| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
| 3 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Lighthouse |
| 4 | license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the |
| 5 | plate; providing for the distribution of use fees received |
| 6 | from the sale of such plates; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (mmm) is added to subsection (4) of |
| 11 | section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 13 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
| 14 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
| 15 | (mmm) Lighthouse license plate, $25. |
| 16 | Section 2. Subsection (65) is added to section 320.08058, |
| 17 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 18 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 19 | (65) LIGHTHOUSE LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 20 | (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse license |
| 21 | plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must |
| 22 | appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Visit Our Lights" |
| 23 | must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
| 24 | (b) The annual use fee shall be distributed to the Florida |
| 25 | Lighthouse Association, Inc., which may use a maximum of 10 |
| 26 | percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. The |
| 27 | remaining proceeds shall be used by the association to fund the |
| 28 | preservation, restoration, and protection of the 29 historic |
| 29 | lighthouses remaining in the state. |
| 30 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |