Bill Text: FL H1043 | 2010 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: License Plates

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 289 (Ch. 2010-216) [H1043 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H1043-Engrossed.html

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CS/CS/HB 1043

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to license plates; amending ss. 320.08056
3	and 320.08058, F.S.; revising authorized uses of revenue
4	received from the sale of the Sea Turtle license plate;
5	creating a Go Green license plate, a Preserving the Past
6	license plate, and a Peace license plate; establishing
7	annual use fees for the plate; providing for the
8	distribution of use fees received from the sale of the
9	plate; providing an effective date.
10
11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13	Section 1. Paragraphs (rrr), (sss), and (ttt) are added to
14	subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
15	320.08056 Specialty license plates.-
16	(4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
17	collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
18	(rrr) Go Green license plate, $25.
19	(sss) Preserving the Past license plate, $25.
20	(ttt) Peace license plate, $25.
21	Section 2. Subsection (18) of section 320.08058, Florida
22	Statutes, is amended, and subsections (70), (71), and (72) are
23	added to that section, to read:
24	320.08058 Specialty license plates.-
25	(18) SEA TURTLE LICENSE PLATES.-
26	(a) The department shall develop a Sea Turtle license
27	plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must
28	appear at the top of the plate, the words "Helping Sea Turtles
29	Survive" must appear at the bottom of the plate, and the image
30	of a sea turtle must appear in the center of the plate.
31	(b) The first $500,000 of annual use fees shall be
32	deposited in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund in the
33	Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall be used by
34	the Florida Marine Turtle Protection Program to conduct sea
35	turtle protection, research, and recovery programs. The next
36	$215,000 in annual use fees shall be distributed to the
37	Caribbean Conservation Corporation to fund sea turtle research
38	and education programs. The Caribbean Conservation Corporation
39	shall annually distribute assigned funds through a Sea Turtle
40	Grants Program that supports sea turtle research and education
41	activities of Florida-based nonprofit groups, education and
42	research institutions, and coastal counties in this state. The
43	Caribbean Conservation Corporation shall write and publish
44	procedures for submitting grant applications and criteria for
45	allocating available funds, and shall appoint a technical
46	advisory committee, composed of at least five members, including
47	two representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
48	Commission, to establish funding priorities and select grant
49	recipients from proposals submitted by eligible entities. Two of
50	the members shall be selected from the Fish and Wildlife
51	Conservation Commission; one member shall be selected on a
52	rotating biennial basis from a county bordering on the Atlantic
53	Coast with sea turtle nesting sites; one member shall be
54	selected on a rotating biennial basis from a county bordering on
55	the Gulf Coast with sea turtle nesting sites; one member shall
56	be the executive director of the Caribbean Conservation
57	Corporation; and two members shall be selected at large. Any
58	additional annual revenue shall be distributed as follows: 70
59	percent shall be deposited in the Marine Resources Conservation
60	Trust Fund and used by the Florida Marine Turtle Protection
61	Program for sea turtle conservation activities and 30 percent
62	shall be assigned to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation for
63	distribution through the Sea Turtle Grants Program. From the
64	funds distributed to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, an
65	amount not to exceed 10 percent of the total annual revenue from
66	the sale of the plate may be used for marketing the Sea Turtle
67	license plate and for administrative costs directly associated
68	with the grants program. A maximum of 15 percent of the funds
69	distributed to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation may be
70	expended for administrative costs directly associated with the
71	grants program, and a maximum of 10 percent may be used to
72	promote and market the Sea Turtle license plate. Funds received
73	by the Caribbean Conservation Corporation from the Sea Turtle
74	license plate or the Sea Turtle Grants Program and funds
75	received by any grant recipient of the Sea Turtle Grants Program
76	may not be used for litigation.
77	(70) GO GREEN LICENSE PLATES.-
78	(a) The department shall develop a Go Green license plate
79	as provided in this section. Go Green license plates must bear
80	the colors and design approved by the department. The word
81	"Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Go
82	Green" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
83	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
84	Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc., which shall
85	administer the fees as follows:
86	1. The coalition may retain all revenue from the annual
87	use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing
88	the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of
89	the annual use fees may be used for administrative costs
90	directly associated with the operation of the coalition and
91	promotion and marketing of the plate.
92	2. Any remaining funds shall be used by the coalition to
93	fund programs and projects that publicize renewable energy
94	solutions and encourage a cleaner and safer environmental
95	future, as follows:
96	a. Up to 40 percent to fund the "Go Green Florida" Grants
97	and Awards Program, including monetary grants and recognition
98	awards to public and private persons and organizations and to
99	subsidize efforts to reduce energy consumption and raise
100	awareness of alternative energy-efficiency practices.
101	b. Up to 25 percent to fund education and outreach
102	programs that publicize renewable energy solutions for
103	households and businesses and educate home and business owners
104	about the environmental and financial benefits of innovative
105	green technologies and practices.
106	c. Up to 25 percent to fund educational programs and
107	materials that emphasize sustainable development practices,
108	including recycling, energy efficiency and consumption, and
109	other green practices.
110	(71) PRESERVING THE PAST LICENSE PLATES.-
111	(a) The department shall develop a Preserving the Past
112	license plate as provided in this section. The plate must bear
113	the colors and design approved by the department. The word
114	"Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
115	"Preserving the Past" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
116	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Toomey
117	Foundation for the Natural Sciences, Inc., which shall retain 50
118	percent of the proceeds until the startup costs to develop and
119	establish the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
120	proceeds shall be used as follows:
121	1. A maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds may be used to
122	fund the administrative, promotion, and marketing costs of the
123	license plate program and the foundation.
124	2. The remaining fees shall be used by the foundation to
125	acquire, manage, and preserve properties that are of scientific
126	importance to paleontologists, archeologists, or geologists for
127	the purposes of research and education and to promote and
128	protect the unique natural sciences of this state.
129	(72) PEACE LICENSE PLATES.-
130	(a) The department shall develop a Peace license plate as
131	provided in this section. The plate must bear the colors and
132	design approved by the department. The word "Florida" must
133	appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Sunshine State"
134	must appear at the bottom of the plate.
135	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Toomey
136	Foundation for the Natural Sciences, Inc., which shall retain 50
137	percent of the proceeds until the startup costs to develop and
138	establish the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
139	proceeds shall be used as follows:
140	1. A maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds may be used to
141	fund the administrative, promotion, and marketing costs of the
142	license plate program and the foundation.
143	2. The remaining fees shall be used by the foundation to
144	support educational, research, and scientific activities in this
145	state, including the distribution of funds to qualified entities
146	in furtherance of the stated purposes of the foundation.
147	Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.

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