Florida Senate - 2009                             CS for SB 2326
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public
       Utilities; and Senator Ring
       
       
       
       579-03885-09                                          20092326c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to license plates; amending ss.
    3         320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating the Go Green
    4         Florida license plate; establishing an annual fee for
    5         the plate; providing for the distribution of use fees
    6         received from the annual sale of such plates;
    7         providing an effective date.
    8  
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 1. Paragraph (qqq) is added to subsection (4) of
   12  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read:
   13         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
   14         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
   15  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
   16         (qqq) Go Green Florida license plate, $25.
   17         Section 2. Subsection (69) is added to section 320.08058,
   18  Florida Statutes, to read:
   19         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   20         (69) GO GREEN FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
   21         (a) The department shall develop a Go Green Florida license
   22  plate as provided in this section. The plate must bear the
   23  colors and design approved by the department. The word “Florida”
   24  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Go Green
   25  Florida” must appear at the bottom of the plate. The Go Green
   26  Florida emblem or logo must appear on the plate.
   27         (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met before the
   28  issuance of the plate.
   29         (c) The proceeds from the sale of the plate shall be
   30  distributed to the Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions,
   31  Inc. After reimbursement for documented costs expended to
   32  establish the plates and for annual auditing costs, the
   33  coalition shall use the proceeds of the annual use fees in the
   34  following manner:
   35         1. A maximum of 5 percent shall be used for administrative
   36  costs directly associated with the management and distribution
   37  of the proceeds.
   38         2. A maximum of 25 percent shall be used for the continuing
   39  statewide promotion and marketing of the plate.
   40         3. Seventy percent shall be used to fund the Renewable
   41  Energy and Energy Efficient Technology Grants program pursuant
   42  to s. 377.804, the Solar Energy System Incentives program
   43  pursuant to s. 377.806, under the Florida Energy and Climate
   44  Commission, or other educational programs dedicated to providing
   45  effective alternative energy practices.
   46         (d) The coalition shall comply with the financial audit
   47  requirements of s. 320.08062.
   48         (e) The Go Green Florida emblem or logo may be used as a
   49  decal by the department in recognition of energy-efficient
   50  vehicle usage and practices. However, the display of the decal
   51  is not a substitute for a license plate.
   52         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.