Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1374
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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04/04/2017 .
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The Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and
Domestic Security (Perry) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 44 - 175
4 and insert:
5 Section 2. Effective October 1, 2017, paragraph (ffff) is
6 added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes,
7 to read:
8 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
9 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
10 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
11 (ffff) Ethical Ecotourism license plate, $25.
12 Section 3. Effective October 1, 2017, subsection (84) is
13 added to section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:
14 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
15 (84) ETHICAL ECOTOURISM LICENSE PLATES.—
16 (a) The department shall develop an Ethical Ecotourism
17 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
18 word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and words
19 that are approved by the department must appear at the bottom of
20 the plate.
21 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
22 distributed equally between the Florida Society for Ethical
23 Ecotourism and Paddle Florida, Inc., each of which may use up to
24 10 percent of the proceeds for administrative costs and
25 marketing of the plate. The balance of the annual use fees shall
26 be used by the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism to provide
27 environmental education and awareness that encourages behaviors
28 that contribute to the sustainability of Florida’s natural
29 ecosystems and resources and Paddle Florida, Inc., to raise
30 awareness about water conservation, wildlife preservation,
31 restoration of springs, and protection of waterways in this
32 state.
33 Section 4. Section 320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to
34 read:
35 320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
36 of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart and
37 Bronze Star medal recipients; active or retired United States
38 Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical
39 Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action Ribbon
40 recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients;
41 Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former prisoners of war;
42 Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert
43 Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation
44 Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans;
45 Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners;
46 special license plates; fee.—
47 (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
48 private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s.
49 320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
50 use, who is a resident of the state and a veteran of the United
51 States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a World War II Veteran, a
52 Navy Submariner, an active or retired member of the Florida
53 National Guard, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a
54 recipient of the Purple Heart medal, a recipient of the Bronze
55 Star medal, an active or retired member of any branch of the
56 United States Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient of the Combat
57 Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge,
58 Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or
59 Distinguished Flying Cross, upon application to the department,
60 accompanied by proof of release or discharge from any branch of
61 the United States Armed Forces, proof of active membership or
62 retired status in the Florida National Guard, proof of
63 membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or proof of
64 active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof
65 of being a Purple Heart or Bronze Star medal recipient, proof of
66 active or retired membership in any branch of the United States
67 Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of membership in the Combat
68 Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., proof of being a recipient of
69 the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action
70 Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or
71 Distinguished Flying Cross, and upon payment of the license tax
72 for the vehicle as provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a
73 license plate as provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the
74 serial numbers prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the
75 words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,” “WWII Veteran,” “Navy
76 Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl Harbor Survivor,” “Combat
77 wounded veteran,” “U.S. Reserve,” “Combat Infantry Badge,”
78 “Combat Medical Badge,” “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action
79 Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat Action Medal,” or “Distinguished
80 Flying Cross,” as appropriate, and a likeness of the related
81 campaign medal or badge, followed by the serial number of the
82 license plate. Additionally, the Purple Heart plate may have the
83 words “Purple Heart” stamped on the plate and the likeness of
84 the Purple Heart medal appearing on the plate. A recipient of
85 the Bronze Star shall be issued a license plate stamped with the
86 term “Bronze Star” and a likeness of the Bronze Star medal
87 followed by the serial number of the license plate. A Bronze
88 Star combat recipient shall be issued a license plate stamped
89 with the term “Bronze Star” and a likeness of the Bronze Star
90 medal with a “Combat V” emblem followed by the serial number of
91 the license plate.
92 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
93 contrary, beginning with fiscal year 2002-2003 and annually
94 thereafter, the first $100,000 in general revenue generated from
95 the sale of license plates issued under this section shall be
96 deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund, as described
97 in s. 296.38(2), to be used for the purposes established by law
98 for that trust fund. Any additional general revenue generated
99 from the sale of such plates shall be deposited into the State
100 Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and used solely to construct,
101 operate, and maintain domiciliary and nursing homes for
102 veterans, subject to the requirements of chapter 216.
103 (c) Any revenue generated from the sale of Woman Veteran
104 license plates must be deposited into the Operations and
105 Maintenance Trust Fund administered by the Department of
106 Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to s. 20.375(3) and must be used
107 solely for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to
108 benefit women veterans. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to
109 the contrary, an applicant for a Pearl Harbor Survivor license
110 plate or a Purple Heart license plate who also qualifies for a
111 disabled veteran’s license plate under s. 320.084 shall be
112 issued the appropriate special license plate without payment of
113 the license tax imposed by s. 320.08.
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116 And the title is amended as follows:
117 Delete lines 6 - 21
118 and insert:
119 320.08056, F.S.; establishing an annual use fee for
120 the Ethical Ecotourism license plate; amending s.
121 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of Highway
122 Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop the Ethical
123 Ecotourism license plate; providing for distribution
124 and use of fees collected from the sale of the plate;
125 amending s. 320.089, F.S.; creating a special license
126 plate for recipients of the Bronze Star medal;
127 providing parameters for the design of the plate;
128 providing effective