Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 642
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/24/2009 01:52 PM       .                                
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       Senator King moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 135 and 136
    4  insert:
    5         Section 3. Paragraph (sss) is added to subsection (4) of
    6  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         (sss) St. Johns River license plate, $25.
   11         Section 4. Subsection (71) is added to section 320.08058,
   12  Florida Statutes, to read:
   13         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   14         (71) ST. JOHNS RIVER LICENSE PLATES.—
   15         (a) The department shall develop a St. Johns River license
   16  plate as provided in this section. The St. Johns River license
   17  plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
   18  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   19  plate, and the words “St. Johns River” must appear at the bottom
   20  of the plate.
   21         (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to
   22  the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual
   23  use fees shall be distributed to the St. Johns River Alliance,
   24  Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which shall administer
   25  the fees as follows:
   26         1. The St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., shall retain the
   27  first $60,000 of the annual use fees as direct reimbursement for
   28  administrative costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in the
   29  development and approval process. Thereafter, up to 10 percent
   30  of the annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative
   31  costs directly associated with education programs, conservation,
   32  research, and grant administration of the organization and up to
   33  10 percent may be used for promotion and marketing of the
   34  specialty license plate.
   35         2. At least 30 percent of the fees shall be available for
   36  competitive grants for targeted community-based or county-based
   37  research or projects for which state funding is limited or not
   38  currently available. The remaining 50 percent shall be directed
   39  toward community outreach and access programs. The competitive
   40  grants shall be administered and approved by the board of
   41  directors of the St. Johns River Alliance, Inc. A grant advisory
   42  committee shall be composed of six members chosen by the St.
   43  Johns River Alliance board members.
   44         3. Any remaining funds shall be distributed with the
   45  approval of and accountability to the board of directors of the
   46  St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., and shall be used to support
   47  activities contributing to education, outreach, and springs
   48  conservation.
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   50  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   51         And the title is amended as follows:
   52         Delete line 9
   53  and insert:
   54         creating the St. Johns River license plate;
   55         establishing an annual use fee for the plate;
   56         providing for the distribution of use fees received