| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; providing a |
| 3 | short title; amending ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; |
| 4 | creating a Let's Go Surfing license plate; establishing an |
| 5 | annual use fee for the plate; providing for the |
| 6 | distribution of use fees received from the sale of such |
| 7 | plates; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Eric Jersted |
| 12 | Memorial Act." |
| 13 | Section 2. Paragraph (qqq) is added to subsection (4) of |
| 14 | section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 15 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 16 | (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be |
| 17 | collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: |
| 18 | (qqq) Let's Go Surfing license plate, $25. |
| 19 | Section 3. Subsection (69) is added to section 320.08058, |
| 20 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 21 | 320.08058 Specialty license plates.-- |
| 22 | (69) LET'S GO SURFING LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 23 | (a) The department shall develop a Let's Go Surfing |
| 24 | license plate as provided in this section. Let's Go Surfing |
| 25 | license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the |
| 26 | department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the |
| 27 | plate, and the words "Let's Go Surfing" must appear at the |
| 28 | bottom of the plate. |
| 29 | (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed |
| 30 | to East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., to fund |
| 31 | activities, programs, and projects to promote Florida's surfing- |
| 32 | related tourism, preserve Florida's surfing history and |
| 33 | heritage, preserve Florida's surf and shores, and honor |
| 34 | lifeguards who patrol Florida's surf and shores to protect |
| 35 | beach-goers, surfers, and others. East Coast Surfing Hall of |
| 36 | Fame and Museum, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual |
| 37 | use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing |
| 38 | the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 25 percent of |
| 39 | the annual use fee revenue may be used for administration, |
| 40 | promotion, and marketing of the plate, including the annual |
| 41 | audit and compliance affidavit costs. |
| 42 | Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009. |