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| Karin Snoots Art on License Plates Supports MEER |
11/10/2012 - LEWES, DE — The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute license plate is now a reality. The specialty plate was made available to state residents last week at Division of Motor Vehicles locations.
It has a one-time fee of $50, of which the nonprofit – an organization dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals and sea turtles – will receive $35.
According to MERR Executive Director Suzanne Thurman, drivers can transfer their current plate number or vanity and the DMV will prorate new stickers for those who want to get a plate right away.
The plates will be available for purchase online at the end of the September, she said. The effort to create a specialty plate began two years ago.
'We're ecstatic; it's been a process and definitely took some time,' Thurman said, noting the legislation was signed into law on Aug. 1. 'It serves so many purposes. It's definitely a funding opportunity for us (as well as) heightens the public's awareness.'
The plate was designed by local artist Karin Snoots and depicts several marine animals, such as sea turtles, seals and dolphins.
It joins four other specialty plates, according to Mike Williams, spokesman for the Department of Transportation.
Two environmental plates support the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Inc., while two other plates support the Delaware Farmland Preservation Fund and clinics that support low-cost spaying and neutering.
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