Bill Text: FL S0170 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Endless Summer License Plate [CPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-29 - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 01004; Substituted CS/HB 83 -SJ 01004; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 83 (Ch. 2010-215) -SJ 01004 [S0170 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0170-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 170 
 
By Senator Altman 
24-00085-10                                            2010170__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending 
3         ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating an Endless 
4         Summer license plate; establishing an annual use fee 
5         for the plate; providing for the distribution of use 
6         fees received from the sale of such plates; providing 
7         an effective date. 
8 
9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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11         Section 1. Paragraph (rrr) is added to subsection (4) of 
12  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: 
13         320.08056 Specialty license plates.— 
14         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be 
15  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: 
16         (rrr) Endless Summer license plate, $25. 
17         Section 2. Subsection (70) is added to section 320.08058, 
18  Florida Statutes, to read: 
19         320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 
20         (70) ENDLESS SUMMER LICENSE PLATES.— 
21         (a) The department shall develop an Endless Summer license 
22  plate as provided in this section. Endless Summer license plates 
23  must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 
24  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the 
25  words “Endless Summer” must appear at the bottom of the plate. 
26         (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed 
27  to Surfing’s Evolution & Preservation Corporation to fund its 
28  activities, programs, and projects aimed at preserving the sport 
29  of surfing. Surfing’s Evolution & Preservation Corporation may 
30  retain all revenue from the annual use fees until all startup 
31  costs for developing and establishing the plate have been 
32  recovered. Thereafter, the annual use fee revenue may be used as 
33  follows: 
34         1. For promotion and marketing of the specialty license 
35  plate and administrative costs directly associated with the 
36  corporation’s programs and the specialty license plate. 
37         2. To fund the proposed Surfing’s Evolution & Preservation 
38  Experience project. 
39         3. To provide funds for the provision of lifeguards or the 
40  building of artificial reefs. 
41         4. To provide funds to organizations that house the history 
42  and artifacts of surfing or promote the sport through exhibits, 
43  lectures, and events. 
44         5. To support programs and events of other organizations 
45  that support beaches and oceans and promote education on beach 
46  safety, coastal pollution, and beach ecology. 
47         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.