(a) In addition to any registration fee prescribed under article 1 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, all applicants for vehicle registration shall pay at the time of registration a nonrefundable division of vehicles modernization surcharge in the amount of $4 for each vehicle being registered.
(b) Until January 1, 2013, the provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles registered under K.S.A. 8-1,100 through 8-1,123 and K.S.A. 8-1,123a , and amendments thereto. On and after January 1, 2013, the provisions of this section shall apply to such vehicles.