Florida Senate - 2018                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 100
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Brandes moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to House Amendment (583351) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 5 - 130
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 20.23, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         20.23 Department of Transportation.—There is created a
    9  Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized
   10  agency.
   11         (1)(a) The Department of Transportation shall consist of:
   12         1. A central office, which establishes policies and
   13  procedures; and
   14         2. Districts, which carry out projects as authorized or
   15  required under the policies and procedures of the central office
   16  established pursuant to this section.
   17         (b)(a) The head of the Department of Transportation is the
   18  Secretary of Transportation. The secretary shall be appointed by
   19  the Governor from among three persons nominated by the Florida
   20  Transportation Commission and shall be subject to confirmation
   21  by the Senate. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the
   22  Governor.
   23         (c)(b) The secretary shall be a proven, effective
   24  administrator who, by a combination of education and experience,
   25  clearly possesses shall clearly possess a broad knowledge of the
   26  administrative, financial, and technical aspects of the
   27  development, operation, and regulation of transportation systems
   28  and facilities or comparable systems and facilities. The
   29  secretary shall be a registered professional engineer in
   30  accordance with chapter 471 or the laws of another state; or, in
   31  lieu of professional engineer registration, the secretary may
   32  hold an advanced degree in an appropriate related discipline,
   33  such as a Masters of Business Administration, or have 10 years
   34  of relevant experience.
   35         (d)(c) The secretary shall provide to the Florida
   36  Transportation Commission or its staff, such assistance,
   37  information, and documents as are requested by the commission or
   38  its staff to enable the commission to fulfill its duties and
   39  responsibilities.
   40         (e)(d) The secretary may appoint up to three assistant
   41  secretaries who shall be directly responsible to the secretary
   42  and who shall perform such duties as are assigned by the
   43  secretary. The secretary shall designate to an assistant
   44  secretary the duties related to enhancing economic prosperity,
   45  including, but not limited to, the responsibility of liaison
   46  with the head of economic development in the Executive Office of
   47  the Governor. Such assistant secretary shall be directly
   48  responsible for providing the Executive Office of the Governor
   49  with investment opportunities and transportation projects that
   50  expand the state’s role as a global hub for trade and investment
   51  and enhance the supply chain system in the state to process,
   52  assemble, and ship goods to markets throughout the eastern
   53  United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The
   54  secretary may delegate to any assistant secretary the authority
   55  to act in the absence of the secretary.
   56         (f)(e) Any secretary appointed after July 5, 1989, and the
   57  assistant secretaries shall be exempt from the provisions of
   58  part III of chapter 110 and shall receive compensation
   59  commensurate with their qualifications and competitive with
   60  compensation for comparable responsibility in the private
   61  sector.
   62         Section 2. Subsections (38) through (52) and (53) through
   63  (99) of section 316.003, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as
   64  subsections (39) through (53) and (55) through (101),
   65  respectively, present subsections (40), (51), (57), and (97) are
   66  amended, and new subsections (38) and (54) are added to that
   67  section, to read:
   68         316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when
   69  used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively
   70  ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
   71  otherwise requires:
   72         (38)MOBILE CARRIER.—An electrically powered device that:
   73         (a)Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and is intended
   74  primarily for transporting property;
   75         (b)Weighs less than 80 pounds, excluding cargo;
   76         (c)Has a maximum speed of 12.5 miles per hour; and
   77         (d)Is equipped with a technology to transport personal
   78  property with the active monitoring of a property owner, and
   79  primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the property
   80  owner.
   81  
   82  A mobile carrier is not considered a vehicle or personal
   83  delivery device unless expressly defined by law as a vehicle or
   84  personal delivery device.
   85         (41)(40) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Except when used in s. 316.1001, a
   86  self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, but
   87  not including any bicycle, motorized scooter, electric personal
   88  assistive mobility device, mobile carrier, personal delivery
   89  device, swamp buggy, or moped. For purposes of s. 316.1001,
   90  “motor vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in s.
   91  320.01(1)(a).
   92         (52)(51) PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE.—An electrically powered
   93  device that:
   94         (a) Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and intended
   95  primarily for transporting property;
   96         (b) Weighs less than 100 80 pounds, excluding cargo;
   97         (c) Has a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour; and
   98         (d) Is equipped with technology to allow for operation of
   99  the device with or without the active control or monitoring of a
  100  natural person.
  101  
  102  A personal delivery device is not considered a vehicle unless
  103  expressly defined by law as a vehicle. A mobile carrier is not
  104  considered a personal delivery device.
  105         (54)PLATOON.—A group of two individual truck tractor semi
  106  trailer combinations, transporting property in quantities that
  107  do not require placards, traveling in a unified manner at
  108  electronically coordinated speeds and following distances.
  109         (59)(57) PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.—Except as otherwise
  110  provided in paragraph (81)(b) (79)(b), any privately owned way
  111  or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having
  112  express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other
  113  persons.
  114         (98)(97) VEHICLE.—Every device in, upon, or by which any
  115  person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
  116  highway, except personal delivery devices, mobile carriers, and
  117  devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
  118         Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
  119  316.008, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  120         316.008 Powers of local authorities.—
  121         (7)
  122         (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., a personal
  123  delivery device and a mobile carrier may be operated on
  124  sidewalks and crosswalks within a county or municipality when
  125  such use is permissible under federal law. This paragraph does
  126  not restrict a county or municipality from otherwise adopting
  127  regulations for the safe operation of personal delivery devices
  128  and mobile carriers.
  129         2. A personal delivery device may not be operated on the
  130  Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network created under s.
  131  339.81 or components of the Florida Greenways and Trails System
  132  created under chapter 260.
  133         Section 4. Section 316.0895, Florida Statutes, is amended
  134  to read:
  135         316.0895 Following too closely.—
  136         (1) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another
  137  vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due
  138  regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon, and
  139  the condition of, the highway. This subsection may not be
  140  construed to prevent overtaking and passing.
  141         (2) It is unlawful for the driver of any motor truck, motor
  142  truck drawing another vehicle, or vehicle towing another vehicle
  143  or trailer, when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business
  144  or residence district, to follow within 300 feet of another
  145  motor truck, motor truck drawing another vehicle, or vehicle
  146  towing another vehicle or trailer. The provisions of this
  147  subsection shall not be construed to prevent overtaking and
  148  passing nor shall the same apply upon any lane specially
  149  designated for use by motor trucks or other slow-moving
  150  vehicles.
  151         (2)(3) Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside
  152  of a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade,
  153  whether or not towing other vehicles, shall be so operated as to
  154  allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination
  155  of vehicles as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy
  156  such space without danger. This provision shall not apply to
  157  funeral processions.
  158         (3)(4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
  159  infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in
  160  chapter 318.
  161         Section 5. Section 316.0896, Florida Statutes, is amended
  162  to read:
  163         316.0896 Assistive truck platooning technology pilot
  164  project.—The Department of Transportation, in consultation with
  165  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shall study
  166  the use and safe operation of driver-assistive truck platooning
  167  technology, as defined in s. 316.003, for the purpose of
  168  developing a pilot project to test vehicles that are equipped to
  169  operate using driver-assistive truck platooning technology.
  170         (1) Upon conclusion of the study, the Department of
  171  Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Highway
  172  Safety and Motor Vehicles, may conduct an ongoing a pilot
  173  project to test the use and safe operation of vehicles equipped
  174  with driver-assistive truck platooning technology.
  175         (2) Notwithstanding ss. 316.0895 and 316.303, the
  176  Department of Transportation may conduct the pilot project in
  177  such a manner and at such locations as determined by the
  178  Department of Transportation based on the study and any initial
  179  findings and recommendations resulting from the pilot program.
  180         (3) Before the start of the pilot project, manufacturers of
  181  driver-assistive truck platooning technology being tested or
  182  commercially operated in the pilot project must submit to the
  183  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles an instrument of
  184  insurance, a surety bond, or proof of self-insurance acceptable
  185  to the department in the amount of $5 million.
  186         (4) After Upon conclusion of the initial phase of the pilot
  187  project, the Department of Transportation, in consultation with
  188  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shall
  189  submit a preliminary report by June 30, 2018, which describes
  190  the results of the study and any findings or recommendations
  191  from the initial phase of the pilot project to the Governor, the
  192  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  193  Representatives. After submission of the preliminary report, the
  194  Department of Transportation shall continue the pilot program
  195  through June 30, 2020, including expansion of authorized uses of
  196  driver-assistive truck platooning operations based on the
  197  findings and recommendations of the preliminary report, to allow
  198  the long-term testing and commercial operation of the use and
  199  safe operation of vehicles equipped with driver-assistive truck
  200  platooning technology. The Department of Transportation, in
  201  consultation with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  202  Vehicles, shall submit a final report on or before January 1,
  203  2021, which describes the results of the preliminary report and
  204  any final findings or recommendations, to the Governor, the
  205  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  206  Representatives.
  207         Section 6. Section 316.2071, Florida Statutes, is amended
  208  to read:
  209         316.2071 Personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.—
  210         (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a
  211  personal delivery device or mobile carrier may operate on
  212  sidewalks and crosswalks, subject to s. 316.008(7)(b). A
  213  personal delivery device or mobile carrier operating on a
  214  sidewalk or crosswalk has all the rights and duties applicable
  215  to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that the
  216  personal delivery device or mobile carrier must not unreasonably
  217  interfere with pedestrians or traffic and must yield the right
  218  of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk.
  219         (2) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier must:
  220         (a) Obey all official traffic and pedestrian control
  221  signals and devices.
  222         (b) For personal delivery devices, include a plate or
  223  marker that has a unique identifying device number and
  224  identifies the name and contact information of the personal
  225  delivery device operator.
  226         (c) Be equipped with a braking system that, when active or
  227  engaged, enables the personal delivery device or mobile carrier
  228  to come to a controlled stop.
  229         (3) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier may
  230  not:
  231         (a) Operate on a public highway except to the extent
  232  necessary to cross a crosswalk.
  233         (b) Operate on a sidewalk or crosswalk unless the personal
  234  delivery device operator is actively controlling or monitoring
  235  the navigation and operation of the personal delivery device or
  236  a property owner remains within 25 feet of the mobile carrier.
  237         (c) Transport hazardous materials as defined in s. 316.003.
  238         (4) A person who owns and operates a personal delivery
  239  device in this state must maintain an insurance policy, on
  240  behalf of himself or herself and his or her agents, which
  241  provides general liability coverage of at least $100,000 for
  242  damages arising from the combined operations of personal
  243  delivery devices under the entity’s or agent’s control.
  244         Section 7. Subsections (3) through (6) of section 316.235,
  245  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) through (7),
  246  respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section,
  247  to read:
  248         316.235 Additional lighting equipment.—
  249         (3)Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more
  250  lamps or devices underneath the motor vehicle as long as such
  251  lamps or devices do not emit light in violation of s.
  252  316.2397(1) or (7) or s. 316.238.
  253         Section 8. Subsection (3) of section 316.224, Florida
  254  Statutes, is amended to read:
  255         316.224 Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps,
  256  side marker lamps, backup lamps, reflectors, and deceleration
  257  lights.—
  258         (3) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear
  259  of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the
  260  stop light or other signal device, which may be red, amber, or
  261  yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate
  262  shall be white and the light emitted by a backup lamp shall be
  263  white or amber. Deceleration lights as authorized by s.
  264  316.235(6) s. 316.235(5) shall display an amber color.
  265         Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
  266  316.2397, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  267         316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.—
  268         (7) Flashing lights are prohibited on vehicles except:
  269         (c) For the lamps authorized under subsections (1), (2),
  270  (3), (4), and (9), s. 316.2065, or s. 316.235(6) s. 316.235(5)
  271  which may flash.
  272         Section 10. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 316.2397,
  273  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  274         316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.—
  275         (1) A No person may not shall drive or move or cause to be
  276  moved any vehicle or equipment upon any highway within this
  277  state with any lamp or device thereon showing or displaying a
  278  red, red and white, or blue light visible from directly in front
  279  thereof except for certain vehicles hereinafter provided in this
  280  section.
  281         (3) Vehicles of the fire department and fire patrol,
  282  including vehicles of volunteer firefighters as permitted under
  283  s. 316.2398, may show or display red or red and white lights.
  284  Vehicles of medical staff physicians or technicians of medical
  285  facilities licensed by the state as authorized under s.
  286  316.2398, ambulances as authorized under this chapter, and buses
  287  and taxicabs as authorized under s. 316.2399 may show or display
  288  red lights. Vehicles of the fire department, fire patrol, police
  289  vehicles, and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of
  290  municipal and county departments, public service corporations
  291  operated by private corporations, the Fish and Wildlife
  292  Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental
  293  Protection, the Department of Transportation, the Department of
  294  Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Department of
  295  Corrections as are designated or authorized by their respective
  296  department or the chief of police of an incorporated city or any
  297  sheriff of any county may operate emergency lights and sirens in
  298  an emergency. Wreckers, mosquito control fog and spray vehicles,
  299  and emergency vehicles of governmental departments or public
  300  service corporations may show or display amber lights when in
  301  actual operation or when a hazard exists provided they are not
  302  used going to and from the scene of operation or hazard without
  303  specific authorization of a law enforcement officer or law
  304  enforcement agency. Wreckers must use amber rotating or flashing
  305  lights while performing recoveries and loading on the roadside
  306  day or night, and may use such lights while towing a vehicle on
  307  wheel lifts, slings, or under reach if the operator of the
  308  wrecker deems such lights necessary. A flatbed, car carrier, or
  309  rollback may not use amber rotating or flashing lights when
  310  hauling a vehicle on the bed unless it creates a hazard to other
  311  motorists because of protruding objects. Further, escort
  312  vehicles may show or display amber lights when in the actual
  313  process of escorting overdimensioned equipment, material, or
  314  buildings as authorized by law. Vehicles owned or leased by
  315  private security agencies may show or display green and amber
  316  lights, with either color being no greater than 50 percent of
  317  the lights displayed, while the security personnel are engaged
  318  in security duties on private or public property.
  319         Section 11. Section 316.2398, Florida Statutes, is amended
  320  to read:
  321         316.2398 Display or use of red or red and white warning
  322  signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical
  323  staff.—
  324         (1) A privately owned vehicle belonging to an active
  325  firefighter member of a regularly organized volunteer
  326  firefighting company or association, while en route to the fire
  327  station for the purpose of proceeding to the scene of a fire or
  328  other emergency or while en route to the scene of a fire or
  329  other emergency in the line of duty as an active firefighter
  330  member of a regularly organized firefighting company or
  331  association, may display or use red or red and white warning
  332  signals. or A privately owned vehicle belonging to a medical
  333  staff physician or technician of a medical facility licensed by
  334  the state, while responding to an emergency in the line of duty,
  335  may display or use red warning signals. Warning signals must be
  336  visible from the front and from the rear of such vehicle,
  337  subject to the following restrictions and conditions:
  338         (a) No more than two red or red and white warning signals
  339  may be displayed.
  340         (b) No inscription of any kind may appear across the face
  341  of the lens of the red or red and white warning signal.
  342         (c) In order for an active volunteer firefighter to display
  343  such red or red and white warning signals on his or her vehicle,
  344  the volunteer firefighter must first secure a written permit
  345  from the chief executive officers of the firefighting
  346  organization to use the red or red and white warning signals,
  347  and this permit must be carried by the volunteer firefighter at
  348  all times while the red or red and white warning signals are
  349  displayed.
  350         (2) A It is unlawful for any person who is not an active
  351  firefighter member of a regularly organized volunteer
  352  firefighting company or association or a physician or technician
  353  of the medical staff of a medical facility licensed by the state
  354  may not to display on any motor vehicle owned by him or her, at
  355  any time, any red or red and white warning signals as described
  356  in subsection (1).
  357         (3) It is unlawful for An active volunteer firefighter may
  358  not to operate any red or red and white warning signals as
  359  authorized in subsection (1), except while en route to the fire
  360  station for the purpose of proceeding to the scene of a fire or
  361  other emergency, or while at or en route to the scene of a fire
  362  or other emergency, in the line of duty.
  363         (4) It is unlawful for A physician or technician of the
  364  medical staff of a medical facility may not to operate any red
  365  warning signals as authorized in subsection (1), except when
  366  responding to an emergency in the line of duty.
  367         (5) A violation of this section is a nonmoving violation,
  368  punishable as provided in chapter 318. In addition, a any
  369  volunteer firefighter who violates this section shall be
  370  dismissed from membership in the firefighting organization by
  371  the chief executive officers thereof.
  372         Section 12. Subsection (1) and paragraphs (a), (c), (d),
  373  and (f) of subsection (2) of section 316.302, Florida Statutes,
  374  are amended to read:
  375         316.302 Commercial motor vehicles; safety regulations;
  376  transporters and shippers of hazardous materials; enforcement.—
  377         (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3):
  378         (a) All owners and drivers of commercial motor vehicles
  379  that are operated on the public highways of this state while
  380  engaged in interstate commerce are subject to the rules and
  381  regulations contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 385, and 390-397.
  382         (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all
  383  owners or drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are engaged
  384  in intrastate commerce are subject to the rules and regulations
  385  contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 383, 385, and 390-397, with
  386  the exception of 49 C.F.R. s. 390.5 as it relates to the
  387  definition of bus, as such rules and regulations existed on
  388  December 31, 2017 2012.
  389         (c) The emergency exceptions provided by 49 C.F.R. s.
  390  392.82 also apply to communications by utility drivers and
  391  utility contractor drivers during a Level 1 activation of the
  392  State Emergency Operations Center, as provided in the Florida
  393  Comprehensive Emergency Management plan, or during a state of
  394  emergency declared by executive order or proclamation of the
  395  Governor.
  396         (d) Except as provided in s. 316.215(5), and except as
  397  provided in s. 316.228 for rear overhang lighting and flagging
  398  requirements for intrastate operations, the requirements of this
  399  section supersede all other safety requirements of this chapter
  400  for commercial motor vehicles.
  401         (e)For motor carriers engaged in intrastate commerce who
  402  are not carrying hazardous materials in amounts that require
  403  placards, the requirement for electronic logging devices and
  404  hours of service support documents shall take effect December
  405  31, 2018.
  406         (2)(a) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle
  407  solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous
  408  material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49
  409  C.F.R. part 172 need not comply with 49 C.F.R. ss. 391.11(b)(1)
  410  and 395.3 395.3(a) and (b).
  411         (c) Except as provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1, a person who
  412  operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate
  413  commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that
  414  require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 may not drive
  415  after having been on duty more than 70 hours in any period of 7
  416  consecutive days or more than 80 hours in any period of 8
  417  consecutive days if the motor carrier operates every day of the
  418  week. Thirty-four consecutive hours off duty shall constitute
  419  the end of any such period of 7 or 8 consecutive days. This
  420  weekly limit does not apply to a person who operates a
  421  commercial motor vehicle solely within this state while
  422  transporting, during harvest periods, any unprocessed
  423  agricultural products or unprocessed food or fiber that is
  424  subject to seasonal harvesting from place of harvest to the
  425  first place of processing or storage or from place of harvest
  426  directly to market or while transporting livestock, livestock
  427  feed, or farm supplies directly related to growing or harvesting
  428  agricultural products. Upon request of the Department of Highway
  429  Safety and Motor Vehicles, motor carriers shall furnish time
  430  records or other written verification to that department so that
  431  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles can
  432  determine compliance with this subsection. These time records
  433  must be furnished to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  434  Vehicles within 2 days after receipt of that department’s
  435  request. Falsification of such information is subject to a civil
  436  penalty not to exceed $100. The provisions of This paragraph
  437  does do not apply to operators of farm labor vehicles operated
  438  during a state of emergency declared by the Governor or operated
  439  pursuant to s. 570.07(21), and does do not apply to drivers of
  440  utility service vehicles as defined in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.2.
  441         (d) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely
  442  in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material
  443  in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part
  444  172 within a 150 air-mile radius of the location where the
  445  vehicle is based need not comply with 49 C.F.R. s. 395.8, if the
  446  requirements of 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1(e)(1)(ii), (iii)(A) and (C),
  447  395.1(e)(1)(iii) and (v) are met. If a driver is not released
  448  from duty within 12 hours after the driver arrives for duty, the
  449  motor carrier must maintain documentation of the driver’s
  450  driving times throughout the duty period.
  451         (f) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle having
  452  a declared gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating,
  453  and gross combined weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds
  454  solely in intrastate commerce and who is not transporting
  455  hazardous materials in amounts that require placarding pursuant
  456  to 49 C.F.R. part 172, or who is transporting petroleum products
  457  as defined in s. 376.301, is exempt from subsection (1).
  458  However, such person must comply with 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 392,
  459  and 393, and with 49 C.F.R. ss. 396.3(a)(1) and 396.9. 
  460         Section 13. Subsection (3) of section 316.303, Florida
  461  Statutes, is amended to read:
  462         316.303 Television receivers.—
  463         (3) This section does not prohibit the use of an electronic
  464  display used in conjunction with a vehicle navigation system; an
  465  electronic display used by an operator of a vehicle equipped
  466  with autonomous technology, as defined in s. 316.003; or an
  467  electronic display used by an operator of a platoon or a vehicle
  468  equipped and operating with driver-assistive truck platooning
  469  technology, as defined in s. 316.003.
  470         Section 14. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 316.515,
  471  Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (16) is added to
  472  that section, to read:
  473         316.515 Maximum width, height, length.—
  474         (3) LENGTH LIMITATION.—Except as otherwise provided in this
  475  section, length limitations apply solely to a semitrailer or
  476  trailer, and not to a truck tractor or to the overall length of
  477  a combination of vehicles. No combination of commercial motor
  478  vehicles coupled together and operating on the public roads may
  479  consist of more than one truck tractor and two trailing units.
  480  Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this section, a
  481  combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor
  482  vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together;
  483  such nonqualifying combination of vehicles may not exceed a
  484  total length of 65 feet, inclusive of the load carried thereon,
  485  but exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices approved
  486  by the department for use on vehicles using public roads.
  487  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a truck
  488  tractor-semitrailer combination engaged in the transportation of
  489  automobiles or boats may transport motor vehicles or boats on
  490  part of the power unit; and, except as may otherwise be mandated
  491  under federal law, an automobile or boat transporter semitrailer
  492  may not exceed 50 feet in length, exclusive of the load;
  493  however, the load may extend up to an additional 6 feet beyond
  494  the rear of the trailer. The 50-feet length limitation does not
  495  apply to non-stinger-steered automobile or boat transporters
  496  that are 65 feet or less in overall length, exclusive of the
  497  load carried thereon, or to stinger-steered automobile or boat
  498  transporters that are 75 feet or less in overall length,
  499  exclusive of the load carried thereon, or to stinger-steered
  500  automobile transporters that are 80 feet or less in overall
  501  length, exclusive of the load carried thereon. For purposes of
  502  this subsection, a “stinger-steered automobile or boat
  503  transporter” is an automobile or boat transporter configured as
  504  a semitrailer combination wherein the fifth wheel is located on
  505  a drop frame located behind and below the rearmost axle of the
  506  power unit. Automobile transporters operating under this
  507  subsection may backhaul cargo or general freight when the weight
  508  limits of s. 316.535 are not exceeded. Notwithstanding
  509  paragraphs (a) and (b), any straight truck or truck tractor
  510  semitrailer combination engaged in the transportation of
  511  horticultural trees may allow the load to extend up to an
  512  additional 10 feet beyond the rear of the vehicle, provided said
  513  trees are resting against a retaining bar mounted above the
  514  truck bed so that the root balls of the trees rest on the floor
  515  and to the front of the truck bed and the tops of the trees
  516  extend up over and to the rear of the truck bed, and provided
  517  the overhanging portion of the load is covered with protective
  518  fabric.
  519         (a) Straight trucks.—A straight truck may not exceed a
  520  length of 40 feet in extreme overall dimension, exclusive of
  521  safety and energy conservation devices approved by the
  522  department for use on vehicles using public roads. A straight
  523  truck may attach a forklift to the rear of the cargo bed,
  524  provided the overall combined length of the vehicle and the
  525  forklift does not exceed 50 feet. A straight truck may tow no
  526  more than one trailer, and the overall length of the truck
  527  trailer combination may not exceed 68 feet, including the load
  528  thereon. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, a
  529  truck-trailer combination engaged in the transportation of
  530  boats, or boat trailers whose design dictates a front-to-rear
  531  stacking method may not exceed the length limitations of this
  532  paragraph exclusive of the load; however, the load may extend up
  533  to an additional 6 feet beyond the rear of the trailer.
  534         (b) Semitrailers.—
  535         1. A semitrailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer
  536  combination may not exceed 48 feet in extreme overall outside
  537  dimension, measured from the front of the unit to the rear of
  538  the unit and the load carried thereon, exclusive of safety and
  539  energy conservation devices approved by the department for use
  540  on vehicles using public roads, unless it complies with
  541  subparagraph 2. A semitrailer which exceeds 48 feet in length
  542  and is used to transport divisible loads may operate in this
  543  state only if issued a permit under s. 316.550 and if such
  544  trailer meets the requirements of this chapter relating to
  545  vehicle equipment and safety. Except for highways on the tandem
  546  trailer truck highway network, public roads deemed unsafe for
  547  longer semitrailer vehicles or those roads on which such longer
  548  vehicles are determined not to be in the interest of public
  549  convenience shall, in conformance with s. 316.006, be restricted
  550  by the Department of Transportation or by the local authority to
  551  use by semitrailers not exceeding a length of 48 feet, inclusive
  552  of the load carried thereon but exclusive of safety and energy
  553  conservation devices approved by the department for use on
  554  vehicles using public roads. Truck tractor-semitrailer
  555  combinations shall be afforded reasonable access to terminals;
  556  facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest; and points of
  557  loading and unloading.
  558         2. A semitrailer which is more than 48 feet but not more
  559  than 57 feet in extreme overall outside dimension, as measured
  560  pursuant to subparagraph 1., may operate on public roads, except
  561  roads on the State Highway System which are restricted by the
  562  Department of Transportation or other roads restricted by local
  563  authorities, if:
  564         a. The distance between the kingpin or other peg that locks
  565  into the fifth wheel of a truck tractor and the center of the
  566  rear axle or rear group of axles does not exceed 41 feet, or, in
  567  the case of a semitrailer used exclusively or primarily to
  568  transport vehicles in connection with motorsports competition
  569  events, the distance does not exceed 46 feet from the kingpin to
  570  the center of the rear axles; and
  571         b. It is equipped with a substantial rear-end underride
  572  protection device meeting the requirements of 49 C.F.R. s.
  573  393.86, “Rear End Protection.”
  574         (c) Tandem trailer trucks.—
  575         1. Except for semitrailers and trailers of up to 28 1/2
  576  feet in length which existed on December 1, 1982, and which were
  577  actually and lawfully operating on that date, no semitrailer or
  578  trailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
  579  combination may exceed a length of 28 feet in extreme overall
  580  outside dimension, measured from the front of the unit to the
  581  rear of the unit and the load carried thereon, exclusive of
  582  safety and energy conservation devices approved by the
  583  Department of Transportation for use on vehicles using public
  584  roads.
  585         2. Tandem trailer trucks conforming to the weight and size
  586  limitations of this chapter and in immediate transit to or from
  587  a terminal facility as defined in this chapter may operate on
  588  the public roads of this state except for residential
  589  neighborhood streets restricted by the Department of
  590  Transportation or local jurisdictions. In addition, the
  591  Department of Transportation or local jurisdictions may restrict
  592  these vehicles from using streets and roads under their
  593  maintenance responsibility on the basis of safety and
  594  engineering analyses, provided that the restrictions are
  595  consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The Department
  596  of Transportation shall develop safety and engineering standards
  597  to be used by all jurisdictions when identifying public roads
  598  and streets to be restricted from tandem trailer truck
  599  operations.
  600         3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, within 5
  601  miles of the Federal National Network for large trucks, tandem
  602  trailer trucks shall be afforded access to terminals; facilities
  603  for food, fuel, repairs, and rest; and points of loading and
  604  unloading.
  605         4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special
  606  law to the contrary, all local system tandem trailer truck route
  607  review procedures must be consistent with those adopted by the
  608  Department of Transportation.
  609         5. Tandem trailer trucks employed as household goods
  610  carriers and conforming to the weight and size limitations of
  611  this chapter shall be afforded access to points of loading and
  612  unloading on the public streets and roads of this state, except
  613  for streets and roads that have been restricted from use by such
  614  vehicles on the basis of safety and engineering analyses by the
  615  jurisdiction responsible for maintenance of the streets and
  616  roads.
  617         (d) Maxi-cube vehicles.—Maxi-cube vehicles shall be allowed
  618  to operate on routes open to tandem trailer trucks under the
  619  same conditions applicable to tandem trailer trucks as specified
  620  by this section.
  621         (4) LOAD EXTENSION LIMITATION.—The load upon any vehicle
  622  operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a
  623  combination of vehicles, may not extend more than 3 feet beyond
  624  the front wheels of the vehicle or the front bumper of the
  625  vehicle if it is equipped with a bumper. However, the load upon
  626  any stinger-steered automobile transporter may not extend more
  627  than 4 feet beyond the front bumper of the vehicle.
  628         (a) The limitations of this subsection do not apply to
  629  bicycle racks carrying bicycles on public sector transit
  630  vehicles.
  631         (b) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a
  632  front-end loading collection vehicle, when:
  633         1. The front-end loading mechanism and container or
  634  containers are in the lowered position;
  635         2. The vehicle is engaged in collecting solid waste or
  636  recyclable or recovered materials;
  637         3. The vehicle is being operated at speeds less than 20
  638  miles per hour with the vehicular hazard-warning lights
  639  activated; and
  640         4. The extension does not exceed 8 feet 6 inches.
  641         (16)TOWAWAY TRAILER TRANSPORTER COMBINATIONS.—An unladen
  642  power unit may tow two trailers or semitrailers when the
  643  combination is not used to carry property, the overall
  644  combination length does not exceed 82 feet, and the total gross
  645  weight of the combination does not exceed 26,000 pounds. The
  646  trailers or semitrailers must constitute inventory property of a
  647  manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of such trailers or
  648  semitrailers.
  649         Section 15. Subsection (3) is added to section 316.85,
  650  Florida Statutes, to read:
  651         316.85 Autonomous vehicles; operation.—
  652         (3)The Florida Turnpike Enterprise and any authority
  653  formed under chapters 343, 348, and 349 may fund, construct, and
  654  operate facilities for the advancement of autonomous and
  655  connected innovative transportation technology solutions for the
  656  purposes of improving safety and decreasing congestion for the
  657  traveling public and to otherwise advance the enterprise’s or
  658  authority’s objectives as set forth under the Florida
  659  Transportation Code or the authority’s enabling statutes,
  660  respectively.
  661         Section 16. Section 316.87, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  662  read:
  663         316.87 Nonemergency medical transportation services.—
  664         (1) To ensure the availability of nonemergency medical
  665  transportation services throughout the state, a provider
  666  licensed by the county or operating under a permit issued by the
  667  county may not be required to use a vehicle that is larger than
  668  needed to transport the number of persons being transported or
  669  that is inconsistent with the medical condition of the
  670  individuals receiving the nonemergency medical transportation
  671  services. This section does not apply to the procurement,
  672  contracting, or provision of paratransit transportation
  673  services, directly or indirectly, by a county or an authority,
  674  pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
  675  amended.
  676         (2)(a) Subject to state and federal Medicaid requirements,
  677  Medicaid nonemergency transportation services may be provided to
  678  a Medicaid beneficiary by a transportation network company
  679  contracted with a Medicaid managed care plan, a transportation
  680  broker under contract with a Medicaid managed care plan, or a
  681  transportation broker under direct contract with the Agency for
  682  Health Care Administration. The Agency for Health Care
  683  Administration shall update the Non-Emergency Transportation
  684  Services Coverage Policy pursuant to this subsection by October
  685  1, 2018. Requirements for transportation network companies and
  686  transportation network company drivers may not exceed those
  687  imposed under s. 627.748, except as necessary to conform to
  688  federal Medicaid transportation requirements administered by the
  689  Agency for Health Care Administration.
  690         (b) This subsection may not be construed to expand or limit
  691  the existing transportation benefit provided to Medicaid
  692  beneficiaries or to require a Medicaid managed care plan to
  693  contract with a transportation network company or a
  694  transportation broker.
  695         Section 17. Subsection (9) of section 318.14, Florida
  696  Statutes, is amended to read:
  697         318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception;
  698  procedures.—
  699         (9) Any person who does not hold a commercial driver
  700  license or commercial learner’s permit and who is cited while
  701  driving a noncommercial motor vehicle for an infraction under
  702  this section other than a violation of s. 316.183(2), s.
  703  316.187, or s. 316.189 when the driver exceeds the posted limit
  704  by 30 miles per hour or more, s. 320.0605, s. 320.07(3)(a) or
  705  (b), s. 322.065, s. 322.15(1), s. 322.61, or s. 322.62 may, in
  706  lieu of a court appearance, elect to attend in the location of
  707  his or her choice within this state a basic driver improvement
  708  course approved by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  709  Vehicles. In such a case, adjudication must be withheld and
  710  points, as provided by s. 322.27, may not be assessed. However,
  711  a person may not make an election under this subsection if the
  712  person has made an election under this subsection in the
  713  preceding 12 months. A person may not make more than five
  714  elections within his or her lifetime under this subsection,
  715  except that a person who is 30 years of age or older who has
  716  previously made five elections may make an election under this
  717  subsection if the person has not made an election in the
  718  preceding 36 months. The requirement for community service under
  719  s. 318.18(8) is not waived by a plea of nolo contendere or by
  720  the withholding of adjudication of guilt by a court. If a person
  721  makes an election to attend a basic driver improvement course
  722  under this subsection, 18 percent of the civil penalty imposed
  723  under s. 318.18(3) shall be deposited in the State Courts
  724  Revenue Trust Fund; however, that portion is not revenue for
  725  purposes of s. 28.36 and may not be used in establishing the
  726  budget of the clerk of the court under that section or s. 28.35.
  727         Section 18. Section 319.141, Florida Statutes, is amended
  728  to read:
  729         319.141 Pilot rebuilt motor vehicle inspection program.—
  730         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  731         (a) “Facility” means a rebuilt motor vehicle inspection
  732  facility authorized and operating under this section.
  733         (b) “Rebuilt inspection services” means an examination of a
  734  rebuilt vehicle and a properly endorsed certificate of title,
  735  salvage certificate of title, or manufacturer’s statement of
  736  origin and an application for a rebuilt certificate of title, a
  737  rebuilder’s affidavit, a photograph of the junk or salvage
  738  vehicle taken before repairs began, a photograph of the interior
  739  driver and passenger sides of the vehicle if airbags were
  740  previously deployed and replaced, receipts or invoices for all
  741  major component parts, as defined in s. 319.30, and repairs
  742  which were changed, and proof that notice of rebuilding of the
  743  vehicle has been reported to the National Motor Vehicle Title
  744  Information System.
  745         (2) By July 1, 2015, The department shall oversee a pilot
  746  program in Miami-Dade County to evaluate alternatives for
  747  rebuilt inspection services offered by existing private sector
  748  operators, including the continued use of private facilities,
  749  the cost impact to consumers, and the potential savings to the
  750  department.
  751         (3) The department shall establish a memorandum of
  752  understanding that allows private parties participating in the
  753  pilot program to conduct rebuilt motor vehicle inspections and
  754  specifies requirements for oversight, bonding and insurance,
  755  procedures, and forms and requires the electronic transmission
  756  of documents.
  757         (4) Before an applicant is approved or renewed, the
  758  department shall ensure that the applicant meets basic criteria
  759  designed to protect the public. At a minimum, the applicant
  760  shall meet all of the following requirements:
  761         (a) Have and maintain a surety bond or irrevocable letter
  762  of credit in the amount of $100,000 executed by the applicant.
  763         (b) Secure and maintain a facility at a permanent fixed
  764  structure which has at an address identified by a county-issued
  765  tax folio number and recognized by the United States Postal
  766  Service where the only services provided on such property are
  767  rebuilt inspection services. The operator of a facility shall
  768  annually attest that:
  769         1. He or she is not employed by or does not have an
  770  ownership interest in or other financial arrangement with the
  771  owner, operator, manager, or employee of a motor vehicle repair
  772  shop as defined in s. 559.903, a motor vehicle dealer as defined
  773  in s. 320.27(1)(c), a towing company, a vehicle storage company,
  774  a vehicle auction, an insurance company, a salvage yard, a metal
  775  retailer, or a metal rebuilder, from which he or she receives
  776  remuneration, directly or indirectly, for the referral of
  777  customers for rebuilt inspection services;
  778         2.There have been no changes to the ownership structure of
  779  the approved facility; and
  780         3.The only services being provided by the operator of the
  781  facility at the property are rebuilt vehicle inspection services
  782  approved by the department.
  783         (c) Have and maintain garage liability and other insurance
  784  required by the department.
  785         (d) Have completed criminal background checks of the
  786  owners, partners, and corporate officers and the inspectors
  787  employed by the facility.
  788         (e)Have a designated office and customer waiting area that
  789  is separate from and not within view of the vehicle inspection
  790  area. The vehicle inspection area must be capable of
  791  accommodating all vehicle types and must be equipped with
  792  cameras allowing the department to view and monitor every
  793  inspection.
  794         (f)(e) Meet any additional criteria the department
  795  determines necessary to conduct proper inspections.
  796         (5) A participant in the program shall access vehicle and
  797  title information and enter inspection results through an
  798  electronic filing system authorized by the department and shall
  799  maintain records of each rebuilt vehicle inspection processed at
  800  such facility for at least 5 years.
  801         (6)A participant in the program may not conduct an
  802  inspection of a vehicle rebuilt before its purchase by the
  803  current applicant. Such vehicles must be inspected by the
  804  department.
  805         (7)Any applicant for a rebuilt title that fails an initial
  806  rebuilt inspection may have that vehicle reinspected only by the
  807  department or the facility that conducted the original
  808  inspection.
  809         (8)Any person or business authorized by the department to
  810  train, certify, or recertify operators and inspectors of private
  811  rebuilt motor vehicle inspection facilities may not certify or
  812  recertify itself or any of its employees.
  813         (9)(6) The department shall conduct an onsite facility
  814  inspection at least twice a year and shall immediately terminate
  815  any operator from the program who fails to meet the minimum
  816  eligibility requirements specified in subsection (4). Before any
  817  a change in ownership or transfer of a rebuilt inspection
  818  facility, the current operator must give the department 45 days’
  819  written notice of the intended sale or transfer. The prospective
  820  owner or transferee must meet the eligibility requirements of
  821  this section and execute a new memorandum of understanding with
  822  the department before operating the facility.
  823         (10)(7) This section is repealed on July 1, 2020 2018,
  824  unless saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
  825  On or before January 1, 2019, the department shall submit a
  826  written report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
  827  the Speaker of the House of Representatives evaluating the
  828  current program and the benefits to the consumer and the
  829  department.
  830         Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection
  831  (24) of section 320.01, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  832         320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida
  833  Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
  834         (1) “Motor vehicle” means:
  835         (a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer,
  836  truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle
  837  operated on the roads of this state, used to transport persons
  838  or property, and propelled by power other than muscular power,
  839  but the term does not include traction engines, road rollers,
  840  personal delivery devices and mobile carriers as defined in s.
  841  316.003, special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003,
  842  vehicles that run only upon a track, bicycles, swamp buggies, or
  843  mopeds.
  844         (24) “Apportionable vehicle” means any vehicle, except
  845  recreational vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates,
  846  city pickup and delivery vehicles, buses used in transportation
  847  of chartered parties, and government-owned vehicles, which is
  848  used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions
  849  that allocate or proportionally register vehicles and which is
  850  used for the transportation of persons for hire or is designed,
  851  used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property
  852  and:
  853         (a) Is a power unit having a gross vehicle weight in excess
  854  of 26,000 pounds;
  855         (b) Is a power unit having three or more axles, regardless
  856  of weight; or
  857         (c) Is used in combination, when the weight of such
  858  combination exceeds 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
  859  
  860  Vehicles, or combinations thereof, having a gross vehicle weight
  861  of 26,000 pounds or less and two-axle vehicles may be
  862  proportionally registered.
  863         Section 20. Subsection (19) of section 320.02, Florida
  864  Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (v) is added to subsection
  865  (15) of that section, to read:
  866         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
  867  forms.—
  868         (15)
  869         (v)Notwithstanding s. 320.023, the application form for
  870  motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration must
  871  include language permitting a voluntary contribution of $1 per
  872  applicant to aid research in Alzheimer’s disease or related
  873  forms of dementia. Contributions made pursuant to this paragraph
  874  shall be distributed to the Alzheimer’s Association, Inc., for
  875  the purpose of such research conducted within the state.
  876  
  877  For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
  878  215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
  879  income of a revenue nature.
  880         (19) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier as
  881  defined in s. 316.003 are is not required to satisfy the
  882  registration and insurance requirements of this section.
  883         Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
  884  (a) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, are
  885  amended to read:
  886         320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
  887  validation stickers generally.—
  888         (1)
  889         (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
  890  and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
  891  for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon
  892  renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
  893  extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6
  894  year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is
  895  $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is
  896  replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee.
  897  The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
  898  Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior
  899  years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is
  900  replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period,
  901  except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by
  902  the department to replace a license plate under s.
  903  320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker
  904  shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate
  905  number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal
  906  period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation
  907  sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license
  908  plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
  909  based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The
  910  registration period is 12 months, the extended registration
  911  period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the
  912  applicant’s appropriate registration period.
  913         2.Before October 1, 2019, a vehicle that has an
  914  apportioned registration shall be issued an annual license plate
  915  and a cab card denoting that denote the declared gross vehicle
  916  weight for each apportioned jurisdiction in which the vehicle is
  917  authorized to operate.
  918         3.Beginning October 1, 2019, a vehicle registered in
  919  accordance with the International Registration Plan shall be
  920  issued a license plate for a 5-year period, an annual cab card
  921  denoting the declared gross vehicle weight, and an annual
  922  validation sticker showing the month and year of expiration. The
  923  validation sticker shall be placed in the center of the license
  924  plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
  925  based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The fee for
  926  the initial validation sticker and any renewed validation
  927  sticker is $28. This fee shall be deposited into the Highway
  928  Safety Operating Trust Fund. A damaged or worn license plate may
  929  be replaced at no charge by applying to the department and
  930  surrendering the current license plate.
  931         4.2. In order to retain the efficient administration of the
  932  taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase
  933  in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of
  934  Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804.
  935         (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
  936  specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
  937  by the department. The registration license plate is designed to
  938  increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at
  939  least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,
  940  unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by
  941  the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar
  942  smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with
  943  a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by
  944  the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The
  945  registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination
  946  of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven
  947  digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The
  948  license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
  949  top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state
  950  motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned
  951  license plates must have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom
  952  and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
  953  320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) must have
  954  the word “Restricted” at the bottom. License plates issued for
  955  vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the
  956  word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom
  957  unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as
  958  authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued
  959  for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with
  960  the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Manufacturer” at the
  961  bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
  962  320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker” at
  963  the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
  964  commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
  965  license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
  966  “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
  967  plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be
  968  assigned a registration license number, or be issued with any
  969  other distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes
  970  the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.
  971         Section 22. Section 320.0605, Florida Statutes, is amended
  972  to read:
  973         320.0605 Certificate of registration; possession required;
  974  exception.—
  975         (1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy
  976  thereof, including an electronic copy in a format authorized by
  977  the department, a true copy or an electronic copy of rental or
  978  lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for a
  979  replacement vehicle in the same registration period, a temporary
  980  receipt printed upon self-initiated electronic renewal of a
  981  registration via the Internet, or a cab card issued for a
  982  vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan
  983  shall, at all times while the vehicle is being used or operated
  984  on the roads of this state, be in the possession of the operator
  985  thereof or be carried in the vehicle for which issued and shall
  986  be exhibited upon demand of any authorized law enforcement
  987  officer or any agent of the department, except for a vehicle
  988  registered under s. 320.0657. The provisions of This section
  989  does do not apply during the first 30 days after purchase of a
  990  replacement vehicle. A violation of this section is a
  991  noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving
  992  violation as provided in chapter 318.
  993         (b)1.The act of presenting to a law enforcement officer or
  994  agent of the department an electronic device displaying an
  995  electronic copy of the registration certificate or the rental or
  996  lease documentation does not constitute consent for the officer
  997  or agent to access any information on the device other than the
  998  displayed registration certificate or rental or lease
  999  documentation.
 1000         2.The person who presents the device to the officer or
 1001  agent assumes the liability for any resulting damage to the
 1002  device.
 1003         (2) Rental or lease documentation that is sufficient to
 1004  satisfy the requirement in subsection (1) includes the
 1005  following:
 1006         (a) Date of rental and time of exit from rental facility;
 1007         (b) Rental station identification;
 1008         (c) Rental agreement number;
 1009         (d) Rental vehicle identification number;
 1010         (e) Rental vehicle license plate number and state of
 1011  registration;
 1012         (f) Vehicle’s make, model, and color;
 1013         (g) Vehicle’s mileage; and
 1014         (h) Authorized renter’s name.
 1015         Section 23. Subsection (5) of section 320.0607, Florida
 1016  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1017         320.0607 Replacement license plates, validation decal, or
 1018  mobile home sticker.—
 1019         (5) Upon the issuance of an original license plate, the
 1020  applicant shall pay a fee of $28 to be deposited in the Highway
 1021  Safety Operating Trust Fund. Beginning October 1, 2019, this
 1022  subsection does not apply to a vehicle registered under the
 1023  International Registration Plan.
 1024         Section 24. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
 1025  320.0657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1026         320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license plates.—
 1027         (2)
 1028         (b) The plates, which shall be of a distinctive color,
 1029  shall have the word “Fleet” appearing at the bottom and the word
 1030  “Florida” appearing at the top unless the license plate is a
 1031  specialty license plate as authorized in s. 320.08056. The
 1032  plates shall conform in all respects to the provisions of this
 1033  chapter, except as specified herein. For additional fees as set
 1034  forth in s. 320.08056, fleet companies may purchase specialty
 1035  license plates in lieu of the standard fleet license plates.
 1036  Fleet companies shall be responsible for all costs associated
 1037  with the specialty license plate, including all annual use fees,
 1038  processing fees, fees associated with switching license plate
 1039  types, and any other applicable fees.
 1040         Section 25. Subsection (12) of section 320.08, Florida
 1041  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1042         320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
 1043  there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
 1044  operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
 1045  defined in s. 316.003(3), tri-vehicles as defined in s. 316.003,
 1046  and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to
 1047  and collected by the department or its agent upon the
 1048  registration or renewal of registration of the following:
 1049         (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
 1050  motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
 1051  boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
 1052  license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
 1053  the General Revenue Fund. For additional fees as set forth in s.
 1054  320.08056, dealers may purchase specialty license plates in lieu
 1055  of the standard graphic dealer license plates. Dealers shall be
 1056  responsible for all costs associated with the specialty license
 1057  plate, including all annual use fees, processing fees, fees
 1058  associated with switching license plate types, and any other
 1059  applicable fees.
 1060         Section 26. Section 320.08053, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1061  to read:
 1062         320.08053 Establishment of Requirements for requests to
 1063  establish specialty license plates.—
 1064         (1) If a specialty license plate requested by an
 1065  organization is approved by law, the organization must submit
 1066  the proposed art design for the specialty license plate to the
 1067  department, in a medium prescribed by the department, as soon as
 1068  practicable, but no later than 60 days after the act approving
 1069  the specialty license plate becomes a law.
 1070         (2)(a) Within 120 days after following the specialty
 1071  license plate becomes becoming law, the department shall
 1072  establish a method to issue a specialty license plate voucher to
 1073  allow for the presale of the specialty license plate. The
 1074  processing fee as prescribed in s. 320.08056, the service charge
 1075  and branch fee as prescribed in s. 320.04, and the annual use
 1076  fee as prescribed in s. 320.08056 shall be charged for the
 1077  voucher. All other applicable fees shall be charged at the time
 1078  of issuance of the license plates.
 1079         (b) Within 24 months after the presale specialty license
 1080  plate voucher is established, the approved specialty license
 1081  plate organization must record with the department a minimum of
 1082  3,000 1,000 voucher sales, or in the case of an out-of-state
 1083  college or university license plate, 4,000 voucher sales, before
 1084  manufacture of the license plate may begin commence. If, at the
 1085  conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the minimum sales
 1086  requirement has requirements have not been met, the specialty
 1087  plate is deauthorized and the department shall discontinue
 1088  development of the plate and discontinue issuance of the presale
 1089  vouchers. Upon deauthorization of the license plate, a purchaser
 1090  of the license plate voucher may use the annual use fee
 1091  collected as a credit towards any other specialty license plate
 1092  or apply for a refund on a form prescribed by the department.
 1093         (3)(a)New specialty license plates that have been approved
 1094  by law but are awaiting issuance under paragraph (b) shall be
 1095  issued in the order they appear in s. 320.08056(4) provided that
 1096  they have met the presale requirement. All other provisions of
 1097  this section must also be met before a plate is issued. If the
 1098  next awaiting specialty license plate has not met the presale
 1099  requirement, the department shall proceed in the order provided
 1100  in s. 320.08056(4) to identify the next qualified specialty
 1101  license plate that has met the presale requirement. The
 1102  department shall cycle through the list in statutory order.
 1103         (b)If the Legislature has approved 125 or more specialty
 1104  license plates, the department may not make any new specialty
 1105  license plates available for design or issuance until a
 1106  sufficient number of plates are discontinued pursuant to s.
 1107  320.08056(8) such that the number of plates being issued does
 1108  not exceed 125. Notwithstanding s. 320.08056(8)(a), the 125
 1109  license-plate limit includes license plates above the minimum
 1110  sales threshold and those exempt from that threshold.
 1111         Section 27. Subsection (2) of section 320.08056, Florida
 1112  Statutes, is amended, present paragraphs (ff) through (ddd),
 1113  (fff) through (ppp), and (sss) through (eeee) of subsection (4)
 1114  are redesignated as paragraphs (ee) through (ccc), (ddd) through
 1115  (nnn), and (ooo) through (aaaa), respectively, present
 1116  paragraphs (ee), (eee), (qqq), and (rrr) of that subsection are
 1117  amended, new paragraphs (bbbb) through (eeee) and paragraphs
 1118  (ffff) through (oooo) are added to that subsection, paragraphs
 1119  (c) through (f) are added to subsection (8), paragraph (a) of
 1120  subsection (10) and subsection (11) are amended, and present
 1121  subsection (12) is renumbered as subsection (13) and a new
 1122  subsection (12) is added to that section, to read:
 1123         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
 1124         (2)(a) The department shall issue a specialty license plate
 1125  to the owner or lessee of any motor vehicle, except a vehicle
 1126  registered under the International Registration Plan, a
 1127  commercial truck required to display two license plates pursuant
 1128  to s. 320.0706, or a truck tractor, upon request and payment of
 1129  the appropriate license tax and fees.
 1130         (b)The department may authorize dealer and fleet specialty
 1131  license plates. With the permission of the sponsoring specialty
 1132  license plate organization, a dealer or fleet company may
 1133  purchase specialty license plates to be used on dealer and fleet
 1134  vehicles.
 1135         (c)Notwithstanding s. 320.08058, a dealer or fleet
 1136  specialty license plate must include the letters “DLR” or “FLT”
 1137  on the right side of the license plate. Dealer and fleet
 1138  specialty license plates must be ordered directly through the
 1139  department.
 1140         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
 1141  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
 1142         (ee)American Red Cross license plate, $25.
 1143         (eee)Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate, $25.
 1144         (qqq)St. Johns River license plate, $25.
 1145         (rrr)Hispanic Achievers license plate, $25.
 1146         (bbbb)Beat Childhood Cancer license plate, $25.
 1147         (cccc)Auburn University license plate, $50.
 1148         (dddd)Donate Life Florida license plate, $25.
 1149         (eeee)Florida State Beekeepers Association license plate,
 1150  $25.
 1151         (ffff)Rotary license plate, $25.
 1152         (gggg)Florida Bay Forever license plate, $25.
 1153         (hhhh)Bonefish and Tarpon Trust license plate, $25.
 1154         (iiii)Medical Professionals Who Care license plate, $25.
 1155         (jjjj)University of Georgia license plate, $50.
 1156         (kkkk)Highwaymen license plate, $25.
 1157         (llll)Ducks Unlimited license plate, $25.
 1158         (mmmm)Dan Marino Campus license plate, $25.
 1159         (nnnn)University of Alabama license plate, $50.
 1160         (oooo)Orlando City Soccer Club license plate, $25.
 1161         (8)
 1162         (c)A vehicle owner or lessee issued a specialty license
 1163  plate that has been discontinued by the department may keep the
 1164  discontinued specialty license plate for the remainder of the
 1165  10-year license plate replacement period and must pay all other
 1166  applicable registration fees. However, such owner or lessee is
 1167  exempt from paying the applicable specialty license plate fee
 1168  under subsection (4) for the remainder of the 10-year license
 1169  plate replacement period.
 1170         (d)If the department discontinues issuance of a specialty
 1171  license plate, all annual use fees held or collected by the
 1172  department shall be distributed within 180 days after the date
 1173  the specialty license plate is discontinued. Of those fees, the
 1174  department shall retain an amount sufficient to defray the
 1175  applicable administrative and inventory closeout costs
 1176  associated with discontinuance of the plate. The remaining funds
 1177  shall be distributed to the appropriate organization or
 1178  organizations pursuant to s. 320.08058.
 1179         (e)If an organization that is the intended recipient of
 1180  the funds pursuant to s. 320.08058 no longer exists, the
 1181  department shall deposit any undisbursed funds into the Highway
 1182  Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 1183         (f)Notwithstanding paragraph (a), on January 1 of each
 1184  year, the department shall discontinue the specialty license
 1185  plate with the fewest number of plates in circulation, including
 1186  license plates exempt from a statutory sales requirement. A
 1187  warning letter shall be mailed to the sponsoring organizations
 1188  of the 10 percent of specialty license plates with the lowest
 1189  number of valid, active registrations as of December 1 of each
 1190  year.
 1191         (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected
 1192  and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from
 1193  those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit
 1194  activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as
 1195  authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or
 1196  report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest
 1197  earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state
 1198  unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United
 1199  States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license
 1200  plates pursuant to paragraphs (4)(d), (bb), (kk), (iii), and
 1201  (uuu) (ll), (kkk), and (yyy) and s. 320.0891 or out-of-state
 1202  college or university license plates pursuant to paragraphs
 1203  (4)(cccc), (jjjj), and (nnnn).
 1204         (11) The annual use fee from the sale of specialty license
 1205  plates, the interest earned from those fees, or any fees
 1206  received by any entity an agency as a result of the sale of
 1207  specialty license plates may not be used for the purpose of
 1208  marketing to, or lobbying, entertaining, or rewarding, an
 1209  employee of a governmental agency that is responsible for the
 1210  sale and distribution of specialty license plates, or an elected
 1211  member or employee of the Legislature.
 1212         (12)For out-of-state college or university license plates
 1213  created pursuant to this section, the recipient organization
 1214  shall:
 1215         (a)Have established an endowment, based in this state, for
 1216  the purpose of providing scholarships to Florida residents
 1217  meeting the requirements of this chapter.
 1218         (b)Provide documentation to the department that the
 1219  organization and the department have the college’s or
 1220  university’s consent to use an appropriate image on a license
 1221  plate.
 1222         Section 28. Effective October 1, 2021, paragraph (a) of
 1223  subsection (8) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is
 1224  amended to read:
 1225         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
 1226         (8)(a) The department must discontinue the issuance of an
 1227  approved specialty license plate if the number of valid
 1228  specialty plate registrations falls below 3,000, or in the case
 1229  of an out-of-state college or university license plate, 4,000,
 1230  1,000 plates for at least 12 consecutive months. A warning
 1231  letter shall be mailed to the sponsoring organization following
 1232  the first month in which the total number of valid specialty
 1233  plate registrations is below 3,000, or in the case of an out-of
 1234  state college or university license plate, 4,000 1,000 plates.
 1235  This paragraph does not apply to in-state collegiate license
 1236  plates established under s. 320.08058(3), license plates of
 1237  institutions in and entities of the State University System,
 1238  specialty license plates that have statutory eligibility
 1239  limitations for purchase, specialty license plates for which
 1240  annual use fees are distributed by a foundation for student and
 1241  teacher leadership programs and teacher recruitment and
 1242  retention, or Florida Professional Sports Team license plates
 1243  established under s. 320.08058(9).
 1244         Section 29. Present subsections (32) through (56), (58)
 1245  through (68), and (71) through (83) of section 320.08058,
 1246  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (31) through
 1247  (55), (56) through (66), and (67) through (79), respectively,
 1248  paragraph (a) of subsection (3), paragraph (a) of subsection
 1249  (7), paragraph (b) of subsection (11), present subsections (31),
 1250  (48), (57), (65), (66), (69), and (70), and paragraph (b) of
 1251  present subsection (80) are amended, and new subsections (80)
 1252  through (83) and subsections (84) through (93) are added to that
 1253  section, to read:
 1254         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
 1255         (3) COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.—
 1256         (a) The department shall develop a collegiate license plate
 1257  as provided in this section for state and independent
 1258  universities domiciled in this state. However, any collegiate
 1259  license plate created or established after October 1, 2002, must
 1260  comply with the requirements of s. 320.08053 and be specifically
 1261  authorized by an act of the Legislature. Collegiate license
 1262  plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1263  department as appropriate for each state and independent
 1264  university. The word “Florida” must be stamped across the bottom
 1265  of the plate in small letters. The department may consult with
 1266  the University of Central Florida for the purpose of having the
 1267  words “2017 Undefeated Champions” stamped on the University of
 1268  Central Florida specialty license plate.
 1269         (7) SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
 1270         (a) Special Olympics Florida license plates must contain
 1271  the official Special Olympics Florida logo and must bear the
 1272  colors and a design and colors that are approved by the
 1273  department. The word “Florida” must be centered at the top
 1274  bottom of the plate, and the words “Be a Fan” “Everyone Wins”
 1275  must be centered at the bottom top of the plate.
 1276         (11) INVEST IN CHILDREN LICENSE PLATES.—
 1277         (b) The proceeds of the Invest in Children license plate
 1278  annual use fee must be deposited into the Juvenile Crime
 1279  Prevention and Early Intervention Trust Fund within the
 1280  Department of Juvenile Justice. Based on the recommendations of
 1281  the juvenile justice councils, the Department of Juvenile
 1282  Justice shall use the proceeds of the fee to fund programs and
 1283  services that are designed to prevent juvenile delinquency. The
 1284  department shall allocate moneys for programs and services
 1285  within each county based on that county’s proportionate share of
 1286  the license plate annual use fee collected by the county.
 1287         (31)AMERICAN RED CROSS LICENSE PLATES.—
 1288         (a)Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the
 1289  department shall develop an American Red Cross license plate as
 1290  provided in this section. The word “Florida” must appear at the
 1291  top of the plate, and the words “American Red Cross” must appear
 1292  at the bottom of the plate.
 1293         (b)The department shall retain all revenues from the sale
 1294  of such plates until all startup costs for developing and
 1295  issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, 50 percent
 1296  of the annual use fees shall be distributed to the American Red
 1297  Cross Chapter of Central Florida, with statistics on sales of
 1298  license plates, which are tabulated by county. The American Red
 1299  Cross Chapter of Central Florida must distribute to each of the
 1300  chapters in this state the moneys received from sales in the
 1301  counties covered by the respective chapters, which moneys must
 1302  be used for education and disaster relief in Florida. Fifty
 1303  percent of the annual use fees shall be distributed
 1304  proportionately to the three statewide approved poison control
 1305  centers for purposes of combating bioterrorism and other poison
 1306  related purposes.
 1307         (47)(48) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES.—
 1308         (a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream license
 1309  plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream license plates
 1310  must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
 1311  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
 1312  words “Live the Dream” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1313         (b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be distributed
 1314  to the Dream Foundation, Inc., to The Dream Foundation, Inc.,
 1315  shall retain the first $60,000 in proceeds from the annual use
 1316  fees as reimbursement for administrative costs, startup costs,
 1317  and costs incurred in the approval process. Thereafter, up to 25
 1318  percent shall be used for continuing promotion and marketing of
 1319  the license plate and concept. The remaining funds shall be used
 1320  in the following manner:
 1321         1.Up to 5 percent may be used to administer, promote, and
 1322  market the license plate.
 1323         2.1.At least 30 Twenty-five percent shall be distributed
 1324  equally among the sickle cell organizations that are Florida
 1325  members of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.,
 1326  for programs that provide research, care, and treatment for
 1327  sickle cell disease.
 1328         3.2.At least 30 Twenty-five percent shall be distributed
 1329  to the Florida chapter of the March of Dimes for programs and
 1330  services that improve the health of babies through the
 1331  prevention of birth defects and infant mortality.
 1332         4.3.At least 15 Ten percent shall be distributed to the
 1333  Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions to decrease
 1334  racial disparity in infant mortality and to increase healthy
 1335  birth outcomes. Funding will be used by local Healthy Start
 1336  Coalitions to provide services and increase screening rates for
 1337  high-risk pregnant women, children under 4 years of age, and
 1338  women of childbearing age.
 1339         5.4.At least 15 Ten percent shall be distributed to
 1340  Chapman the Community Partnership for Homeless, Inc., for
 1341  programs that provide relief from poverty, hunger, and
 1342  homelessness.
 1343         6.Up to 5 percent may be distributed by the department on
 1344  behalf of The Dream Foundation, Inc., to The Martin Luther King,
 1345  Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., as a royalty for
 1346  the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 1347         5.Five percent of the proceeds shall be used by the
 1348  foundation for administrative costs directly associated with
 1349  operations as they relate to the management and distribution of
 1350  the proceeds.
 1351         (57)DONATE ORGANS-PASS IT ON LICENSE PLATES.—
 1352         (a)The department shall develop a Donate Organs-Pass It On
 1353  license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
 1354  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Donate
 1355  Organs-Pass It On” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1356         (b)The annual use fees shall be distributed to Transplant
 1357  Foundation, Inc., and shall use up to 10 percent of the proceeds
 1358  from the annual use fee for marketing and administrative costs
 1359  that are directly associated with the management and
 1360  distribution of the proceeds. The remaining proceeds shall be
 1361  used to provide statewide grants for patient services, including
 1362  preoperative, rehabilitative, and housing assistance; organ
 1363  donor education and awareness programs; and statewide medical
 1364  research.
 1365         (63)(65) LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
 1366         (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse Association
 1367  license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
 1368  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
 1369  “SaveOurLighthouses.org Visit Our Lights” must appear at the
 1370  bottom of the plate.
 1371         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
 1372  Lighthouse Association, Inc., which may use a maximum of 10
 1373  percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plates. The
 1374  remaining proceeds shall be used by the association to fund the
 1375  preservation, restoration, and protection of the 29 historic
 1376  lighthouses remaining in the state.
 1377         (64)(66) IN GOD WE TRUST LICENSE PLATES.—
 1378         (a) The department shall develop an In God We Trust license
 1379  plate as provided in this section. However, the requirements of
 1380  s. 320.08053 must be met before the plates are issued. In God We
 1381  Trust license plates must bear the colors and design approved by
 1382  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1383  plate, and the words “In God We Trust” must appear in the body
 1384  of the plate.
 1385         (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
 1386  to the In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., which may use a maximum
 1387  of 10 percent of the proceeds to offset marketing,
 1388  administration, and promotion; the balance of the fees to
 1389  address the needs of the military community; the needs of the
 1390  public safety community; provide educational grants and
 1391  scholarships to foster self-reliance and stability in Florida’s
 1392  children; and provide education in public and private schools
 1393  regarding the historical significance of religion in American
 1394  and Florida history to fund educational scholarships for the
 1395  children of Florida residents who are members of the United
 1396  States Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the United States
 1397  Armed Forces Reserve and for the children of public safety
 1398  employees who have died in the line of duty who are not covered
 1399  by existing state law. Funds shall also be distributed to other
 1400  s. 501(c)(3) organizations that may apply for grants and
 1401  scholarships and to provide educational grants to public and
 1402  private schools to promote the historical and religious
 1403  significance of American and Florida history. The In God We
 1404  Trust Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the license plate
 1405  annual use fees in the following manner:
 1406         1.The In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall retain all
 1407  revenues from the sale of such plates until all startup costs
 1408  for developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
 1409         2.Ten percent of the funds received by the In God We Trust
 1410  Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs,
 1411  promotion, and marketing of the license plate directly
 1412  associated with the operations of the In God We Trust
 1413  Foundation, Inc.
 1414         3.All remaining funds shall be expended by the In God We
 1415  Trust Foundation, Inc., for programs.
 1416         (69)ST. JOHNS RIVER LICENSE PLATES.—
 1417         (a)The department shall develop a St. Johns River license
 1418  plate as provided in this section. The St. Johns River license
 1419  plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1420  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1421  plate, and the words “St. Johns River” must appear at the bottom
 1422  of the plate.
 1423         (b)The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to
 1424  the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual
 1425  use fees shall be distributed to the St. Johns River Alliance,
 1426  Inc., a s. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which shall
 1427  administer the fees as follows:
 1428         1.The St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., shall retain the
 1429  first $60,000 of the annual use fees as direct reimbursement for
 1430  administrative costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in the
 1431  development and approval process. Thereafter, up to 10 percent
 1432  of the annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative
 1433  costs directly associated with education programs, conservation,
 1434  research, and grant administration of the organization, and up
 1435  to 10 percent may be used for promotion and marketing of the
 1436  specialty license plate.
 1437         2.At least 30 percent of the fees shall be available for
 1438  competitive grants for targeted community-based or county-based
 1439  research or projects for which state funding is limited or not
 1440  currently available. The remaining 50 percent shall be directed
 1441  toward community outreach and access programs. The competitive
 1442  grants shall be administered and approved by the board of
 1443  directors of the St. Johns River Alliance, Inc. A grant advisory
 1444  committee shall be composed of six members chosen by the St.
 1445  Johns River Alliance board members.
 1446         3.Any remaining funds shall be distributed with the
 1447  approval of and accountability to the board of directors of the
 1448  St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., and shall be used to support
 1449  activities contributing to education, outreach, and springs
 1450  conservation.
 1451         (70)HISPANIC ACHIEVERS LICENSE PLATES.—
 1452         (a)Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 320.08053, the
 1453  department shall develop a Hispanic Achievers license plate as
 1454  provided in this section. The plate must bear the colors and
 1455  design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
 1456  appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Hispanic
 1457  Achievers” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1458         (b)The proceeds from the license plate annual use fee
 1459  shall be distributed to National Hispanic Corporate Achievers,
 1460  Inc., a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
 1461  Revenue Code, to fund grants to nonprofit organizations to
 1462  operate programs and provide scholarships and for marketing the
 1463  Hispanic Achievers license plate. National Hispanic Corporate
 1464  Achievers, Inc., shall establish a Hispanic Achievers Grant
 1465  Council that shall provide recommendations for statewide grants
 1466  from available Hispanic Achievers license plate proceeds to
 1467  nonprofit organizations for programs and scholarships for
 1468  Hispanic and minority Floridians. National Hispanic Corporate
 1469  Achievers, Inc., shall also establish a Hispanic Achievers
 1470  License Plate Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the
 1471  grant council as provided in this paragraph. All funds received
 1472  under this subsection must be used in this state.
 1473         (c)National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., may retain
 1474  all proceeds from the annual use fee until documented startup
 1475  costs for developing and establishing the plate have been
 1476  recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds from the annual use fee
 1477  shall be used as follows:
 1478         1.Up to 5 percent of the proceeds may be used for the cost
 1479  of administration of the Hispanic Achievers License Plate Fund,
 1480  the Hispanic Achievers Grant Council, and related matters.
 1481         2.Funds may be used as necessary for annual audit or
 1482  compliance affidavit costs.
 1483         3.Up to 20 percent of the proceeds may be used to market
 1484  and promote the Hispanic Achievers license plate.
 1485         4.Twenty-five percent of the proceeds shall be used by the
 1486  Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., located in Seminole County,
 1487  for grants.
 1488         5.The remaining proceeds shall be available to the
 1489  Hispanic Achievers Grant Council to award grants for services,
 1490  programs, or scholarships for Hispanic and minority individuals
 1491  and organizations throughout Florida. All grant recipients must
 1492  provide to the Hispanic Achievers Grant Council an annual
 1493  program and financial report regarding the use of grant funds.
 1494  Such reports must be available to the public.
 1495         (d)Effective July 1, 2014, the Hispanic Achievers license
 1496  plate will shift into the presale voucher phase, as provided in
 1497  s. 320.08053(2)(b). National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc.,
 1498  shall have 24 months to record a minimum of 1,000 sales. Sales
 1499  include existing active plates and vouchers sold subsequent to
 1500  July 1, 2014. During the voucher period, new plates may not be
 1501  issued, but existing plates may be renewed. If, at the
 1502  conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the requirement of a
 1503  minimum of 1,000 sales has been met, the department shall resume
 1504  normal distribution of the Hispanic Achievers license plate. If,
 1505  after 24 months, the minimum of 1,000 sales has not been met,
 1506  the department shall discontinue the Hispanic Achievers license
 1507  plate. This subsection is repealed June 30, 2016.
 1508         (76)(80) FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LICENSE PLATES.—
 1509         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Police
 1510  and Kids Foundation, Inc., which may use up to a maximum of 10
 1511  percent of the proceeds for marketing to promote and market the
 1512  plate. All remaining The remainder of the proceeds shall be
 1513  distributed to and used by the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc.,
 1514  for its operations, activities, programs, and projects to invest
 1515  and reinvest, and the interest earnings shall be used for the
 1516  operation of the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc.
 1517         (80)BEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER LICENSE PLATES.—
 1518         (a)The department shall develop a Beat Childhood Cancer
 1519  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1520  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1521  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1522  plate, and the words “Beat Childhood Cancer” must appear at the
 1523  bottom of the plate.
 1524         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1525  distributed as follows:
 1526         1.Eighty percent shall be distributed to Beat Nb, Inc.,
 1527  which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for
 1528  administrative costs directly associated with the operation of
 1529  the corporation and for marketing and promoting the plate. The
 1530  remaining proceeds shall be used by the corporation to fund
 1531  pediatric cancer treatment and research.
 1532         2.Twenty percent shall be distributed to No Kid Should
 1533  Know Cancer, Inc., a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of
 1534  the Internal Revenue Code, which may use up to 5 percent of the
 1535  proceeds for administrative costs and for the marketing of the
 1536  plate. The balance of the fees shall be used by No Kid Should
 1537  Know Cancer, Inc., to:
 1538         a.Support families who have a child recently diagnosed
 1539  with cancer;
 1540         b.Hold events that raise awareness about childhood cancer;
 1541  and
 1542         c.Support clinical trials that work to provide better
 1543  treatment plans for children diagnosed with cancer and,
 1544  ultimately, a better prognosis.
 1545         3. All fees distributed from the sale of this plate must be
 1546  spent for the designated purposes within the State of Florida.
 1547         (81)AUBURN UNIVERSITY LICENSE PLATES.—
 1548         (a)The department shall develop an Auburn University
 1549  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1550  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1551  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1552  plate, and the words “War Eagle” must appear at the bottom of
 1553  the plate.
 1554         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1555  distributed to the Tampa Bay Auburn Club, which must use the
 1556  moneys for the purpose of awarding scholarships to Florida
 1557  residents attending Auburn University. Students receiving these
 1558  scholarships must be eligible for the Florida Bright Futures
 1559  Scholarship Program pursuant to s. 1009.531 and shall use the
 1560  scholarship funds for tuition and other expenses related to
 1561  attending Auburn University.
 1562         (82)DONATE LIFE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
 1563         (a)The department shall develop a Donate Life Florida
 1564  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1565  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1566  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1567  plate, and the words “Donors Save Lives” must appear at the
 1568  bottom of the plate.
 1569         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1570  distributed to Donate Life Florida, which may use up to 10
 1571  percent of the proceeds for marketing and administrative costs.
 1572  The remaining proceeds of the annual use fees shall be used by
 1573  Donate Life Florida to educate Florida residents on the
 1574  importance of organ, tissue, and eye donation and for the
 1575  continued maintenance of the Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue
 1576  Donor Registry.
 1577         (83)FLORIDA STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
 1578         (a)The department shall develop a Florida State Beekeepers
 1579  Association license plate as provided in this section and s.
 1580  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
 1581  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1582  plate, and the words “Save the Bees” must appear at the bottom
 1583  of the plate.
 1584         (b)The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
 1585  State Beekeepers Association, a Florida nonprofit corporation.
 1586  The Florida State Beekeepers Association may use up to 10
 1587  percent of the annual use fees for administrative, promotional,
 1588  and marketing costs of the license plate.
 1589         (c)The remaining funds shall be distributed to the Florida
 1590  State Beekeepers Association and shall be used to raise
 1591  awareness of the importance of beekeeping to Florida agriculture
 1592  by funding honeybee research, education, outreach, and
 1593  husbandry. The Florida State Beekeepers Association board of
 1594  managers must approve and is accountable for all such
 1595  expenditures.
 1596         (84)ROTARY LICENSE PLATES.—
 1597         (a)The department shall develop a Rotary license plate as
 1598  provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear
 1599  the colors and design approved by the department. The word
 1600  “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the word
 1601  “Rotary” must appear on the bottom of the plate. The license
 1602  plate must bear the Rotary International wheel emblem.
 1603         (b)The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
 1604  Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc., to be used as follows:
 1605         1.Up to 10 percent may be used for administrative costs
 1606  and for marketing of the plate.
 1607         2.Ten percent shall be distributed to Rotary’s Camp
 1608  Florida for direct support to all programs and services provided
 1609  to children with special needs who attend the camp.
 1610         3.The remainder shall be distributed, proportionally based
 1611  on sales, to each Rotary district in the state in support of
 1612  Rotary youth programs in Florida.
 1613         (85)FLORIDA BAY FOREVER LICENSE PLATES.—
 1614         (a)The department shall develop a Florida Bay Forever
 1615  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1616  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1617  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1618  plate, and the words “Florida Bay Forever” must appear at the
 1619  bottom of the plate.
 1620         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1621  distributed to the Florida National Park Association, Inc.,
 1622  which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for
 1623  administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The remainder
 1624  of the funds shall be used to supplement the Everglades National
 1625  Park’s budgets and to support educational, interpretive,
 1626  historical, and scientific research relating to the Everglades
 1627  National Park.
 1628         (86)BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST LICENSE PLATES.—
 1629         (a)The department shall develop a Bonefish and Tarpon
 1630  Trust license plate as provided in this section and s.
 1631  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
 1632  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1633  plate, and the words “Bonefish and Tarpon Trust” must appear at
 1634  the bottom of the plate.
 1635         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1636  distributed to the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, which may use up
 1637  to 10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the license
 1638  plate. The remainder of the proceeds shall be used to conserve
 1639  and enhance Florida bonefish and tarpon fisheries and their
 1640  respective environments through stewardship, research,
 1641  education, and advocacy.
 1642         (87)MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE LICENSE PLATES.—
 1643         (a)The department shall develop a Medical Professionals
 1644  Who Care license plate as provided in this section and s.
 1645  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
 1646  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1647  plate, and the words “Medical Professionals Who Care” must
 1648  appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1649         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1650  distributed to Florida Benevolent Group, Inc., a Florida
 1651  nonprofit corporation, which may use up to 10 percent of such
 1652  fees for administrative costs, marketing, and promotion of the
 1653  plate. The remainder of the revenues shall be used by Florida
 1654  Benevolent Group, Inc., to assist low-income individuals in
 1655  obtaining a medical education and career through scholarships,
 1656  support, and guidance.
 1657         (88)UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LICENSE PLATES.—
 1658         (a)The department shall develop a University of Georgia
 1659  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1660  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1661  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1662  plate, and the words “The University of Georgia” must appear at
 1663  the bottom of the plate.
 1664         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1665  distributed to the Georgia Bulldog Club of Jacksonville, which
 1666  must use the moneys for the purpose of awarding scholarships to
 1667  Florida residents attending the University of Georgia. Students
 1668  receiving these scholarships must be eligible for the Florida
 1669  Bright Futures Scholarship Program pursuant to s. 1009.531 and
 1670  shall use the scholarship funds for tuition and other expenses
 1671  related to attending the University of Georgia.
 1672         (89)HIGHWAYMEN LICENSE PLATES.—
 1673         (a)The department shall develop a Highwaymen license plate
 1674  as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must
 1675  bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word
 1676  “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the word
 1677  “Highwaymen” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1678         (b)The annual use fees shall be distributed to the City of
 1679  Fort Pierce, subject to a city resolution designating the city
 1680  as the fiscal agent of the license plate. The city may use up to
 1681  10 percent of the fees for administrative costs and marketing of
 1682  the plate and shall use the remainder of the fees as follows:
 1683         1.Before completion of construction of the Highwaymen
 1684  Museum and African-American Cultural Center, the city shall
 1685  distribute at least 15 percent to the St. Lucie Education
 1686  Foundation, Inc., to fund art education and art projects in
 1687  public schools within St. Lucie County. The remainder of the
 1688  fees shall be used by the city to fund the construction of the
 1689  Highwaymen Museum and African-American Cultural Center.
 1690         2.Upon completion of construction of the Highwaymen Museum
 1691  and African-American Cultural Center, the city shall distribute
 1692  at least 10 percent to the St. Lucie Education Foundation, Inc.,
 1693  to fund art education and art projects in public schools within
 1694  St. Lucie County. The remainder of the fees shall be used by the
 1695  city to fund the day-to-day operations of the Highwaymen Museum
 1696  and African-American Cultural Center.
 1697         (90)DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES.—
 1698         (a)The department shall develop a Ducks Unlimited license
 1699  plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
 1700  must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
 1701  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
 1702  words “Conserving Florida Wetlands” must appear at the bottom of
 1703  the plate.
 1704         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1705  distributed to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., a nonprofit corporation
 1706  under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used as
 1707  follows:
 1708         1.Up to 5 percent may be used for administrative costs and
 1709  marketing of the plate.
 1710         2.At least 95 percent shall be used in this state to
 1711  support the mission and efforts of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to
 1712  conserve, restore, and manage Florida wetlands and associated
 1713  habitats for the benefit of waterfowl, other wildlife, and
 1714  people.
 1715         (91)DAN MARINO CAMPUS LICENSE PLATES.—
 1716         (a)The department shall develop a Dan Marino Campus
 1717  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1718  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1719  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1720  plate, and the words “Marino Campus” must appear at the bottom
 1721  of the plate.
 1722         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1723  distributed to the Dan Marino Foundation, a Florida nonprofit
 1724  corporation, which may use up to 10 percent of such fees for
 1725  administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of
 1726  the fees shall be used by the Dan Marino Foundation to assist
 1727  Floridians with developmental disabilities in becoming employed,
 1728  independent, and productive and to promote and fund education
 1729  scholarships and awareness of these services.
 1730         (92)UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA LICENSE PLATES.—
 1731         (a)The department shall develop a University of Alabama
 1732  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1733  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1734  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1735  plate, and the words “Roll Tide” must appear at the bottom of
 1736  the plate.
 1737         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1738  distributed to Pensacola Bama Club, which must use themoneys
 1739  for the purpose of awarding scholarships to Florida residents
 1740  attending the University of Alabama. Students receiving these
 1741  scholarships must be eligible for the Florida Bright Futures
 1742  Scholarship Program pursuant to s. 1009.531 and shall use the
 1743  scholarship funds for tuition and other expenses related to
 1744  attending the University of Alabama.
 1745         (93)ORLANDO CITY SOCCER CLUB LICENSE PLATES.—
 1746         (a)The department shall develop an Orlando City Soccer
 1747  Club license plate as provided in paragraph (9)(a).
 1748         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1749  distributed and used as provided in paragraph (9)(b).
 1750         Section 30. Section 320.08062, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1751  to read:
 1752         320.08062 Audits and attestations required; annual use fees
 1753  of specialty license plates.—
 1754         (1)(a) All organizations that receive annual use fee
 1755  proceeds from the department are responsible for ensuring that
 1756  proceeds are used in accordance with ss. 320.08056 and
 1757  320.08058.
 1758         (b) Any organization not subject to audit pursuant to s.
 1759  215.97 shall annually attest, under penalties of perjury, that
 1760  such proceeds were used in compliance with ss. 320.08056 and
 1761  320.08058. The attestation shall be made annually in a form and
 1762  format determined by the department. In addition, the department
 1763  shall audit any such organization every 5 years to ensure
 1764  proceeds have been used in compliance with ss. 320.08056 and
 1765  320.08058.
 1766         (c) Any organization subject to audit pursuant to s. 215.97
 1767  shall submit an audit report in accordance with rules
 1768  promulgated by the Auditor General. The annual attestation shall
 1769  be submitted to the department for review within 9 months after
 1770  the end of the organization’s fiscal year.
 1771         (2)(a) Within 120 days after receiving an organization’s
 1772  audit or attestation, the department shall determine which
 1773  recipients of revenues from specialty license plate annual use
 1774  fees have not complied with subsection (1). In determining
 1775  compliance, the department may commission an independent
 1776  actuarial consultant, or an independent certified public
 1777  accountant, who has expertise in nonprofit and charitable
 1778  organizations.
 1779         (b) The department must discontinue the distribution of
 1780  revenues to any organization failing to submit the required
 1781  documentation as required in subsection (1), but may resume
 1782  distribution of the revenues upon receipt of the required
 1783  information.
 1784         (c) If the department or its designee determines that an
 1785  organization has not complied or has failed to use the revenues
 1786  in accordance with ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, the department
 1787  must discontinue the distribution of the revenues to the
 1788  organization. The department shall notify the organization of
 1789  its findings and direct the organization to make the changes
 1790  necessary in order to comply with this chapter. If the officers
 1791  of the organization sign an affidavit under penalties of perjury
 1792  stating that they acknowledge the findings of the department and
 1793  attest that they have taken corrective action and that the
 1794  organization will submit to a followup review by the department,
 1795  the department may resume the distribution of revenues.
 1796         (d) If an organization fails to comply with the
 1797  department’s recommendations and corrective actions as outlined
 1798  in paragraph (c), the revenue distributions shall be
 1799  discontinued until completion of the next regular session of the
 1800  Legislature. The department shall notify the President of the
 1801  Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by the
 1802  first day of the next regular session of any organization whose
 1803  revenues have been withheld as a result of this paragraph. If
 1804  the Legislature does not provide direction to the organization
 1805  and the department regarding the status of the undistributed
 1806  revenues, the department shall deauthorize the plate and the
 1807  undistributed revenues shall be immediately deposited into the
 1808  Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 1809         (3) The department or its designee has the authority to
 1810  examine all records pertaining to the use of funds from the sale
 1811  of specialty license plates.
 1812         Section 31. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
 1813  320.08068, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1814         320.08068 Motorcycle specialty license plates.—
 1815         (4) A license plate annual use fee of $20 shall be
 1816  collected for each motorcycle specialty license plate. Annual
 1817  use fees shall be distributed as follows:
 1818         (b) Twenty percent to Preserve Vision Prevent Blindness
 1819  Florida.
 1820         Section 32. Subsections (5), (6), and (7) of section
 1821  320.0807, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1822         320.0807 Special license plates for Governor and federal
 1823  and state legislators.—
 1824         (5)Upon application by any current or former President of
 1825  the Senate and payment of the fees prescribed by s. 320.0805,
 1826  the department may issue a license plate stamped “Senate
 1827  President” followed by the number assigned by the department or
 1828  chosen by the applicant if it is not already in use. Upon
 1829  application by any current or former Speaker of the House of
 1830  Representatives and payment of the fees prescribed by s.
 1831  320.0805, the department may issue a license plate stamped
 1832  “House Speaker” followed by the number assigned by the
 1833  department or chosen by the applicant if it is not already in
 1834  use.
 1835         (6)(a)Upon application by any former member of Congress or
 1836  former member of the state Legislature, payment of the fees
 1837  prescribed by s. 320.0805, and payment of a one-time fee of
 1838  $500, the department may issue a former member of Congress,
 1839  state senator, or state representative a license plate stamped
 1840  “Retired Congress,” “Retired Senate,” or “Retired House,” as
 1841  appropriate, for a vehicle owned by the former member.
 1842         (b)To qualify for a Retired Congress, Retired Senate, or
 1843  Retired House prestige license plate, a former member must have
 1844  served at least 4 years as a member of Congress, state senator,
 1845  or state representative, respectively.
 1846         (c)Four hundred fifty dollars of the one-time fee
 1847  collected under paragraph (a) shall be distributed to the
 1848  account of the direct-support organization established pursuant
 1849  to s. 272.136 and used for the benefit of the Florida Historic
 1850  Capitol Museum, and the remaining $50 shall be deposited into
 1851  the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 1852         (5)(7) The department may create a unique plate design for
 1853  plates to be used by members or former members of the
 1854  Legislature or Congress as provided in subsection subsections
 1855  (2), (5), and (6).
 1856         Section 33. Section 320.0875, Florida Statutes, is created
 1857  to read:
 1858         320.0875Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate.—
 1859         (1)Upon application to the department and payment of the
 1860  license tax for the motorcycle as provided in s. 320.08, a
 1861  resident of the state who owns or leases a motorcycle that is
 1862  not used for hire or commercial use shall be issued a Purple
 1863  Heart special motorcycle license plate if he or she provides
 1864  documentation acceptable to the department that he or she is a
 1865  recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
 1866         (2)The Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate shall
 1867  be stamped with the term “Combat-wounded Veteran” followed by
 1868  the serial number of the license plate. The Purple Heart special
 1869  motorcycle license plate may have the term “Purple Heart”
 1870  stamped on the plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal
 1871  appearing on the plate.
 1872         Section 34. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 1873  320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1874         320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
 1875  of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
 1876  recipients; Bronze Star recipients; active or retired United
 1877  States Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat
 1878  Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action
 1879  Ribbon recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients;
 1880  Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former prisoners of war;
 1881  Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert
 1882  Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation
 1883  Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans;
 1884  Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners;
 1885  special license plates; fee.—
 1886         (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1887  private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s.
 1888  320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
 1889  use, who is a resident of the state and a veteran of the United
 1890  States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a World War II Veteran, a
 1891  Navy Submariner, an active or retired member of the Florida
 1892  National Guard, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a
 1893  recipient of the Purple Heart medal, a recipient of the Bronze
 1894  Star, an active or retired member of any branch of the United
 1895  States Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient of the Combat
 1896  Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge,
 1897  Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or
 1898  Distinguished Flying Cross, upon application to the department,
 1899  accompanied by proof of release or discharge from any branch of
 1900  the United States Armed Forces, proof of active membership or
 1901  retired status in the Florida National Guard, proof of
 1902  membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or proof of
 1903  active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof
 1904  of being a Purple Heart medal recipient, proof of being a Bronze
 1905  Star recipient, proof of active or retired membership in any
 1906  branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of
 1907  membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., proof
 1908  of being a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat
 1909  Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air
 1910  Force Combat Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, and
 1911  upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle as provided in
 1912  s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
 1913  320.06 which, in lieu of the serial numbers prescribed by s.
 1914  320.06, is stamped with the words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,”
 1915  “WWII Veteran,” “Navy Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl
 1916  Harbor Survivor,” “Combat-wounded veteran,” “Bronze Star,” “U.S.
 1917  Reserve,” “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,”
 1918  “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat
 1919  Action Medal,” or “Distinguished Flying Cross,” as appropriate,
 1920  and a likeness of the related campaign medal or badge, followed
 1921  by the serial number of the license plate. Additionally, the
 1922  Purple Heart plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on
 1923  the plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing
 1924  on the plate.
 1925         Section 35. Subsection (10) is added to section 320.131,
 1926  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1927         320.131 Temporary tags.—
 1928         (10) Beginning October 1, 2018, the department may partner
 1929  with a county tax collector to conduct a Fleet Vehicle Temporary
 1930  Tag pilot program to provide temporary tags to fleet companies
 1931  to allow them to operate fleet vehicles awaiting a permanent
 1932  registration and title.
 1933         (a) The department shall establish a memorandum of
 1934  understanding that allows a maximum of 10 companies to
 1935  participate in the pilot program and receive multiple temporary
 1936  tags for company fleet vehicles.
 1937         (b) To participate in the program, a fleet company must
 1938  have a minimum of 3,500 fleet vehicles registered in this state
 1939  which qualify to be registered as fleet vehicles pursuant to s.
 1940  320.0657.
 1941         (c) The department may issue up to 50 temporary tags at a
 1942  time to an eligible fleet company, if requested by such company.
 1943         (d) The temporary tags are for exclusive use on vehicles
 1944  purchased for the company’s fleet, and may not be used on any
 1945  other vehicle.
 1946         (e) Each temporary plate may be used on only one vehicle
 1947  and each vehicle may only use one temporary plate.
 1948         (f) Upon issuance of the vehicle’s permanent license plate
 1949  and registration, the temporary tag becomes invalid and must be
 1950  removed from the vehicle and destroyed.
 1951         (g) Upon a finding by the department that a temporary tag
 1952  has been misused by a fleet company under this program, the
 1953  department may terminate the memorandum of understanding with
 1954  the company, invalidate all temporary tags issued to the company
 1955  under the program, and require such company to return any unused
 1956  temporary tags.
 1957         (h) This subsection is repealed on October 1, 2023, unless
 1958  saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
 1959         Section 36. Subsection (3) is added to section 320.95,
 1960  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1961         320.95 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.—
 1962         (3)The department may authorize issuance of an electronic
 1963  certificate of registration in addition to printing a paper
 1964  registration certificate. A motor vehicle operator may present
 1965  for inspection an electronic device displaying an electronic
 1966  certificate of registration issued pursuant to this subsection
 1967  in lieu of a paper registration certificate. Such presentation
 1968  does not constitute consent for inspection of any information on
 1969  the device other than the displayed certificate of registration.
 1970  The person who presents the device for inspection assumes the
 1971  liability for any resulting damage to the device.
 1972         Section 37. By November 1, 2018, the annual use fees
 1973  withheld by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
 1974  from the sale of the Live the Dream specialty license plate
 1975  shall be used first to satisfy all outstanding royalty payments
 1976  due to The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social
 1977  Change, Inc., for the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther
 1978  King, Jr. All remaining funds shall be distributed to the
 1979  subrecipients on a pro rata basis according to the percentages
 1980  specified in s. 320.08058(47), Florida Statutes.
 1981         Section 38. Section 322.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 1982  read:
 1983         322.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
 1984         (1) “Actual weight” means the weight of a motor vehicle or
 1985  motor vehicle combination plus the weight of the load carried on
 1986  it, as determined at a fixed scale operated by the state or as
 1987  determined by use of a portable scale operated by a law
 1988  enforcement officer.
 1989         (2) “Alcohol” means any substance containing any form of
 1990  alcohol including, but not limited to, ethanol, methanol,
 1991  propanol, and isopropanol.
 1992         (3) “Alcohol concentration” means:
 1993         (a) The number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of
 1994  blood;
 1995         (b) The number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of
 1996  breath; or
 1997         (c) The number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters of
 1998  urine.
 1999         (4) “Authorized emergency vehicle” means a vehicle that is
 2000  equipped with extraordinary audible and visual warning devices,
 2001  that is authorized by s. 316.2397 to display red, red and white,
 2002  or blue lights, and that is on call to respond to emergencies.
 2003  The term includes, but is not limited to, ambulances, law
 2004  enforcement vehicles, fire trucks, and other rescue vehicles.
 2005  The term does not include wreckers, utility trucks, or other
 2006  vehicles that are used only incidentally for emergency purposes.
 2007         (5) “Cancellation” means the act of declaring a driver
 2008  license void and terminated.
 2009         (6) “Color photographic driver license” means a color
 2010  photograph of a completed driver license form meeting the
 2011  requirements prescribed in s. 322.14.
 2012         (7) “Commercial driver license” means a Class A, Class B,
 2013  or Class C driver license issued in accordance with the
 2014  requirements of this chapter.
 2015         (8) “Commercial motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle or
 2016  motor vehicle combination used on the streets or highways,
 2017  which:
 2018         (a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or
 2019  more;
 2020         (b) Is designed to transport more than 15 persons,
 2021  including the driver; or
 2022         (c) Is transporting hazardous materials and is required to
 2023  be placarded in accordance with 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart F.
 2024  
 2025  A vehicle that occasionally transports personal property to and
 2026  from a closed-course motorsport facility, as defined in s.
 2027  549.09(1)(a), is not a commercial motor vehicle if the use is
 2028  not for profit and corporate sponsorship is not involved. As
 2029  used in this subsection, the term “corporate sponsorship” means
 2030  a payment, donation, gratuity, in-kind service, or other benefit
 2031  provided to or derived by a person in relation to the underlying
 2032  activity, other than the display of product or corporate names,
 2033  logos, or other graphic information on the property being
 2034  transported.
 2035         (9) “Controlled substance” means any substance classified
 2036  as such under 21 U.S.C. s. 802(6), Schedules I-V of 21 C.F.R.
 2037  part 1308, or chapter 893.
 2038         (10) “Convenience service” means any means whereby an
 2039  individual conducts a transaction with the department other than
 2040  in person.
 2041         (11)(a) “Conviction” means a conviction of an offense
 2042  relating to the operation of motor vehicles on highways which is
 2043  a violation of this chapter or any other such law of this state
 2044  or any other state, including an admission or determination of a
 2045  noncriminal traffic infraction pursuant to s. 318.14, or a
 2046  judicial disposition of an offense committed under any federal
 2047  law substantially conforming to the aforesaid state statutory
 2048  provisions.
 2049         (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
 2050  the definition of “conviction” provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 383.5
 2051  applies to offenses committed in a commercial motor vehicle or
 2052  by a person holding a commercial driver license.
 2053         (12) “Court” means any tribunal in this state or any other
 2054  state, or any federal tribunal, which has jurisdiction over any
 2055  civil, criminal, traffic, or administrative action.
 2056         (13)“Credential service provider” means an electronic
 2057  credential provider competitively procured by the department to
 2058  supply secure credential services based on open standards for
 2059  identity management and verification to qualified entities.
 2060         (14)(13) “Declared weight” means the maximum loaded weight
 2061  declared for purposes of registration, pursuant to chapter 320.
 2062         (15)(14) “Department” means the Department of Highway
 2063  Safety and Motor Vehicles acting directly or through its duly
 2064  authorized representatives.
 2065         (16)“Digital identity verifier” means a public or private
 2066  entity that consumes the identity management services provided
 2067  by the credential service provider.
 2068         (17)(15) “Disqualification” means a prohibition, other than
 2069  an out-of-service order, that precludes a person from driving a
 2070  commercial motor vehicle.
 2071         (18)(16) “Drive” means to operate or be in actual physical
 2072  control of a motor vehicle in any place open to the general
 2073  public for purposes of vehicular traffic.
 2074         (19)(17) “Driver license” means a certificate that, subject
 2075  to all other requirements of law, authorizes an individual to
 2076  drive a motor vehicle and denotes an operator’s license as
 2077  defined in 49 U.S.C. s. 30301.
 2078         (20)“Electronic” means relating to technology having
 2079  electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical,
 2080  electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
 2081         (21)“Electronic credential” means an electronic
 2082  representation of a physical driver license or identification
 2083  card which is viewable on an electronic credential system and
 2084  capable of being verified and authenticated.
 2085         (22)“Electronic credential holder” means a person to whom
 2086  an electronic credential has been issued.
 2087         (23)“Electronic credential provider” means a qualified
 2088  entity contracted with the department to provide electronic
 2089  credentials to electronic credential holders.
 2090         (24)“Electronic credential system” means a computer system
 2091  used to display or transmit electronic credentials to a person
 2092  or verification system and that may be accessed using an
 2093  electronic device.
 2094         (25)“Electronic device” means a device or a portion of a
 2095  device that is designed for and capable of communicating across
 2096  a computer network with other computers or devices for the
 2097  purpose of transmitting, receiving, or storing data, including,
 2098  but not limited to, a cellular telephone, tablet, or other
 2099  portable device designed for and capable of communicating with
 2100  or across a computer network, and is used to render an
 2101  electronic credential.
 2102         (26)“Electronic ID” means a technology solution by which a
 2103  qualified entity authenticates the identity of an individual
 2104  receiving goods or services.
 2105         (27)(18) “Endorsement” means a special authorization which
 2106  permits a driver to drive certain types of vehicles or to
 2107  transport certain types of property or a certain number of
 2108  passengers.
 2109         (28)(19) “Farmer” means a person who grows agricultural
 2110  products, including aquacultural, horticultural, and forestry
 2111  products, and, except as provided herein, employees of such
 2112  persons. The term does not include employees whose primary
 2113  purpose of employment is the operation of motor vehicles.
 2114         (29)(20) “Farm tractor” means a motor vehicle that is:
 2115         (a) Operated principally on a farm, grove, or orchard in
 2116  agricultural or horticultural pursuits and that is operated on
 2117  the roads of this state only incidentally for transportation
 2118  between the owner’s or operator’s headquarters and the farm,
 2119  grove, or orchard or between one farm, grove, or orchard and
 2120  another; or
 2121         (b) Designed and used primarily as a farm implement for
 2122  drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of
 2123  husbandry.
 2124         (30)(21) “Felony” means any offense under state or federal
 2125  law that is punishable by death or by a term of imprisonment
 2126  exceeding 1 year.
 2127         (31)(22) “Foreign jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction
 2128  other than a state of the United States.
 2129         (32)(23) “Gross vehicle weight rating” means the value
 2130  specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a
 2131  single, combination, or articulated vehicle.
 2132         (33)(24) “Hazardous materials” means any material that has
 2133  been designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. s. 5103 and is
 2134  required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172
 2135  or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin
 2136  in 42 C.F.R. part 73.
 2137         (34)(25) “Medical examiner’s certificate” means a document
 2138  substantially in accordance with the requirements of 49 C.F.R.
 2139  s. 391.43.
 2140         (35)(26) “Motorcycle” means a motor vehicle powered by a
 2141  motor with a displacement of more than 50 cubic centimeters,
 2142  having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider, and designed
 2143  to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the
 2144  ground, but excluding a tractor, tri-vehicle, or moped.
 2145         (36)(27) “Motor vehicle” means any self-propelled vehicle,
 2146  including a motor vehicle combination, not operated upon rails
 2147  or guideway, excluding vehicles moved solely by human power,
 2148  motorized wheelchairs, and motorized bicycles as defined in s.
 2149  316.003.
 2150         (37)(28) “Motor vehicle combination” means a motor vehicle
 2151  operated in conjunction with one or more other vehicles.
 2152         (38)(29) “Narcotic drugs” means coca leaves, opium,
 2153  isonipecaine, cannabis, and every substance neither chemically
 2154  nor physically distinguishable from them, and any and all
 2155  derivatives of same, and any other drug to which the narcotics
 2156  laws of the United States apply, and includes all drugs and
 2157  derivatives thereof known as barbiturates.
 2158         (39)(30) “Out-of-service order” means a prohibition issued
 2159  by an authorized local, state, or Federal Government official
 2160  which precludes a person from driving a commercial motor
 2161  vehicle.
 2162         (40)(31) “Owner” means the person who holds the legal title
 2163  to a vehicle. However, if a vehicle is the subject of an
 2164  agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the
 2165  right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in
 2166  the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested
 2167  in the conditional vendee or lessee, or if a mortgagor of a
 2168  vehicle is entitled to possession, such conditional vendee,
 2169  lessee, or mortgagor is the owner for the purpose of this
 2170  chapter.
 2171         (41)(32) “Passenger vehicle” means a motor vehicle designed
 2172  to transport more than 15 persons, including the driver, or a
 2173  school bus designed to transport more than 15 persons, including
 2174  the driver.
 2175         (42)(33) “Permit” means a document authorizing the
 2176  temporary operation of a motor vehicle within this state subject
 2177  to conditions established in this chapter.
 2178         (43)“Qualified entity” means a public or private entity
 2179  which enters into a contract with the department, meets usage
 2180  criteria, agrees to terms and conditions, and is authorized by
 2181  the department to use the credential service provider for
 2182  authentication and identification verification services.
 2183         (44)(34) “Resident” means a person who has his or her
 2184  principal place of domicile in this state for a period of more
 2185  than 6 consecutive months, has registered to vote, has made a
 2186  statement of domicile pursuant to s. 222.17, or has filed for
 2187  homestead tax exemption on property in this state.
 2188         (45)(35) “Restriction” means a prohibition against
 2189  operating certain types of motor vehicles or a requirement that
 2190  a driver comply with certain conditions when driving a motor
 2191  vehicle.
 2192         (46)(36) “Revocation” means the termination of a licensee’s
 2193  privilege to drive.
 2194         (47)(37) “School bus” means a motor vehicle that is
 2195  designed to transport more than 15 persons, including the
 2196  driver, and that is used to transport students to and from a
 2197  public or private school or in connection with school
 2198  activities, but does not include a bus operated by a common
 2199  carrier in the urban transportation of school children. The term
 2200  “school” includes all preelementary, elementary, secondary, and
 2201  postsecondary schools.
 2202         (48)(38) “State” means a state or possession of the United
 2203  States, and, for the purposes of this chapter, includes the
 2204  District of Columbia.
 2205         (49)(39) “Street or highway” means the entire width between
 2206  the boundary lines of a way or place if any part of that way or
 2207  place is open to public use for purposes of vehicular traffic.
 2208         (50)(40) “Suspension” means the temporary withdrawal of a
 2209  licensee’s privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
 2210         (51)(41) “Tank vehicle” means a vehicle that is designed to
 2211  transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank either
 2212  permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle, if such tank
 2213  has a designed capacity of 1,000 gallons or more.
 2214         (52)(42) “United States” means the 50 states and the
 2215  District of Columbia.
 2216         (53)(43) “Vehicle” means every device in, upon, or by which
 2217  any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
 2218  public highway or operated upon rails or guideway, except a
 2219  bicycle, motorized wheelchair, or motorized bicycle.
 2220         (54)(44) “Identification card” means a personal
 2221  identification card issued by the department which conforms to
 2222  the definition in 18 U.S.C. s. 1028(d).
 2223         (55)(45) “Temporary driver license” or “temporary
 2224  identification card” means a certificate issued by the
 2225  department which, subject to all other requirements of law,
 2226  authorizes an individual to drive a motor vehicle and denotes an
 2227  operator’s license, as defined in 49 U.S.C. s. 30301, or a
 2228  personal identification card issued by the department which
 2229  conforms to the definition in 18 U.S.C. s. 1028(d) and denotes
 2230  that the holder is permitted to stay for a short duration of
 2231  time, as specified on the temporary identification card, and is
 2232  not a permanent resident of the United States.
 2233         (56)(46) “Tri-vehicle” means an enclosed three-wheeled
 2234  passenger vehicle that:
 2235         (a) Is designed to operate with three wheels in contact
 2236  with the ground;
 2237         (b) Has a minimum unladen weight of 900 pounds;
 2238         (c) Has a single, completely enclosed, occupant
 2239  compartment;
 2240         (d) Is produced in a minimum quantity of 300 in any
 2241  calendar year;
 2242         (e) Is capable of a speed greater than 60 miles per hour on
 2243  level ground; and
 2244         (f) Is equipped with:
 2245         1. Seats that are certified by the vehicle manufacturer to
 2246  meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
 2247  No. 207, “Seating systems” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.207);
 2248         2. A steering wheel used to maneuver the vehicle;
 2249         3. A propulsion unit located forward or aft of the enclosed
 2250  occupant compartment;
 2251         4. A seat belt for each vehicle occupant certified to meet
 2252  the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.
 2253  209, “Seat belt assemblies” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.209);
 2254         5. A windshield and an appropriate windshield wiper and
 2255  washer system that are certified by the vehicle manufacturer to
 2256  meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
 2257  No. 205, “Glazing Materials” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.205) and Federal
 2258  Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, “Windshield Wiping and
 2259  Washing Systems” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.104); and
 2260         6. A vehicle structure certified by the vehicle
 2261  manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle
 2262  Safety Standard No. 216, “Rollover crush resistance” (49 C.F.R.
 2263  s. 571.216).
 2264         Section 39. Section 322.032, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2265  to read:
 2266         322.032 Electronic credential Digital proof of driver
 2267  license.—
 2268         (1)(a) The department shall develop and implement begin to
 2269  review and prepare for the development of a secure and uniform
 2270  protocols which comply with national standards system for
 2271  issuing an optional electronic credential. The department shall
 2272  procure the related technology solution from the credential
 2273  service provider that uses a revenue sharing model through a
 2274  competitive solicitation process pursuant to s. 287.057 digital
 2275  proof of driver license. The department may issue electronic
 2276  credentials to persons who hold a Florida driver license or
 2277  identification card.
 2278         (b)Qualified entities must have the technological
 2279  capabilities necessary to integrate with the credential service
 2280  provider. The department shall maintain the protocols and
 2281  national standards necessary for a digital verifier or an
 2282  electronic credential provider to request authorized access to
 2283  an application programming interface, or appropriate
 2284  technological tool of at least the same capabilities, necessary
 2285  for such qualified entity to consume an electronic ID. The
 2286  department shall timely review requests for authorized access
 2287  and approve all requests by digital verifiers that meet the
 2288  department’s requirements.
 2289         (c)The electronic credential provider must have the
 2290  necessary technological capabilities to execute the
 2291  authentication of an electronic credential across all states,
 2292  jurisdictions, federal and state agencies, and municipalities.
 2293  The electronic credential and verification solution must provide
 2294  the standardized system integration necessary:
 2295         1.For qualified entities to securely consume an electronic
 2296  credential.
 2297         2.For the production of a fully compliant electronic
 2298  credential by electronic credential providers.
 2299         3.To successfully ensure secure authentication and
 2300  validation of data from disparate sources.
 2301         (d)The department shall competitively procure at least two
 2302  but no more than five contract with one or more electronic
 2303  credential providers private entities to develop and implement
 2304  an initial phase to provide a secure electronic credential a
 2305  digital proof of driver license system. The department shall
 2306  enter into agreements with electronic credential providers that
 2307  provide the permitted uses, terms and conditions, privacy
 2308  policy, and uniform remittance terms relating to the consumption
 2309  of an electronic credential. The department must competitively
 2310  procure the credential service provider before the initial phase
 2311  may begin. Upon completion of the initial phase, the department
 2312  shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the
 2313  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
 2314  regarding the continued implementation and tools necessary to
 2315  scale future phases.
 2316         (2)(a)The department shall provide electronic credential
 2317  providers access to a standardized digital transaction process
 2318  that provides the proceeds of a completed financial transaction
 2319  to the department at the point of sale. The standardized digital
 2320  transaction process must enable electronic credential providers
 2321  to direct through their electronic commerce workflow to a
 2322  standardized checkout process and enable documentation of the
 2323  electronic credential providers participating in a transaction.
 2324  Revenue generated from use of the electronic credential system
 2325  shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle License Clearing Trust
 2326  Fund for distribution pursuant to a legislative appropriation
 2327  and department agreements with electronic credential providers.
 2328  Electronic credential revenue shall be shared between the state
 2329  and electronic credential providers.
 2330         (b)The department may assess a competitive market rate fee
 2331  structure for use of the credential service provider for any
 2332  qualified entity to obtain an electronic ID. Revenue generated
 2333  from use of the credential service provider by digital identity
 2334  verifiers shall be shared between the state and the credential
 2335  service provider. Revenues shall be deposited into the Motor
 2336  Vehicle License Clearing Trust Fund for distribution pursuant to
 2337  department agreements with digital identity verifiers. Fees may
 2338  not be charged to any state court, state governmental entity, or
 2339  law enforcement agency.
 2340         (3)(a)(2) The electronic credential digital proof of driver
 2341  license developed by the department or by an electronic
 2342  credential provider an entity contracted by the department must
 2343  be in such a format as to allow law enforcement or an authorized
 2344  consumer to verify the authenticity of the electronic credential
 2345  and the identity of the credential holder and to validate the
 2346  status of any driving privileges associated with the electronic
 2347  credential digital proof of driver license. The department shall
 2348  adhere to protocols and national standards may adopt rules to
 2349  ensure valid authentication of electronic credentials digital
 2350  driver licenses by law enforcement.
 2351         (b)The act of presenting to a law enforcement officer an
 2352  electronic device displaying an electronic credential does not
 2353  constitute consent for the officer to access any information on
 2354  the device other than the electronic credential.
 2355         (c)The person who presents the device to the officer
 2356  assumes liability for any resulting damage to the device.
 2357         (4)(3) A person may not be issued an electronic credential
 2358  a digital proof of driver license until he or she has satisfied
 2359  all of the requirements of this chapter for issuance of a
 2360  physical driver license or identification card as provided in
 2361  this chapter.
 2362         (5)(4) A person who:
 2363         (a) Manufactures a false electronic credential digital
 2364  proof of driver license commits a felony of the third degree,
 2365  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
 2366         (b) Possesses a false electronic credential digital proof
 2367  of driver license commits a misdemeanor of the second degree,
 2368  punishable as provided in s. 775.082.
 2369         Section 40. Section 322.059, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2370  to read:
 2371         322.059 Mandatory surrender of suspended driver license and
 2372  registration.—A person whose driver license or registration has
 2373  been suspended as provided in s. 322.058 must immediately return
 2374  his or her driver license and registration to the Department of
 2375  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The department shall
 2376  invalidate the electronic credential digital proof of driver
 2377  license issued pursuant to s. 322.032 for such person. If such
 2378  person fails to return his or her driver license or
 2379  registration, a law enforcement agent may seize the license or
 2380  registration while the driver license or registration is
 2381  suspended.
 2382         Section 41. Subsection (4) of section 322.09, Florida
 2383  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2384         322.09 Application of minors; responsibility for negligence
 2385  or misconduct of minor.—
 2386         (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), if a foster
 2387  parent or caregiver of a minor who is under the age of 18 years
 2388  and is in foster care as defined in s. 39.01, an authorized
 2389  representative of a residential group home at which such a minor
 2390  resides, the caseworker at the agency at which the state has
 2391  placed the minor, or a guardian ad litem specifically authorized
 2392  by the minor’s caregiver to sign for a learner’s driver license
 2393  signs the minor’s application for a learner’s driver license,
 2394  that foster parent, caregiver, group home representative,
 2395  caseworker, or guardian ad litem does not assume any obligation
 2396  or become liable for any damages caused by the negligence or
 2397  willful misconduct of the minor by reason of having signed the
 2398  application. Before signing the application, the caseworker
 2399  shall notify the foster parent, caregiver, or other responsible
 2400  party of his or her intent to sign and verify the application.
 2401         Section 42. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 2402  322.143, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2403         322.143 Use of a driver license or identification card.—
 2404         (1) As used in this section, the term:
 2405         (c) “Swipe” means the act of passing a driver license or
 2406  identification card through a device that is capable of
 2407  deciphering, in an electronically readable format, the
 2408  information electronically encoded in a magnetic strip or bar
 2409  code on the driver license or identification card or consuming
 2410  an electronic credential.
 2411         Section 43. Subsection (1) of section 322.15, Florida
 2412  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2413         322.15 License to be carried and exhibited on demand;
 2414  fingerprint to be imprinted upon a citation.—
 2415         (1) Every licensee shall have his or her driver license,
 2416  which must be fully legible with no portion of such license
 2417  faded, altered, mutilated, or defaced, in his or her immediate
 2418  possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall
 2419  present or submit the same upon the demand of a law enforcement
 2420  officer or an authorized representative of the department. A
 2421  licensee may present or submit an electronic credential a
 2422  digital proof of driver license as provided in s. 322.032 in
 2423  lieu of a physical driver license.
 2424         Section 44. Section 322.38, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2425  read:
 2426         322.38 Renting motor vehicle to another.—
 2427         (1) A No person may not shall rent a motor vehicle to any
 2428  other person unless the other latter person is then duly
 2429  licensed, or, if a nonresident, he or she shall be licensed
 2430  under the laws of the state or country of his or her residence,
 2431  except a nonresident whose home state or country does not
 2432  require that an operator be licensed.
 2433         (2) A No person may not shall rent a motor vehicle to
 2434  another until he or she has inspected the driver license of the
 2435  person to whom the vehicle is to be rented, and has compared and
 2436  verified that the driver license is unexpired signature thereon
 2437  with the signature of such person written in his or her
 2438  presence.
 2439         (3) Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall
 2440  keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle so
 2441  rented, the name, and address, and driver license number of the
 2442  person to whom the vehicle is rented, the number of the license
 2443  of said latter person, and the date and place when and where the
 2444  said license was issued. Such record shall be open to inspection
 2445  by any police officer, or officer or employee of the department.
 2446         (4)If a rental car company rents a motor vehicle to a
 2447  person through digital, electronic, or other means that allows
 2448  the renter to obtain possession of the motor vehicle without
 2449  direct contact with an agent or employee of the rental car
 2450  company, or if through use of such means the renter does not
 2451  execute a rental contract at the time he or she takes possession
 2452  of the vehicle, the rental car company is deemed to have met the
 2453  requirements of subsections (1) and (2) when the rental car
 2454  company requires the renter to verify that he or she is duly
 2455  licensed and that the license is unexpired. Such verification
 2456  may occur at the time the renter enrolls in a membership
 2457  program, master agreement, or other means of establishing use of
 2458  the rental car company’s services or at any time thereafter.
 2459         Section 45. Subsection (4) of section 322.61, Florida
 2460  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2461         322.61 Disqualification from operating a commercial motor
 2462  vehicle.—
 2463         (4) Any person who is transporting hazardous materials as
 2464  defined in s. 322.01(33) s. 322.01(24) shall, upon conviction of
 2465  an offense specified in subsection (3), be disqualified from
 2466  operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 3 years.
 2467  The penalty provided in this subsection shall be in addition to
 2468  any other applicable penalty.
 2469         Section 46. Subsection (1) of section 324.021, Florida
 2470  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2471         324.021 Definitions; minimum insurance required.—The
 2472  following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for
 2473  the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively
 2474  ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
 2475  where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
 2476         (1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Every self-propelled vehicle that is
 2477  designed and required to be licensed for use upon a highway,
 2478  including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with such
 2479  vehicles, except traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors,
 2480  power shovels, and well drillers, and every vehicle that is
 2481  propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not
 2482  operated upon rails, but not including any personal delivery
 2483  device or mobile carrier as defined in s. 316.003, bicycle, or
 2484  moped. However, the term “motor vehicle” does not include a
 2485  motor vehicle as defined in s. 627.732(3) when the owner of such
 2486  vehicle has complied with the requirements of ss. 627.730
 2487  627.7405, inclusive, unless the provisions of s. 324.051 apply;
 2488  and, in such case, the applicable proof of insurance provisions
 2489  of s. 320.02 apply.
 2490         Section 47. Section 324.031, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2491  to read:
 2492         324.031 Manner of proving financial responsibility.—The
 2493  owner or operator of a taxicab, limousine, jitney, or any other
 2494  for-hire passenger transportation vehicle may prove financial
 2495  responsibility by providing satisfactory evidence of holding a
 2496  motor vehicle liability policy as defined in s. 324.021(8) or s.
 2497  324.151, which policy is provided by an insurer authorized to do
 2498  business in this state issued by an insurance carrier which is a
 2499  member of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association or an
 2500  eligible nonadmitted insurer that has a superior, excellent,
 2501  exceptional, or equivalent financial strength rating by a rating
 2502  agency acceptable to the Office of Insurance Regulation of the
 2503  Financial Services Commission. The operator or owner of any
 2504  other vehicle may prove his or her financial responsibility by:
 2505         (1) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of holding a motor
 2506  vehicle liability policy as defined in ss. 324.021(8) and
 2507  324.151;
 2508         (2) Furnishing a certificate of self-insurance showing a
 2509  deposit of cash in accordance with s. 324.161; or
 2510         (3) Furnishing a certificate of self-insurance issued by
 2511  the department in accordance with s. 324.171.
 2512  
 2513  Any person, including any firm, partnership, association,
 2514  corporation, or other person, other than a natural person,
 2515  electing to use the method of proof specified in subsection (2)
 2516  shall furnish a certificate of deposit equal to the number of
 2517  vehicles owned times $30,000, to a maximum of $120,000; in
 2518  addition, any such person, other than a natural person, shall
 2519  maintain insurance providing coverage in excess of limits of
 2520  $10,000/20,000/10,000 or $30,000 combined single limits, and
 2521  such excess insurance shall provide minimum limits of
 2522  $125,000/250,000/50,000 or $300,000 combined single limits.
 2523  These increased limits shall not affect the requirements for
 2524  proving financial responsibility under s. 324.032(1).
 2525         Section 48. Subsection (2) of section 324.032, Florida
 2526  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2527         324.032 Manner of proving financial responsibility; for
 2528  hire passenger transportation vehicles.—Notwithstanding the
 2529  provisions of s. 324.031:
 2530         (2) An owner or a lessee who is required to maintain
 2531  insurance under s. 324.021(9)(b) and who operates at least 150
 2532  300 taxicabs, limousines, jitneys, or any other for-hire
 2533  passenger transportation vehicles may provide financial
 2534  responsibility by complying with the provisions of s. 324.171,
 2535  such compliance to be demonstrated by maintaining at its
 2536  principal place of business an audited financial statement,
 2537  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
 2538  principles, and providing to the department a certification
 2539  issued by a certified public accountant that the applicant’s net
 2540  worth is at least equal to the requirements of s. 324.171 as
 2541  determined by the Office of Insurance Regulation of the
 2542  Financial Services Commission, including claims liabilities in
 2543  an amount certified as adequate by a Fellow of the Casualty
 2544  Actuarial Society.
 2545  
 2546  Upon request by the department, the applicant must provide the
 2547  department at the applicant’s principal place of business in
 2548  this state access to the applicant’s underlying financial
 2549  information and financial statements that provide the basis of
 2550  the certified public accountant’s certification. The applicant
 2551  shall reimburse the requesting department for all reasonable
 2552  costs incurred by it in reviewing the supporting information.
 2553  The maximum amount of self-insurance permissible under this
 2554  subsection is $300,000 and must be stated on a per-occurrence
 2555  basis, and the applicant shall maintain adequate excess
 2556  insurance issued by an authorized or eligible insurer licensed
 2557  or approved by the Office of Insurance Regulation. All risks
 2558  self-insured shall remain with the owner or lessee providing it,
 2559  and the risks are not transferable to any other person, unless a
 2560  policy complying with subsection (1) is obtained.
 2561         Section 49. Subsection (3) and paragraph (b) of subsection
 2562  (4) of section 339.175, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2563         339.175 Metropolitan planning organization.—
 2564         (3) VOTING MEMBERSHIP.—
 2565         (a)1.Except as provided in subparagraph 2., the voting
 2566  membership of an M.P.O. shall consist of at least 5 but not more
 2567  than 25 apportioned members, with the exact number determined on
 2568  an equitable geographic-population ratio basis, based on an
 2569  agreement among the affected units of general-purpose local
 2570  government and the Governor, as required by federal regulations.
 2571  In accordance with 23 U.S.C. s. 134, the Governor may also allow
 2572  M.P.O. members who represent municipalities to alternate with
 2573  representatives from other municipalities within the
 2574  metropolitan planning area which do not have members on the
 2575  M.P.O. With the exception of instances in which all of the
 2576  county commissioners in a single-county M.P.O. are members of
 2577  the M.P.O. governing board, county commissioners shall compose
 2578  at least one-third of the M.P.O. governing board membership. A
 2579  multicounty M.P.O. may satisfy this requirement by any
 2580  combination of county commissioners from each of the counties
 2581  constituting the M.P.O. Voting members shall be elected
 2582  officials of general-purpose local governments, one of whom may
 2583  represent a group of general-purpose local governments through
 2584  an entity created by an M.P.O. for that purpose. An M.P.O. may
 2585  include, as part of its apportioned voting members, a member of
 2586  a statutorily authorized planning board, an official of an
 2587  agency that operates or administers a major mode of
 2588  transportation, or an official of Space Florida. As used in this
 2589  section, the term “elected officials of a general-purpose local
 2590  government” excludes constitutional officers, including
 2591  sheriffs, tax collectors, supervisors of elections, property
 2592  appraisers, clerks of the court, and similar types of officials.
 2593  County commissioners shall compose not less than 20 percent of
 2594  the M.P.O. membership if an official of an agency that operates
 2595  or administers a major mode of transportation has been appointed
 2596  to an M.P.O.
 2597         2.For an M.P.O. designated on or after July 1, 2018, as a
 2598  result of a combination or merger of more than one individual
 2599  M.P.O., the voting membership shall consist of at least five
 2600  members, with the exact number determined on an equitable
 2601  geographic-population ratio basis, based on an agreement among
 2602  the affected units of general-purpose local government and the
 2603  Governor, as required by federal regulations. In accordance with
 2604  23 U.S.C. s. 134, the Governor may also allow M.P.O. members who
 2605  represent municipalities to alternate with representatives from
 2606  other municipalities within the metropolitan planning area which
 2607  do not have members on the M.P.O. Voting members shall be
 2608  elected officials of general-purpose local governments, one of
 2609  whom may represent a group of general-purpose local governments
 2610  through an entity created by an M.P.O. for that purpose. An
 2611  M.P.O. may include, as part of its apportioned voting members, a
 2612  member of a statutorily authorized planning board, an official
 2613  of an agency that operates or administers a major mode of
 2614  transportation, or an official of Space Florida.
 2615  
 2616  For purposes of this section, the term “elected officials of a
 2617  general-purpose local government” excludes constitutional
 2618  officers, including sheriffs, tax collectors, supervisors of
 2619  elections, property appraisers, clerks of the court, and similar
 2620  types of officials.
 2621         (b) In metropolitan areas in which authorities or other
 2622  agencies have been or may be created by law to perform
 2623  transportation functions and are or will be performing
 2624  transportation functions that are not under the jurisdiction of
 2625  a general-purpose local government represented on the M.P.O.,
 2626  such authorities or other agencies may be provided voting
 2627  membership on the M.P.O. In all other M.P.O.’s in which
 2628  transportation authorities or agencies are to be represented by
 2629  elected officials from general-purpose local governments, the
 2630  M.P.O. shall establish a process by which the collective
 2631  interests of such authorities or other agencies are expressed
 2632  and conveyed.
 2633         (c) Any other provision of this section to the contrary
 2634  notwithstanding, a charter chartered county with a population of
 2635  over 1 million population may elect to reapportion the
 2636  membership of an M.P.O. if the M.P.O. whose jurisdiction is
 2637  wholly within the county. The charter county may exercise the
 2638  provisions of this paragraph if:
 2639         1. The M.P.O. approves the reapportionment plan by a three
 2640  fourths vote of its membership;
 2641         2. The M.P.O. and the charter county determine that the
 2642  reapportionment plan is needed to fulfill specific goals and
 2643  policies applicable to that metropolitan planning area; and
 2644         3. The charter county determines the reapportionment plan
 2645  otherwise complies with all federal requirements pertaining to
 2646  M.P.O. membership.
 2647  
 2648  A Any charter county that elects to exercise the provisions of
 2649  this paragraph shall notify the Governor in writing.
 2650         (d) Any other provision of this section to the contrary
 2651  notwithstanding, a any county as defined in s. 125.011(1)
 2652  chartered under s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution may
 2653  elect to have its county commission serve as the M.P.O., if the
 2654  M.P.O. jurisdiction is wholly contained within the county. Any
 2655  charter county that elects to exercise the provisions of this
 2656  paragraph shall so notify the Governor in writing. Upon receipt
 2657  of such notification, the Governor must designate the county
 2658  commission as the M.P.O. The Governor must appoint four
 2659  additional voting members to the M.P.O., one of whom must be an
 2660  elected official representing a municipality within the county,
 2661  one of whom must be an expressway authority member, one of whom
 2662  must be a person who does not hold elected public office and who
 2663  resides in the unincorporated portion of the county, and one of
 2664  whom must be a school board member.
 2665         (4) APPORTIONMENT.—
 2666         (b) Except for members who represent municipalities on the
 2667  basis of alternating with representatives from other
 2668  municipalities that do not have members on the M.P.O. as
 2669  provided in paragraph (3)(a), the members of an M.P.O. shall
 2670  serve 4-year terms. Members who represent municipalities on the
 2671  basis of alternating with representatives from other
 2672  municipalities that do not have members on the M.P.O. as
 2673  provided in paragraph (3)(a) may serve terms of up to 4 years as
 2674  further provided in the interlocal agreement described in
 2675  paragraph (2)(b). The membership of a member who is a public
 2676  official automatically terminates upon the member’s leaving his
 2677  or her elective or appointive office for any reason, or may be
 2678  terminated by a majority vote of the total membership of the
 2679  entity’s governing board represented by the member. A vacancy
 2680  shall be filled by the original appointing entity. A member may
 2681  be reappointed for no more than two one or more additional 4
 2682  year terms.
 2683         Section 50. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to
 2684  the contrary, by July 1, 2019, each metropolitan planning
 2685  organization shall update its membership, interlocal agreement,
 2686  governing documents, and any other relevant information to
 2687  comply with changes made by this act to s. 339.175, Florida
 2688  Statutes.
 2689         Section 51. Section 328.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2690  read:
 2691         328.80 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.—
 2692         (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may
 2693  commission is authorized to accept any application provided for
 2694  under this chapter by electronic or telephonic means.
 2695         (2)The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may
 2696  issue an electronic certificate of registration in addition to
 2697  printing a paper registration.
 2698         (3)The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may
 2699  collect electronic mail addresses and use electronic mail in
 2700  lieu of the United States Postal Service for the purpose of
 2701  providing renewal notices.
 2702         Section 52. Subsection (4) of section 328.48, Florida
 2703  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2704         328.48 Vessel registration, application, certificate,
 2705  number, decal, duplicate certificate.—
 2706         (4) Each certificate of registration issued shall state
 2707  among other items the numbers awarded to the vessel, the hull
 2708  identification number, the name and address of the owner, and a
 2709  description of the vessel, except that certificates of
 2710  registration for vessels constructed or assembled by the owner
 2711  registered for the first time shall state all the foregoing
 2712  information except the hull identification number. The numbers
 2713  shall be placed on each side of the forward half of the vessel
 2714  in such position as to provide clear legibility for
 2715  identification, except, if the vessel is an airboat, the numbers
 2716  may be placed on each side of the rudder. The numbers awarded to
 2717  the vessel shall read from left to right and shall be in block
 2718  characters of good proportion not less than 3 inches in height.
 2719  The numbers shall be of a solid color which will contrast with
 2720  the color of the background and shall be so maintained as to be
 2721  clearly visible and legible; i.e., dark numbers on a light
 2722  background or light numbers on a dark background. The
 2723  certificate of registration shall be pocket-sized and shall be
 2724  available for inspection on the vessel for which issued whenever
 2725  such vessel is in operation. If the certificate of registration
 2726  is not available for inspection on the vessel or is damaged or
 2727  otherwise illegible, the operator may present for inspection an
 2728  electronic device displaying an electronic certificate issued
 2729  pursuant to s. 328.80. Such presentation does not constitute
 2730  consent for inspection of any information on the device other
 2731  than the displayed certificate. The person who presents the
 2732  device for inspection assumes the liability for any resulting
 2733  damage to the device.
 2734         Section 53. Subsection (5) of section 338.166, Florida
 2735  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2736         338.166 High-occupancy toll lanes or express lanes.—
 2737         (5) Effective July 1, 2018, If the a customer’s average
 2738  travel speed for a segment of trip in an express lane falls
 2739  below 40 miles per hour, the toll customer must be charged shall
 2740  be the segment’s the minimum express lane toll. An express lane
 2741  segment is the distance between the customer’s point of entry to
 2742  the first available exit. Additional segments are defined by the
 2743  distance between subsequent exits. A customer’s express lane
 2744  average travel speed is his or her average travel speed from the
 2745  customer’s entry point to the customer’s exit point.
 2746         Section 54. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of
 2747  section 338.2216, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2748         338.2216 Florida Turnpike Enterprise; powers and
 2749  authority.—
 2750         (1)
 2751         (d) The Florida Turnpike Enterprise shall pursue and
 2752  implement new technologies and processes in its operations and
 2753  collection of tolls and the collection of other amounts
 2754  associated with road and infrastructure usage. Such technologies
 2755  and processes must include, without limitation, video billing
 2756  and variable pricing. The Florida Turnpike Enterprise may
 2757  require the use of an electronic transponder interoperable with
 2758  the department’s electronic toll collection system for the use
 2759  of express lanes on the turnpike system. Variable pricing may
 2760  not be implemented in express lanes when the level of service in
 2761  the express lane, determined in accordance with the criteria
 2762  established by the Transportation Research Board Highway
 2763  Capacity Manual (5th Edition, HCM 2010), as amended from time to
 2764  time, is equal to level of service A. Variable pricing in
 2765  express lanes when the level of service in the express lane is
 2766  level of service B may only be implemented by charging the
 2767  segment’s general toll lane toll amount plus the segment’s
 2768  minimum toll amount an amount set by department rule. An express
 2769  lane segment is the distance between the customer’s point of
 2770  entry to the first available exit. Additional segments are
 2771  defined by the distance between subsequent exits. Except as
 2772  otherwise provided in this subsection, pricing in express lanes
 2773  when the level of service is other than level of service A or
 2774  level of service B may vary in the manner established by the
 2775  Florida Turnpike Enterprise to manage congestion in the express
 2776  lanes.
 2777         (e)Effective July 1, 2018, if a customer’s average travel
 2778  speed for a trip in an express lane falls below 40 miles per
 2779  hour, the customer must be charged the general toll lane toll
 2780  amount plus an amount set by department rule. A customer’s
 2781  express lane average travel speed is his or her average travel
 2782  speed from the customer’s entry point to the customer’s exit
 2783  point.
 2784         Section 55. Section 334.352, Florida Statutes, is created
 2785  to read:
 2786         334.352State university ingress and egress.—A local
 2787  governmental entity may not prevent public motor vehicle use on
 2788  or access to an existing transportation facility or
 2789  transportation corridor as defined in s. 334.03 if that
 2790  transportation facility or transportation corridor is the only
 2791  point, or one of only two points, of ingress to and egress from
 2792  a state university as defined in s. 1000.21. This section does
 2793  not apply when a law enforcement agency prevents use or access
 2794  to a facility or corridor in an emergency situation or to a
 2795  temporary closure of a facility or corridor, if necessary, for
 2796  road maintenance or repair.
 2797         Section 56. Subsection (2) of section 338.222, Florida
 2798  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2799         338.222 Department of Transportation sole governmental
 2800  entity to acquire, construct, or operate turnpike projects;
 2801  exception.—
 2802         (2) The department may, but is not required to, contract
 2803  with any local governmental entity as defined in s. 334.03(13)
 2804  for the design, right-of-way acquisition, transfer, purchase,
 2805  sale, acquisition, or other conveyance of the ownership,
 2806  operation, maintenance, or construction of any turnpike project
 2807  which the Legislature has approved. Local governmental entities
 2808  may negotiate and contract with the department for the design,
 2809  right-of-way acquisition, transfer, purchase, sale, acquisition,
 2810  or other conveyance of the ownership, operation, maintenance, or
 2811  and construction of any section of the turnpike project within
 2812  areas of their respective jurisdictions or within counties with
 2813  which they have interlocal agreements. Any contract for the
 2814  transfer, purchase, sale, acquisition, or other conveyance of
 2815  the ownership, operation, or maintenance of a turnpike project
 2816  or any part of the turnpike system to a local governmental
 2817  entity must be specifically approved by the Legislature.
 2818         Section 57. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida
 2819  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2820         655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965.—As used in this
 2821  section and ss. 655.961-655.965, unless the context otherwise
 2822  requires:
 2823         (1) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which
 2824  is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The term does
 2825  not include any street or highway open to the use of the public,
 2826  as defined in s. 316.003(81)(a) s. 316.003(79)(a) or (b),
 2827  including any adjacent sidewalk, as defined in s. 316.003.
 2828         Section 58. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
 2829  812.014, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2830         812.014 Theft.—
 2831         (2)(a)1. If the property stolen is valued at $100,000 or
 2832  more or is a semitrailer that was deployed by a law enforcement
 2833  officer; or
 2834         2. If the property stolen is cargo valued at $50,000 or
 2835  more that has entered the stream of interstate or intrastate
 2836  commerce from the shipper’s loading platform to the consignee’s
 2837  receiving dock; or
 2838         3. If the offender commits any grand theft and:
 2839         a. In the course of committing the offense the offender
 2840  uses a motor vehicle as an instrumentality, other than merely as
 2841  a getaway vehicle, to assist in committing the offense and
 2842  thereby damages the real property of another; or
 2843         b. In the course of committing the offense the offender
 2844  causes damage to the real or personal property of another in
 2845  excess of $1,000; or
 2846         4.If the property stolen is cargo and in the course of
 2847  committing the offense the offender uses any type of device to
 2848  defeat, block, disable, jam, or interfere with a global
 2849  positioning system or similar system designed to identify the
 2850  location of the cargo or the vehicle or trailer carrying the
 2851  cargo,
 2852  
 2853  the offender commits grand theft in the first degree, punishable
 2854  as a felony of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082, s.
 2855  775.083, or s. 775.084.
 2856         Section 59. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
 2857  Vehicles, in cooperation with the Florida Tax Collectors
 2858  Association, shall undertake a review of the registration
 2859  renewal period for heavy trucks weighing more than 5,000 pounds
 2860  and less than 8,000 pounds. The department shall submit a report
 2861  documenting the findings and recommendations of the review to
 2862  the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
 2863  the House of Representatives by December 31, 2018. As part of
 2864  the review, the department shall include:
 2865         (1)Options to allow owners of applicable heavy trucks to
 2866  renew their registrations on their birth dates instead of
 2867  December 31 of each year.
 2868         (2)A plan for implementation of the revised renewal
 2869  period, including the proration of registration renewal fees.
 2870         (3)The estimated fiscal impact to state and local
 2871  government associated with changes in the renewal period for
 2872  applicable heavy trucks.
 2873         (4)A plan to educate the motoring public about changes in
 2874  the renewal period for applicable heavy trucks.
 2875         Section 60. Florida Transportation Commission review;
 2876  electric and hybrid vehicles report.—
 2877         (1)(a)The Florida Transportation Commission shall review
 2878  all sources of revenue for transportation infrastructure and
 2879  maintenance projects and prepare a report to the Governor and
 2880  the Legislature when the commission determines that electric
 2881  vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01(36), Florida Statutes, and
 2882  hybrid vehicles, as defined in s. 316.0741, Florida Statutes,
 2883  make up 2 percent or more of the total number of vehicles
 2884  registered in this state.
 2885         (b)The commission, in consultation with the Department of
 2886  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, may use commercially
 2887  available data that the commission deems reliable to support its
 2888  determination and report. The report must, at a minimum, assess
 2889  the effect of projected electric and hybrid vehicle use in this
 2890  state on future revenue from existing taxes, fees, and
 2891  surcharges related to nonelectric, private-use motorcycles,
 2892  mopeds, automobiles, tri-vehicles, and trucks.
 2893         (c)The commission, in consultation with the Division of
 2894  Emergency Management, shall also make an assessment of
 2895  transportation infrastructure with respect to emergency
 2896  evacuations and electric vehicles, including, but not limited
 2897  to, the availability of electric vehicle charging stations in
 2898  this state.
 2899         (2)The report must include recommendations to the
 2900  Legislature:
 2901         (a)To ensure continued funding for necessary maintenance
 2902  that provides for adequate levels of service on existing
 2903  transportation infrastructure;
 2904         (b)To accomplish improvements and capacity projects on
 2905  transportation infrastructure which meet the demand from
 2906  projected population and economic growth; and
 2907         (c) To accomplish necessary improvements to transportation
 2908  infrastructure that would support emergency evacuations by users
 2909  of electric vehicles.
 2910         (3)The report shall be submitted to the Governor and the
 2911  Legislature no later than September 1 of the year immediately
 2912  after the year in which the commission determines that electric
 2913  vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01(36), Florida Statutes, and
 2914  hybrid vehicles, as defined in s. 316.0741, Florida Statutes,
 2915  make up 2 percent or more of the total number of vehicles
 2916  registered in this state.
 2917         (4)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section,
 2918  the commission may undertake and complete the review and report
 2919  before the 2-percent threshold is reached if the commission
 2920  finds that earlier completion is appropriate to maintain a
 2921  financially stable, long-term transportation work program.
 2922         Section 61. Section 205.055, Florida Statutes, is created
 2923  to read:
 2924         205.055Exemptions; veterans, spouses of veterans and
 2925  certain servicemembers, and low-income persons.—
 2926         (1)The following persons are entitled to an exemption from
 2927  a business tax and any fees imposed under this chapter:
 2928         (a)A veteran of the United States Armed Forces who was
 2929  honorably discharged upon separation from service, or the spouse
 2930  or unremarried surviving spouse of such a veteran.
 2931         (b)The spouse of an active duty military servicemember who
 2932  has relocated to the county or municipality pursuant to a
 2933  permanent change of station order.
 2934         (c)A person who is receiving public assistance as defined
 2935  in s. 409.2554.
 2936         (d)A person whose household income is below 130 percent of
 2937  the federal poverty level based on the current year’s federal
 2938  poverty guidelines.
 2939         (2)A person must complete and sign, under penalty of
 2940  perjury, a Request for Fee Exemption to be furnished by the
 2941  local governing authority and provide written documentation in
 2942  support of his or her request for an exemption under subsection
 2943  (1).
 2944         (3)If a person who is exempt under subsection (1) owns a
 2945  majority interest in a business with fewer than 100 employees,
 2946  the business is exempt. Such person must complete and sign,
 2947  under penalty of perjury, a Request for Fee Exemption to be
 2948  furnished by the local governing authority and provide written
 2949  documentation in support of his or her request for an exemption
 2950  for the business under this subsection.
 2951         Section 62. Section 205.171, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 2952         Section 63. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act, a
 2953  municipality that imposes a business tax on merchants which is
 2954  measured by gross receipts from the sale of merchandise or
 2955  services, or both, may continue to impose such tax and may, by
 2956  ordinance, revise the definition of the term “merchant.”
 2957  However, the municipality may not revise the rate of the tax
 2958  measured by gross sales.
 2959         Section 64. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section
 2960  322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2961         322.051 Identification cards.—
 2962         (8)
 2963         (b)1. The word “Veteran” must shall be exhibited on the
 2964  identification card of a veteran upon the payment of an
 2965  additional $1 fee for the identification card and the
 2966  presentation of a copy of the person’s:
 2967         a. DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of
 2968  Defense;
 2969         b.Veteran health identification card, issued by the United
 2970  States Department of Veterans Affairs;
 2971         c.Veteran identification card, issued by the United States
 2972  Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans
 2973  Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. 114-31; or
 2974         d.Other another acceptable form specified by the
 2975  Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
 2976         2. Until a veteran’s identification card is next renewed,
 2977  the veteran may have the word “Veteran” added to his or her
 2978  identification card upon surrender of his or her current
 2979  identification card, payment of a $2 fee to be deposited into
 2980  the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of any
 2981  of the forms of identification specified in subparagraph 1 a
 2982  copy of his or her DD Form 214 or another acceptable form
 2983  specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. If the
 2984  applicant is not conducting any other transaction affecting the
 2985  identification card, a replacement identification card must
 2986  shall be issued with the word “Veteran” without payment of the
 2987  fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.
 2988         Section 65. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
 2989  322.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2990         322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
 2991         (1)
 2992         (d)1. The word “Veteran” must shall be exhibited on the
 2993  driver license of a veteran upon the payment of an additional $1
 2994  fee for the license and the presentation of a copy of the
 2995  person’s:
 2996         a. DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of
 2997  Defense;
 2998         b.Veteran health identification card, issued by the United
 2999  States Department of Veterans Affairs;
 3000         c.Veteran identification card, issued by the United States
 3001  Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans
 3002  Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. 114-31; or
 3003         d.Other another acceptable form specified by the
 3004  Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
 3005         2. Until a veteran’s license is next renewed, the veteran
 3006  may have the word “Veteran” added to his or her license upon
 3007  surrender of his or her current license, payment of a $2 fee to
 3008  be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and
 3009  presentation of any of the forms of identification specified in
 3010  subparagraph 1 a copy of his or her DD Form 214 or another
 3011  acceptable form specified by the Department of Veterans’
 3012  Affairs. If the applicant is not conducting any other
 3013  transaction affecting the driver license, a replacement license
 3014  must shall be issued with the word “Veteran” without payment of
 3015  the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(e).
 3016         Section 66. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 3017  322.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 3018         322.135 Driver license agents.—
 3019         (1) The department shall, upon application, authorize by
 3020  interagency agreement any or all of the tax collectors who are
 3021  constitutional officers under s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the State
 3022  Constitution in the several counties of the state, subject to
 3023  the requirements of law, in accordance with rules of the
 3024  department, to serve as its agent for the provision of specified
 3025  driver license services.
 3026         (c) A service fee of $6.25 must shall be charged, in
 3027  addition to the fees set forth in this chapter, for providing
 3028  all services pursuant to this chapter. The service fee may not
 3029  be charged:
 3030         1. More than once per customer during a single visit to a
 3031  tax collector’s office.
 3032         2. For a reexamination requested by the Medical Advisory
 3033  Board or required pursuant to s. 322.221.
 3034         3. For a voter registration transaction.
 3035         4. In violation of any federal or state law.
 3036         5.To a veteran receiving any service pursuant to this
 3037  chapter, upon presentation of a copy of the veteran’s:
 3038         a.DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of
 3039  Defense;
 3040         b.Veteran health identification card, issued by the United
 3041  States Department of Veterans Affairs;
 3042         c.Veteran identification card, issued by the United States
 3043  Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Veterans
 3044  Identification Card Act of 2015, Pub. L. 114-31; or
 3045         d.Other acceptable form specified by the Department of
 3046  Veterans’ Affairs.
 3047         Section 67. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 3048  act, this act shall take effect October 1, 2018.
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 3051  And the title is amended as follows:
 3052         Delete lines 136 - 154
 3053  and insert:
 3054         An act relating to transportation; amending s. 20.23,
 3055         F.S.; requiring the Department of Transportation to
 3056         consist of a central office that establishes policies
 3057         and procedures and districts that carry out projects
 3058         as authorized or required under the policies and
 3059         procedures of the central office; requiring the
 3060         secretary to be a registered professional engineer,
 3061         hold an advanced degree in an appropriate related
 3062         discipline, or have a specified number of years of
 3063         relevant experience; amending s. 316.003, F.S.;
 3064         revising and providing definitions; amending s.
 3065         316.008, F.S.; authorizing a mobile carrier to be
 3066         operated on sidewalks and crosswalks within a county
 3067         or municipality when such use is permissible under
 3068         federal law; providing construction; amending s.
 3069         316.0895, F.S.; prohibiting the driver of a vehicle
 3070         from following another vehicle more closely than is
 3071         reasonable and prudent; providing construction;
 3072         deleting a provision relating to prohibitions on
 3073         certain vehicles following other vehicles within a
 3074         specified distance; amending s. 316.0896, F.S.;
 3075         authorizing the Department of Transportation, in
 3076         consultation with the Department of Highway Safety and
 3077         Motor Vehicles, to conduct an ongoing pilot project to
 3078         test the use and safe operation of vehicles equipped
 3079         with driver-assistive truck platooning technology upon
 3080         the conclusion of a certain study; authorizing the
 3081         Department of Transportation to conduct the pilot
 3082         project in such a manner and at such locations as
 3083         determined by the department based on any initial
 3084         findings and recommendations resulting from the pilot
 3085         program; requiring, before the start of the pilot
 3086         project, manufacturers of driver-assistive truck
 3087         platooning technology being commercially operated in
 3088         the pilot project to submit to the Department of
 3089         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles an instrument of
 3090         insurance, a surety bond, or proof of self-insurance
 3091         acceptable to the department in a specified amount;
 3092         requiring, after the initial phase of the pilot
 3093         project, the Department of Transportation, in
 3094         consultation with the Department of Highway Safety and
 3095         Motor Vehicles, to submit a preliminary report by a
 3096         specified date to the Governor and Legislature;
 3097         requiring the Department of Transportation to continue
 3098         the pilot program for a specified period, subject to
 3099         certain requirements; requiring the Department of
 3100         Transportation, in consultation with the Department of
 3101         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to submit a final
 3102         report by a specified date, which describes the
 3103         results of the study and any final findings or
 3104         recommendations, to the Governor and Legislature;
 3105         amending s. 316.2071, F.S.; authorizing a mobile
 3106         carrier to operate on sidewalks and crosswalks;
 3107         providing rights, duties, and requirements; amending
 3108         s. 316.235, F.S.; authorizing a motor vehicle to be
 3109         equipped with certain lamps or devices under certain
 3110         circumstances; amending ss. 316.224 and 316.2397,
 3111         F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending s.
 3112         316.2397, F.S.; authorizing certain vehicles to
 3113         display red and white lights; amending s. 316.2398,
 3114         F.S.; authorizing certain vehicles to display red and
 3115         white warning signals under certain circumstances;
 3116         providing requirements and penalties; amending s.
 3117         316.302, F.S.; revising regulations to which owners
 3118         and drivers of commercial motor vehicles are subject;
 3119         delaying the requirement for electronic logging
 3120         devices and support documents for certain intrastate
 3121         motor carriers; deleting a limitation on a civil
 3122         penalty for falsification of certain time records;
 3123         deleting a requirement that a motor carrier maintain
 3124         certain documentation of driving times; providing an
 3125         exemption from specified provisions for a person who
 3126         operates a commercial motor vehicle with a certain
 3127         gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, and
 3128         gross combined weight rating; deleting the exemption
 3129         from such provisions for a person transporting
 3130         petroleum products; amending s. 316.303, F.S.;
 3131         exempting an operator in a platoon from the
 3132         prohibition against active display of television or
 3133         video; amending s. 316.515, F.S.; revising length and
 3134         load extension limitations for stinger-steered
 3135         automobile transporters; authorizing automobile
 3136         transporters to backhaul certain cargo or freight
 3137         under certain circumstances; authorizing an unladen
 3138         power unit to tow a certain combination of trailers or
 3139         semitrailers under certain circumstances; amending s.
 3140         316.85, F.S.; authorizing the Florida Turnpike
 3141         Enterprise and certain authorities to fund, construct,
 3142         and operate facilities for the advancement of
 3143         autonomous and connected innovative transportation
 3144         technology solutions for certain purposes; amending s.
 3145         316.87, F.S.; authorizing Medicaid nonemergency
 3146         transportation services to be provided to a Medicaid
 3147         beneficiary by certain transportation network
 3148         companies or transportation brokers; requiring the
 3149         Agency for Health Care Administration to update the
 3150         Non-Emergency Transportation Services Coverage Policy
 3151         by a specified date; providing that the requirements
 3152         for transportation network companies and
 3153         transportation network company drivers may not exceed
 3154         specified requirements, except as necessary to conform
 3155         to federal Medicaid transportation requirements
 3156         administered by the agency; providing construction;
 3157         amending s. 318.14, F.S.; revising the number of times
 3158         certain persons may elect to attend a basic driver
 3159         improvement course; amending s. 319.141, F.S.;
 3160         revising the definition of the term “rebuilt
 3161         inspection services”; deleting obsolete language;
 3162         requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
 3163         Vehicles to ensure that an applicant of the pilot
 3164         rebuilt motor vehicle inspection program meets certain
 3165         criteria before the applicant is approved or renewed;
 3166         requiring the operator of a facility to annually make
 3167         certain attestations; prohibiting a program
 3168         participant from conducting an inspection of a vehicle
 3169         rebuilt before its purchase by the current applicant;
 3170         requiring that such vehicles be inspected by the
 3171         department; requiring any applicant that fails an
 3172         initial rebuilt inspection to have that vehicle
 3173         reinspected only by the department or the facility
 3174         that conducted the original inspection; prohibiting
 3175         any person or business authorized by the department to
 3176         train, certify, or recertify operators and inspectors
 3177         of private rebuilt motor vehicle inspection facilities
 3178         from certifying or recertifying itself or any of its
 3179         employees; requiring the department to conduct an
 3180         onsite facility inspection at least twice a year;
 3181         requiring a current operator to give the department
 3182         certain notice of a transfer before any transfer of a
 3183         rebuilt inspection facility; requiring a transferee to
 3184         meet certain eligibility requirements and execute a
 3185         new memorandum of understanding with the department
 3186         before operating the facility; revising the date of
 3187         repeal; requiring the department to submit a written
 3188         report to the Governor and Legislature; amending s.
 3189         320.01, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s.
 3190         320.02, F.S.; requiring the application form for motor
 3191         vehicle registration and renewal of registration to
 3192         include an option to make a voluntary contribution to
 3193         the Alzheimer’s Association, Inc.; exempting a mobile
 3194         carrier from certain registration and insurance
 3195         requirements; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; providing for
 3196         future repeal of issuance of a certain annual license
 3197         plate and cab card to a vehicle that has an
 3198         apportioned registration; revising information
 3199         required to appear on the cab card; providing
 3200         requirements for license plates, cab cards, and
 3201         validation stickers for vehicles registered in
 3202         accordance with the International Registration Plan;
 3203         authorizing a damaged or worn license plate to be
 3204         replaced at no charge under certain circumstances;
 3205         providing an exception to the design of dealer license
 3206         plates; amending s. 320.0605, F.S.; requiring that a
 3207         certain electronic copy of a registration certificate
 3208         and an electronic copy of rental or lease
 3209         documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for
 3210         a replacement vehicle in the same registration period
 3211         be in the possession of the operator or be carried in
 3212         the vehicle for which it is issued and be exhibited
 3213         upon demand of any authorized law enforcement officer
 3214         or any agent of the department; specifying that the
 3215         act of presenting to a law enforcement officer or
 3216         agent of the department an electronic device
 3217         displaying an electronic copy of a registration
 3218         certificate or rental or lease documentation does not
 3219         constitute consent for the officer or agent to access
 3220         any information on the device other than the displayed
 3221         certificate or documentation; requiring the person who
 3222         presents the device to the officer or agent to assume
 3223         the liability for any resulting damage to the device;
 3224         providing that rental or lease documentation that
 3225         includes the date and time of rental is sufficient to
 3226         satisfy a specified requirement; amending s. 320.0607,
 3227         F.S.; providing an exemption from a certain fee for
 3228         vehicles registered under the International
 3229         Registration Plan; amending s. 320.0657, F.S.;
 3230         providing an exception to the design of fleet license
 3231         plates; authorizing fleet companies to purchase
 3232         specialty license plates in lieu of standard fleet
 3233         license plates; requiring fleet companies to be
 3234         responsible for certain costs; amending s. 320.08,
 3235         F.S.; authorizing dealers to purchase specialty
 3236         license plates in lieu of standard graphic dealer
 3237         license plates; requiring dealers to be responsible
 3238         for certain costs; amending s. 320.08053, F.S.;
 3239         revising presale requirements for issuance of a
 3240         specialty license plate; amending s. 320.08056, F.S.;
 3241         allowing the department to authorize dealer and fleet
 3242         specialty license plates; providing requirements for
 3243         such plates; deleting certain specialty license
 3244         plates; establishing an annual use fee for certain
 3245         specialty license plates; revising provisions for
 3246         discontinuing issuance of a specialty license plate;
 3247         revising applicability; prohibiting use fees received
 3248         by any entity from being used for certain purposes;
 3249         requiring certain organizations to establish
 3250         endowments based in this state for providing
 3251         scholarships to Florida residents and to provide
 3252         documentation of consent to use certain images;
 3253         amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; authorizing the
 3254         department to consult with the University of Central
 3255         Florida for certain purposes; revising the design of
 3256         certain specialty license plates; deleting certain
 3257         specialty license plates; revising the distribution of
 3258         annual use fees for certain specialty license plates;
 3259         directing the department to develop certain specialty
 3260         license plates; providing for distribution and use of
 3261         fees collected from the sale of the plates; amending
 3262         s. 320.08062, F.S.; directing the department to audit
 3263         certain organizations that receive funds from the sale
 3264         of specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08068,
 3265         F.S.; requiring distribution of a specified percentage
 3266         of motorcycle specialty license plate annual use fees
 3267         to Preserve Vision Florida; amending s. 320.0807,
 3268         F.S.; repealing provisions relating to special license
 3269         plates for certain federal and state legislators;
 3270         creating s. 320.0875, F.S.; providing for a special
 3271         motorcycle license plate to be issued to a recipient
 3272         of the Purple Heart; providing requirements for the
 3273         plate; amending s. 320.089, F.S.; providing for a
 3274         special license plate to be issued to a recipient of
 3275         the Bronze Star; amending s. 320.131, F.S.;
 3276         authorizing, beginning on a specified date, the
 3277         department to partner with a county tax collector to
 3278         conduct a Fleet Vehicle Temporary Tag pilot program,
 3279         subject to certain requirements; providing for future
 3280         repeal; amending s. 320.95, F.S.; allowing the
 3281         department to authorize issuance of an electronic
 3282         certificate of registration; authorizing such
 3283         certificate to be presented for inspection; providing
 3284         construction; providing for liability for any damage
 3285         to the device that displays the certificate; providing
 3286         for distribution of certain annual use fees withheld
 3287         by the department; amending s. 322.01, F.S.; revising
 3288         and providing definitions; amending s. 322.032, F.S.;
 3289         directing the department to implement protocols for
 3290         issuing an optional electronic credential and procure
 3291         a related technology solution; providing requirements
 3292         for qualified entities; requiring the department to
 3293         maintain certain protocols and national standards;
 3294         requiring the department to timely review and approve
 3295         all electronic credential provider requests for
 3296         authorized access to certain interfaces that meet the
 3297         department’s requirements; providing requirements for
 3298         an electronic credential provider and the electronic
 3299         credential and verification solution; requiring the
 3300         department to procure electronic credential providers
 3301         and a credential service provider; requiring the
 3302         department to enter into specified agreements with
 3303         electronic credential providers; requiring a report to
 3304         the Legislature and the Governor; requiring that the
 3305         department provide electronic credential providers
 3306         access to a standardized digital transaction process
 3307         that has specified capabilities; requiring that
 3308         certain revenue be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
 3309         License Clearing Trust Fund for distribution;
 3310         authorizing the department to assess a competitive
 3311         market rate fee structure; prohibiting certain fees;
 3312         requiring that an electronic credential be in a format
 3313         that allows certain entities to verify the
 3314         authenticity of such electronic credential and to
 3315         validate certain privileges; providing that presenting
 3316         an electronic device displaying an electronic
 3317         credential does not constitute consent for a law
 3318         enforcement officer to access any other information on
 3319         such device; providing for the assumption of
 3320         liability; amending s. 322.059, F.S.; conforming a
 3321         provision to changes made by the act; amending s.
 3322         322.09, F.S.; providing that a caregiver who signs a
 3323         learner’s driver license of a minor in foster care
 3324         does not assume any obligation or liability for
 3325         damages under certain circumstances; requiring a
 3326         caseworker to notify the caregiver of his or her
 3327         intent to sign and verify such application before
 3328         signing the application; amending s. 322.143, F.S.;
 3329         revising the definition of the term “swipe”; amending
 3330         s. 322.15, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes
 3331         made by the act; amending s. 322.38, F.S.; revising
 3332         requirements for renting a motor vehicle to another
 3333         person; amending s. 322.61, F.S.; conforming a cross
 3334         reference; amending s. 324.021, F.S.; conforming
 3335         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
 3336         324.031, F.S.; authorizing the owner or operator of a
 3337         taxicab, limousine, jitney, or any other for-hire
 3338         passenger transportation vehicle to prove financial
 3339         responsibility by providing satisfactory evidence of
 3340         holding a motor vehicle liability policy that is
 3341         provided by an insurer that is authorized to do
 3342         business in this state and is a member of the Florida
 3343         Insurance Guaranty Association or an eligible
 3344         nonadmitted insurer that has a certain financial
 3345         strength rating by a rating agency acceptable to the
 3346         Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial
 3347         Services Commission; amending s. 324.032, F.S.;
 3348         decreasing the minimum amount of taxicabs, limousines,
 3349         jitneys, or any other for-hire passenger
 3350         transportation vehicles that an owner or a lessee
 3351         operates in order to be able to provide financial
 3352         responsibility by complying with specified provisions,
 3353         subject to certain requirements; amending s. 339.175,
 3354         F.S.; providing voting membership requirements for
 3355         certain metropolitan planning organizations designated
 3356         on or after a specified date; revising provisions
 3357         relating to the reapportionment of members; requiring
 3358         metropolitan planning organizations to comply with
 3359         certain provisions by a specified date; amending s.
 3360         328.80, F.S.; authorizing the department to issue an
 3361         electronic certificate of registration for a vessel,
 3362         to collect electronic mail addresses, and to use
 3363         electronic mail for certain purposes; amending s.
 3364         328.48, F.S.; authorizing a vessel operator to present
 3365         such electronic certificate for inspection under
 3366         certain circumstances; providing construction;
 3367         providing that the person presenting the device
 3368         assumes the liability for any resulting damage to the
 3369         device; amending s. 338.166, F.S.; establishing toll
 3370         amounts charged on segments of an express lane when
 3371         the average travel speed falls below a certain speed;
 3372         defining the term “segment”; amending s. 338.2216,
 3373         F.S.; revising requirements for variable pricing in
 3374         certain express lanes; defining the term “segment”;
 3375         deleting provisions relating to toll amounts to be
 3376         charged after a certain date; creating s. 334.352,
 3377         F.S.; prohibiting a local governmental entity from
 3378         preventing motor vehicle access to a transportation
 3379         facility or transportation corridor under certain
 3380         circumstances; providing applicability; amending s.
 3381         338.222, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
 3382         contracting and negotiation between the Department of
 3383         Transportation and local governmental entities for
 3384         acquisition, construction, or operation of turnpike
 3385         projects; requiring any contract for the transfer,
 3386         purchase, sale, acquisition, or other conveyance of
 3387         the ownership, operation, or maintenance of a turnpike
 3388         project to a local governmental entity to be
 3389         specifically approved by the Legislature; amending s.
 3390         655.960, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending
 3391         s. 812.014, F.S.; providing a criminal penalty for an
 3392         offender committing grand theft who uses a device to
 3393         interfere with a global positioning or similar system;
 3394         requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
 3395         Vehicles to review the registration period of certain
 3396         heavy trucks; requiring a report to the Governor and
 3397         Legislature; providing review requirements; requiring
 3398         the Florida Transportation Commission to review all
 3399         sources of revenue for transportation infrastructure
 3400         and maintenance projects and prepare a report to the
 3401         Governor and the Legislature when the commission
 3402         determines that electric and hybrid vehicles make up a
 3403         certain percentage or more of the total number of
 3404         vehicles registered in this state; authorizing the
 3405         commission, in consultation with the Department of
 3406         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to use certain
 3407         commercially available data; providing minimum
 3408         reporting requirements; requiring the commission, in
 3409         consultation with the Division of Emergency
 3410         Management, to make an assessment of transportation
 3411         infrastructure with respect to emergency evacuations
 3412         and electric vehicles; specifying requirements for the
 3413         report; requiring the report to be submitted to the
 3414         Governor and the Legislature no later than a certain
 3415         date; authorizing the commission to undertake and
 3416         complete the review before the specified percentage
 3417         threshold is reached, under certain circumstances;
 3418         creating s. 205.055, F.S.; exempting certain persons
 3419         and businesses from business taxes and fees; providing
 3420         requirements for applying for such exemption;
 3421         repealing s. 205.171, F.S., relating to exemptions
 3422         allowed for disabled veterans of any war or their
 3423         unremarried spouses; authorizing municipalities that
 3424         impose certain business taxes on merchants to continue
 3425         to impose such taxes; authorizing such municipalities
 3426         to revise the definition of the term “merchant”;
 3427         amending ss. 322.051 and 322.14, F.S.; deleting fees
 3428         for adding the word “Veteran” to an identification
 3429         card or driver license; revising acceptable forms of
 3430         identification required for such addition; amending s.
 3431         322.135, F.S.; prohibiting tax collectors from
 3432         charging certain driver license service fees to
 3433         veterans who present specified forms of
 3434         identification; providing effective dates.