| 1 | Representative Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 136-137, insert: |
| 5 | Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 328.48, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 328.48 Vessel registration, application, certificate, |
| 8 | number, decal, duplicate certificate.-- |
| 9 | (2) All vessels used on the waters of the state must be |
| 10 | registered, either commercial or recreational as defined in this |
| 11 | chapter, except as follows: |
| 12 | (a) A vessel used exclusively on private lakes and ponds. |
| 13 | (b) A vessel owned by the United States Government. |
| 14 | (c) A vessel used exclusively as a ship's lifeboat. |
| 15 | (d) A non-motor-powered vessel less than 16 feet in length |
| 16 | and any non-motor-powered canoe, kayak, racing shell, or rowing |
| 17 | scull, regardless of length. |
| 18 | Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 328.56, Florida |
| 19 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 20 | 328.56 Vessel registration number.--Each vessel that is |
| 21 | used on the waters of the state must display a commercial or |
| 22 | recreational Florida registration number, unless it is: |
| 23 | (4) A non-motor-powered vessel less than 16 feet in length |
| 24 | and any non-motor-powered canoe, kayak, racing shell, or rowing |
| 25 | scull, regardless of length. |
| 26 | Section 5. Subsections (1) and (14) of section 328.72, |
| 27 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 28 | 328.72 Classification; registration; fees and charges; |
| 29 | surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.-- |
| 30 | (1) VESSEL REGISTRATION FEE.-- |
| 31 | (a) Vessels that are required to be registered shall be |
| 32 | classified for registration purposes according to the following |
| 33 | schedule, and the registration certificate fee shall be in the |
| 34 | following amounts: |
| 35 | Class A-1--Less than 12 feet in length, and all canoes to |
| 36 | which propulsion motors have been attached, regardless of |
| 37 | length: $5.50 $3.50 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 38 | Class A-2--12 feet or more and less than 16 feet in length: |
| 39 | 16.25 10.50 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 40 | (To county): 2.85 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 41 | Class 1--16 feet or more and less than 26 feet in length: |
| 42 | 28.75 18.50 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 43 | (To county): 8.85 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 44 | Class 2--26 feet or more and less than 40 feet in length: |
| 45 | 78.25 50.50 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 46 | (To county): 32.85 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 47 | Class 3--40 feet or more and less than 65 feet in length: |
| 48 | 127.75 82.50 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 49 | (To county): 56.85 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 50 | Class 4--65 feet or more and less than 110 feet in length: |
| 51 | 152.75 98.50 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 52 | (To county): 68.85 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 53 | Class 5--110 feet or more in length: 189.75 122.50 for each |
| 54 | 12-month period registered. |
| 55 | (To county): 86.85 for each 12-month period registered. |
| 56 | Dealer registration certificate: 25.50 16.50 for each 12- |
| 57 | month period registered. |
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| 59 | The county portion of the vessel registration fee is derived |
| 60 | from recreational vessels only. |
| 61 | (b) In 2013 and every 5 years thereafter, vessel |
| 62 | registration fees shall be adjusted by the percentage change in |
| 63 | the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers since the fees |
| 64 | were last adjusted, unless otherwise provided by general law. By |
| 65 | February 1 of each year in which an adjustment is scheduled to |
| 66 | occur, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall |
| 67 | submit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker |
| 68 | of the House of Representatives detailing how the increase in |
| 69 | vessel registration fees will be used within the agency. The |
| 70 | vessel registration fee increases shall take effect July 1 of |
| 71 | each adjustment year. |
| 72 | (14) EXEMPTIONS.--The following vessels are exempt from |
| 73 | the provisions of subsection (1): |
| 74 | (a) A vessel Vessels owned and operated by Sea Explorer or |
| 75 | Sea Scout units of the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of |
| 76 | America, the Florida Association of Christian Child Caring |
| 77 | Agencies, Inc., Safe Harbor Haven, Inc., or the Associated |
| 78 | Marine Institutes, Inc., and its affiliates., or which are |
| 79 | (b) An antique vessel vessels as defined in paragraph |
| 80 | (2)(a) are exempt from the provisions of subsection (1). |
| 81 | (c) A non-motor-powered sailing vessel owned by a |
| 82 | nonprofit entity and used exclusively for teaching boating |
| 83 | safety, boat handling, or seamanship skills, including the |
| 84 | racing of such sailing vessels. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | Such vessels shall be issued certificates of registration and |
| 87 | numbers upon application and payment of the service fee provided |
| 88 | in subsection (7). |
| 89 | Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 372.57, Florida |
| 90 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 91 | 372.57 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization |
| 92 | numbers; fees established.-- |
| 93 | (1) LICENSE, PERMIT, OR AUTHORIZATION NUMBER REQUIRED.-- |
| 94 | (a) Except as provided in s. 372.562, no person shall take |
| 95 | game, freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals |
| 96 | within this state without having first obtained a license, |
| 97 | permit, or authorization number and paid the fees set forth in |
| 98 | this chapter. Such license, permit, or authorization number |
| 99 | shall authorize the person to whom it is issued to take game, |
| 100 | freshwater or saltwater fish, or fur-bearing animals, and |
| 101 | participate in outdoor recreational activities in accordance |
| 102 | with the laws of the state and rules of the commission. |
| 103 | (b) In 2013 and every 5 years thereafter, license and |
| 104 | permit fees established in subsections (4) and (5) shall be |
| 105 | adjusted by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index |
| 106 | for all urban consumers since the fees were last adjusted, |
| 107 | unless otherwise provided by general law. By February 1 of each |
| 108 | year in which an adjustment is scheduled to occur, the Fish and |
| 109 | Wildlife Conservation Commission shall submit a report to the |
| 110 | President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
| 111 | Representatives detailing how the increase in license and permit |
| 112 | fees will be used within the agency. The license and permit fee |
| 113 | increases shall take effect July 1 of each adjustment year. |
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| 117 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 118 | Remove line 22 and insert: |
| 119 | penalties for seagrass scarring; amending ss. 328.48 and 328.56, |
| 120 | F.S., relating to vessel registration and vessel registration |
| 121 | numbers; clarifying the term "non-motor-powered vessel" for |
| 122 | purposes of an exception from registration requirements; |
| 123 | amending s. 328.72, F.S.; increasing vessel registration fees |
| 124 | for all vessels requiring registration; providing for future |
| 125 | adjustment of the vessel registration fees based on the |
| 126 | percentage change in the Consumer Pricing Index; requiring the |
| 127 | Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to provide a report to |
| 128 | the Legislature on how the increase in fees will be used; |
| 129 | exempting certain non-motor-powered vessels from requirements |
| 130 | concerning vessel registration fees; amending s. 372.57, F.S.; |
| 131 | providing for future adjustment of recreational hunting and |
| 132 | fishing licenses based on the percentage change in the Consumer |
| 133 | Pricing Index; requiring the Fish and Wildlife Conservation |
| 134 | Commission to provide a report to the Legislature on how the |
| 135 | increase in license and permit fees will be used; amending s. |
| 136 | 372.73, F.S.; |
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