HB 1455

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 the Go Green
4	license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the
5	plate and providing for the distribution of use fees
6	received from the sale of the plate; 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 (aaaa) 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	(aaaa)  Go Green license plate, $25.
17	Section 2.  Subsection (79) is added to section 320.08058,
18	Florida Statutes, to read:
19	320.08058  Specialty license plates.-
20	(79)  GO GREEN LICENSE PLATES.-
21	(a)  The department shall develop a Go Green license plate
22	as provided in this section. The plate must bear the colors and
23	design approved by the department. The word "Florida" must
24	appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Go Green" must
25	appear at the bottom of the plate.
26	(b)  The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
27	Coalition for Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc., which shall
28	retain the initial revenues from the sales of such plates until
29	all startup costs incurred in the development and approval of
30	the plates have been reimbursed. Thereafter, the proceeds shall
31	be used by the coalition as follows:
32	1.  A maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds may be used to
33	fund the administrative and marketing costs of the license plate
34	program.
35	2.  The remaining fees shall be used to fund programs and
36	projects that educate the public and implement or publicize
37	renewable energy solutions.
38	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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