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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to specialty and special license
    3         plates; amending s. 320.08053, F.S.; authorizing a
    4         credit for or refund of the annual use fee if a
    5         specified condition is met; providing that the
    6         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may
    7         not issue any new specialty license plates until a
    8         sufficient number of plates are discontinued; amending
    9         s. 320.08056, F.S.; providing an exception to the
   10         requirement that specialty license plate annual use
   11         fees and interest earned from those fees only be
   12         expended in this state; requiring the department to
   13         discontinue an independent college or university’s
   14         existing specialty license plate if the college or
   15         university elects to use the standard template
   16         specialty license plate; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.;
   17         providing legislative intent regarding the Florida
   18         Indian River Lagoon license plate; revising the design
   19         of such plate; revising distribution and application
   20         of annual use fees from the sale of such plates;
   21         revising distribution and use of annual use fees from
   22         the sale of Wildlife Foundation of Florida license
   23         plates; revising distribution of annual use fees from
   24         the sale of Divine Nine license plates; providing
   25         eligibility requirements for issuance of such plates;
   26         authorizing such plates to be personalized;
   27         prohibiting the transfer of such plates between
   28         vehicle owners; requiring the department to develop
   29         specified specialty license plates; providing for the
   30         distribution and use of fees collected from the sale
   31         of such plates; amending s. 320.0807, F.S.; revising
   32         requirements for the issuance of certain special
   33         license plates; amending s. 320.089, F.S.; authorizing
   34         the department to issue Army of Occupation license
   35         plates; specifying qualifications and requirements for
   36         such license plates; providing an effective date.
   37          
   38  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   39  
   40         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph
   41  (b) of subsection (3) of section 320.08053, Florida Statutes,
   42  are amended to read:
   43         320.08053 Establishment of specialty license plates.—
   44         (2)
   45         (b) Within 24 months after the presale specialty license
   46  plate voucher is established, the approved specialty license
   47  plate organization must record with the department a minimum of
   48  3,000 voucher sales, or in the case of an out-of-state college
   49  or university license plate, 4,000 voucher sales, before
   50  manufacture of the license plate may commence. If, at the
   51  conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the minimum sales
   52  requirement has not been met, the specialty plate is
   53  deauthorized and the department shall discontinue development of
   54  the plate and discontinue issuance of the presale vouchers. Upon
   55  deauthorization of the license plate or if the plate has met the
   56  presale requirement but has not been issued, a purchaser of the
   57  license plate voucher may use the annual use fee collected as a
   58  credit towards any other specialty license plate or apply for a
   59  refund on a form prescribed by the department.
   60         (3)
   61         (b) If the Legislature has approved 150 or more specialty
   62  license plates, the department may not issue make any new
   63  specialty license plates available for design or issuance until
   64  a sufficient number of plates are discontinued pursuant to s.
   65  320.08056(8) such that the number of plates being issued does
   66  not exceed 150. Notwithstanding s. 320.08056(8)(a), the 150
   67  license-plate limit includes license plates above the minimum
   68  sales threshold and those exempt from that threshold.
   69         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) and subsection
   70  (12) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, are amended to
   71  read:
   72         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   73         (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected
   74  and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from
   75  those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit
   76  activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as
   77  authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or
   78  report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest
   79  earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state
   80  unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United
   81  States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license
   82  plates pursuant to paragraph (3)(d) for the Support Our Troops,
   83  and American Legion, and Honor Flight license plates; paragraphs
   84  (4)(b), (q), and (v) for the Florida Salutes Veterans, United
   85  States Marine Corps, and Military Services license plates,
   86  respectively; and s. 320.0891 for the U.S. Paratrooper license
   87  plate.
   88         (12) Notwithstanding s. 320.08058(3)(a), the department, in
   89  cooperation with the independent colleges or universities as
   90  defined in s. 1009.89 or s. 1009.891, shall create a standard
   91  template specialty license plate with a unique logo or graphic
   92  identifying each independent college or university. Each
   93  independent college or university may elect to use this standard
   94  template specialty license plate in lieu of its own specialty
   95  license plate. Annual use fees from the sale of these license
   96  plates shall be distributed to the independent college or
   97  university for which the logo or graphic is displayed on the
   98  license plate and shall be used as provided in s. 320.08058(3).
   99  Independent colleges or universities opting to use the standard
  100  template specialty license plate shall have their plate sales
  101  combined for purposes of meeting the minimum license plate sales
  102  threshold in paragraph (8)(a) and for determining the license
  103  plate limit in s. 320.08053(3)(b). Specialty license plates
  104  created pursuant to this subsection must be ordered directly
  105  from the department. If the independent college or university
  106  elects to use the standard template specialty license plate, the
  107  department shall discontinue the existing specialty license
  108  plate.
  109         Section 3. Subsections (10), (46), and (101) of section
  110  320.08058, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsections (112)
  111  through (118) are added to that section, to read:
  112         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
  113         (10) FLORIDA INDIAN RIVER LAGOON LICENSE PLATES.—
  114         (a) Because the Indian River Lagoon system has been
  115  targeted by the state as a priority water body for restoration
  116  and preservation since the 1987 Surface Water Improvement and
  117  Management Act;, and because the St. Johns River and South
  118  Florida Water Management Districts joined with local, regional,
  119  and state partners to create the Indian River Lagoon (IRL)
  120  Council by interlocal agreement in 2015 to serve as the host
  121  agency for the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program;
  122  because the program worked with local, state, and federal
  123  partners to develop and adopt the Indian River Lagoon
  124  Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan in 2019; because
  125  the St. Johns River Water Management District has been
  126  distributing funds collected from the plate from Volusia,
  127  Brevard, and Indian River Counties to support competitive local
  128  cost-share projects in each of these counties administered by
  129  the IRL Council, including have jointly developed a management
  130  plan that includes water quality improvement, habitat
  131  restoration, and public awareness and education;, and because
  132  the United States Environmental Protection Agency has declared
  133  the Indian River Lagoon to be an estuary of national
  134  significance;, and because coastal lagoon activities relating to
  135  saltwater fishing account for a multibillion dollar economic
  136  base;, and because the Legislature supports the restoration
  137  efforts of the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program and
  138  its partners water management districts, the Legislature intends
  139  for the establishes a Florida Indian River Lagoon license plate
  140  to provide for the purpose of providing a continuous funding
  141  source to support this worthwhile effort and to heighten public
  142  awareness of this economically significant resource. Florida
  143  Indian River Lagoon license plates must contain the fish
  144  “snook,which has been used as the Indian River Lagoon Surface
  145  Water Improvement and Management logo, suspended over seagrass,
  146  and must bear the colors and design approved by the department.
  147         (b) The license plate annual use fees are to be distributed
  148  annually as follows:
  149         1. The first $5 million collected annually must be
  150  transferred to the IRL Council, which must separately St. Johns
  151  River Water Management District. The district shall account for
  152  the transferred these funds, and such separate from all other
  153  funds received. These funds must be distributed as follows:
  154         a. Based on Florida Indian River Lagoon license plate sales
  155  data from each county tax collector for Volusia, Brevard, Indian
  156  River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach Counties, each county’s
  157  total number of Florida Indian River Lagoon license plates sold
  158  between October 1 and September 30 must represent a percentage
  159  of the six-county total, calculated as follows: the total number
  160  sold for county A divided by the total number sold for counties
  161  A, B, C, D, E, and F is multiplied by 100. The percentage
  162  determined for St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach Counties must
  163  be totaled, and that total percentage of the statewide Florida
  164  Indian River Lagoon license plate revenues must be transferred
  165  to the South Florida Water Management District special Indian
  166  River Lagoon License Plate Revenue Account and distributed
  167  proportionately among St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach
  168  Counties. The remaining funds in the IRL Council St. Johns River
  169  Water Management District Revenue Account must be divided
  170  proportionately between Volusia, Brevard, and Indian River
  171  Counties.
  172         b. The IRL Council shall administer Each water management
  173  district is responsible for administering projects in Volusia,
  174  Brevard, and Indian River its respective Counties from funds
  175  derived from funded with the appropriate percentage of license
  176  plate revenues. The South Florida Water Management District
  177  shall administer projects in St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach
  178  Counties.
  179         2. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use fee
  180  may be used for continuing promotion and marketing of the
  181  license plate.
  182         3. Any additional fees must be deposited into the General
  183  Revenue Fund. Fees are not to be deposited into the general
  184  revenue funds of the IRL Council water management districts.
  185         (c) The application of Florida Indian River Lagoon license
  186  plate annual use fees is to be administered by the IRL Council
  187  St. Johns River and the South Florida Water Management District
  188  Districts for Indian River Lagoon projects and in accordance
  189  with their contracting and purchasing policies and procedures,
  190  with the following restrictions:
  191         1. An annual amount of the total license plate use fees
  192  must be earmarked for each of the six lagoon basin counties, as
  193  determined in sub-subparagraph (b)1.a., to be expended in those
  194  counties on habitat restoration, including water quality
  195  improvement, monitoring, and environmental education projects.
  196  At least 80 percent of the use fees must be used for restoration
  197  projects, and not more than 20 percent may be used for
  198  environmental education and monitoring projects in each county.
  199  These project funds may serve as matching funds for other local,
  200  state, or federal funds or grants. Unencumbered funds from one
  201  year may be carried over to the following year but must be
  202  dedicated to a project within 2 years in the form of a contract,
  203  an interlocal agreement, or an approved plan by the governing
  204  board of the respective district.
  205         2. Florida Indian River Lagoon license plate annual use
  206  fees may not be used for administrative salaries or overhead
  207  within the IRL Council or the South Florida Water Management
  208  District; water management districts, nor for any general
  209  coordination fees or overhead that outside of the districts
  210  which is not specifically related to a project;, nor for any
  211  projects that which are considered to be research, studies,
  212  inventories, or evaluations; or, nor for administrative salaries
  213  or overhead related to environmental education or ongoing
  214  regular maintenance. Annual use fees may be used for acquisition
  215  of rights-of-way specific to the implementation of restoration
  216  or improvement projects, if acquisition expenditures do not
  217  exceed 20 percent of a county’s appropriation.
  218         3. In Volusia County, project implementation may occur in
  219  all estuarine waters extending north to and including the Indian
  220  River Lagoon National Estuary Program’s Indian River Lagoon
  221  Halifax River planning boundary amendments that include the
  222  Tomoka Basin.
  223         4. In Palm Beach County, first priority must be given to
  224  projects within the Indian River Lagoon. Second priority must be
  225  given to projects within adjacent estuarine waters, including
  226  the Loxahatchee River and other tributaries to the Indian River
  227  Lagoon.
  228         (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that revenues
  229  generated by the Florida Indian River Lagoon license plate
  230  annual use fees must not be used as replacement funds for other
  231  available funding sources Surface Water Improvement and
  232  Management Act funds, but must be used solely for the
  233  enhancement of the Indian River Lagoon and tributaries in the
  234  Indian River Lagoon watershed as defined by the Indian River
  235  Lagoon National Estuary Program project boundary defined in the
  236  Indian River Lagoon Comprehensive Conservation and Management
  237  Plan or as provided in this subsection area.
  238         (46) WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
  239         (a) The department shall develop a Wildlife Foundation of
  240  Florida license plate as provided in this section. The word
  241  “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
  242  “Wildlife Foundation of Florida” must appear at the bottom of
  243  the plate.
  244         (b) The annual revenues from the sales of the license plate
  245  shall be distributed to the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of
  246  Florida, Inc., a citizen support organization created pursuant
  247  to s. 379.223. Such annual revenues must be used in the
  248  following manner:
  249         1. Seventy-five percent must be encumbered used to fund
  250  programs and projects within the state that preserve open space
  251  and wildlife habitat, promote conservation, promote hunting and
  252  shooting sports, improve wildlife habitat, and establish open
  253  space for the perpetual use of the public. Unencumbered funds
  254  from one year may be carried over to the following year but must
  255  be spent within 2 years after receipt or dedicated to a project
  256  within 2 years after receipt in the form of a contract, a grant
  257  award, or an approved plan by the governing board of the Fish &
  258  Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc.
  259         2. Twenty-five percent may be used for promotion,
  260  marketing, and administrative costs directly associated with
  261  operation of the foundation.
  262         (c) When the provisions of subparagraph (b)1. are met,
  263  those annual revenues shall be used for the purposes of
  264  subparagraph (b)2.
  265         (101) DIVINE NINE LICENSE PLATES.—
  266         (a) The department shall develop a Divine Nine license
  267  plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053 using a
  268  standard template and a unique logo, graphic, or color for each
  269  of the organizations listed in sub-subparagraphs (b)3.a.-i.
  270  (b)2.a.-i. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  271  the department, and must include the official logo, graphic, or
  272  color as appropriate for each organization. The word “Florida”
  273  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Divine Nine”
  274  must appear at the bottom of the plate.
  275         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  276  distributed as follows:
  277         1. Five percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to the
  278  United Negro College Fund, Inc., for college scholarships for
  279  Florida residents attending Florida’s historically black
  280  colleges and universities.
  281         2. Ten percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to the
  282  Association to Preserve African American Society, History and
  283  Tradition, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
  284         3.2. The remaining 85 95 percent of the proceeds shall be
  285  distributed to one of the following organizations as selected by
  286  the purchaser of the plate who, upon fulfilling the requirements
  287  of paragraph (c), shall receive a license plate with the logo,
  288  graphic, or color associated with the appropriate recipient
  289  organization:
  290         a. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
  291         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
  292  Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., to promote community
  293  awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
  294  service activities within this state.
  295         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
  296  Federation of Alpha Chapters, Inc., solely for the marketing of
  297  the plate.
  298         b. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
  299         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Alpha
  300  Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., to promote
  301  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
  302  and cultural service activities within this state.
  303         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Alpha Kappa
  304  Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc., solely for the
  305  marketing of the plate.
  306         c. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
  307         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the
  308  Southern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., to
  309  promote community awareness and action through educational,
  310  economic, and cultural service activities within this state.
  311         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Southern
  312  Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., solely for the
  313  marketing of the plate.
  314         d. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
  315         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the State
  316  of Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., to promote
  317  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
  318  and cultural service activities within this state.
  319         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the State of
  320  Florida Omega Friendship Foundation, Inc., solely for the
  321  marketing of the plate.
  322         e. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  323         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Delta
  324  Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., to promote community
  325  awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural
  326  service activities within this state.
  327         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Delta Research
  328  and Educational Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of
  329  the plate.
  330         f. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
  331         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the TMB
  332  Charitable Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness and
  333  action through educational, economic, and cultural service
  334  activities within this state.
  335         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the TMB Charitable
  336  Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
  337         g. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
  338         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
  339  Pearls, Inc., to promote community awareness and action through
  340  educational, economic, and cultural service activities within
  341  this state.
  342         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Florida
  343  Pearls, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
  344         h. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
  345         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the Sigma
  346  Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., to promote
  347  community awareness and action through educational, economic,
  348  and cultural service activities within this state.
  349         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the Sigma Gamma
  350  Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc., solely for the
  351  marketing of the plate.
  352         i. Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
  353         (I) Eighty-five percent shall be distributed to the
  354  National Iota Foundation, Inc., to promote community awareness
  355  and action through educational, economic, and cultural service
  356  activities within this state.
  357         (II) Ten percent shall be distributed to the National Iota
  358  Foundation, Inc., solely for the marketing of the plate.
  359         (c)1. To be eligible for issuance of a Divine Nine license
  360  plate representing an organization listed in sub-subparagraphs
  361  (b)3.a.-i., a person must be a resident of this state who is the
  362  registered owner of a motor vehicle and who is a member of the
  363  applicable organization. The person must also present proof of
  364  membership in the organization, which may be established by:
  365         a. A card distributed by the organization indicating the
  366  person’s membership in the organization; or
  367         b. A written letter on the organization’s letterhead which
  368  is signed by the organization’s national president or his or her
  369  designated official and which states that the person was
  370  inducted into the organization.
  371         2. Proof of membership in an organization listed in sub
  372  subparagraphs (b)3.a.-i. is required only for initial issuance
  373  of a Divine Nine license plate. A person need not present such
  374  proof for renewal of the license plate.
  375         (d) A Divine Nine license plate:
  376         1. May be personalized.
  377         2. May not be transferred between vehicle owners. 
  378  
  379  License plates created pursuant to this subsection shall have
  380  their plate sales combined for the purpose of meeting the
  381  minimum license plate sales threshold in s. 320.08056(8)(a) and
  382  for determining the license plate limit in s. 320.08053(3)(b).
  383  License plates created pursuant to this subsection must be
  384  ordered directly from the department.
  385         (112) FLORIDA STATE PARKS LICENSE PLATES.—
  386         (a) The department shall develop a Florida State Parks
  387  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  388  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  389  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  390  plate, and the words “Explore Our State Parks” must appear at
  391  the bottom of the plate.
  392         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  393  distributed to the Florida State Parks Foundation, Inc., a
  394  nonprofit Florida corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
  395  Revenue Code, the mission of which is to preserve, protect,
  396  sustain, and grow Florida state parks. Up to 10 percent of the
  397  fees may be used for marketing of the plate and costs directly
  398  associated with administration of the foundation.
  399         (113) HONOR FLIGHT LICENSE PLATES.—
  400         (a) The department shall develop an Honor Flight license
  401  plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
  402  must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
  403  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
  404  words “Honor Flight” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
  405         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  406  distributed equally among the Honor Flight Network hubs in this
  407  state, each of which is a nonprofit corporation under s.
  408  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used as follows:
  409         1. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for promotion
  410  and marketing of the license plate.
  411         2. The remaining fees shall be used to further the Honor
  412  Flight Network’s mission of transporting military veterans to
  413  Washington, D.C., in order to visit the memorials dedicated to
  414  honoring those who have served and sacrificed for the United
  415  States.
  416         (114) BISCAYNE BAY LICENSE PLATES.—
  417         (a) The department shall develop a Biscayne Bay license
  418  plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
  419  must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
  420  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
  421  words “Protect Biscayne Bay” must appear at the bottom of the
  422  plate.
  423         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  424  distributed to The Miami Foundation, a Florida nonprofit
  425  corporation, to be used as follows:
  426         1. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for promotion
  427  and marketing of the license plate and for direct reimbursement
  428  for administrative costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in
  429  the development and approval process of the license plate. All
  430  vendors associated with administrative costs shall be selected
  431  by competitive bid.
  432         2. The remaining fees shall be used to raise awareness and
  433  support the mission and efforts of conserving Biscayne Bay. The
  434  Miami Foundation Board of Trustees must approve and is
  435  accountable for all such expenditures.
  436         (115) DISEASE PREVENTION & EARLY DETECTION LICENSE PLATES.—
  437         (a) The department shall develop a Disease Prevention &
  438  Early Detection license plate as provided in this section and s.
  439  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  440  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  441  plate, and the words “Disease Prevention & Early Detection” must
  442  appear at the bottom of the plate.
  443         (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
  444  to The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative, Florida Affiliate,
  445  Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation, which may use up to 10
  446  percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. The
  447  remainder of the proceeds shall be used by The Women’s Breast &
  448  Heart Initiative, Florida Affiliate, Inc., to provide increased
  449  education and awareness relating to early detection, prevention,
  450  and screening of breast and heart issues.
  451         (116) PROTECT MARINE WILDLIFE LICENSE PLATES.—
  452         (a) The department shall develop a Protect Marine Wildlife
  453  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  454  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  455  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  456  plate, and the words “Protect Marine Wildlife” must appear at
  457  the bottom of the plate.
  458         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Protect
  459  Wild Dolphins Alliance, Inc., which may use up to 10 percent of
  460  the proceeds for administration, promotion, and marketing of the
  461  plate. All remaining proceeds shall be used by the Protect Wild
  462  Dolphins Alliance, Inc., to fund its conservation, research, and
  463  educational programs that focus on the conservation of Florida’s
  464  threatened and protected marine wildlife species.
  465         (117) 30A.COM/SCENIC WALTON LICENSE PLATES.—
  466         (a) The department shall develop a 30A.com/Scenic Walton
  467  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
  468  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
  469  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  470  plate, and the words “Support Scenic Walton” must appear at the
  471  bottom of the plate.
  472         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  473  distributed to Scenic Walton, Inc., a nonprofit Florida
  474  corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to
  475  be used to preserve and enhance the beauty and safety of Walton
  476  County. Up to 10 percent of the fees may be used for marketing
  477  of the plate and costs directly associated with administration
  478  of Scenic Walton, Inc.
  479         (118) SUPPORT HEALTHCARE HEROES LICENSE PLATES.—
  480         (a) The department shall develop a Support Healthcare
  481  Heroes license plate as provided in this section and s.
  482  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
  483  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
  484  plate, and the words “Support Healthcare Heroes” must appear at
  485  the bottom of the plate.
  486         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
  487  distributed annually into the Emergency Medical Services Trust
  488  Fund within the Department of Health to provide financial
  489  support for prehospital emergency medical services pursuant to
  490  s. 401.113.
  491         Section 4. Subsection (5) of section 320.0807, Florida
  492  Statutes, is amended to read:
  493         320.0807 Special license plates for Governor and federal
  494  and state legislators.—
  495         (5) Upon application by any current or former President of
  496  the Senate and payment of the fees prescribed by s. 320.0805,
  497  the department may issue a license plate stamped “Senate
  498  President” followed by the number assigned by the department or
  499  chosen by the applicant if it is not already in use. Upon
  500  application by any current or former Speaker of the House of
  501  Representatives and payment of the fees prescribed by s.
  502  320.0805, the department may issue a license plate stamped
  503  “House Speaker” followed by the number assigned by the
  504  department or chosen by the applicant if it is not already in
  505  use. The applicant must have served as President of the Senate
  506  or Speaker of the House of Representatives prior to January 1,
  507  2021.
  508         Section 5. Subsection (7) is added to section 320.089,
  509  Florida Statutes, to read:
  510         320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
  511  of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
  512  recipients; Bronze Star recipients; active or retired United
  513  States Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat
  514  Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action
  515  Ribbon recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients;
  516  Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former prisoners of war;
  517  Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert
  518  Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation
  519  Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans;
  520  Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners; and
  521  Army of Occupation Veterans; special license plates; fee.—
  522         (7) The owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
  523  private use, a truck weighing not more than 7,999 pounds, or a
  524  recreational vehicle as specified in s. 320.08(9)(c) or (d)
  525  which is not used for hire or commercial use who is a resident
  526  of this state and a current or former member of the United
  527  States military who was permanently assigned to occupation
  528  forces in specific overseas locations during the Cold War
  529  between May 9, 1945, and October 2, 1990, upon application to
  530  the department accompanied by proof of active membership or
  531  former active duty status during this period at one of these
  532  locations and payment of the license tax for the vehicle as
  533  provided in s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as
  534  provided by s. 320.06 which, in lieu of the registration license
  535  number prescribed by s. 320.06, is stamped with the words “Army
  536  of Occupation” and a likeness of the subject medal, followed by
  537  the registration license number of the plate. Proof that the
  538  applicant was awarded the Army of Occupation Medal is sufficient
  539  to establish eligibility for the license plate.
  540         Section 6. This act shall take effect October 1, 2021.