SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1954
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Carlton moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 3. Effective July 1, 2003, paragraph (mm) is
18 added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida
19 Statutes, to read:
20 320.08056 Specialty license plates.--
21 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall
22 be collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
23 (mm) Protect Our Reefs license plate, $25.
24 Section 4. Effective July 1, 2003, paragraph (b) of
25 subsection (12) of section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, is
26 amended and subsection (39) is added to that section, to read:
27 320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
28 (12) FLORIDA ARTS LICENSE PLATES.--
29 (b) The license plate annual use fees are to be
30 annually distributed as follows:
31 1. All fees collected must be forwarded quarterly to
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1 the single arts council officially designated by the county in
2 direct proportion to the amounts of fees collected in each
3 county. If there is no county arts council, fees collected
4 must be forwarded to such other agency in the county as the
5 highest ranking county administrative official designates, to
6 be applied by the arts council or agency to support arts
7 organizations, arts programs, and arts activities within the
8 county Division of Cultural Affairs of the Department of
9 State, together with a report setting forth the amount of such
10 fees collected in each county, and must be deposited into the
11 Florida Fine Arts Trust Fund.
12 2. The Division of Cultural Affairs shall distribute
13 the fees forwarded to it by the department to the counties in
14 the amounts set forth in the report required under
15 subparagraph 1., in each case to the county arts council for
16 such county or, if there is none, to such other agency in the
17 county as the division designates, to be applied by the
18 council or agency to support art organizations, programs, and
19 activities within the county.
20 (39) PROTECT OUR REEFS LICENSE PLATES.--
21 (a) The department shall develop a Protect Our Reefs
22 license plate as provided in this section. Protect Our Reefs
23 license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
24 department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
25 plate, and the words "Protect Our Reefs" must appear at the
26 bottom of the plate.
27 (b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be
28 distributed to Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc., to fund Florida
29 reef research, conservation, and education programs. Up to 15
30 percent of the funds received by Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.,
31 may be expended for annual administrative costs directly
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1 associated with the administration of the Protect Our Reefs
2 program. Up to 10 percent of the funds received by Mote Marine
3 Laboratory, Inc., may be used by Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.,
4 for the continuing promotion and marketing of the license
5 plate. After reimbursement for documented costs expended in
6 the establishment of the plate, Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.,
7 shall use and distribute the remaining funds to eligible
8 Florida-based scientific, conservation, and education
9 organizations for the collection, analysis, and distribution
10 of scientific, educational, and conservation information to
11 the research community; federal, state, and local government
12 agencies; educational institutions; and the public. Eligible
13 organizations shall be based in Florida and engaged in reef
14 research, conservation, or education.
15 (c) The state Auditor General may examine any records
16 of Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc., and any other organization
17 that receives funds from the sale of the Protect Our Reefs
18 license plate, to determine compliance with law.
19 Section 5. Except as otherwise specifically provided
20 in this act, this act shall take effect October 1, 2003.
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24 And the title is amended as follows:
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28 amending s. 320.08056, F.S.; creating the
29 Protect Our Reefs license plate; amending s.
30 320.08058, F.S.; requiring that the license
31 plate use fee from the Florida Arts license
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1 plate be transferred directly to the county
2 arts council; providing for the distribution of
3 the annual use fee from the Protect Our Reef
4 license plate received from the sale of such
5 plates; providing for audit by the Auditor
6 General; providing effective dates.
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