Bill Text: FL H1043 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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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-Comm_Sub.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 the Go Green license plate and the Let's Go
6	Surfing license plate; establishing annual use fees for
7	the plates; providing for the distribution of use fees
8	received from the sale of the plates; providing an
9	effective date.
10
11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1. Paragraphs (rrr) and (sss) 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) Let's Go Surfing license plate, $25.
20	Section 2. Subsection (18) of section 320.08058, Florida
21	Statutes, is amended, and subsections (70) and (71) are added to
22	that section, to read:
23	320.08058 Specialty license plates.-
24	(18) SEA TURTLE LICENSE PLATES.-
25	(a) The department shall develop a Sea Turtle license
26	plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must
27	appear at the top of the plate, the words "Helping Sea Turtles
28	Survive" must appear at the bottom of the plate, and the image
29	of a sea turtle must appear in the center of the plate.
30	(b) The first $500,000 of annual use fees shall be
31	deposited in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund in the
32	Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall be used by
33	the Florida Marine Turtle Protection Program to conduct sea
34	turtle protection, research, and recovery programs. The next
35	$215,000 in annual use fees shall be distributed to the
36	Caribbean Conservation Corporation to fund sea turtle research
37	and education programs. The Caribbean Conservation Corporation
38	shall annually distribute assigned funds through a Sea Turtle
39	Grants Program that supports sea turtle research and education
40	activities of Florida-based nonprofit groups, education and
41	research institutions, and coastal counties in this state. The
42	Caribbean Conservation Corporation shall write and publish
43	procedures for submitting grant applications and criteria for
44	allocating available funds, and shall appoint a technical
45	advisory committee, composed of at least five members, including
46	two representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
47	Commission, to establish funding priorities and select grant
48	recipients from proposals submitted by eligible entities. Two of
49	the members shall be selected from the Fish and Wildlife
50	Conservation Commission; one member shall be selected on a
51	rotating biennial basis from a county bordering on the Atlantic
52	Coast with sea turtle nesting sites; one member shall be
53	selected on a rotating biennial basis from a county bordering on
54	the Gulf Coast with sea turtle nesting sites; one member shall
55	be the executive director of the Caribbean Conservation
56	Corporation; and two members shall be selected at large. Any
57	additional annual revenue shall be distributed as follows: 70
58	percent shall be deposited in the Marine Resources Conservation
59	Trust Fund and used by the Florida Marine Turtle Protection
60	Program for sea turtle conservation activities and 30 percent
61	shall be assigned to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation for
62	distribution through the Sea Turtle Grants Program. From the
63	funds distributed to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, an
64	amount not to exceed 10 percent of the total annual revenue from
65	the sale of the plate may be used for marketing the Sea Turtle
66	license plate and for administrative costs directly associated
67	with the grants program. A maximum of 15 percent of the funds
68	distributed to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation may be
69	expended for administrative costs directly associated with the
70	grants program, and a maximum of 10 percent may be used to
71	promote and market the Sea Turtle license plate. Funds received
72	by the Caribbean Conservation Corporation from the Sea Turtle
73	license plate or the Sea Turtle Grants Program and funds
74	received by any grant recipient of the Sea Turtle Grants Program
75	may not be used for litigation.
76	(70) GO GREEN LICENSE PLATES.-
77	(a) The department shall develop a Go Green license plate
78	as provided in this section. Go Green license plates must bear
79	the colors and design approved by the department. The word
80	"Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Go
81	Green" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
82	(b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
83	Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc., which shall
84	administer the fees as follows:
85	1. The coalition may retain all revenue from the annual
86	use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing
87	the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of
88	the annual use fees may be used for administrative costs
89	directly associated with the operation of the coalition and
90	promotion and marketing of the plate.
91	2. Any remaining funds shall be used by the coalition to
92	fund programs and projects that publicize renewable energy
93	solutions and encourage a cleaner and safer environmental
94	future, as follows:
95	a. Up to 40 percent to fund the "Go Green Florida" Grants
96	and Awards Program, including monetary grants and recognition
97	awards to public and private persons and organizations and to
98	subsidize efforts to reduce energy consumption and raise
99	awareness of alternative energy-efficiency practices.
100	b. Up to 25 percent to fund education and outreach
101	programs that publicize renewable energy solutions for
102	households and businesses and educate home and business owners
103	about the environmental and financial benefits of innovative
104	green technologies and practices.
105	c. Up to 25 percent to fund educational programs and
106	materials that emphasize sustainable development practices,
107	including recycling, energy efficiency and consumption, and
108	other green practices.
109	(71) LET'S GO SURFING LICENSE PLATES.-
110	(a) The department shall develop a Let's Go Surfing
111	license plate as provided in this section. Let's Go Surfing
112	license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
113	department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
114	plate, and the words "Let's Go Surfing" must appear at the
115	bottom of the plate.
116	(b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
117	to East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., to fund
118	activities, programs, and projects to promote the state's
119	surfing-related tourism, preserve the state's surfing history
120	and heritage, preserve the state's surf and shores, and honor
121	lifeguards who patrol the state's surf and shores to protect
122	beachgoers, surfers, and others. East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame
123	and Museum, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual use
124	fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing the
125	plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the
126	annual use fee revenue may be used for administration,
127	promotion, and marketing of the plate, including costs of the
128	annual audit and compliance affidavit.
129	Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.

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