such

license plates.

* NB There are 7 § 404-v's