| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to specialty license plates; amending ss. |
| 3 | 320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating a Catch Me, |
| 4 | Release Me license plate; establishing an annual use fee |
| 5 | for the plate; providing for the distribution of use fees |
| 6 | received from the sale of such plates; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 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) Catch Me, Release Me 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) CATCH ME, RELEASE ME LICENSE PLATES.-- |
| 21 | (a) The department shall develop a Catch Me, Release Me |
| 22 | license plate as provided in this section. Catch Me, Release Me |
| 23 | license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the |
| 24 | department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the |
| 25 | plate, and the words "Catch Me, Release Me" must appear at the |
| 26 | bottom of the plate. |
| 27 | (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed |
| 28 | to the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, Inc., to fund marine-related |
| 29 | scientific research, including research of free-ranging pelagic |
| 30 | marine species that inhabit, use, or migrate through Florida |
| 31 | waters; conservation initiatives; and education and public |
| 32 | outreach programs targeting school-aged children in the state. |
| 33 | The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, Inc., may retain all revenue up |
| 34 | to $60,000 from the annual use fees until all startup costs for |
| 35 | developing and establishing the plate have been recovered. |
| 36 | Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the annual use fee revenue may |
| 37 | be used for administrative costs directly associated with the |
| 38 | operations of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, Inc., and up to |
| 39 | 10 percent may be used for promotion and marketing of the |
| 40 | specialty license plate. |
| 41 | Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009. |