Florida Senate - 2018 PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Bill No. SB 160
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Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Appropriations
(Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and
Economic Development)
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
3 s. 320.08056, F.S.; deleting the annual use fee for
4 the Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate;
5 establishing an annual use fee for certain specialty
6 license plates; conforming cross-references; amending
7 s. 320.08058, F.S.; revising the design of the Special
8 Olympics Florida license plate; deleting the Donate
9 Organs-Pass It On license plate; revising the design
10 of the Lighthouse Association license plate; revising
11 the distribution of proceeds for the Fallen Law
12 Enforcement Officers license plate; requiring the
13 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
14 develop certain specialty license plates; providing
15 for distribution and use of fees collected from the
16 sale of such plates; providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Paragraph (eee) of subsection (4) of section
21 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraphs
22 (fff) through (eeee) of that subsection are redesignated as
23 paragraphs (eee) through (dddd), respectively, a new paragraph
24 (eeee) and paragraphs (ffff), (gggg), and (hhhh) are added to
25 that subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of that
26 section is amended, to read:
27 320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
28 (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
29 collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
30 (eee) Donate Organs-Pass It On License Plate, $25.
31 (eeee) Ducks Unlimited license plate, $25.
32 (ffff) Dan Marino Campus license plate, $25.
33 (gggg) Donate Life Florida license plate, $25.
34 (hhhh) Florida State Beekeepers Association license plate,
35 $25.
36 (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected
37 and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from
38 those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit
39 activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as
40 authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or
41 report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest
42 earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state
43 unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United
44 States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license
45 plates pursuant to paragraphs (4)(d), (bb), (ll), (jjj) (kkk),
46 and (xxx) (yyy) and s. 320.0891.
47 Section 2. Present subsections (58) through (83) of section
48 320.08058, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections
49 (57) through (82), respectively, paragraph (a) of subsection
50 (7), subsection (57), paragraph (a) of present subsection (65),
51 and paragraph (b) of present subsection (80) are amended, and a
52 new subsection (83) and subsections (84), (85), and (86) are
53 added to that section, to read:
54 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
55 (7) SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
56 (a) Special Olympics Florida license plates must contain
57 the official Special Olympics Florida logo and must bear a
58 design and colors that are approved by the department. The word
59 “Florida” must be centered at the top bottom of the plate, and
60 the words “Be a Fan” “Everyone Wins” must be centered at the
61 bottom top of the plate.
62 (57) DONATE ORGANS-PASS IT ON LICENSE PLATES.—
63 (a) The department shall develop a Donate Organs-Pass It On
64 license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
65 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Donate
66 Organs-Pass It On” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
67 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to Transplant
68 Foundation, Inc., and shall use up to 10 percent of the proceeds
69 from the annual use fee for marketing and administrative costs
70 that are directly associated with the management and
71 distribution of the proceeds. The remaining proceeds shall be
72 used to provide statewide grants for patient services, including
73 preoperative, rehabilitative, and housing assistance; organ
74 donor education and awareness programs; and statewide medical
75 research.
76 (64)(65) LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
77 (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse Association
78 license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
79 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
80 “SaveOurLighthouses.org Visit Our Lights” must appear at the
81 bottom of the plate.
82 (79)(80) FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LICENSE PLATES.—
83 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Police
84 and Kids Foundation, Inc., which may use up to a maximum of 10
85 percent of the proceeds for marketing to promote and market the
86 plate. All remaining proceeds shall be distributed to and used
87 by the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc., for its operations,
88 activities, programs, and projects The remainder of the proceeds
89 shall be used by the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc., to invest
90 and reinvest, and the interest earnings shall be used for the
91 operation of the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc.
92 (83) DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES.—
93 (a) The department shall develop a Ducks Unlimited license
94 plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. Ducks
95 Unlimited license plates must bear the colors and design
96 approved by the department. The word “Florida” must appear at
97 the top of the plate, and the words “Conserving Florida
98 Wetlands” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
99 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
100 distributed to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., a nonprofit corporation
101 under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used as
102 follows:
103 1. Up to 5 percent may be used for administrative costs and
104 marketing of the plate.
105 2. A minimum of 95 percent shall be used in this state to
106 support the mission and efforts of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to
107 conserve, restore, and manage Florida wetlands and associated
108 habitats for the benefit of waterfowl, other wildlife, and
109 people.
110 (84) DAN MARINO CAMPUS LICENSE PLATES.—
111 (a) The department shall develop a Dan Marino Campus
112 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
113 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
114 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
115 plate, and the words “Marino Campus” must appear at the bottom
116 of the plate.
117 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
118 distributed to the Dan Marino Foundation, a Florida nonprofit
119 corporation, which may use up to 10 percent of such fees for
120 administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of
121 the fees shall be used by the Dan Marino Foundation to assist
122 Floridians with developmental disabilities in becoming employed,
123 independent, and productive and to promote and fund education
124 scholarships and awareness of these services.
125 (85) DONATE LIFE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
126 (a) The department shall develop a Donate Life Florida
127 license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
128 plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
129 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
130 plate, and the words “Donors Save Lives” must appear at the
131 bottom of the plate.
132 (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
133 distributed to Donate Life Florida, which may use up to 10
134 percent of the proceeds for marketing and administrative costs.
135 The remaining proceeds shall be used by Donate Life Florida to
136 educate Florida residents on the importance of organ, tissue,
137 and eye donation and for the continued maintenance of the Joshua
138 Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.
139 (86) FLORIDA STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
140 (a) The department shall develop a Florida State Beekeepers
141 Association license plate as provided in s. 320.08053 and this
142 section. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
143 the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
144 plate, and the words “Save the Bees” must appear at the bottom
145 of the plate.
146 (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
147 State Beekeepers Association, a Florida nonprofit corporation.
148 The Florida State Beekeepers Association may use up to 18
149 percent of the annual use fees for:
150 1. Direct reimbursement for administrative costs, startup
151 costs, and costs incurred in the development and approval
152 process of the license plate. All vendors associated with the
153 administrative costs shall be selected by competitive bid.
154 2. Promotion and marketing costs of the license plate.
155 (c) The remaining funds shall be distributed to the Florida
156 State Beekeepers Association and shall be used to raise
157 awareness of the importance of beekeeping to Florida agriculture
158 by funding honeybee research, education, outreach, and
159 husbandry. The Florida State Beekeepers Association board of
160 managers must approve and is accountable for all such
161 expenditures.
162 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.