Florida Senate - 2009 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2326
Barcode 541010
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Floor: 1/AD/2R .
04/28/2009 04:04 PM .
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Senator Ring moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 14 - 117
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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.
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69 And the title is amended as follows:
70 Delete lines 4 - 6
71 and insert:
72 Florida license plate and a Florida Biodiversity Foundation
73 license
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