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11  Senator Silver moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 11, between lines 25 and 26,

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17         Section 7.  Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (5) of

18  section 320.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

19         320.08  License taxes.--Except as otherwise provided

20  herein, there are hereby levied and imposed annual license

21  taxes for the operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized

22  bicycles as defined in s. 316.003(2), and mobile homes, as

23  defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to and collected by

24  the department or its agent upon the registration or renewal

25  of registration of the following:

26         (5)  SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE

27  WEIGHT; SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.--

28         (d)  A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is

29  used to tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(36), a disabled,

30  abandoned, stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as

31  defined in s. 320.01(38), or a replacement motor vehicle as

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 1  defined in s. 320.01(39): $30 flat.

 2         (e)  A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is

 3  used to tow any motor vehicle, regardless of whether or not

 4  such motor vehicle is a disabled motor vehicle as defined in

 5  s. 320.01(38), or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s.

 6  320.01(39), a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(36), or any other

 7  cargo, as follows:

 8         1.  Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but

 9  less than 15,000 pounds:  $87 flat.

10         2.  Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but

11  less than 20,000 pounds:  $131 flat.

12         3.  Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but

13  less than 26,000 pounds:  $186 flat.

14         4.  Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but

15  less than 35,000 pounds:  $240 flat.

16         5.  Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but

17  less than 44,000 pounds:  $300 flat.

18         6.  Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but

19  less than 55,000 pounds:  $572 flat.

20         7.  Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but

21  less than 62,000 pounds:  $678 flat.

22         8.  Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but

23  less than 72,000 pounds:  $800 flat.

24         9.  Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more:

25  $979 flat.

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31  And the title is amended as follows:

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