Plans for special atomic license plates revived

Thursday, May 31, 2001 | 10:04 a.m.

SUN CAPITAL BUREAU

CARSON CITY -- It might be a mushroom cloud, a Geiger counter or some other symbol of Nevada's atomic past.

But one thing is certain. It will be on a license plate.

The Assembly reversed course Wednesday and approved a Senate amendment that revived plans for three special license plates.

Previously, the Assembly voted 23-19 on a proposed plate to recognize the Nevada Test Site and voted 21-21 on a plate to preserve federal lands. Both votes required 28 votes to pass.

The Assembly agreed to a Senate amendment on Assembly Bill 643 that put the atomic plate, the federal lands plate and an antique truck plate back into play.

Since the amendment was a voice vote only, there was no record of who voted against the amendment. Assemblyman Doug Bache, D-Las Vegas, was the only lawmaker who requested his no vote be recorded.

Wednesday's action created the ninth special license plate of the session.

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