Bill Text: FL H0053 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: License Plates [CPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-14 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2010-81 [H0053 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0053-Enrolled.html

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HB 53

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to license plates; amending ss. 320.08056
3	and 320.08058, F.S.; creating the St. Johns River license
4	plate; establishing an annual use fee for the plate;
5	providing for the distribution of use fees received from
6	the sale of such plates; providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1. Paragraph (rrr) is added to subsection (4) of
11	section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
12	320.08056 Specialty license plates.-
13	(4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
14	collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
15	(rrr) St. Johns River license plate, $25.
16	Section 2. Subsection (70) is added to section 320.08058,
17	Florida Statutes, to read:
18	320.08058 Specialty license plates.-
19	(70) ST. JOHNS RIVER LICENSE PLATES.-
20	(a) The department shall develop a St. Johns River license
21	plate as provided in this section. The St. Johns River license
22	plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
23	department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the
24	plate, and the words "St. Johns River" must appear at the bottom
25	of the plate.
26	(b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to
27	the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual
28	use fees shall be distributed to the St. Johns River Alliance,
29	Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which shall administer
30	the fees as follows:
31	1. The St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., shall retain the
32	first $60,000 of the annual use fees as direct reimbursement for
33	administrative costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in the
34	development and approval process. Thereafter, up to 10 percent
35	of the annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative
36	costs directly associated with education programs, conservation,
37	research, and grant administration of the organization and up to
38	10 percent may be used for promotion and marketing of the
39	specialty license plate.
40	2. At least 30 percent of the fees shall be available for
41	competitive grants for targeted community-based or county-based
42	research or projects for which state funding is limited or not
43	currently available. The remaining 50 percent shall be directed
44	toward community outreach and access programs. The competitive
45	grants shall be administered and approved by the board of
46	directors of the St. Johns River Alliance, Inc. A grant advisory
47	committee shall be composed of six members chosen by the St.
48	Johns River Alliance board members.
49	3. Any remaining funds shall be distributed with the
50	approval of and accountability to the board of directors of the
51	St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., and shall be used to support
52	activities contributing to education, outreach, and springs
53	conservation.
54	Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.

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