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[Luvsbirdn@xxxxxxx]

More License Plate Info for those interested......

This past Sunday's (1/10/02) edition of the Knoxville News-Sentinel had an 
article on specialty tags for wildlife ("Wildlife not getting full plate", p. 
C14).  It appears that about half of the revenue generated from the sale of  
"Volunteer for Wildlife" tags (black bear and wild turkey) and "Sportsman" 
tags (whitetail deer) actually goes to fund the Tennessee Arts Commission and 
the Highway Fund!  This is not true for money generated from the sale of 
plates that were available before 1998 however (Ducks Unlimited and Watchable 
Wildlife "bluebird" plates for example).  Apparently a law was passed in 1998 
diverting funds away from the intended beneficiary of some specialty plates - 
in this case wildlife - to fund arts & highways (even though the Arts 
Commission already has 3 specialty tags to fund the arts)!!!!

This is truly an outrage!  How such legislation could ever be propsed in 
Tennessee, much less passed, is an embarrassment.  This reiterates what 
others have stated however regarding the purchase of "bluebird" plates (and 
other plates that have been around since before 1998) as having more impact 
for your dollar.

To view the complete article go to "www.knoxnews.com/sports".  Search for 
"license plate", then click on the title of the article "Wildlife not getting 
full plate".

W. Kelly Roy
Knoxville TN


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