special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles department to defray the its expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be designated for use by the South Carolina National guard for homeland security.” SECTION 46. Section 5639600(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 275 of 2016, is further amended to read: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees “(B) collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General department shall place into the State Highway Fund as established by Section 571120, to be distributed as provided in Section 1143167, an amount equal to the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be deposited in a special account, separate and apart from the general fund, designated for use by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture to support local animal spaying and neutering programs. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture may use up to ten percent of the fees deposited in the special account for the administration of the program. Local private nonprofit tax exempt organizations offering animal spaying and neutering programs may apply for grants from this fund to further their tax exempt purposes. Grants must be awarded not more than once a year, and an applicant must receive as a grant an amount of the total revenues in the fund multiplied by the percentage that the in the preceding calendar year was of the total applicant’s caseload caseload of all applicants in that year.” SECTION 47. Section 5639710(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 275 of 2016, is further amended to read: Of the fees collected pursuant to this section, the “(B) Comptroller General department shall place into the State Highway Fund as established by Section 571120, to be distributed as provided in Section 1143167, an amount equal to the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering this special license plate. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be distributed to the Heritage Classic Foundation.”
special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles department to defray the its expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be designated for use by the South Carolina National guard for homeland security.” SECTION 46. Section 5639600(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 275 of 2016, is further amended to read: “(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General department shall place into the State Highway Fund as established by Section 571120, to be distributed as provided in Section 1143167, an amount equal to the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be deposited in a special account, separate and apart from the general fund, designated for use by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture to support local animal spaying and neutering programs. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture may use up to ten percent of the fees deposited in the special account for the administration of the program. Local private nonprofit tax exempt organizations offering animal spaying and neutering programs may apply for grants from this fund to further their tax exempt purposes. Grants must be awarded not more than once a year, and an applicant must receive as a grant an amount of the total revenues in the fund multiplied by the percentage that the applicant’s caseload in the preceding calendar year was of the total caseload of all applicants in that year.” SECTION 47. Section 5639710(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 275 of 2016, is further amended to read: “(B) Of the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General department shall place into the State Highway Fund as established by Section 571120, to be distributed as provided in Section 1143167, an amount equal to the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering this special license plate. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be distributed to the Heritage Classic Foundation.”