Florida Senate - 2008 SB 1274
By Senator Gaetz
4-02822-08 20081274__
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss.
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license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the
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plate; providing for the distribution of use fees received
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from the sale of such plates; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Paragraph (mmm) is added to subsection (4) of
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section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
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320.08056 Specialty license plates.--
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(4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
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collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
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(mmm) Horse Country license plate, $25.
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Section 2. Subsection (65) is added to section 320.08058,
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Florida Statutes, to read:
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320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
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(65) Horse Country LICENSE PLATES.--
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(a) The department shall develop a Horse Country license
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plate as provided in this section. Horse Country license plates
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must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
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word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
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"Horse Country" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
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(b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
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to PCMI Properties, Inc., to fund its activities, programs, and
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projects within the state. Funds must be used in this state. PCMI
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Properties, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual use fees
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until up to $60,000 of its documented startup costs for
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developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
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Thereafter, revenue from the annual use fees shall be used as
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follows:
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1. Up to 25 percent of the annual use fee revenue may be
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used for promotion and marketing of the plate.
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2. Funds may be used as necessary for annual audit or
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compliance affidavit costs.
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3. The remaining revenue shall be used for programs
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involved in the rehabilitation of at-risk youth as directed by
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the Board of Trustees of PCMI Properties, Inc. Such funds may be
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used to provide educational materials, athletic equipment,
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transportation, food, medical services, counseling, scholarships,
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and other direct administrative and program expenses. The funds
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may also be used as grants for expansion of youth rehabilitation
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programs in the state. Special consideration shall be given to
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programs using horses and other livestock in the efforts to
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redirect at-risk youth.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.