Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (314566) for CS for SB 784
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  05/01/2017           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Gainer) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 1081 - 1103
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 19. Paragraphs (ee), (eee), (qqq), and (rrr) of
    6  subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, are
    7  amended, paragraph (bbbb) is added to that subsection, and
    8  paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of that section is amended, to
    9  read:
   10         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   11         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   12  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   13         (ee) American Red Cross license plate, $25.
   14         (eee) Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate, $25.
   15         (qqq) St. Johns River license plate, $25.
   16         (rrr) Hispanic Achievers license plate, $25.
   17         (bbbb) Florida State Beekeepers Association license plate,
   18  $25.
   19         (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected
   20  and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from
   21  those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit
   22  activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as
   23  authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or
   24  report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest
   25  earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state
   26  unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United
   27  States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license
   28  plates pursuant to paragraphs (4)(d), (bb), (kk), (iii), and
   29  (uuu) (ll), (kkk), and (yyy) and s. 320.0891.
   30         Section 20. Subsections (31), (57), (69), (70) of section
   31  320.08058, Florida Statutes, are amended, and a new subsection
   32  (80) is added to that section, to read:
   33         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   34         (31) AMERICAN RED CROSS LICENSE PLATES.—
   35         (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the
   36  department shall develop an American Red Cross license plate as
   37  provided in this section. The word “Florida” must appear at the
   38  top of the plate, and the words “American Red Cross” must appear
   39  at the bottom of the plate.
   40         (b) The department shall retain all revenues from the sale
   41  of such plates until all startup costs for developing and
   42  issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, 50 percent
   43  of the annual use fees shall be distributed to the American Red
   44  Cross Chapter of Central Florida, with statistics on sales of
   45  license plates, which are tabulated by county. The American Red
   46  Cross Chapter of Central Florida must distribute to each of the
   47  chapters in this state the moneys received from sales in the
   48  counties covered by the respective chapters, which moneys must
   49  be used for education and disaster relief in Florida. Fifty
   50  percent of the annual use fees shall be distributed
   51  proportionately to the three statewide approved poison control
   52  centers for purposes of combating bioterrorism and other poison
   53  related purposes.
   54         (57) DONATE ORGANS-PASS IT ON LICENSE PLATES.—
   55         (a) The department shall develop a Donate Organs-Pass It On
   56  license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
   57  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Donate
   58  Organs-Pass It On” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
   59         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Transplant
   60  Foundation, Inc., and shall use up to 10 percent of the proceeds
   61  from the annual use fee for marketing and administrative costs
   62  that are directly associated with the management and
   63  distribution of the proceeds. The remaining proceeds shall be
   64  used to provide statewide grants for patient services, including
   65  preoperative, rehabilitative, and housing assistance; organ
   66  donor education and awareness programs; and statewide medical
   67  research.
   68         (69) ST. JOHNS RIVER LICENSE PLATES.—
   69         (a) The department shall develop a St. Johns River license
   70  plate as provided in this section. The St. Johns River license
   71  plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
   72  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
   73  plate, and the words “St. Johns River” must appear at the bottom
   74  of the plate.
   75         (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to
   76  the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual
   77  use fees shall be distributed to the St. Johns River Alliance,
   78  Inc., a s. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which shall
   79  administer the fees as follows:
   80         1. The St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., shall retain the
   81  first $60,000 of the annual use fees as direct reimbursement for
   82  administrative costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in the
   83  development and approval process. Thereafter, up to 10 percent
   84  of the annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative
   85  costs directly associated with education programs, conservation,
   86  research, and grant administration of the organization, and up
   87  to 10 percent may be used for promotion and marketing of the
   88  specialty license plate.
   89         2. At least 30 percent of the fees shall be available for
   90  competitive grants for targeted community-based or county-based
   91  research or projects for which state funding is limited or not
   92  currently available. The remaining 50 percent shall be directed
   93  toward community outreach and access programs. The competitive
   94  grants shall be administered and approved by the board of
   95  directors of the St. Johns River Alliance, Inc. A grant advisory
   96  committee shall be composed of six members chosen by the St.
   97  Johns River Alliance board members.
   98         3. Any remaining funds shall be distributed with the
   99  approval of and accountability to the board of directors of the
  100  St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., and shall be used to support
  101  activities contributing to education, outreach, and springs
  102  conservation.
  103         4. Effective July 1, 2014, the St. Johns River license
  104  plate will shift into the presale voucher phase, as provided in
  105  s. 320.08053(2)(b). The St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., shall
  106  have 24 months to record a minimum of 1,000 sales of the license
  107  plates. Sales include existing active plates and vouchers sold
  108  subsequent to July 1, 2014. During the voucher period, new
  109  plates may not be issued, but existing plates may be renewed.
  110  If, at the conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the
  111  requirement of a minimum of 1,000 sales has been met, the
  112  department shall resume normal distribution of the St. Johns
  113  River specialty plate. If, after 24 months, the minimum of 1,000
  114  sales has not been met, the department shall discontinue the
  115  development and issuance of the plate. This subparagraph is
  116  repealed June 30, 2016.
  117         (70) HISPANIC ACHIEVERS LICENSE PLATES.—
  118         (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 320.08053, the
  119  department shall develop a Hispanic Achievers license plate as
  120  provided in this section. The plate must bear the colors and
  121  design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
  122  appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Hispanic
  123  Achievers” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
  124         (b) The proceeds from the license plate annual use fee
  125  shall be distributed to National Hispanic Corporate Achievers,
  126  Inc., a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
  127  Revenue Code, to fund grants to nonprofit organizations to
  128  operate programs and provide scholarships and for marketing the
  129  Hispanic Achievers license plate. National Hispanic Corporate
  130  Achievers, Inc., shall establish a Hispanic Achievers Grant
  131  Council that shall provide recommendations for statewide grants
  132  from available Hispanic Achievers license plate proceeds to
  133  nonprofit organizations for programs and scholarships for
  134  Hispanic and minority Floridians. National Hispanic Corporate
  135  Achievers, Inc., shall also establish a Hispanic Achievers
  136  License Plate Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the
  137  grant council as provided in this paragraph. All funds received
  138  under this subsection must be used in this state.
  139         (c) National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., may retain
  140  all proceeds from the annual use fee until documented startup
  141  costs for developing and establishing the plate have been
  142  recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds from the annual use fee
  143  shall be used as follows:
  144         1. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds may be used for the cost
  145  of administration of the Hispanic Achievers License Plate Fund,
  146  the Hispanic Achievers Grant Council, and related matters.
  147         2. Funds may be used as necessary for annual audit or
  148  compliance affidavit costs.
  149         3. Up to 20 percent of the proceeds may be used to market
  150  and promote the Hispanic Achievers license plate.
  151         4. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds shall be used by the
  152  Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., located in Seminole County,
  153  for grants.
  154         5. The remaining proceeds shall be available to the
  155  Hispanic Achievers Grant Council to award grants for services,
  156  programs, or scholarships for Hispanic and minority individuals
  157  and organizations throughout Florida. All grant recipients must
  158  provide to the Hispanic Achievers Grant Council an annual
  159  program and financial report regarding the use of grant funds.
  160  Such reports must be available to the public.
  161         (d) Effective July 1, 2014, the Hispanic Achievers license
  162  plate will shift into the presale voucher phase, as provided in
  163  s. 320.08053(2)(b). National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc.,
  164  shall have 24 months to record a minimum of 1,000 sales. Sales
  165  include existing active plates and vouchers sold subsequent to
  166  July 1, 2014. During the voucher period, new plates may not be
  167  issued, but existing plates may be renewed. If, at the
  168  conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the requirement of a
  169  minimum of 1,000 sales has been met, the department shall resume
  170  normal distribution of the Hispanic Achievers license plate. If,
  171  after 24 months, the minimum of 1,000 sales has not been met,
  172  the department shall discontinue the Hispanic Achievers license
  173  plate. This subsection is repealed June 30, 2016.
  174         (80) FLORIDA STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
  175         (a) The department shall develop a Florida State Beekeepers
  176  Association license plate as provided in this section and s.
  177  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  178  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  179  plate, and the words “Save the Bees” must appear at the bottom
  180  of the plate.
  181         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
  182  State Beekeepers Association, a Florida nonprofit corporation.
  183  The Florida State Beekeepers Association may use up to 18
  184  percent of the annual use fees for:
  185         1. Direct reimbursement for administrative costs, startup
  186  costs, and costs incurred in the development and approval
  187  process of the license plate. All vendors associated with the
  188  administrative costs shall be selected by competitive bid.
  189         2. Promotion and marketing costs of the license plate.
  190         (c) The remaining funds shall be distributed to the Florida
  191  State Beekeepers Association and shall be used to raise
  192  awareness of the importance of beekeeping to Florida agriculture
  193  by funding honeybee research, education, outreach, and
  194  husbandry. The Florida State Beekeepers Association board of
  195  managers must approve and is accountable for all such
  196  expenditures.
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  198  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  199  And the title is amended as follows:
  200         Delete lines 101 - 107
  201  and insert:
  202         320.08056, F.S.; deleting the American Red Cross,
  203         Donate Organs-Pass It On, St. Johns River, and
  204         Hispanic Achievers license plates; establishing an
  205         annual use fee for the Florida State Beekeepers
  206         Association license plate; conforming cross
  207         references; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; deleting the
  208         American Red Cross, Donate Organs-Pass It On, St.
  209         Johns River, and Hispanic Achievers license plates;
  210         requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  211         Vehicles to develop a Florida State Beekeepers
  212         Association license plate; providing for distribution
  213         and use of fees collected from the sale of the plates;