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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Fasano) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete everything after the enacting clause

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Paragraphs (mmm) and (nnn) are added to

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subsection (4) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, 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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     Section 2.  Subsections (65) and (66) are added to section

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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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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2008.

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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 everything before the enacting clause

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and insert:

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to license plates; amending ss. 320.08056

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and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Florida Tennis license

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plate; creating a Lighthouse Association license plate;

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providing for the distribution of annual use fees received

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from the sale of such plates; providing an effective date.

4/7/2008  11:25:00 AM     606-06721A-08