| 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 Florida Tennis |
| 4 | license plate, Lighthouse Association license plate, I |
| 5 | Believe license plate, and Horse Country license plate; |
| 6 | establishing annual use fees for the plates; providing for |
| 7 | the distribution of use fees received from the sale of |
| 8 | such plates; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Paragraphs (mmm), (nnn), (ooo), and (ppp) are |
| 13 | added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 16 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
| 17 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
| 18 | (mmm) Florida Tennis license plate, $25. |
| 19 | (nnn) Lighthouse Association license plate, $25. |
| 20 | (ooo) I Believe license plate, $25. |
| 21 | (ppp) Horse Country license plate, $25. |
| 22 | Section 2. Subsections (65), (66), (67), and (68) are |
| 23 | added to section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 24 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 25 | (65) FLORIDA TENNIS LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 26 | (a) The department shall develop a Florida Tennis license |
| 27 | plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must |
| 28 | appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Play Tennis" must |
| 29 | appear at the bottom of the plate. The United States Tennis |
| 30 | Association Florida Section Foundation may submit a revised |
| 31 | sample plate for consideration by the department. |
| 32 | (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the |
| 33 | Florida Sports Foundation, a direct-support organization of the |
| 34 | Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. The license |
| 35 | plate annual use fees shall be annually allocated as follows: |
| 36 | 1. The United States Tennis Association Florida Section |
| 37 | shall receive the first $60,000 in proceeds from the annual use |
| 38 | fees to reimburse it for startup costs, administrative costs, |
| 39 | and other costs it incurs in the development and approval |
| 40 | process. |
| 41 | 2. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use |
| 42 | fees may be used by the Florida Sports Foundation to administer |
| 43 | the license plate program. |
| 44 | 3. Up to 5 percent of the annual use fees may be used for |
| 45 | promoting and marketing the license plates. |
| 46 | 4. The remaining proceeds shall be made available by the |
| 47 | Florida Sports Foundation for grants awarded by the United |
| 48 | States Tennis Association Florida Section Foundation to benefit |
| 49 | nonprofit organizations to operate youth tennis programs and |
| 50 | adaptive tennis programs for special populations of all ages, |
| 51 | and for building, renovating, and maintaining public tennis |
| 52 | courts. |
| 53 | (66) LIGHTHOUSE LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 54 | (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse license |
| 55 | plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must |
| 56 | appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Visit Our Lights" |
| 57 | must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
| 58 | (b) The annual use fee shall be distributed to the Florida |
| 59 | Lighthouse Association, Inc., which may use a maximum of 10 |
| 60 | percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. The |
| 61 | remaining proceeds shall be used by the association to fund the |
| 62 | preservation, restoration, and protection of the 29 historic |
| 63 | lighthouses remaining in the state. |
| 64 | (67) I BELIEVE LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 65 | (a) Notwithstanding s. 320.08053, the department shall |
| 66 | develop an I BELIEVE license plate as provided in this section. |
| 67 | I BELIEVE license plates must bear the colors and design |
| 68 | approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at |
| 69 | the top of the plate, and the words "I BELIEVE" must appear at |
| 70 | the bottom of the plate. |
| 71 | (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to |
| 72 | the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual |
| 73 | use fees shall be distributed to Faith in Teaching, Inc., to |
| 74 | fund activities, programs, and projects that promote faith-based |
| 75 | education for youth within the state. Faith in Teaching, Inc., |
| 76 | may retain all revenue from the annual use fees until all |
| 77 | startup costs for developing and establishing the plate have |
| 78 | been recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the annual use |
| 79 | fee revenue may be used for administrative, promotional, and |
| 80 | marketing costs. |
| 81 | (68) HORSE COUNTRY LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 82 | (a) Notwithstanding s. 320.08053, the department shall |
| 83 | develop a Horse Country license plate as provided in this |
| 84 | section. Horse Country license plates must bear the colors and |
| 85 | design approved by the department. The word "Florida" must |
| 86 | appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Horse Country" |
| 87 | must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
| 88 | (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to |
| 89 | the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual |
| 90 | use fees shall be distributed to PCMI Properties, Inc., to fund |
| 91 | programs involved in the rehabilitation of at-risk youth as |
| 92 | directed by the Board of Trustees of PCMI Properties, Inc. Such |
| 93 | funds may be used to provide educational materials, athletic |
| 94 | equipment, transportation, food, medical services, counseling, |
| 95 | scholarships, and other direct administrative and program |
| 96 | expenses. The funds may also be used as grants for expansion of |
| 97 | youth rehabilitation programs in the state. Special |
| 98 | consideration shall be given to programs using horses and other |
| 99 | livestock in the efforts to redirect at-risk youth. PCMI |
| 100 | Properties, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual use |
| 101 | fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing the |
| 102 | plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the |
| 103 | annual use fee revenue may be used for promotion and marketing |
| 104 | of the plate, and as necessary for annual audit or compliance |
| 105 | affidavit costs. |
| 106 | Section 3. This act shall take effect November 1, 2008. |