Florida Senate - 2009 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1560
Barcode 977682
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) Toomey Foundation for the Natural Sciences license
13 plate, $25.
14 Section 2. Subsections (69), (70), and (71) are added to
15 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
16 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
17 (69) FLORIDA HORSE PARK LICENSE PLATES.—
18 (a) The department shall develop a Florida Horse Park
19 license plate as provided in this section. The plate must bear
20 the colors and design approved by the department. The word
21 “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
22 “Discover Florida’s Horses” must appear at the bottom of the
23 plate.
24 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
25 Agriculture Center and Horse Park Authority created by s.
26 570.952, which shall retain all proceeds until the startup costs
27 to develop and establish the plates have been recovered.
28 Thereafter, the proceeds shall be used as follows:
29 1. A maximum of 5 percent of the proceeds may be used to
30 administer the license plate program.
31 2. A maximum of 5 percent of the proceeds may be used to
32 promote and market the license plates.
33 3. The remaining fees shall be used by the authority to
34 promote the Florida Agriculture Center and Horse Park located in
35 Marion County; to support continued development of the park,
36 including the construction of additional educational facilities,
37 barns, and other structures; to provide improvements to the
38 existing infrastructure at the park; and to provide for
39 operational expenses of the park.
40 (70) LET'S GO SURFING LICENSE PLATES.—
41 (a) The department shall develop a Let's Go Surfing license
42 plate as provided in this section. Let's Go Surfing license
43 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
44 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
45 plate, and the words “Let's Go Surfing” must appear at the
46 bottom of the plate.
47 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
48 to East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., to fund
49 activities, programs, and projects to promote Florida's surfing
50 related tourism, preserve Florida's surfing history and
51 heritage, preserve Florida's surf and shores, and honor
52 lifeguards who patrol Florida's surf and shores to protect
53 beach-goers, surfers, and others. East Coast Surfing Hall of
54 Fame and Museum, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual
55 use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing
56 the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 25 percent of
57 the annual use fee revenue may be used for administration,
58 promotion, and marketing of the plate, including costs of the
59 annual audit and compliance affidavit.
60 (71) TOOMEY FOUNDATION FOR THE NATURAL SCIENCES LICENSE
61 PLATES.—
62 (a) The department shall develop a Toomey Foundation for
63 the Natural Sciences license plate as provided in this section.
64 The plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
65 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
66 plate, and the words “Preserving the Past” must appear at the
67 bottom of the plate.
68 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Toomey
69 Foundation for the Natural Sciences, Inc., which shall retain 50
70 percent of the proceeds until the startup costs to develop and
71 establish the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
72 proceeds shall be used as follows:
73 1. A maximum of 25 percent of the proceeds may be used to
74 fund the administrative, promotion, and marketing costs of the
75 license plate program and the foundation.
76 2. The remaining fees shall be used by the foundation to
77 acquire, manage, and preserve properties that are of scientific
78 importance to paleontologists, archeologists, or geologists for
79 the purposes of research and education and to promote and
80 protect the unique natural sciences of this state.
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84 And the title is amended as follows:
85 Delete line 4
86 and insert:
87 Florida Horse Park license plate, the Toomey
88 Foundation for the Natural Sciences license plate, and
89 the Let's Go