| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
| 3 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Go Green Florida |
| 4 | license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the |
| 5 | plate; providing for the distribution of use fees received |
| 6 | from the sale of such plates; requiring submission of |
| 7 | related financial records and statements to the Office of |
| 8 | the Auditor General; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Paragraph (qqq) is added to subsection (4) of |
| 13 | section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 14 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 15 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
| 16 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
| 17 | (qqq) Go Green Florida license plate, $25. |
| 18 | Section 2. Subsection (69) is added to section 320.08058, |
| 19 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 20 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 21 | (69) GO GREEN FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 22 | (a) The department shall develop a Go Green Florida |
| 23 | license plate as provided in this section. However, the |
| 24 | requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to the issuance |
| 25 | of the plate. Go Green Florida license plates must bear the |
| 26 | colors and design approved by the department. The word "Florida" |
| 27 | must appear at the top of the plate, the words "Go Green" must |
| 28 | appear on the bottom of the plate, and the Go Green Florida |
| 29 | emblem or logo must appear on the plate. |
| 30 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the |
| 31 | Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc. After |
| 32 | reimbursement for documented costs expended to establish the |
| 33 | plates, the proceeds of the annual use fees shall be used in the |
| 34 | following manner: |
| 35 | 1. Five percent shall be used by the Coalition for |
| 36 | Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc., for administrative costs |
| 37 | directly associated with the management and distribution of the |
| 38 | proceeds. |
| 39 | 2. Up to 25 percent shall be used by the Coalition for |
| 40 | Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc., for the continuing promotion |
| 41 | and marketing of the license plate. |
| 42 | 3. Seventy percent shall be used to fund the Solar Energy |
| 43 | System Incentives Program pursuant to s. 377.806, as directed by |
| 44 | the Florida Energy and Climate Commission. These funds may be |
| 45 | remitted directly from the department to the Solar Energy System |
| 46 | Incentives Program on a quarterly basis based on a calculation |
| 47 | of fees collected. |
| 48 | (c) The Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc., |
| 49 | shall submit financial records and statements to the Office of |
| 50 | the Auditor General for all expenditures related to the Go Green |
| 51 | Florida program no later than 60 days after the end of each |
| 52 | fiscal year. |
| 53 | (d) The Go Green Florida emblem or logo may be authorized |
| 54 | for use as a decal by the department in recognition of energy- |
| 55 | efficient vehicle usage and practices. The display of the decal |
| 56 | for energy-efficient practices may not be considered a |
| 57 | substitute for a legal license tag. |
| 58 | Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009. |