| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the United States Marine Corps license |
| 3 | plate; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; revising authorized |
| 4 | allocation of the annual use fee; providing an effective |
| 5 | date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (29) of section 320.08058, Florida |
| 10 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 12 | (29) UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 13 | (a) The department shall develop a United States Marine |
| 14 | Corps license plate as provided in this section. The word |
| 15 | "Florida" must appear at the top center of the plate, and the |
| 16 | words "Marine Corps" must appear at the bottom center of the |
| 17 | plate. The United States Marine Corps logo, 3 inches in |
| 18 | diameter, must appear on the left side centered top to bottom of |
| 19 | the plate in proper colors. |
| 20 | (b) The department shall distribute the United States |
| 21 | Marine Corps license plate annual use fees as provided in this |
| 22 | paragraph. in the following manner: |
| 23 | 1. The first $50,000 collected annually shall be |
| 24 | distributed to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc. |
| 25 | 2. Any remaining fees collected annually shall be |
| 26 | distributed as follows: |
| 27 | a. Thirty-five percent shall be deposited in the State |
| 28 | Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and must be used solely for the |
| 29 | purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining domiciliary |
| 30 | and nursing homes for veterans subject to the requirements of |
| 31 | chapter 216. |
| 32 | b.2. Sixty-five percent Any additional fees collected |
| 33 | annually shall be distributed to deposited in the Marine Corps |
| 34 | Scholarship Foundation, Inc., successor to the USMC |
| 35 | Tag/Scholarship Fund, Inc., which shall use the fees to fund |
| 36 | scholarships and assist Marine Corps Junior ROTC and Young |
| 37 | Marine programs of this state. The foundation shall develop a |
| 38 | plan to distribute the funds to recipients nominated by |
| 39 | residents of the state to receive scholarships, and to the |
| 40 | Marine Corps Junior ROTC and Young Marine programs in the state. |
| 41 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |