Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2326
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/31/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
       (Gelber) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 139 - 192
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 2. Paragraph (qqq) is added to subsection (4) of
    6  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
    8         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
    9  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   10         (qqq) Go Green Florida license plate, $25.
   11         Section 3. Subsection (69) is added to section 320.08058,
   12  Florida Statutes, to read:
   13         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   14         (69) GO GREEN FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
   15         (a) The department shall develop a Go Green Florida license
   16  plate as provided in this section. The plate must bear the
   17  colors and design approved by the department. The word “Florida”
   18  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Go Green
   19  Florida” must appear at the bottom of the plate. The Go Green
   20  Florida emblem or logo must appear on the plate.
   21         (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met before the
   22  issuance of the plate.
   23         (c) The proceeds from the sale of the plate shall be
   24  distributed to the Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions,
   25  Inc. After reimbursement for documented costs expended to
   26  establish the plates and for annual auditing costs, the
   27  coalition shall use the proceeds of the annual use fees in the
   28  following manner:
   29         1. A maximum of 5 percent shall be used for administrative
   30  costs directly associated with the management and distribution
   31  of the proceeds.
   32         2. A maximum of 25 percent shall be used for the continuing
   33  statewide promotion and marketing of the plate.
   34         3. Seventy percent shall be used to fund the Renewable
   35  Energy and Energy Efficient Technology Grants program pursuant
   36  to s. 377.804, the Solar Energy System Incentives program
   37  pursuant to s. 377.806, under the Florida Energy and Climate
   38  Commission, or other educational programs dedicated to providing
   39  effective alternative energy practices.
   40         (d) The coalition shall comply with the financial audit
   41  requirements of s. 320.08062.
   42         (e) The Go Green Florida emblem or logo may be authorized
   43  for use as a decal by the department in recognition of energy
   44  efficient vehicle usage and practices. However, the display of
   45  the decal is not a substitute for a license plate.