Section 404-V. Distinctive plates for water rescue team members

1. Any
  member of a water rescue team shall, upon request, be issued  a  license
  plate  bearing  the  emblem and words "New York State" on the top of the
  license plate and "Water Rescue" on the bottom of the license  plate.  A
  dive  flag  shall  be  included  on  the  face of the distinctive plate.
  Application for said license plate shall be filed with the  commissioner
  in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe and shall be
  verified annually by the applicant.
    2. The distinctive plate authorized in subdivision one of this section
  shall  be  issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the
  applicant is presently an active member of a water rescue team and shall
  be surrendered upon the separation from a water rescue team.
    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
  in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular
  registration fee 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. Such annual service
  charge shall be deposited to the credit of  the  New  York  state  water
  rescue  team awareness and research fund established pursuant to section
  ninety-five-f of the state finance law and shall be used for water  team
  rescue  awareness and research projects approved by the office of parks,
  recreation and historic preservation. 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  to  the  department  to  offset  costs  associated  with  the
  production of such license plates.
    * NB There are 7 § 404-v's