PURPOSE
To provide information on the new digital Urban Forestry specialty license plate.

DETAILS

• The 78th Texas Legislature authorized the creation of an Urban Forestry specialty license plate.

• This new digital specialty license plate is available for passenger cars and light trucks for a $30 annual fee, plus $40 if personalized.

• The department shall deposit $22 of the $30 application fee to the credit of the urban forestry account in the State Treasury. Money placed in this account will be used by the Texas Urban Forestry Council, whose primary purpose is to sponsor projects involving urban and community tree planting; tree preservation; and tree education programs. The remaining $8 will be used to defray administrative costs. The department shall credit 50 cents from its administrative costs to the county in which the owner resides.

• Form VTR-999 may be used when applying for the Urban Forestry specialty license plates. Currently, the Urban Forestry specialty license plate is listed on the back of the form. Customers may write in this selection on the front of the form until revisions to the form are finalized.

• Attached is a photocopy of the new Urban Forestry specialty license plate, and a shell news release that may be customized and sent to local media.

CONTACT
If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your local Vehicle Titles and Registration Division Regional Office. You may also contact Mike Craig, Deputy Director, or me at (512) 465-7570. Thank you very much.

In some cases the Registration and Title Bulletins (RTB) contain attachments. If you require a copy of the original signed RTB and the attachments, please email your request with the RTB number to VTR Info Request/Open Records. Repeat requests are subject to charges in accordance with Open Record policies. A subscription service is also available for an annual fee of $250. Subscribers will automatically receive all RTB mailings as they are issued.