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The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation

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(Saunders) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendments)

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     Delete line(s) 35

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and insert:

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     Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 328.48, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     328.48  Vessel registration, application, certificate,

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number, decal, duplicate certificate.--

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     (2)  All vessels used on the waters of the state must be

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registered, either commercial or recreational as defined in this

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chapter, except as follows:

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     (a)  A vessel used exclusively on private lakes and ponds.

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     (b)  A vessel owned by the United States Government.

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     (c)  A vessel used exclusively as a ship's lifeboat.

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     (d) A non-motor-powered vessel less than 16 feet in

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length, and any non-motor-powered canoe, kayak, racing shell, or

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rowing scull, regardless of length.

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     Section 3.  Subsection (4) of section 328.56, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     328.56  Vessel registration number.--Each vessel that is

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used on the waters of the state must display a commercial or

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recreational Florida registration number, unless it is:

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     (4) A non-motor-powered vessel less than 16 feet in

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length, and any non-motor-powered canoe, kayak, racing shell, or

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rowing scull, regardless of length.

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     Section 4.  Subsection (1) of section 328.72, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     328.72  Classification; registration; fees and charges;

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surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.--

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     (1)  VESSEL REGISTRATION FEE.--Vessels that are required to

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be registered shall be classified for registration purposes

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according to the following schedule, and the registration

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certificate fee shall be in the following amounts:

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     Class A-1--Less than 12 feet in length, and all canoes to

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which propulsion motors have been attached, regardless of

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length: $5.50 $3.50 for each 12-month period registered.

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     Class A-2--12 feet or more and less than 16 feet in length:

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$16.25 10.50 for each 12-month period registered.

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(To county): 2.85 for each 12-month period registered.

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     Class 1--16 feet or more and less than 26 feet in length:

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$28.75 18.50 for each 12-month period registered.

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(To county): 8.85 for each 12-month period registered.

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     Class 2--26 feet or more and less than 40 feet in length:

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$78.25 50.50 for each 12-month period registered.

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(To county): 32.85 for each 12-month period registered.

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     Class 3--40 feet or more and less than 65 feet in length:

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$127.75 82.50 for each 12-month period registered.

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(To county): 56.85 for each 12-month period registered.

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     Class 4--65 feet or more and less than 110 feet in length:

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$152.75 98.50 for each 12-month period registered.

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(To county): 68.85 for each 12-month period registered.

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     Class 5--110 feet or more in length: $189.75 122.50 for

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each 12-month period registered.

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(To county): 86.85 for each 12-month period registered.

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     Dealer registration certificate: $25.50 16.50 for each 12-

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month period registered.

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In 2013 and every five years thereafter, vessel registration

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fees shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the Consumer

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Price Index for All Urban Consumers since the fees were last

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adjusted, unless otherwise provided by general law. By February

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1 of each year in which an adjustment is scheduled to occur, the

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Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall submit a report

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to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives detailing how the increase in vessel

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registration fees will be used within the agency. The vessel

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registration fee increases shall take effect July 1 of each

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adjustment year.

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The county portion of the vessel registration fee is derived

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from recreational vessels only.

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     Section 5.  Subsection (1) of section 372.57, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     372.57  Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization

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numbers; fees established.--

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     (1)  LICENSE, PERMIT, OR AUTHORIZATION NUMBER

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REQUIRED.--Except as provided in s. 372.562, no person shall

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take game, freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals

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within this state without having first obtained a license,

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permit, or authorization number and paid the fees set forth in

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this chapter. Such license, permit, or authorization number

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shall authorize the person to whom it is issued to take game,

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freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals, and

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participate in outdoor recreational activities in accordance

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with the laws of the state and rules of the commission.

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In 2013 and every five years thereafter, License and permit

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fees, established in subsections (4) and (5) of this section,

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shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the Consumer Price

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Index for All Urban Consumers since the fees were last adjusted,

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unless otherwise provided by general law. By February 1 of each

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year in which an adjustment is scheduled to occur, the Fish and

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Wildlife Conservation Commission shall submit a report to the

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President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives detailing how the increase in license and permit

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fees will be used within the agency. The license and permit fee

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increases shall take effect July 1 of each adjustment year.

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     Section 6. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and

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Government Accountability (OPPAGA) is directed to review and

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compare the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's public

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relations and outreach staffing levels in its Executive

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Direction and Administrative Services division, to an agency of

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similar makeup and size, to determine whether any efficiencies

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can be achieved through restructuring or downsizing. The OPPAGA

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shall provide its findings and recommendations in the form of a

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report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

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House of Representatives by January 1, 2009.

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     Section 7. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and

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Government Accountability (OPPAGA) is directed to review the

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outreach and education activities of the Fish and Wildlife

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Conservation Commission's Freshwater Fisheries and Marine

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Fisheries Management divisions to determine if there is any

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duplication of efforts with other state agencies, or if

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efficiencies can be achieved through restructuring or combining

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programs. The OPPAGA shall provide its findings and

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recommendations in the form of a report to the President of the

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Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by

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January 1, 2009.

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     Section 8. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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is directed to complete a 5-year "Air Station" conceptual plan,

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designed to improve agency aircraft operations and maintenance

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efficiency, and provide its finding and recommendations in a

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report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

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House of Representatives by January 1, 2009.

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     Section 9. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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(commission) is directed to review its current land management

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activities and provide recommendations for combining duplicative

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activities, with other state agencies, or for outsourcing

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activities that gain efficiencies or create cost-saving

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benefits. The commission shall provide its findings and

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recommendations in a report to the President of the Senate and

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the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1, 2009.

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     Section 10. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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(commission) is directed to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of

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Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) activities, such as,

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but not limited to, geographic information system (GIS)

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technical support, and provide recommendations on any

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efficiencies or cost-savings benefits that may be gained from

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outsourcing FWRI activities. The commission shall provide its

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findings and recommendations in a report to the President of the

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Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by

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January 1, 2009.

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     Section 11. Sections 372.107, 372.5714, 372.673, and

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372.992, Florida Statutes are repealed.

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     Section 12.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 5 and 6

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and insert:

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to the establishment of the commission; amending s.

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328.48, F.S., relating to vessel registration; redefining

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a non-motor-powered vessel; amending s.328.56, F.S.,

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relating to vessel registration numbers; redefining a non-

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motor-powered vessel; amending s. 328.72, F.S., relating

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to vessel registration fees; increasing such fees for all

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vessels requiring registration; establishing a Consumer

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Pricing Index for the future increase of vessel

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registration fees; providing a reporting requirement for

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the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; amending s.

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372.57, F.S., relating to recreational hunting and fishing

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licenses; establishing a Consumer Pricing Index for the

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future increase of recreational hunting and fishing

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licenses; providing a reporting requirement for the Fish

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and Wildlife Conservation Commission; requiring the Office

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of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

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to review and report on the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

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Commission's public relations, outreach, and education

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activities and staffing levels by a date certain;

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requiring the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to

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review and report on specific activities within the agency

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by a date certain;  repealing sections 372.107, 372.5714,

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372.673, and 372.993, F.S.; providing an effective date.

3/12/2008  9:53:00 AM     EP.EP.04882