| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to license plates; amending s. 320.089, |
| 3 | F.S.; expanding the types of veterans special license |
| 4 | plates from which revenues may be used to fund state |
| 5 | veterans' homes; providing for additional revenue from the |
| 6 | sale of such plates to be used to construct, maintain, and |
| 7 | operate the homes; amending s. 320.02, F.S.; providing for |
| 8 | a check-off provision on motor vehicle registration |
| 9 | application and renewal forms to authorize a voluntary |
| 10 | donation to the state veterans' homes; providing an |
| 11 | effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
| 16 | 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 17 | 320.089 Members of National Guard and active United States |
| 18 | Armed Forces reservists; former prisoners of war; survivors of |
| 19 | Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal recipients; Operation Iraqi |
| 20 | Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans; special license |
| 21 | plates; fee.-- |
| 22 | (1) |
| 23 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the |
| 24 | contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually |
| 25 | thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from |
| 26 | the sale of license plates issued under this section which are |
| 27 | stamped with the words "National Guard," "Pearl Harbor |
| 28 | Survivor," "Combat-wounded veteran," or "U.S. Reserve" shall be |
| 29 | deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described |
| 30 | in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law |
| 31 | for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated |
| 32 | from the sale of such plates, up to $100,000, shall be deposited |
| 33 | into the State Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to |
| 34 | construct, operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes |
| 35 | for veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216. |
| 36 | Section 2. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (16) of |
| 37 | section 320.02, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 38 | 320.02 Registration required; application for |
| 39 | registration; forms.-- |
| 40 | (16) |
| 41 | (f) The application form for motor vehicle registration |
| 42 | and renewal of registration must include language permitting a |
| 43 | voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the state homes |
| 44 | for veterans, to be distributed on a quarterly basis by the |
| 45 | department to the State Homes for Veterans Trust Fund, which is |
| 46 | administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. |
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| 48 | For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s. |
| 49 | 215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not |
| 50 | income of a revenue nature. |
| 51 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |