1 | The Committee on Finance & Tax recommends the following: |
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3 | Committee Substitute |
4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
5 | A bill to be entitled |
6 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
7 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating the Save Our Seas |
8 | license plate and the Aquaculture license plate; providing |
9 | for the distribution of annual use fees received from the |
10 | sale of such plates; providing an effective date. |
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12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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14 | Section 1. Paragraphs (ss) and (tt) are added to |
15 | subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: |
16 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
17 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
18 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
19 | (ss) Save Our Seas license plate, $25, except that for an |
20 | owner purchasing the specialty license plate for more than 10 |
21 | vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall be |
22 | $10 per plate. |
23 | (tt) Aquaculture license plate, $25, except that for an |
24 | owner purchasing the specialty license plate for more than 10 |
25 | vehicles registered to that owner, the annual use fee shall be |
26 | $10 per plate. |
27 | Section 2. Subsections (45) and (46) are added to section |
28 | 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read: |
29 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
30 | (45) SAVE OUR SEAS LICENSE PLATES.-- |
31 | (a) The department shall develop a Save Our Seas license |
32 | plate as provided in this section. Save Our Seas license plates |
33 | must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The |
34 | word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the |
35 | words "Save Our Seas" must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
36 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Harbor |
37 | Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. After reimbursement for |
38 | documented costs expended for establishing the license plate, |
39 | the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc., shall use the |
40 | remaining funds for marine science research and education |
41 | programs as follows: |
42 | 1. Ten percent of the funds shall be distributed to the |
43 | Guy Harvey Research Institute of the Nova Southeastern |
44 | University Oceanographic Center to conduct fisheries and shark |
45 | research in the state. |
46 | 2. Up to 15 percent of the funds may be used for |
47 | administrative costs directly associated with the Harbor Branch |
48 | Oceanographic Institution's marine science and marine education |
49 | programs and administrative costs associated with the Save Our |
50 | Seas license plate. |
51 | 3. Up to 10 percent of the funds may be used for |
52 | continuing promotion and marketing of the license plate. |
53 | 4. The remaining funds shall be used to conduct scientific |
54 | research and education on marine plants and animals and coastal |
55 | oceanography in state marine waters; to collect and analyze |
56 | long-term data sets on the state's critical marine habitats; to |
57 | determine changes in populations and communities of marine |
58 | organisms and their impacts on the use of the state's marine |
59 | resources; to maintain reference collections of scientific |
60 | specimens and photographic archives of the state's marine plants |
61 | and animals; and to conduct scientific conferences of relevance |
62 | to the state's marine resources and their management, |
63 | utilization, and conservation. |
64 | (46) AQUACULTURE LICENSE PLATES.-- |
65 | (a) The department shall develop an Aquaculture license |
66 | plate as provided in this section. Aquaculture license plates |
67 | must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The |
68 | word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the word |
69 | "Aquaculture" must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
70 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Harbor |
71 | Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. After reimbursement for |
72 | documented costs expended for establishing the license plate, |
73 | the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc., shall use the |
74 | remaining funds for aquaculture research and education programs |
75 | as follows: |
76 | 1. Ten percent of the funds shall be distributed to the |
77 | Guy Harvey Research Institute of the Nova Southeastern |
78 | University Oceanographic Center to conduct outreach and |
79 | education regarding aquaculture in the state. |
80 | 2. Up to 15 percent of the funds may be used for |
81 | administrative costs directly associated with the Harbor Branch |
82 | Oceanographic Institution's aquaculture programs and |
83 | administrative costs associated with the Aquaculture license |
84 | plate. |
85 | 3. Up to 10 percent of the funds may be used for |
86 | continuing promotion and marketing of the license plate. |
87 | 4. The remaining funds shall be used to conduct scientific |
88 | research on environmentally responsible and sustainable methods |
89 | of farming freshwater and saltwater organisms such as fish, |
90 | shellfish, and crustaceans for food; biomedical species for |
91 | pharmaceutical and nutriceutical compounds; and marine |
92 | ornamentals for the aquarium trade. These funds shall also be |
93 | used to expand the institution's educational programs that |
94 | include secondary school field experiences, college degree |
95 | programs, and intensive courses in order to further the |
96 | objective of increasing aquaculture's contribution to the |
97 | state's economy. |
98 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |