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By the Committees on Finance and Taxation; Governmental
Oversight and Productivity; Natural Resources; and Senators
Sullivan, Smith, Jones and Latvala
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates;
3 amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; revising the date
4 after which a newly created collegiate license
5 plate is subject to the requirements of s.
6 320.08053, F.S.; providing for a portion of the
7 annual use fees to be distributed to the
8 Caribbean Conservation Corporation; providing
9 guidelines for the distribution of such funds
10 by the corporation; prohibiting funds from
11 being used for litigation; repealing s.
12 370.12(1)(h), F.S., which provides for the Fish
13 and Wildlife Conservation Commission to provide
14 grants relating to marine turtles; providing an
15 effective date.
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17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1. Subsection (3) and paragraph (b) of
20 subsection (19) of section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, as
21 amended by chapter 2001-355, Laws of Florida, are amended to
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23 320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
24 (3) COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.--
25 (a) The department shall develop a collegiate license
26 plate as provided in this section for state and independent
27 universities domiciled in this state. However, any collegiate
28 license plate created or established after October 1, 2002
29 January 1, 1997, must comply with the requirements of s.
30 320.08053 and be specifically authorized by an act of the
31 Legislature. Collegiate license plates must bear the colors
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1 and design approved by the department as appropriate for each
2 state and independent university. The word "Florida" must be
3 stamped across the bottom of the plate in small letters.
4 (b) A collegiate plate annual use fee is to be
5 distributed to the state or independent university foundation
6 designated by the purchaser for deposit in an unrestricted
7 account. The Board of Regents shall require each state
8 university to submit a plan for approval of the expenditure of
9 all funds so designated. These funds may be used only for
10 academic enhancement, including scholarships and private
11 fundraising activities.
12 (19) SEA TURTLE LICENSE PLATES.--
13 (b) The first $500,000 in annual use fees shall be
14 deposited in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund in
15 the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and. The first
16 $500,000 in annual revenue shall be used by the Florida Marine
17 Turtle Protection Program to conduct sea turtle protection,
18 research, and recovery programs. The next $215,000 in annual
19 use fees shall be distributed to the Caribbean Conservation
20 Corporation, located in Gainesville, to fund sea turtle
21 research and education programs that benefit Florida sea
22 turtles. The Caribbean Conservation Corporation shall annually
23 distribute assigned funds through a Sea Turtle Grants Program
24 that supports sea turtle research and education activities of
25 Florida-based nonprofit groups, educational institutions, and
26 Florida coastal counties. The Caribbean Conservation
27 Corporation shall write and publish procedures for submitting
28 grant applications and criteria for allocating available
29 funds, and shall appoint a technical advisory committee,
30 composed of at least five members, including two
31 representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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1 Commission, to select grant recipients from proposals
2 submitted by eligible entities. Any additional annual revenue
3 shall be distributed as follows: 70 percent shall be deposited
4 in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund and used by
5 the Florida Marine Turtle Protection Program for sea turtle
6 conservation activities; and 30 percent shall be assigned to
7 the Caribbean Conservation Corporation for distribution
8 through the Sea Turtle Grants Program. Up to 15 percent of the
9 funds distributed to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation
10 may be expended for administrative costs directly associated
11 with the grants program. Up to 10 percent of the funds
12 distributed to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation may be
13 used to promote and market the Sea Turtle license plate. None
14 of the funds received by the Caribbean Conservation
15 Corporation from the Sea Turtle license plate or the Sea
16 Turtle Grants Program, nor funds received by any grant
17 recipients of the Sea Turtle Grants Program, may be used for
18 purposes of litigation. Additional license plate revenue, up
19 to an amount not exceeding 30 percent of the total annual
20 revenue, shall be dispersed annually through the marine turtle
21 grants program as provided in s. 370.12(1)(h). The remaining
22 annual use proceeds shall be used by the Florida Marine Turtle
23 Protection Program for sea turtle conservation activities.
24 Section 2. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section
25 370.12, Florida Statutes, is repealed effective June 30, 2003.
26 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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4 Changes from January 1, 1997 to October 1, 2002, the date by
which any collegiate license plate created or established
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