Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SPB 7072
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Transportation (Evers) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with directory amendment)
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3 Delete lines 374 - 712
4 and insert:
5 (rrrr) Dan Marino Foundation license plate, $25.
6 Section 5. Effective October 1, 2015, subsection (9) of
7 section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsections
8 (84) through (96) are added to that section, to read:
9 320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
10 (9) FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM LICENSE PLATES.—
11 (a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
12 shall develop a Florida Professional Sports Team license plate
13 as provided in this section for Major League Baseball, National
14 Basketball Association, National Football League, Arena Football
15 League Teams, and National Hockey League, and Major League
16 Soccer teams domiciled in this state. However, any Florida
17 Professional Sports Team license plate created or established
18 after January 1, 1997, must comply with the requirements of s.
19 320.08053 and be specifically authorized by an act of the
20 Legislature. Florida Professional Sports Team license plates
21 must bear the colors and design approved by the department and
22 must include the official league or team logo, or both, as
23 appropriate for each team. The word “Florida” must appear at the
24 top of the plate.
25 (b) The license plate annual use fees are to be annually
26 distributed as follows:
27 1. Fifty-five percent of the proceeds from the Florida
28 Professional Sports Team plate must be deposited into the
29 Professional Sports Development Trust Fund within the Department
30 of Economic Opportunity. These funds must be used solely to
31 attract and support major sports events in this state. As used
32 in this subparagraph, the term “major sports events” means, but
33 is not limited to, championship or all-star contests of Major
34 League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the
35 National Football League, the National Hockey League, Major
36 League Soccer, the men’s and women’s National Collegiate
37 Athletic Association Final Four basketball championship, or a
38 horseracing or dogracing Breeders’ Cup. All funds must be used
39 to support and promote major sporting events, and the uses must
40 be approved by the Department of Economic Opportunity.
41 2. The remaining proceeds of the Florida Professional
42 Sports Team license plate must be allocated to Enterprise
43 Florida, Inc. These funds must be deposited into the
44 Professional Sports Development Trust Fund within the Department
45 of Economic Opportunity. These funds must be used by Enterprise
46 Florida, Inc., to promote the economic development of the sports
47 industry; to distribute licensing and royalty fees to
48 participating professional sports teams; to promote education
49 programs in Florida schools that provide an awareness of the
50 benefits of physical activity and nutrition standards; to
51 partner with the Department of Education and the Department of
52 Health to develop a program that recognizes schools whose
53 students demonstrate excellent physical fitness or fitness
54 improvement; to institute a grant program for communities
55 bidding on minor sporting events that create an economic impact
56 for the state; to distribute funds to Florida-based charities
57 designated by Enterprise Florida, Inc., and the participating
58 professional sports teams; and to fulfill the sports promotion
59 responsibilities of the Department of Economic Opportunity.
60 3. Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall provide an annual
61 financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981 of its financial
62 accounts and records by an independent certified public
63 accountant pursuant to the contract established by the
64 Department of Economic Opportunity. The auditor shall submit the
65 audit report to the Department of Economic Opportunity for
66 review and approval. If the audit report is approved, the
67 Department of Economic Opportunity shall certify the audit
68 report to the Auditor General for review.
69 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs 1. and
70 2., proceeds from the Professional Sports Development Trust Fund
71 may also be used for operational expenses of Enterprise Florida,
72 Inc., and financial support of the Sunshine State Games.
73 (84) BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST LICENSE PLATES.—
74 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
75 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
76 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
77 shall develop a Bonefish and Tarpon Trust license plate as
78 provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The word “Florida”
79 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Bonefish and
80 Tarpon Trust” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
81 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
82 the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing
83 and issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
84 annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be distributed
85 to the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, which:
86 1. May use a maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds to
87 promote and market the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust license plate.
88 2. Shall invest and reinvest the remainder of the proceeds
89 and use the interest thereon to conserve and enhance Florida
90 bonefish and tarpon fisheries and their respective environments
91 through stewardship, research, education, and advocacy.
92 (85) ROTARY’S CAMP FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
93 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
94 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
95 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
96 shall develop a Rotary’s Camp Florida license plate as provided
97 in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors
98 and design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
99 appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Rotary’s Camp
100 Florida” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
101 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
102 to Rotary’s Camp Florida, which may use a maximum of 10 percent
103 of the proceeds for administrative costs and for marketing the
104 plate. Up to 23 percent shall be distributed as grants for
105 Florida Rotary Districts that provide camp services to children
106 in this state, and the balance of the proceeds shall be used by
107 Rotary’s Camp Florida for direct support to the programs and
108 services provided to children who attend the camp.
109 (86) SUPPORT DOWN SYNDROME LICENSE PLATES.—
110 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
111 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
112 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
113 shall develop a Support Down Syndrome license plate as provided
114 in this section and s. 320.08053. Support Down Syndrome license
115 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
116 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
117 plate, and the words “Support Down Syndrome” must appear at the
118 bottom of the plate.
119 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
120 to Olivia’s Angels Foundation, Inc., to fund its activities,
121 programs, and projects within this state. Olivia’s Angels
122 Foundation, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual use
123 fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing the
124 plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the
125 annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative costs and
126 promotion and marketing of the specialty license plate.
127 (87) SAFE AND FREE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
128 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
129 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
130 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
131 shall develop a Safe and Free Florida license plate as provided
132 in this section and s. 320.08053. Safe and Free Florida license
133 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
134 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the bottom of the
135 plate, and the words “End Human Trafficking” must appear at the
136 top of the plate.
137 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
138 to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, with a report
139 that specifies the ratio that the annual use fees collected by
140 each county bear to the total fees collected for the plates
141 statewide. The council may retain all revenue from the annual
142 use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing
143 the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 15 percent of
144 the annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative costs
145 and for promotion and marketing of the specialty license plate.
146 The council shall distribute the remaining funds to
147 nongovernmental, not-for-profit agencies within each county in
148 this state which assist sexually abused, exploited, or
149 trafficked victims. Funds may not be distributed to an agency
150 that charges victims for services received.
151 1. An agency that receives the funds must use the funds:
152 a. To provide for the material needs of sexually abused,
153 exploited, or trafficked victims, including, but not limited to,
154 clothing, housing, medical care, food, utilities, and
155 transportation.
156 b. For detoxification services.
157 c. For prenatal and postnatal care and to provide services
158 for infants awaiting placement with adoptive parents.
159 d. To purchase real estate to facilitate a safe house or a
160 transitional care or recovery care center.
161 e. For counseling, training, awareness, and prevention
162 programs and advertising.
163 2. An agency that receives the funds may not use the funds
164 for administrative or legal expenses, or for capital
165 expenditures other than those specified in sub-subparagraph 1.d.
166 3. Each year, any unused funds that exceed 10 percent of
167 the total amount received by an agency must be returned to the
168 Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to be redistributed by
169 the council to other qualified agencies.
170 4. Each agency that receives funds from the Statewide
171 Council on Human Trafficking must submit an annual attestation
172 to the council.
173 5. If no qualified agency applies to receive funds in a
174 county in any year, that county’s share of the funds shall be
175 distributed pro rata to the qualified agencies that apply and
176 maintain a place of business within a 100-mile radius of the
177 county seat of that county. If no qualified agency within the
178 100-mile radius applies, the funds shall be distributed to other
179 qualified agencies within the state.
180 (88) SUN SEA SMILES LICENSE PLATES.—
181 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
182 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
183 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
184 shall develop a Sun Sea Smiles license plate as provided in this
185 section and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and
186 design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
187 appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Sun Sea Smiles”
188 must appear at the bottom of the plate.
189 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
190 the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing
191 and issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
192 annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be distributed
193 as follows:
194 1. Five percent shall be distributed to the Florida
195 Caribbean Charitable Foundation, Inc., for marketing of the Sun
196 Sea Smiles license plate.
197 2. Thirty percent shall be distributed to the Florida
198 Caribbean Charitable Foundation, Inc. Of this amount, up to 5
199 percent may be used for administrative expenses, and the
200 remainder shall be used as follows:
201 a. Sixty percent shall be used for a college scholarship
202 program.
203 b. Fifteen percent shall be used to promote health and
204 wellness among Florida residents of Caribbean descent.
205 c. Twenty-five percent shall be used to promote awareness
206 of Caribbean culture within the state.
207 3. Twenty percent shall be distributed to the American
208 Friends of Jamaica, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit
209 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
210 registered with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
211 Services and incorporated in New York, for use as grants to
212 promote social and community development among residents of this
213 state. Of this amount, up to 5 percent may be used for
214 administrative and marketing expenses.
215 4. Ten percent shall be distributed to Haitian Neighborhood
216 Center Sant La, Inc., to promote social and community
217 development. Of this amount, up to 5 percent may be used for
218 administrative expenses.
219 5. Ten percent shall be distributed to Fanm Ayisyen Nan
220 Miyami, Inc., to promote social and community development. Of
221 this amount, up to 10 percent may be used for administrative
222 expenses.
223 6. Twenty percent shall be distributed to Greater Caribbean
224 American Cultural Coalition, Inc., to promote awareness of
225 Caribbean culture within this state. Of this amount, up to 5
226 percent may be used for administrative expenses.
227 7. Five percent shall be distributed to Little Haiti
228 Optimist Foundation, Inc., to promote awareness of Caribbean
229 culture and youth development within the state. Of this amount,
230 up to 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses.
231 (89) TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN LICENSE PLATES.—
232 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
233 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
234 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
235 shall develop a Take Stock in Children license plate as provided
236 in this section and s. 320.08053. Take Stock in Children license
237 plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
238 department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
239 plate, and the words “Take Stock in Children” must appear at the
240 bottom of the plate.
241 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
242 to Take Stock in Children, Inc., to fund its activities,
243 scholarship and mentoring programs, and projects. Take Stock in
244 Children, Inc., may retain all revenue from the annual use fees
245 until all startup costs for developing and establishing the
246 plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 10 percent of the
247 annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative costs
248 directly associated with the corporation’s programs and the
249 specialty license plate, and up to 15 percent may be used for
250 promotion and marketing of the specialty license plate.
251 (90) PADDLE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
252 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
253 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
254 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
255 shall develop a Paddle Florida license plate as provided in this
256 section and s. 320.08053. The word “Florida” must appear at the
257 top of the plate, and words approved by the department must
258 appear at the bottom of the plate.
259 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
260 the sale of such plates until the startup costs for developing
261 and issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
262 annual use fees shall be distributed to Paddle Florida, Inc.,
263 which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for
264 administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of
265 the fees shall be used by the Florida Forever grant program to
266 support activities that further outdoor recreation and natural
267 resource protection.
268 (91) ORLANDO CITY SOCCER CLUB LICENSE PLATES.
269 Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of Florida, as
270 amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida, and s. 45,
271 chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department shall develop
272 an Orlando City Soccer Club license plate as provided in
273 subsection (9).
274 (92) DOGS MAKING A DIFFERENCE LICENSE PLATES.—
275 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
276 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
277 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
278 shall develop a Dogs Making a Difference license plate as
279 provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear
280 the colors and design approved by the department. The word
281 “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
282 “Dogs Making a Difference” must appear at the bottom of the
283 plate.
284 (b) The department may retain all annual use fees from the
285 sale of such plates until the startup costs for developing and
286 issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the annual
287 use fees shall be distributed to Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc.,
288 which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for
289 administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of
290 the fees shall be used by Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc., for the
291 training and promotion of dogs for use by veterans and citizens
292 who are blind.
293 (93) DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES.—
294 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
295 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
296 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
297 shall develop a Ducks Unlimited license plate as provided in
298 this section and s. 320.08053. Ducks Unlimited license plates
299 must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
300 word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
301 words “Conserving Florida’s Wetlands” must appear at the bottom
302 of the plate.
303 (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
304 to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., a nonprofit corporation under s.
305 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The proceeds must be
306 used to support Ducks Unlimited’s mission and conservation
307 efforts in this state as follows:
308 1. Up to 5 percent may be used for administrative costs and
309 marketing of the plate.
310 2. A minimum of 95 percent shall be used to support Ducks
311 Unlimited’s mission and efforts for the conservation,
312 restoration, and management of Florida wetlands and associated
313 habitats for the benefit of waterfowl, other wildlife, and
314 people.
315 (94) TEAM HAMMY LICENSE PLATES.—
316 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
317 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
318 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
319 shall develop a Team Hammy license plate as provided in this
320 section and s. 320.08053. The word “Florida” must appear at the
321 top of the plate, and the words “Team Hammy” must appear at the
322 bottom of the plate.
323 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
324 the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing
325 and issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
326 license plate annual use fees shall be distributed to Team
327 Hammy, Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation, which may use up
328 to 10 percent of such fees for administrative costs and
329 marketing of the plate. The balance of the fees shall be used by
330 Team Hammy, Inc., to grant wishes to families living with
331 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), provide continuing
332 education to caregivers and physicians, and create awareness of
333 ALS in the community.
334 (95) FLORIDA BAY FOREVER LICENSE PLATES.—
335 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45 of chapter 2008-176, Laws of
336 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223 , Laws of
337 Florida, and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the
338 department shall develop a Florida Bay Forever license plate as
339 provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The word “Florida”
340 must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Florida Bay
341 Forever” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
342 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
343 the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing
344 and issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
345 annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida National
346 Park Association, Inc., which may use up to 10 percent of such
347 fees for administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The
348 balance of the fees shall be used to supplement the Everglades
349 National Park service’s budgets and to support educational,
350 interpretive, historical, and scientific research relating to
351 the Everglades National Park.
352 (96) DAN MARINO FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATES.—
353 (a) Notwithstanding s. 45, chapter 2008-176, Laws of
354 Florida, as amended by s. 21, chapter 2010-223, Laws of Florida,
355 and s. 45, chapter 2014-216, Laws of Florida, the department
356 shall develop a Dan Marino Foundation license plate as provided
357 in this section and s. 320.08053. The word “Florida” must appear
358 at the top of the plate, and the words “Support Special Needs
359 Kids” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
360 (b) The department shall retain all annual use fees from
361 the sale of such plates until all startup costs for developing
362 and issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, the
363 annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be distributed
364 to the Dan Marino Foundation, which:
365 1. May use a maximum of 10 percent of the proceeds to
366 promote and market the Dan Marino Foundation license plate.
367 2. Shall invest and reinvest the remainder of the proceeds
368 and use the interest thereon to assist Floridians with
369 developmental and intellectual disabilities by funding
370 scholarships, job placement, and promoting education,
371 independence, and awareness.
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373 ====== D I R E C T O R Y C L A U S E A M E N D M E N T ======
374 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
375 Delete line 357
376 and insert:
377 through (rrrr) are added to subsection (4) of section 320.08056,