(1) The State Tax Commission may enter into agreements for the purchase of distinctive National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (“NASCAR”) theme license tags. The State Tax Commission may enter into any agreement with the supplier of such distinctive license tags, or other entity, necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. The distinctive license tags shall be of such design as the supplier of the tags, with the advice of the State Tax Commission, may prescribe.

(2) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (4) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for each motor vehicle registered in his name a distinctive license tag displaying NASCAR themes.

(3) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the State Tax Commission. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (5) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the State Tax Commission on a monthly basis as prescribed by the commission. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (4), beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2002, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. However, for the first one hundred (100) license tags issued displaying a particular NASCAR theme, the State Tax Commission may establish an auction or similar procedure for the purpose of determining the order in which such distinctive license tags are sold and the amount of the additional fee for the distinctive license tags which shall be due at the time the original application is made for such a distinctive license tag, and Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrent with the vehicle’s established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(5) The State Tax Commission shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the State Tax Commission shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) A portion of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the supplier of the license tags according to the terms of any agreement between the State Tax Commission and the supplier of the distinctive license tags.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of the additional fees collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.

(c) The remainder of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the special fund created in subsection (8) of this section.

(6) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(7) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed proportionately in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.

(8) There is established in the State Treasury a special fund which shall consist of monies required by law to be deposited therein. Monies in the special fund, upon legislative appropriation, may be expended by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History for the purpose of paying the costs of repair and renovation of the New Capitol, Old Capitol, Governor’s Mansion and War Memorial Building. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.