Florida Senate - 2009 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1560
Barcode 382880
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: WD .
03/25/2009 .
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The Committee on Transportation (Siplin) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 12 - 64
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraphs (qqq), (rrr), and (sss) are added to
6 subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
7 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
8 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
9 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
10 (qqq) Florida Horse Park license plate, $25.
11 (rrr) Let’s Go Surfing license plate, $25.
12 (sss) Florida Biodiversity Foundation license plate, $25.
13 Section 2. Subsections (69), (70), and (71) are added to
14 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
15 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
16 (69) FLORIDA HORSE PARK LICENSE PLATES.—
17 (a) The department shall develop a Florida Horse Park
18 license plate as provided in this section. The plate must bear
19 the colors and design approved by the department. The word
20 “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
21 “Discover Florida’s Horses” must appear at the bottom of the
22 plate.
23 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
24 Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority created by s.
25 570.952, which shall retain all proceeds until the startup costs
26 to develop and establish the plates have been recovered.
27 Thereafter, the proceeds shall be used as follows:
28 1. A maximum of 5 percent of the proceeds may be used to
29 administer the license plate program.
30 2. A maximum of 5 percent of the proceeds may be used to
31 promote and market the license plates.
32 3. The remaining fees shall be used by the authority to
33 promote the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park located in
34 Marion County; to support continued development of the park,
35 including the construction of additional educational facilities,
36 barns, and other structures; to provide improvements to the
37 existing infrastructure at the park; and to provide for
38 operational expenses of the park.
39 (70) LET’S GO SURFING LICENSE PLATES.—
40 (a) The department shall develop a Let’s Go Surfing license
41 plate as provided in this section. Let’s Go Surfing license
42 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
43 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
44 plate, and the words “Let’s Go Surfing” must appear at the
45 bottom of the plate.
46 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
47 to East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., to fund
48 activities, programs, and projects to promote Florida’s surfing
49 related tourism, preserve Florida’s surfing history and
50 heritage, preserve Florida’s surf and shores, and honor
51 lifeguards who patrol Florida’s surf and shores to protect
52 beach-goers, surfers, and others. East Coast Surfing Hall of
53 Fame and Museum, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual
54 use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing
55 the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 25 percent of
56 the annual use fee revenue may be used for administration,
57 promotion, and marketing of the plate, including costs of the
58 annual audit and compliance affidavit.
59 (71) FLORIDA BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATES.—
60 (a) The department shall develop a Florida Biodiversity
61 Foundation license plate as provided in this section. The plate
62 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
63 word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
64 words “Save Wild Florida” must appear at the bottom of the
65 plate.
66 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
67 Biodiversity Foundation Inc., which shall retain 50 percent of
68 the proceeds until the startup costs to develop and establish
69 the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds shall
70 be used as follows:
71 1. A maximum of 25 percent of the proceeds may be used to
72 fund the administrative, promotion, and marketing costs of the
73 license plate program and the foundation.
74 2. The remaining fees shall be used by the foundation to
75 fund research, education, and scientific study of the diversity
76 of animals and plants and to aid in the preservation, study,
77 conservation, and recovery of imperiled organisms.
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80 And the title is amended as follows:
81 Delete line 4
82 and insert:
83 Florida Horse Park license plate, the Florida
84 Biodiversity Foundation license plate, and the Let’s
85 Go