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The Committee on Transportation (Baker) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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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) Florida Tennis 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) FLORIDA TENNIS LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) The department shall develop a Florida Tennis license

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plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must

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appear at the top of the plate and the words "Play Tennis" must

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appear at the bottom of the plate. The United States Tennis

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Association Florida Section Foundation may submit a revised

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sample plate for consideration by the department.

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     (b) The department shall distribute the annual use fees to

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the Florida Sports Foundation, a direct-support organization of

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the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. The

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license plate annual use fees shall be annually allocated as

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follows:

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     1. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use

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fees may be used by the Florida Sports Foundation to administer

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the license plate program.

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     2. The United States Tennis Association Florida Section

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shall receive the first $60,000 in proceeds from the annual use

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fees to reimburse it for startup costs, administrative costs,

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and other costs it incurs in the development and approval

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process.

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     3. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use

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fees may be used for promoting and marketing the license plates.

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The remaining proceeds shall be available for grants by the

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United States Tennis Association Florida Section Foundation to

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nonprofit organizations to operate youth tennis programs and

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adaptive tennis programs for special populations of all ages,

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and for building, renovating, and maintaining public tennis

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courts.

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     (c) All grant recipients shall provide to the United

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States Tennis Association Florida Section Foundation an annual

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program and financial report regarding the use of grant funds.

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Such reports shall be made available to the public.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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