Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 2326
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/20/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Siplin) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraphs (qqq) and (rrr) 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) Go Green Florida license plate, $25.
   11         (rrr) Florida Biodiversity Foundation license plate, $25.
   12         Section 2. Subsections (69) and (70) are added to section
   13  320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   15         (69) GO GREEN FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
   16         (a) The department shall develop a Go Green Florida license
   17  plate as provided in this section. The plate must bear the
   18  colors and design approved by the department. The word “Florida”
   19  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Go Green
   20  Florida” must appear at the bottom of the plate. The Go Green
   21  Florida emblem or logo must appear on the plate.
   22         (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met before the
   23  issuance of the plate.
   24         (c) The proceeds from the sale of the plate shall be
   25  distributed to the Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions,
   26  Inc. After reimbursement for documented costs expended to
   27  establish the plates and for annual auditing costs, the
   28  coalition shall use the proceeds of the annual use fees in the
   29  following manner:
   30         1. A maximum of 5 percent shall be used for administrative
   31  costs directly associated with the management and distribution
   32  of the proceeds.
   33         2. A maximum of 25 percent shall be used for the continuing
   34  statewide promotion and marketing of the plate.
   35         3. Seventy percent shall be used to fund the Renewable
   36  Energy and Energy Efficient Technology Grants program pursuant
   37  to s. 377.804, the Solar Energy System Incentives program
   38  pursuant to s. 377.806, under the Florida Energy and Climate
   39  Commission, or other educational programs dedicated to providing
   40  effective alternative energy practices.
   41         (d) The coalition shall comply with the financial audit
   42  requirements of s. 320.08062.
   43         (e) The Go Green Florida emblem or logo may be used as a
   44  decal by the department in recognition of energy-efficient
   45  vehicle usage and practices. However, the display of the decal
   46  is not a substitute for a license plate.
   47         (70) FLORIDA BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATES.—
   48         (a) The department shall develop a Florida Biodiversity
   49  Foundation license plate as provided in this section. The plate
   50  must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
   51  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
   52  words “Save Wild Florida” must appear at the bottom of the
   53  plate.
   54         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
   55  Biodiversity Foundation Inc., which shall retain 50 percent of
   56  the proceeds until the startup costs to develop and establish
   57  the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds shall
   58  be used as follows:
   59         1. A maximum of 25 percent of the proceeds may be used to
   60  fund the administrative, promotion, and marketing costs of the
   61  license plate program and the foundation.
   62         2. The remaining fees shall be used by the foundation to
   63  fund research, education, and scientific study of the diversity
   64  of animals and plants and to aid in the preservation, study,
   65  conservation, and recovery of imperiled organisms.
   66         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.
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   68  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   69         And the title is amended as follows:
   70         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   71  and insert:
   72                        A bill to be entitled                      
   73         An act relating to license plates; amending ss.
   74         320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Go Green
   75         Florida license plate and a Florida Biodiversity
   76         Foundation license plate; establishing an annual fee
   77         for the plates; providing for the distribution of use
   78         fees received from the annual sale of such plates;
   79         providing an effective date.