HB 2540 Summary: Father Kino Special Plates

• Authorizes the Arizona Department of Transportation to issue Father Kino special license plates if an eligible nonprofit entity pays $32,000 to the department for implementation and design approval.

• Establishes the Father Kino special plate fund, funded by $17 of the $25 annual special plate fee, with $8 going to the state highway fund for administration.

• Requires the fund to be administered by the director and continuously appropriated to the nonprofit entity that paid the implementation fee and focuses on education related to Father Eusebio Francisco Kino's life and legacy.

• Renumbers sections 28-2451 through 28-2455 as sections 28-2471 through 28-2475 to accommodate the new Father Kino special plate statute.

• Updates cross-references throughout Arizona Revised Statutes related to special plate provisions and highway user revenue fund definitions.