| 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 Horse Country |
| 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) Horse Country 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) HORSE COUNTRY LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 20 | (a) The department shall develop a Horse Country license |
| 21 | plate as provided in this section. Horse Country license plates |
| 22 | must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The |
| 23 | word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the |
| 24 | words "Horse Country" must appear at the bottom of the plate. |
| 25 | (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed |
| 26 | to PCMI Properties, Inc., to fund its activities, programs, and |
| 27 | projects within the state. Funds must be used in this state. |
| 28 | PCMI Properties, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual |
| 29 | use fees until up to $60,000 of its documented startup costs for |
| 30 | developing and establishing the plate have been recovered. |
| 31 | Thereafter, revenue from the annual use fees shall be used as |
| 32 | follows: |
| 33 | 1. Up to 25 percent of the annual use fee revenue may be |
| 34 | used for promotion and marketing of the plate. |
| 35 | 2. Funds may be used as necessary for annual audit or |
| 36 | compliance affidavit costs. |
| 37 | 3. The remaining revenue shall be used for programs |
| 38 | involved in the rehabilitation of at-risk youth as directed by |
| 39 | the Board of Trustees of PCMI Properties, Inc. Such funds may be |
| 40 | used to provide educational materials, athletic equipment, |
| 41 | transportation, food, medical services, counseling, |
| 42 | scholarships, and other direct administrative and program |
| 43 | expenses. The funds may also be used as grants for expansion of |
| 44 | youth rehabilitation programs in the state. Special |
| 45 | consideration shall be given to programs using horses and other |
| 46 | livestock in the efforts to redirect at-risk youth. |
| 47 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |