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Senator Storms moved the following amendment to amendment

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(250998):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 7-59

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Paragraphs (mmm), (nnn), (ooo), and (ppp) are

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added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes,

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to read:

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     320.08056  Specialty license plates.--

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     (4)  The following license plate annual use fees shall be

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collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:

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     (mmm) Florida Tennis license plate, $25.

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     (nnn) Lighthouse Association license plate, $25.

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     (ooo) I Believe license plate, $25.

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     (ppp) In God We Trust license plate, $25.

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     Section 2.  Subsections (65), (66), (67), and (68) are added

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to section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read:

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     320.08058  Specialty license plates.--

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     (65) FLORIDA TENNIS LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) The department shall develop a Florida Tennis license

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plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida" must appear

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at the top of the plate and the words "Play Tennis" must appear

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at the bottom of the plate. The United States Tennis Association

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Florida Section Foundation may submit a revised sample plate for

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consideration by the department.

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     (b) The department shall distribute the annual use fees to

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the Florida Sports Foundation, a direct-support organization of

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the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. The

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license plate annual use fees shall be annually allocated as

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follows:

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     1. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use fees

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may be used by the Florida Sports Foundation to administer the

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license plate program.

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     2. The United States Tennis Association Florida Section

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shall receive the first $60,000 in proceeds from the annual use

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fees to reimburse it for startup costs, administrative costs, and

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other costs it incurs in the development and approval process.

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     3. Up to 5 percent of the proceeds from the annual use fees

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may be used for promoting and marketing the license plates. The

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remaining proceeds shall be available for grants by the United

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States Tennis Association Florida Section Foundation to nonprofit

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organizations to operate youth tennis programs and adaptive

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tennis programs for special populations of all ages, and for

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building, renovating, and maintaining public tennis courts.

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     (c) All grant recipients shall provide to the United States

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Tennis Association Florida Section Foundation an annual program

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and financial report regarding the use of grant funds. Such

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reports shall be made available to the public.

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     (66) LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse Association

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license plate as provided in this section. The word "Florida"

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must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Visit Our

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Lights" must appear at the bottom of the plate.

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     (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida

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Lighthouse Association, Inc., which may use a maximum of 10

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percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plates. The

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remaining proceeds shall be used by the association to fund the

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preservation, restoration, and protection of the 29 historic

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lighthouses remaining in the state.

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     (67) I BELIEVE LICENSE PLATES.--

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     (a) The department shall develop an I Believe license plate

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as provided in this section. However, the requirements of s.

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320.08053 must be met before the plates are issued. The plate

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must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The

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word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate and the words

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"I Believe" must appear at the bottom of the plate.

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     (b) The annual use fees from the plate shall be distributed

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to Faith in Teaching, Inc., which may retain all revenue from the

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use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing

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the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, Faith in Teaching,

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Inc., shall allocate the annual use fees as follows:

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     1. A maximum of 10 percent may be used to offset

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administrative costs incurred by Faith in Teaching, Inc.;

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     2. A maximum of 10 percent may be used to promote and

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market the plate; and

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     3. The remaining funds shall be used to fund programs,

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activities, and projects that promote faith-based education for

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youth in this state.

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     (68) IN GOD WE TRUST LICENSE PLATES.--

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 65

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and insert:

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creating an I Believe license plate; creating an In God We

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