Florida Senate - 2018              PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
       Bill No. SB 160
       
       
       
       
       
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       Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Appropriations
       (Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and
       Economic Development)
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
    3         s. 320.08056, F.S.; deleting the annual use fee for
    4         the Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate;
    5         establishing an annual use fee for certain specialty
    6         license plates; conforming cross-references; amending
    7         s. 320.08058, F.S.; revising the design of the Special
    8         Olympics Florida license plate; deleting the Donate
    9         Organs-Pass It On license plate; revising the design
   10         of the Lighthouse Association license plate; revising
   11         the distribution of proceeds for the Fallen Law
   12         Enforcement Officers license plate; requiring the
   13         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
   14         develop certain specialty license plates; providing
   15         for distribution and use of fees collected from the
   16         sale of such plates; providing an effective date.
   17          
   18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   19  
   20         Section 1. Paragraph (eee) of subsection (4) of section
   21  320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraphs
   22  (fff) through (eeee) of that subsection are redesignated as
   23  paragraphs (eee) through (dddd), respectively, a new paragraph
   24  (eeee) and paragraphs (ffff), (gggg), and (hhhh) are added to
   25  that subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of that
   26  section is amended, to read:
   27         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   28         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   29  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   30         (eee) Donate Organs-Pass It On License Plate, $25.
   31         (eeee) Ducks Unlimited license plate, $25.
   32         (ffff)Dan Marino Campus license plate, $25.
   33         (gggg) Donate Life Florida license plate, $25.
   34         (hhhh) Florida State Beekeepers Association license plate,
   35  $25.
   36         (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected
   37  and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from
   38  those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit
   39  activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as
   40  authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or
   41  report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest
   42  earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state
   43  unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United
   44  States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license
   45  plates pursuant to paragraphs (4)(d), (bb), (ll), (jjj) (kkk),
   46  and (xxx) (yyy) and s. 320.0891.
   47         Section 2. Present subsections (58) through (83) of section
   48  320.08058, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections
   49  (57) through (82), respectively, paragraph (a) of subsection
   50  (7), subsection (57), paragraph (a) of present subsection (65),
   51  and paragraph (b) of present subsection (80) are amended, and a
   52  new subsection (83) and subsections (84), (85), and (86) are
   53  added to that section, to read:
   54         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   55         (7) SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
   56         (a) Special Olympics Florida license plates must contain
   57  the official Special Olympics Florida logo and must bear a
   58  design and colors that are approved by the department. The word
   59  “Florida” must be centered at the top bottom of the plate, and
   60  the words “Be a Fan” “Everyone Wins” must be centered at the
   61  bottom top of the plate.
   62         (57) DONATE ORGANS-PASS IT ON LICENSE PLATES.—
   63         (a) The department shall develop a Donate Organs-Pass It On
   64  license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
   65  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Donate
   66  Organs-Pass It On” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
   67         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Transplant
   68  Foundation, Inc., and shall use up to 10 percent of the proceeds
   69  from the annual use fee for marketing and administrative costs
   70  that are directly associated with the management and
   71  distribution of the proceeds. The remaining proceeds shall be
   72  used to provide statewide grants for patient services, including
   73  preoperative, rehabilitative, and housing assistance; organ
   74  donor education and awareness programs; and statewide medical
   75  research.
   76         (64)(65) LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
   77         (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse Association
   78  license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
   79  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
   80  “SaveOurLighthouses.org Visit Our Lights” must appear at the
   81  bottom of the plate.
   82         (79)(80) FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LICENSE PLATES.—
   83         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Police
   84  and Kids Foundation, Inc., which may use up to a maximum of 10
   85  percent of the proceeds for marketing to promote and market the
   86  plate. All remaining proceeds shall be distributed to and used
   87  by the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc., for its operations,
   88  activities, programs, and projects The remainder of the proceeds
   89  shall be used by the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc., to invest
   90  and reinvest, and the interest earnings shall be used for the
   91  operation of the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc.
   92         (83) DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES.—
   93         (a)The department shall develop a Ducks Unlimited license
   94  plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. Ducks
   95  Unlimited license plates must bear the colors and design
   96  approved by the department. The word “Florida” must appear at
   97  the top of the plate, and the words “Conserving Florida
   98  Wetlands” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
   99         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  100  distributed to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., a nonprofit corporation
  101  under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used as
  102  follows:
  103         1.Up to 5 percent may be used for administrative costs and
  104  marketing of the plate.
  105         2.A minimum of 95 percent shall be used in this state to
  106  support the mission and efforts of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to
  107  conserve, restore, and manage Florida wetlands and associated
  108  habitats for the benefit of waterfowl, other wildlife, and
  109  people.
  110         (84)DAN MARINO CAMPUS LICENSE PLATES.—
  111         (a)The department shall develop a Dan Marino Campus
  112  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  113  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  114  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  115  plate, and the words “Marino Campus” must appear at the bottom
  116  of the plate.
  117         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  118  distributed to the Dan Marino Foundation, a Florida nonprofit
  119  corporation, which may use up to 10 percent of such fees for
  120  administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of
  121  the fees shall be used by the Dan Marino Foundation to assist
  122  Floridians with developmental disabilities in becoming employed,
  123  independent, and productive and to promote and fund education
  124  scholarships and awareness of these services.
  125         (85) DONATE LIFE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
  126         (a) The department shall develop a Donate Life Florida
  127  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  128  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  129  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  130  plate, and the words “Donors Save Lives” must appear at the
  131  bottom of the plate.
  132         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  133  distributed to Donate Life Florida, which may use up to 10
  134  percent of the proceeds for marketing and administrative costs.
  135  The remaining proceeds shall be used by Donate Life Florida to
  136  educate Florida residents on the importance of organ, tissue,
  137  and eye donation and for the continued maintenance of the Joshua
  138  Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.
  139         (86) FLORIDA STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
  140         (a) The department shall develop a Florida State Beekeepers
  141  Association license plate as provided in s. 320.08053 and this
  142  section. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  143  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  144  plate, and the words “Save the Bees” must appear at the bottom
  145  of the plate.
  146         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
  147  State Beekeepers Association, a Florida nonprofit corporation.
  148  The Florida State Beekeepers Association may use up to 18
  149  percent of the annual use fees for:
  150         1. Direct reimbursement for administrative costs, startup
  151  costs, and costs incurred in the development and approval
  152  process of the license plate. All vendors associated with the
  153  administrative costs shall be selected by competitive bid.
  154         2. Promotion and marketing costs of the license plate.
  155         (c) The remaining funds shall be distributed to the Florida
  156  State Beekeepers Association and shall be used to raise
  157  awareness of the importance of beekeeping to Florida agriculture
  158  by funding honeybee research, education, outreach, and
  159  husbandry. The Florida State Beekeepers Association board of
  160  managers must approve and is accountable for all such
  161  expenditures.
  162         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.