HB 281

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss.
3320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating the A State of
4Vision license plate and establishing its annual use fee;
5providing for the distribution of annual use fees received
6from the sale of such plates; providing an effective date.
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8Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10     Section 1.  Paragraph (eee) is added to subsection (4) of
11section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
12     320.08056  Specialty license plates.--
13     (4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall be
14collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
15     (eee)  A State of Vision license plate, $25.
16     Section 2.  Subsection (57) is added to section 320.08058,
17Florida Statutes, to read:
18     320.08058  Specialty license plates.--
19     (57)  A STATE OF VISION LICENSE PLATES.--
20     (a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the
21department shall develop an A State of Vision license plate as
22provided in this section. A State of Vision license plates must
23bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word
24"Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "A
25State of Vision" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
26     (b)  The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
27quarterly to the Florida Association of Agencies Serving the
28Blind, Inc., to fund direct-support services to blind and
29visually impaired people.
30     (c)  The Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind,
31Inc., shall retain all revenue from the annual use fees until
32all startup costs for developing and establishing the plates
33have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 5 percent of the annual
34use fee revenue shall be used for administrative costs and up to
3520 percent shall be used for promotion and marketing of the
36specialty license plate. All remaining annual use fee revenue
37shall be used by Florida Association of Agencies Serving the
38Blind, Inc., to fund its activities, programs, and projects
39within the state through its local nonprofit organizations'
40direct-support services to blind and visually impaired people.
41     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.


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