Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1646
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
01/25/2016 .
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The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Latvala) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 2217 - 2285
4 and insert:
5 Committee and the Florida Sports Foundation Enterprise Florida,
6 Inc., are nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing
7 athletes with support and training and preparing athletes of all
8 ages and skill levels for sports competition, and because the
9 Florida Sports Foundation Enterprise Florida, Inc., assists in
10 the bidding for sports competitions that provide significant
11 impact to the economy of this state, and the Legislature
12 supports the efforts of the United States Olympic Committee and
13 the Florida Sports Foundation Enterprise Florida, Inc., the
14 Legislature establishes a Florida United States Olympic
15 Committee license plate for the purpose of providing a
16 continuous funding source to support this worthwhile effort.
17 Florida United States Olympic Committee license plates must
18 contain the official United States Olympic Committee logo and
19 must bear a design and colors that are approved by the
20 department. The word “Florida” must be centered at the top of
21 the plate.
22 (9) FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM LICENSE PLATES.—
23 (b) The license plate annual use fees are to be annually
24 distributed as follows:
25 1. Fifty-five percent of the proceeds from the Florida
26 Professional Sports Team plate must be deposited into the
27 Professional Sports Development Trust Fund within the Department
28 of Economic Opportunity. These funds must be used solely to
29 attract and support major sports events in this state. As used
30 in this subparagraph, the term “major sports events” means, but
31 is not limited to, championship or all-star contests of Major
32 League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the
33 National Football League, the National Hockey League, Major
34 League Soccer, the men’s and women’s National Collegiate
35 Athletic Association championships Final Four basketball
36 championship, or a horseracing or dogracing Breeders’ Cup. All
37 funds must be used to support and promote major sporting events,
38 and the uses must be approved by the Department of Economic
39 Opportunity.
40 2. The remaining proceeds of the Florida Professional
41 Sports Team license plate must be allocated to the Florida
42 Sports Foundation Enterprise Florida, Inc. These funds must be
43 deposited into the Professional Sports Development Trust Fund
44 within the Department of Economic Opportunity. These funds must
45 be used by the Florida Sports Foundation Enterprise Florida,
46 Inc., to promote the economic development of the sports
47 industry; to distribute licensing and royalty fees to
48 participating professional sports teams; to promote education
49 programs in Florida schools that provide an awareness of the
50 benefits of physical activity and nutrition standards; to
51 partner with the Department of Education and the Department of
52 Health to develop a program that recognizes schools whose
53 students demonstrate excellent physical fitness or fitness
54 improvement; to institute a grant program for communities
55 bidding on minor sporting events that create an economic impact
56 for the state; to distribute funds to Florida-based charities
57 designated by the Florida Sports Foundation Enterprise Florida,
58 Inc., and the participating professional sports teams; and to
59 fulfill the sports promotion responsibilities of the Department
60 of Economic Opportunity.
61 3. The Florida Sports Foundation Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
62 shall provide an annual financial audit in accordance with s.
63 215.981 of its financial accounts and records by an independent
64 certified public accountant pursuant to the contract established
65 by the Department of Economic Opportunity as specified in s.
66 288.1229(5). The auditor shall submit the audit report to the
67 Department of Economic Opportunity for review and approval. If
68 the audit report is approved, the Department of Economic
69 Opportunity shall certify the audit report to the Auditor
70 General for review.
71 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs 1. and
72 2., proceeds from the Professional Sports Development Trust Fund
73 may also be used for operational expenses of the Florida Sports
74 Foundation Enterprise Florida, Inc., and financial support of
75 the Sunshine State Games and Florida Senior Games.
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79 And the title is amended as follows:
80 Delete lines 164 - 166
81 and insert:
82 defense-dependent community; amending s. 320.08058,
83 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
84 act; amending uses of the proceeds of the Florida
85 Professional Sports Team license plate; amending s.
86 477.0135, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
87 by the act; providing effective dates.