Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1122
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/19/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Evers) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1261 and 1262
    4  insert:
    5         Section 29. Paragraph (b) of subsection (45) of section
    6  320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
    8         (45) AQUACULTURE LICENSE PLATES.—
    9         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Harbor
   10  Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. After reimbursement for
   11  documented costs expended for establishing the license plate,
   12  the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc., shall use the
   13  remaining funds for aquaculture research and education programs
   14  as follows:
   15         1. Ten percent of the funds shall be distributed to the Guy
   16  Harvey Research Institute of the Nova Southeastern University
   17  Oceanographic Center to conduct outreach and education regarding
   18  aquaculture in the state.
   19         2. Up to 15 percent of the funds may be used for
   20  administrative costs directly associated with the Harbor Branch
   21  Oceanographic Institution’s aquaculture programs and
   22  administrative costs associated with the Aquaculture license
   23  plate.
   24         3. Up to 10 percent of the funds may be used for continuing
   25  promotion and marketing of the license plate.
   26         4. Up to 30 percent of the funds shall be distributed to
   27  the Florida Aquaculture Association for research and education.
   28         5.4. The remaining funds shall be used to conduct
   29  scientific research on environmentally responsible and
   30  sustainable methods of farming freshwater and saltwater
   31  organisms such as fish, shellfish, and crustaceans for food;
   32  biomedical species for pharmaceutical and nutriceutical
   33  compounds; and marine ornamentals for the aquarium trade. These
   34  funds shall also be used to expand the institution’s educational
   35  programs that include secondary school field experiences,
   36  college degree programs, and intensive courses in order to
   37  further the objective of increasing aquaculture’s contribution
   38  to the state’s economy.
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   40  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   41         And the title is amended as follows:
   42         Delete line 156
   43  and insert:
   44         midnight on the owner’s birthday; amending s.
   45         320.08058, F.S.; requiring that the Harbor Branch
   46         Oceanographic Institution, Inc., distribute a
   47         specified percentage of the remaining fees from the
   48         Aquaculture license plate to the Florida Aquaculture
   49         Association for research and education; amending s.