Florida Senate - 2018                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 100
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Brandes moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 20.23, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         20.23 Department of Transportation.—There is created a
    8  Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized
    9  agency.
   10         (1)(a) The Department of Transportation shall consist of:
   11         1. A central office, which establishes policies and
   12  procedures; and
   13         2. Districts, which carry out projects as authorized or
   14  required under the policies and procedures of the central office
   15  established pursuant to this section.
   16         (b)(a) The head of the Department of Transportation is the
   17  Secretary of Transportation. The secretary shall be appointed by
   18  the Governor from among three persons nominated by the Florida
   19  Transportation Commission and shall be subject to confirmation
   20  by the Senate. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the
   21  Governor.
   22         (c)(b) The secretary shall be a proven, effective
   23  administrator who, by a combination of education and experience,
   24  clearly possesses shall clearly possess a broad knowledge of the
   25  administrative, financial, and technical aspects of the
   26  development, operation, and regulation of transportation systems
   27  and facilities or comparable systems and facilities. The
   28  secretary shall be a registered professional engineer in
   29  accordance with chapter 471 or the laws of another state; or, in
   30  lieu of professional engineer registration, the secretary may
   31  hold an advanced degree in an appropriate related discipline,
   32  such as a Masters of Business Administration, or have 10 years
   33  of relevant experience.
   34         (d)(c) The secretary shall provide to the Florida
   35  Transportation Commission or its staff, such assistance,
   36  information, and documents as are requested by the commission or
   37  its staff to enable the commission to fulfill its duties and
   38  responsibilities.
   39         (e)(d) The secretary may appoint up to three assistant
   40  secretaries who shall be directly responsible to the secretary
   41  and who shall perform such duties as are assigned by the
   42  secretary. The secretary shall designate to an assistant
   43  secretary the duties related to enhancing economic prosperity,
   44  including, but not limited to, the responsibility of liaison
   45  with the head of economic development in the Executive Office of
   46  the Governor. Such assistant secretary shall be directly
   47  responsible for providing the Executive Office of the Governor
   48  with investment opportunities and transportation projects that
   49  expand the state’s role as a global hub for trade and investment
   50  and enhance the supply chain system in the state to process,
   51  assemble, and ship goods to markets throughout the eastern
   52  United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The
   53  secretary may delegate to any assistant secretary the authority
   54  to act in the absence of the secretary.
   55         (f)(e) Any secretary appointed after July 5, 1989, and the
   56  assistant secretaries shall be exempt from the provisions of
   57  part III of chapter 110 and shall receive compensation
   58  commensurate with their qualifications and competitive with
   59  compensation for comparable responsibility in the private
   60  sector.
   61         Section 2. Subsections (38) through (52) and (53) through
   62  (99) of section 316.003, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as
   63  subsections (39) through (53) and (55) through (101),
   64  respectively, present subsections (40), (51), (57), and (97) are
   65  amended, and new subsections (38) and (54) are added to that
   66  section, to read:
   67         316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when
   68  used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively
   69  ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
   70  otherwise requires:
   71         (38)MOBILE CARRIER.—An electrically powered device that:
   72         (a)Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and is intended
   73  primarily for transporting property;
   74         (b)Weighs less than 80 pounds, excluding cargo;
   75         (c)Has a maximum speed of 12.5 miles per hour; and
   76         (d)Is equipped with a technology to transport personal
   77  property with the active monitoring of a property owner, and
   78  primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the property
   79  owner.
   80  
   81  A mobile carrier is not considered a vehicle or personal
   82  delivery device unless expressly defined by law as a vehicle or
   83  personal delivery device.
   84         (41)(40) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Except when used in s. 316.1001, a
   85  self-propelled vehicle not operated upon rails or guideway, but
   86  not including any bicycle, motorized scooter, electric personal
   87  assistive mobility device, mobile carrier, personal delivery
   88  device, swamp buggy, or moped. For purposes of s. 316.1001,
   89  “motor vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in s.
   90  320.01(1)(a).
   91         (52)(51) PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE.—An electrically powered
   92  device that:
   93         (a) Is operated on sidewalks and crosswalks and intended
   94  primarily for transporting property;
   95         (b) Weighs less than 100 80 pounds, excluding cargo;
   96         (c) Has a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour; and
   97         (d) Is equipped with technology to allow for operation of
   98  the device with or without the active control or monitoring of a
   99  natural person.
  100  
  101  A personal delivery device is not considered a vehicle unless
  102  expressly defined by law as a vehicle. A mobile carrier is not
  103  considered a personal delivery device.
  104         (54)PLATOON.—A group of two individual truck tractor semi
  105  trailer combinations, transporting property in quantities that
  106  do not require placards, traveling in a unified manner at
  107  electronically coordinated speeds and following distances.
  108         (59)(57) PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.—Except as otherwise
  109  provided in paragraph (81)(b) (79)(b), any privately owned way
  110  or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having
  111  express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other
  112  persons.
  113         (98)(97) VEHICLE.—Every device in, upon, or by which any
  114  person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
  115  highway, except personal delivery devices, mobile carriers, and
  116  devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
  117         Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
  118  316.008, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  119         316.008 Powers of local authorities.—
  120         (7)
  121         (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., a personal
  122  delivery device and a mobile carrier may be operated on
  123  sidewalks and crosswalks within a county or municipality when
  124  such use is permissible under federal law. This paragraph does
  125  not restrict a county or municipality from otherwise adopting
  126  regulations for the safe operation of personal delivery devices
  127  and mobile carriers.
  128         2. A personal delivery device may not be operated on the
  129  Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network created under s.
  130  339.81 or components of the Florida Greenways and Trails System
  131  created under chapter 260.
  132         Section 4. Section 316.0895, Florida Statutes, is amended
  133  to read:
  134         316.0895 Following too closely.—
  135         (1) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another
  136  vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due
  137  regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon, and
  138  the condition of, the highway. This subsection may not be
  139  construed to prevent overtaking and passing.
  140         (2) It is unlawful for the driver of any motor truck, motor
  141  truck drawing another vehicle, or vehicle towing another vehicle
  142  or trailer, when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business
  143  or residence district, to follow within 300 feet of another
  144  motor truck, motor truck drawing another vehicle, or vehicle
  145  towing another vehicle or trailer. The provisions of this
  146  subsection shall not be construed to prevent overtaking and
  147  passing nor shall the same apply upon any lane specially
  148  designated for use by motor trucks or other slow-moving
  149  vehicles.
  150         (2)(3) Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside
  151  of a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade,
  152  whether or not towing other vehicles, shall be so operated as to
  153  allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination
  154  of vehicles as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy
  155  such space without danger. This provision shall not apply to
  156  funeral processions.
  157         (3)(4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
  158  infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in
  159  chapter 318.
  160         Section 5. Section 316.0896, Florida Statutes, is amended
  161  to read:
  162         316.0896 Assistive truck platooning technology pilot
  163  project.—The Department of Transportation, in consultation with
  164  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shall study
  165  the use and safe operation of driver-assistive truck platooning
  166  technology, as defined in s. 316.003, for the purpose of
  167  developing a pilot project to test vehicles that are equipped to
  168  operate using driver-assistive truck platooning technology.
  169         (1) Upon conclusion of the study, the Department of
  170  Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Highway
  171  Safety and Motor Vehicles, may conduct an ongoing a pilot
  172  project to test the use and safe operation of vehicles equipped
  173  with driver-assistive truck platooning technology.
  174         (2) Notwithstanding ss. 316.0895 and 316.303, the
  175  Department of Transportation may conduct the pilot project in
  176  such a manner and at such locations as determined by the
  177  Department of Transportation based on the study and any initial
  178  findings and recommendations resulting from the pilot program.
  179         (3) Before the start of the pilot project, manufacturers of
  180  driver-assistive truck platooning technology being tested or
  181  commercially operated in the pilot project must submit to the
  182  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles an instrument of
  183  insurance, a surety bond, or proof of self-insurance acceptable
  184  to the department in the amount of $5 million.
  185         (4) After Upon conclusion of the initial phase of the pilot
  186  project, the Department of Transportation, in consultation with
  187  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shall
  188  submit a preliminary report by June 30, 2018, which describes
  189  the results of the study and any findings or recommendations
  190  from the initial phase of the pilot project to the Governor, the
  191  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  192  Representatives. After submission of the preliminary report, the
  193  Department of Transportation shall continue the pilot program
  194  through June 30, 2020, including expansion of authorized uses of
  195  driver-assistive truck platooning operations based on the
  196  findings and recommendations of the preliminary report, to allow
  197  the long-term testing and commercial operation of the use and
  198  safe operation of vehicles equipped with driver-assistive truck
  199  platooning technology. The Department of Transportation, in
  200  consultation with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  201  Vehicles, shall submit a final report on or before January 1,
  202  2021, which describes the results of the preliminary report and
  203  any final findings or recommendations, to the Governor, the
  204  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  205  Representatives.
  206         Section 6. Section 316.2071, Florida Statutes, is amended
  207  to read:
  208         316.2071 Personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.—
  209         (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a
  210  personal delivery device or mobile carrier may operate on
  211  sidewalks and crosswalks, subject to s. 316.008(7)(b). A
  212  personal delivery device or mobile carrier operating on a
  213  sidewalk or crosswalk has all the rights and duties applicable
  214  to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that the
  215  personal delivery device or mobile carrier must not unreasonably
  216  interfere with pedestrians or traffic and must yield the right
  217  of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk.
  218         (2) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier must:
  219         (a) Obey all official traffic and pedestrian control
  220  signals and devices.
  221         (b) For personal delivery devices, include a plate or
  222  marker that has a unique identifying device number and
  223  identifies the name and contact information of the personal
  224  delivery device operator.
  225         (c) Be equipped with a braking system that, when active or
  226  engaged, enables the personal delivery device or mobile carrier
  227  to come to a controlled stop.
  228         (3) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier may
  229  not:
  230         (a) Operate on a public highway except to the extent
  231  necessary to cross a crosswalk.
  232         (b) Operate on a sidewalk or crosswalk unless the personal
  233  delivery device operator is actively controlling or monitoring
  234  the navigation and operation of the personal delivery device or
  235  a property owner remains within 25 feet of the mobile carrier.
  236         (c) Transport hazardous materials as defined in s. 316.003.
  237         (4) A person who owns and operates a personal delivery
  238  device in this state must maintain an insurance policy, on
  239  behalf of himself or herself and his or her agents, which
  240  provides general liability coverage of at least $100,000 for
  241  damages arising from the combined operations of personal
  242  delivery devices under the entity’s or agent’s control.
  243         Section 7. Subsections (3) through (6) of section 316.235,
  244  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) through (7),
  245  respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section,
  246  to read:
  247         316.235 Additional lighting equipment.—
  248         (3)Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more
  249  lamps or devices underneath the motor vehicle as long as such
  250  lamps or devices do not emit light in violation of s.
  251  316.2397(1) or (7) or s. 316.238.
  252         Section 8. Subsection (3) of section 316.224, Florida
  253  Statutes, is amended to read:
  254         316.224 Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps,
  255  side marker lamps, backup lamps, reflectors, and deceleration
  256  lights.—
  257         (3) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear
  258  of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the
  259  stop light or other signal device, which may be red, amber, or
  260  yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate
  261  shall be white and the light emitted by a backup lamp shall be
  262  white or amber. Deceleration lights as authorized by s.
  263  316.235(6) s. 316.235(5) shall display an amber color.
  264         Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
  265  316.2397, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  266         316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.—
  267         (7) Flashing lights are prohibited on vehicles except:
  268         (c) For the lamps authorized under subsections (1), (2),
  269  (3), (4), and (9), s. 316.2065, or s. 316.235(6) s. 316.235(5)
  270  which may flash.
  271         Section 10. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 316.2397,
  272  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  273         316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.—
  274         (1) A No person may not shall drive or move or cause to be
  275  moved any vehicle or equipment upon any highway within this
  276  state with any lamp or device thereon showing or displaying a
  277  red, red and white, or blue light visible from directly in front
  278  thereof except for certain vehicles hereinafter provided in this
  279  section.
  280         (3) Vehicles of the fire department and fire patrol,
  281  including vehicles of volunteer firefighters as permitted under
  282  s. 316.2398, may show or display red or red and white lights.
  283  Vehicles of medical staff physicians or technicians of medical
  284  facilities licensed by the state as authorized under s.
  285  316.2398, ambulances as authorized under this chapter, and buses
  286  and taxicabs as authorized under s. 316.2399 may show or display
  287  red lights. Vehicles of the fire department, fire patrol, police
  288  vehicles, and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of
  289  municipal and county departments, public service corporations
  290  operated by private corporations, the Fish and Wildlife
  291  Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental
  292  Protection, the Department of Transportation, the Department of
  293  Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Department of
  294  Corrections as are designated or authorized by their respective
  295  department or the chief of police of an incorporated city or any
  296  sheriff of any county may operate emergency lights and sirens in
  297  an emergency. Wreckers, mosquito control fog and spray vehicles,
  298  and emergency vehicles of governmental departments or public
  299  service corporations may show or display amber lights when in
  300  actual operation or when a hazard exists provided they are not
  301  used going to and from the scene of operation or hazard without
  302  specific authorization of a law enforcement officer or law
  303  enforcement agency. Wreckers must use amber rotating or flashing
  304  lights while performing recoveries and loading on the roadside
  305  day or night, and may use such lights while towing a vehicle on
  306  wheel lifts, slings, or under reach if the operator of the
  307  wrecker deems such lights necessary. A flatbed, car carrier, or
  308  rollback may not use amber rotating or flashing lights when
  309  hauling a vehicle on the bed unless it creates a hazard to other
  310  motorists because of protruding objects. Further, escort
  311  vehicles may show or display amber lights when in the actual
  312  process of escorting overdimensioned equipment, material, or
  313  buildings as authorized by law. Vehicles owned or leased by
  314  private security agencies may show or display green and amber
  315  lights, with either color being no greater than 50 percent of
  316  the lights displayed, while the security personnel are engaged
  317  in security duties on private or public property.
  318         Section 11. Section 316.2398, Florida Statutes, is amended
  319  to read:
  320         316.2398 Display or use of red or red and white warning
  321  signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical
  322  staff.—
  323         (1) A privately owned vehicle belonging to an active
  324  firefighter member of a regularly organized volunteer
  325  firefighting company or association, while en route to the fire
  326  station for the purpose of proceeding to the scene of a fire or
  327  other emergency or while en route to the scene of a fire or
  328  other emergency in the line of duty as an active firefighter
  329  member of a regularly organized firefighting company or
  330  association, may display or use red or red and white warning
  331  signals. or A privately owned vehicle belonging to a medical
  332  staff physician or technician of a medical facility licensed by
  333  the state, while responding to an emergency in the line of duty,
  334  may display or use red warning signals. Warning signals must be
  335  visible from the front and from the rear of such vehicle,
  336  subject to the following restrictions and conditions:
  337         (a) No more than two red or red and white warning signals
  338  may be displayed.
  339         (b) No inscription of any kind may appear across the face
  340  of the lens of the red or red and white warning signal.
  341         (c) In order for an active volunteer firefighter to display
  342  such red or red and white warning signals on his or her vehicle,
  343  the volunteer firefighter must first secure a written permit
  344  from the chief executive officers of the firefighting
  345  organization to use the red or red and white warning signals,
  346  and this permit must be carried by the volunteer firefighter at
  347  all times while the red or red and white warning signals are
  348  displayed.
  349         (2) A It is unlawful for any person who is not an active
  350  firefighter member of a regularly organized volunteer
  351  firefighting company or association or a physician or technician
  352  of the medical staff of a medical facility licensed by the state
  353  may not to display on any motor vehicle owned by him or her, at
  354  any time, any red or red and white warning signals as described
  355  in subsection (1).
  356         (3) It is unlawful for An active volunteer firefighter may
  357  not to operate any red or red and white warning signals as
  358  authorized in subsection (1), except while en route to the fire
  359  station for the purpose of proceeding to the scene of a fire or
  360  other emergency, or while at or en route to the scene of a fire
  361  or other emergency, in the line of duty.
  362         (4) It is unlawful for A physician or technician of the
  363  medical staff of a medical facility may not to operate any red
  364  warning signals as authorized in subsection (1), except when
  365  responding to an emergency in the line of duty.
  366         (5) A violation of this section is a nonmoving violation,
  367  punishable as provided in chapter 318. In addition, a any
  368  volunteer firefighter who violates this section shall be
  369  dismissed from membership in the firefighting organization by
  370  the chief executive officers thereof.
  371         Section 12. Subsection (1) and paragraphs (a), (c), (d),
  372  and (f) of subsection (2) of section 316.302, Florida Statutes,
  373  are amended to read:
  374         316.302 Commercial motor vehicles; safety regulations;
  375  transporters and shippers of hazardous materials; enforcement.—
  376         (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3):
  377         (a) All owners and drivers of commercial motor vehicles
  378  that are operated on the public highways of this state while
  379  engaged in interstate commerce are subject to the rules and
  380  regulations contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 385, and 390-397.
  381         (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all
  382  owners or drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are engaged
  383  in intrastate commerce are subject to the rules and regulations
  384  contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 383, 385, and 390-397, with
  385  the exception of 49 C.F.R. s. 390.5 as it relates to the
  386  definition of bus, as such rules and regulations existed on
  387  December 31, 2017 2012.
  388         (c) The emergency exceptions provided by 49 C.F.R. s.
  389  392.82 also apply to communications by utility drivers and
  390  utility contractor drivers during a Level 1 activation of the
  391  State Emergency Operations Center, as provided in the Florida
  392  Comprehensive Emergency Management plan, or during a state of
  393  emergency declared by executive order or proclamation of the
  394  Governor.
  395         (d) Except as provided in s. 316.215(5), and except as
  396  provided in s. 316.228 for rear overhang lighting and flagging
  397  requirements for intrastate operations, the requirements of this
  398  section supersede all other safety requirements of this chapter
  399  for commercial motor vehicles.
  400         (e)For motor carriers engaged in intrastate commerce who
  401  are not carrying hazardous materials in amounts that require
  402  placards, the requirement for electronic logging devices and
  403  hours of service support documents shall take effect December
  404  31, 2018.
  405         (2)(a) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle
  406  solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous
  407  material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49
  408  C.F.R. part 172 need not comply with 49 C.F.R. ss. 391.11(b)(1)
  409  and 395.3 395.3(a) and (b).
  410         (c) Except as provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1, a person who
  411  operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate
  412  commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that
  413  require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 may not drive
  414  after having been on duty more than 70 hours in any period of 7
  415  consecutive days or more than 80 hours in any period of 8
  416  consecutive days if the motor carrier operates every day of the
  417  week. Thirty-four consecutive hours off duty shall constitute
  418  the end of any such period of 7 or 8 consecutive days. This
  419  weekly limit does not apply to a person who operates a
  420  commercial motor vehicle solely within this state while
  421  transporting, during harvest periods, any unprocessed
  422  agricultural products or unprocessed food or fiber that is
  423  subject to seasonal harvesting from place of harvest to the
  424  first place of processing or storage or from place of harvest
  425  directly to market or while transporting livestock, livestock
  426  feed, or farm supplies directly related to growing or harvesting
  427  agricultural products. Upon request of the Department of Highway
  428  Safety and Motor Vehicles, motor carriers shall furnish time
  429  records or other written verification to that department so that
  430  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles can
  431  determine compliance with this subsection. These time records
  432  must be furnished to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  433  Vehicles within 2 days after receipt of that department’s
  434  request. Falsification of such information is subject to a civil
  435  penalty not to exceed $100. The provisions of This paragraph
  436  does do not apply to operators of farm labor vehicles operated
  437  during a state of emergency declared by the Governor or operated
  438  pursuant to s. 570.07(21), and does do not apply to drivers of
  439  utility service vehicles as defined in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.2.
  440         (d) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely
  441  in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material
  442  in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part
  443  172 within a 150 air-mile radius of the location where the
  444  vehicle is based need not comply with 49 C.F.R. s. 395.8, if the
  445  requirements of 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1(e)(1)(ii), (iii)(A) and (C),
  446  395.1(e)(1)(iii) and (v) are met. If a driver is not released
  447  from duty within 12 hours after the driver arrives for duty, the
  448  motor carrier must maintain documentation of the driver’s
  449  driving times throughout the duty period.
  450         (f) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle having
  451  a declared gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating,
  452  and gross combined weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds
  453  solely in intrastate commerce and who is not transporting
  454  hazardous materials in amounts that require placarding pursuant
  455  to 49 C.F.R. part 172, or who is transporting petroleum products
  456  as defined in s. 376.301, is exempt from subsection (1).
  457  However, such person must comply with 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 392,
  458  and 393, and with 49 C.F.R. ss. 396.3(a)(1) and 396.9. 
  459         Section 13. Subsection (3) of section 316.303, Florida
  460  Statutes, is amended to read:
  461         316.303 Television receivers.—
  462         (3) This section does not prohibit the use of an electronic
  463  display used in conjunction with a vehicle navigation system; an
  464  electronic display used by an operator of a vehicle equipped
  465  with autonomous technology, as defined in s. 316.003; or an
  466  electronic display used by an operator of a platoon or a vehicle
  467  equipped and operating with driver-assistive truck platooning
  468  technology, as defined in s. 316.003.
  469         Section 14. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 316.515,
  470  Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (16) is added to
  471  that section, to read:
  472         316.515 Maximum width, height, length.—
  473         (3) LENGTH LIMITATION.—Except as otherwise provided in this
  474  section, length limitations apply solely to a semitrailer or
  475  trailer, and not to a truck tractor or to the overall length of
  476  a combination of vehicles. No combination of commercial motor
  477  vehicles coupled together and operating on the public roads may
  478  consist of more than one truck tractor and two trailing units.
  479  Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this section, a
  480  combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor
  481  vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together;
  482  such nonqualifying combination of vehicles may not exceed a
  483  total length of 65 feet, inclusive of the load carried thereon,
  484  but exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices approved
  485  by the department for use on vehicles using public roads.
  486  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a truck
  487  tractor-semitrailer combination engaged in the transportation of
  488  automobiles or boats may transport motor vehicles or boats on
  489  part of the power unit; and, except as may otherwise be mandated
  490  under federal law, an automobile or boat transporter semitrailer
  491  may not exceed 50 feet in length, exclusive of the load;
  492  however, the load may extend up to an additional 6 feet beyond
  493  the rear of the trailer. The 50-feet length limitation does not
  494  apply to non-stinger-steered automobile or boat transporters
  495  that are 65 feet or less in overall length, exclusive of the
  496  load carried thereon, or to stinger-steered automobile or boat
  497  transporters that are 75 feet or less in overall length,
  498  exclusive of the load carried thereon, or to stinger-steered
  499  automobile transporters that are 80 feet or less in overall
  500  length, exclusive of the load carried thereon. For purposes of
  501  this subsection, a “stinger-steered automobile or boat
  502  transporter” is an automobile or boat transporter configured as
  503  a semitrailer combination wherein the fifth wheel is located on
  504  a drop frame located behind and below the rearmost axle of the
  505  power unit. Automobile transporters operating under this
  506  subsection may backhaul cargo or general freight when the weight
  507  limits of s. 316.535 are not exceeded. Notwithstanding
  508  paragraphs (a) and (b), any straight truck or truck tractor
  509  semitrailer combination engaged in the transportation of
  510  horticultural trees may allow the load to extend up to an
  511  additional 10 feet beyond the rear of the vehicle, provided said
  512  trees are resting against a retaining bar mounted above the
  513  truck bed so that the root balls of the trees rest on the floor
  514  and to the front of the truck bed and the tops of the trees
  515  extend up over and to the rear of the truck bed, and provided
  516  the overhanging portion of the load is covered with protective
  517  fabric.
  518         (a) Straight trucks.—A straight truck may not exceed a
  519  length of 40 feet in extreme overall dimension, exclusive of
  520  safety and energy conservation devices approved by the
  521  department for use on vehicles using public roads. A straight
  522  truck may attach a forklift to the rear of the cargo bed,
  523  provided the overall combined length of the vehicle and the
  524  forklift does not exceed 50 feet. A straight truck may tow no
  525  more than one trailer, and the overall length of the truck
  526  trailer combination may not exceed 68 feet, including the load
  527  thereon. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, a
  528  truck-trailer combination engaged in the transportation of
  529  boats, or boat trailers whose design dictates a front-to-rear
  530  stacking method may not exceed the length limitations of this
  531  paragraph exclusive of the load; however, the load may extend up
  532  to an additional 6 feet beyond the rear of the trailer.
  533         (b) Semitrailers.—
  534         1. A semitrailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer
  535  combination may not exceed 48 feet in extreme overall outside
  536  dimension, measured from the front of the unit to the rear of
  537  the unit and the load carried thereon, exclusive of safety and
  538  energy conservation devices approved by the department for use
  539  on vehicles using public roads, unless it complies with
  540  subparagraph 2. A semitrailer which exceeds 48 feet in length
  541  and is used to transport divisible loads may operate in this
  542  state only if issued a permit under s. 316.550 and if such
  543  trailer meets the requirements of this chapter relating to
  544  vehicle equipment and safety. Except for highways on the tandem
  545  trailer truck highway network, public roads deemed unsafe for
  546  longer semitrailer vehicles or those roads on which such longer
  547  vehicles are determined not to be in the interest of public
  548  convenience shall, in conformance with s. 316.006, be restricted
  549  by the Department of Transportation or by the local authority to
  550  use by semitrailers not exceeding a length of 48 feet, inclusive
  551  of the load carried thereon but exclusive of safety and energy
  552  conservation devices approved by the department for use on
  553  vehicles using public roads. Truck tractor-semitrailer
  554  combinations shall be afforded reasonable access to terminals;
  555  facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest; and points of
  556  loading and unloading.
  557         2. A semitrailer which is more than 48 feet but not more
  558  than 57 feet in extreme overall outside dimension, as measured
  559  pursuant to subparagraph 1., may operate on public roads, except
  560  roads on the State Highway System which are restricted by the
  561  Department of Transportation or other roads restricted by local
  562  authorities, if:
  563         a. The distance between the kingpin or other peg that locks
  564  into the fifth wheel of a truck tractor and the center of the
  565  rear axle or rear group of axles does not exceed 41 feet, or, in
  566  the case of a semitrailer used exclusively or primarily to
  567  transport vehicles in connection with motorsports competition
  568  events, the distance does not exceed 46 feet from the kingpin to
  569  the center of the rear axles; and
  570         b. It is equipped with a substantial rear-end underride
  571  protection device meeting the requirements of 49 C.F.R. s.
  572  393.86, “Rear End Protection.”
  573         (c) Tandem trailer trucks.—
  574         1. Except for semitrailers and trailers of up to 28 1/2
  575  feet in length which existed on December 1, 1982, and which were
  576  actually and lawfully operating on that date, no semitrailer or
  577  trailer operating in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
  578  combination may exceed a length of 28 feet in extreme overall
  579  outside dimension, measured from the front of the unit to the
  580  rear of the unit and the load carried thereon, exclusive of
  581  safety and energy conservation devices approved by the
  582  Department of Transportation for use on vehicles using public
  583  roads.
  584         2. Tandem trailer trucks conforming to the weight and size
  585  limitations of this chapter and in immediate transit to or from
  586  a terminal facility as defined in this chapter may operate on
  587  the public roads of this state except for residential
  588  neighborhood streets restricted by the Department of
  589  Transportation or local jurisdictions. In addition, the
  590  Department of Transportation or local jurisdictions may restrict
  591  these vehicles from using streets and roads under their
  592  maintenance responsibility on the basis of safety and
  593  engineering analyses, provided that the restrictions are
  594  consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The Department
  595  of Transportation shall develop safety and engineering standards
  596  to be used by all jurisdictions when identifying public roads
  597  and streets to be restricted from tandem trailer truck
  598  operations.
  599         3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, within 5
  600  miles of the Federal National Network for large trucks, tandem
  601  trailer trucks shall be afforded access to terminals; facilities
  602  for food, fuel, repairs, and rest; and points of loading and
  603  unloading.
  604         4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special
  605  law to the contrary, all local system tandem trailer truck route
  606  review procedures must be consistent with those adopted by the
  607  Department of Transportation.
  608         5. Tandem trailer trucks employed as household goods
  609  carriers and conforming to the weight and size limitations of
  610  this chapter shall be afforded access to points of loading and
  611  unloading on the public streets and roads of this state, except
  612  for streets and roads that have been restricted from use by such
  613  vehicles on the basis of safety and engineering analyses by the
  614  jurisdiction responsible for maintenance of the streets and
  615  roads.
  616         (d) Maxi-cube vehicles.—Maxi-cube vehicles shall be allowed
  617  to operate on routes open to tandem trailer trucks under the
  618  same conditions applicable to tandem trailer trucks as specified
  619  by this section.
  620         (4) LOAD EXTENSION LIMITATION.—The load upon any vehicle
  621  operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a
  622  combination of vehicles, may not extend more than 3 feet beyond
  623  the front wheels of the vehicle or the front bumper of the
  624  vehicle if it is equipped with a bumper. However, the load upon
  625  any stinger-steered automobile transporter may not extend more
  626  than 4 feet beyond the front bumper of the vehicle.
  627         (a) The limitations of this subsection do not apply to
  628  bicycle racks carrying bicycles on public sector transit
  629  vehicles.
  630         (b) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a
  631  front-end loading collection vehicle, when:
  632         1. The front-end loading mechanism and container or
  633  containers are in the lowered position;
  634         2. The vehicle is engaged in collecting solid waste or
  635  recyclable or recovered materials;
  636         3. The vehicle is being operated at speeds less than 20
  637  miles per hour with the vehicular hazard-warning lights
  638  activated; and
  639         4. The extension does not exceed 8 feet 6 inches.
  640         (16)TOWAWAY TRAILER TRANSPORTER COMBINATIONS.—An unladen
  641  power unit may tow two trailers or semitrailers when the
  642  combination is not used to carry property, the overall
  643  combination length does not exceed 82 feet, and the total gross
  644  weight of the combination does not exceed 26,000 pounds. The
  645  trailers or semitrailers must constitute inventory property of a
  646  manufacturer, distributor, or dealer of such trailers or
  647  semitrailers.
  648         Section 15. Subsection (3) is added to section 316.85,
  649  Florida Statutes, to read:
  650         316.85 Autonomous vehicles; operation.—
  651         (3)The Florida Turnpike Enterprise and any authority
  652  formed under chapters 343, 348, and 349 may fund, construct, and
  653  operate facilities for the advancement of autonomous and
  654  connected innovative transportation technology solutions for the
  655  purposes of improving safety and decreasing congestion for the
  656  traveling public and to otherwise advance the enterprise’s or
  657  authority’s objectives as set forth under the Florida
  658  Transportation Code or the authority’s enabling statutes,
  659  respectively.
  660         Section 16. Section 316.87, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  661  read:
  662         316.87 Nonemergency medical transportation services.—
  663         (1) To ensure the availability of nonemergency medical
  664  transportation services throughout the state, a provider
  665  licensed by the county or operating under a permit issued by the
  666  county may not be required to use a vehicle that is larger than
  667  needed to transport the number of persons being transported or
  668  that is inconsistent with the medical condition of the
  669  individuals receiving the nonemergency medical transportation
  670  services. This section does not apply to the procurement,
  671  contracting, or provision of paratransit transportation
  672  services, directly or indirectly, by a county or an authority,
  673  pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
  674  amended.
  675         (2)(a) Subject to state and federal Medicaid requirements,
  676  Medicaid nonemergency transportation services may be provided to
  677  a Medicaid beneficiary by a transportation network company
  678  contracted with a Medicaid managed care plan, a transportation
  679  broker under contract with a Medicaid managed care plan, or a
  680  transportation broker under direct contract with the Agency for
  681  Health Care Administration. The Agency for Health Care
  682  Administration shall update the Non-Emergency Transportation
  683  Services Coverage Policy pursuant to this subsection by October
  684  1, 2018. Requirements for transportation network companies and
  685  transportation network company drivers may not exceed those
  686  imposed under s. 627.748, except as necessary to conform to
  687  federal Medicaid transportation requirements administered by the
  688  Agency for Health Care Administration.
  689         (b) This subsection may not be construed to expand or limit
  690  the existing transportation benefit provided to Medicaid
  691  beneficiaries or to require a Medicaid managed care plan to
  692  contract with a transportation network company or a
  693  transportation broker.
  694         Section 17. Subsection (9) of section 318.14, Florida
  695  Statutes, is amended to read:
  696         318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception;
  697  procedures.—
  698         (9) Any person who does not hold a commercial driver
  699  license or commercial learner’s permit and who is cited while
  700  driving a noncommercial motor vehicle for an infraction under
  701  this section other than a violation of s. 316.183(2), s.
  702  316.187, or s. 316.189 when the driver exceeds the posted limit
  703  by 30 miles per hour or more, s. 320.0605, s. 320.07(3)(a) or
  704  (b), s. 322.065, s. 322.15(1), s. 322.61, or s. 322.62 may, in
  705  lieu of a court appearance, elect to attend in the location of
  706  his or her choice within this state a basic driver improvement
  707  course approved by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  708  Vehicles. In such a case, adjudication must be withheld and
  709  points, as provided by s. 322.27, may not be assessed. However,
  710  a person may not make an election under this subsection if the
  711  person has made an election under this subsection in the
  712  preceding 12 months. A person may not make more than five
  713  elections within his or her lifetime under this subsection,
  714  except that a person who is 30 years of age or older who has
  715  previously made five elections may make an election under this
  716  subsection if the person has not made an election in the
  717  preceding 36 months. The requirement for community service under
  718  s. 318.18(8) is not waived by a plea of nolo contendere or by
  719  the withholding of adjudication of guilt by a court. If a person
  720  makes an election to attend a basic driver improvement course
  721  under this subsection, 18 percent of the civil penalty imposed
  722  under s. 318.18(3) shall be deposited in the State Courts
  723  Revenue Trust Fund; however, that portion is not revenue for
  724  purposes of s. 28.36 and may not be used in establishing the
  725  budget of the clerk of the court under that section or s. 28.35.
  726         Section 18. Section 319.141, Florida Statutes, is amended
  727  to read:
  728         319.141 Pilot rebuilt motor vehicle inspection program.—
  729         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  730         (a) “Facility” means a rebuilt motor vehicle inspection
  731  facility authorized and operating under this section.
  732         (b) “Rebuilt inspection services” means an examination of a
  733  rebuilt vehicle and a properly endorsed certificate of title,
  734  salvage certificate of title, or manufacturer’s statement of
  735  origin and an application for a rebuilt certificate of title, a
  736  rebuilder’s affidavit, a photograph of the junk or salvage
  737  vehicle taken before repairs began, a photograph of the interior
  738  driver and passenger sides of the vehicle if airbags were
  739  previously deployed and replaced, receipts or invoices for all
  740  major component parts, as defined in s. 319.30, and repairs
  741  which were changed, and proof that notice of rebuilding of the
  742  vehicle has been reported to the National Motor Vehicle Title
  743  Information System.
  744         (2) By July 1, 2015, The department shall oversee a pilot
  745  program in Miami-Dade County to evaluate alternatives for
  746  rebuilt inspection services offered by existing private sector
  747  operators, including the continued use of private facilities,
  748  the cost impact to consumers, and the potential savings to the
  749  department.
  750         (3) The department shall establish a memorandum of
  751  understanding that allows private parties participating in the
  752  pilot program to conduct rebuilt motor vehicle inspections and
  753  specifies requirements for oversight, bonding and insurance,
  754  procedures, and forms and requires the electronic transmission
  755  of documents.
  756         (4) Before an applicant is approved or renewed, the
  757  department shall ensure that the applicant meets basic criteria
  758  designed to protect the public. At a minimum, the applicant
  759  shall meet all of the following requirements:
  760         (a) Have and maintain a surety bond or irrevocable letter
  761  of credit in the amount of $100,000 executed by the applicant.
  762         (b) Secure and maintain a facility at a permanent fixed
  763  structure which has at an address identified by a county-issued
  764  tax folio number and recognized by the United States Postal
  765  Service where the only services provided on such property are
  766  rebuilt inspection services. The operator of a facility shall
  767  annually attest that:
  768         1. He or she is not employed by or does not have an
  769  ownership interest in or other financial arrangement with the
  770  owner, operator, manager, or employee of a motor vehicle repair
  771  shop as defined in s. 559.903, a motor vehicle dealer as defined
  772  in s. 320.27(1)(c), a towing company, a vehicle storage company,
  773  a vehicle auction, an insurance company, a salvage yard, a metal
  774  retailer, or a metal rebuilder, from which he or she receives
  775  remuneration, directly or indirectly, for the referral of
  776  customers for rebuilt inspection services;
  777         2.There have been no changes to the ownership structure of
  778  the approved facility; and
  779         3.The only services being provided by the operator of the
  780  facility at the property are rebuilt vehicle inspection services
  781  approved by the department.
  782         (c) Have and maintain garage liability and other insurance
  783  required by the department.
  784         (d) Have completed criminal background checks of the
  785  owners, partners, and corporate officers and the inspectors
  786  employed by the facility.
  787         (e)Have a designated office and customer waiting area that
  788  is separate from and not within view of the vehicle inspection
  789  area. The vehicle inspection area must be capable of
  790  accommodating all vehicle types and must be equipped with
  791  cameras allowing the department to view and monitor every
  792  inspection.
  793         (f)(e) Meet any additional criteria the department
  794  determines necessary to conduct proper inspections.
  795         (5) A participant in the program shall access vehicle and
  796  title information and enter inspection results through an
  797  electronic filing system authorized by the department and shall
  798  maintain records of each rebuilt vehicle inspection processed at
  799  such facility for at least 5 years.
  800         (6)A participant in the program may not conduct an
  801  inspection of a vehicle rebuilt before its purchase by the
  802  current applicant. Such vehicles must be inspected by the
  803  department.
  804         (7)Any applicant for a rebuilt title that fails an initial
  805  rebuilt inspection may have that vehicle reinspected only by the
  806  department or the facility that conducted the original
  807  inspection.
  808         (8)Any person or business authorized by the department to
  809  train, certify, or recertify operators and inspectors of private
  810  rebuilt motor vehicle inspection facilities may not certify or
  811  recertify itself or any of its employees.
  812         (9)(6) The department shall conduct an onsite facility
  813  inspection at least twice a year and shall immediately terminate
  814  any operator from the program who fails to meet the minimum
  815  eligibility requirements specified in subsection (4). Before any
  816  a change in ownership or transfer of a rebuilt inspection
  817  facility, the current operator must give the department 45 days’
  818  written notice of the intended sale or transfer. The prospective
  819  owner or transferee must meet the eligibility requirements of
  820  this section and execute a new memorandum of understanding with
  821  the department before operating the facility.
  822         (10)(7) This section is repealed on July 1, 2020 2018,
  823  unless saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
  824  On or before January 1, 2019, the department shall submit a
  825  written report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
  826  the Speaker of the House of Representatives evaluating the
  827  current program and the benefits to the consumer and the
  828  department.
  829         Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection
  830  (24) of section 320.01, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  831         320.01 Definitions, general.—As used in the Florida
  832  Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
  833         (1) “Motor vehicle” means:
  834         (a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer, semitrailer,
  835  truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle
  836  operated on the roads of this state, used to transport persons
  837  or property, and propelled by power other than muscular power,
  838  but the term does not include traction engines, road rollers,
  839  personal delivery devices and mobile carriers as defined in s.
  840  316.003, special mobile equipment as defined in s. 316.003,
  841  vehicles that run only upon a track, bicycles, swamp buggies, or
  842  mopeds.
  843         (24) “Apportionable vehicle” means any vehicle, except
  844  recreational vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates,
  845  city pickup and delivery vehicles, buses used in transportation
  846  of chartered parties, and government-owned vehicles, which is
  847  used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions
  848  that allocate or proportionally register vehicles and which is
  849  used for the transportation of persons for hire or is designed,
  850  used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property
  851  and:
  852         (a) Is a power unit having a gross vehicle weight in excess
  853  of 26,000 pounds;
  854         (b) Is a power unit having three or more axles, regardless
  855  of weight; or
  856         (c) Is used in combination, when the weight of such
  857  combination exceeds 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
  858  
  859  Vehicles, or combinations thereof, having a gross vehicle weight
  860  of 26,000 pounds or less and two-axle vehicles may be
  861  proportionally registered.
  862         Section 20. Subsection (19) of section 320.02, Florida
  863  Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (v) is added to subsection
  864  (15) of that section, to read:
  865         320.02 Registration required; application for registration;
  866  forms.—
  867         (15)
  868         (v)Notwithstanding s. 320.023, the application form for
  869  motor vehicle registration and renewal of registration must
  870  include language permitting a voluntary contribution of $1 per
  871  applicant to aid research in Alzheimer’s disease or related
  872  forms of dementia. Contributions made pursuant to this paragraph
  873  shall be distributed to the Alzheimer’s Association, Inc., for
  874  the purpose of such research conducted within the state.
  875  
  876  For the purpose of applying the service charge provided in s.
  877  215.20, contributions received under this subsection are not
  878  income of a revenue nature.
  879         (19) A personal delivery device and a mobile carrier as
  880  defined in s. 316.003 are is not required to satisfy the
  881  registration and insurance requirements of this section.
  882         Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
  883  (a) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, are
  884  amended to read:
  885         320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and
  886  validation stickers generally.—
  887         (1)
  888         (b)1. Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol
  889  and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued
  890  for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon
  891  renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall
  892  extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6
  893  year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is
  894  $28, $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the plate is
  895  replaced, to be credited toward the next $28 replacement fee.
  896  The fees shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
  897  Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given for any prior
  898  years’ payments of the prorated replacement fee if the plate is
  899  replaced or surrendered before the end of the 10-year period,
  900  except that a credit may be given if a registrant is required by
  901  the department to replace a license plate under s.
  902  320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a validation sticker
  903  shall be issued showing the owner’s birth month, license plate
  904  number, and the year of expiration or the appropriate renewal
  905  period if the owner is not a natural person. The validation
  906  sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the license
  907  plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
  908  based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The
  909  registration period is 12 months, the extended registration
  910  period is 24 months, and all expirations occur based on the
  911  applicant’s appropriate registration period.
  912         2.Before October 1, 2019, a vehicle that has an
  913  apportioned registration shall be issued an annual license plate
  914  and a cab card denoting that denote the declared gross vehicle
  915  weight for each apportioned jurisdiction in which the vehicle is
  916  authorized to operate.
  917         3.Beginning October 1, 2019, a vehicle registered in
  918  accordance with the International Registration Plan shall be
  919  issued a license plate for a 5-year period, an annual cab card
  920  denoting the declared gross vehicle weight, and an annual
  921  validation sticker showing the month and year of expiration. The
  922  validation sticker shall be placed in the center of the license
  923  plate. The license plate and validation sticker shall be issued
  924  based on the applicant’s appropriate renewal period. The fee for
  925  the initial validation sticker and any renewed validation
  926  sticker is $28. This fee shall be deposited into the Highway
  927  Safety Operating Trust Fund. A damaged or worn license plate may
  928  be replaced at no charge by applying to the department and
  929  surrendering the current license plate.
  930         4.2. In order to retain the efficient administration of the
  931  taxes and fees imposed by this chapter, the 80-cent fee increase
  932  in the replacement fee imposed by chapter 2009-71, Laws of
  933  Florida, is negated as provided in s. 320.0804.
  934         (3)(a) Registration license plates must be made of metal
  935  specially treated with a retroreflection material, as specified
  936  by the department. The registration license plate is designed to
  937  increase nighttime visibility and legibility and must be at
  938  least 6 inches wide and not less than 12 inches in length,
  939  unless a plate with reduced dimensions is deemed necessary by
  940  the department to accommodate motorcycles, mopeds, or similar
  941  smaller vehicles. Validation stickers must also be treated with
  942  a retroreflection material, must be of such size as specified by
  943  the department, and must adhere to the license plate. The
  944  registration license plate must be imprinted with a combination
  945  of bold letters and numerals or numerals, not to exceed seven
  946  digits, to identify the registration license plate number. The
  947  license plate must be imprinted with the word “Florida” at the
  948  top and the name of the county in which it is sold, the state
  949  motto, or the words “Sunshine State” at the bottom. Apportioned
  950  license plates must have the word “Apportioned” at the bottom
  951  and license plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
  952  320.08(3)(d), (4)(m) or (n), (5)(b) or (c), or (14) must have
  953  the word “Restricted” at the bottom. License plates issued for
  954  vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with the
  955  word “Florida” at the top and the word “Dealer” at the bottom
  956  unless the license plate is a specialty license plate as
  957  authorized in s. 320.08056. Manufacturer license plates issued
  958  for vehicles taxed under s. 320.08(12) must be imprinted with
  959  the word “Florida” at the top and the word “Manufacturer” at the
  960  bottom. License plates issued for vehicles taxed under s.
  961  320.08(5)(d) or (e) must be imprinted with the word “Wrecker” at
  962  the bottom. Any county may, upon majority vote of the county
  963  commission, elect to have the county name removed from the
  964  license plates sold in that county. The state motto or the words
  965  “Sunshine State” shall be printed in lieu thereof. A license
  966  plate issued for a vehicle taxed under s. 320.08(6) may not be
  967  assigned a registration license number, or be issued with any
  968  other distinctive character or designation, that distinguishes
  969  the motor vehicle as a for-hire motor vehicle.
  970         Section 22. Section 320.0605, Florida Statutes, is amended
  971  to read:
  972         320.0605 Certificate of registration; possession required;
  973  exception.—
  974         (1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy
  975  thereof, including an electronic copy in a format authorized by
  976  the department, a true copy or an electronic copy of rental or
  977  lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for a
  978  replacement vehicle in the same registration period, a temporary
  979  receipt printed upon self-initiated electronic renewal of a
  980  registration via the Internet, or a cab card issued for a
  981  vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan
  982  shall, at all times while the vehicle is being used or operated
  983  on the roads of this state, be in the possession of the operator
  984  thereof or be carried in the vehicle for which issued and shall
  985  be exhibited upon demand of any authorized law enforcement
  986  officer or any agent of the department, except for a vehicle
  987  registered under s. 320.0657. The provisions of This section
  988  does do not apply during the first 30 days after purchase of a
  989  replacement vehicle. A violation of this section is a
  990  noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving
  991  violation as provided in chapter 318.
  992         (b)1.The act of presenting to a law enforcement officer or
  993  agent of the department an electronic device displaying an
  994  electronic copy of the registration certificate or the rental or
  995  lease documentation does not constitute consent for the officer
  996  or agent to access any information on the device other than the
  997  displayed registration certificate or rental or lease
  998  documentation.
  999         2.The person who presents the device to the officer or
 1000  agent assumes the liability for any resulting damage to the
 1001  device.
 1002         (2) Rental or lease documentation that is sufficient to
 1003  satisfy the requirement in subsection (1) includes the
 1004  following:
 1005         (a) Date of rental and time of exit from rental facility;
 1006         (b) Rental station identification;
 1007         (c) Rental agreement number;
 1008         (d) Rental vehicle identification number;
 1009         (e) Rental vehicle license plate number and state of
 1010  registration;
 1011         (f) Vehicle’s make, model, and color;
 1012         (g) Vehicle’s mileage; and
 1013         (h) Authorized renter’s name.
 1014         Section 23. Subsection (5) of section 320.0607, Florida
 1015  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1016         320.0607 Replacement license plates, validation decal, or
 1017  mobile home sticker.—
 1018         (5) Upon the issuance of an original license plate, the
 1019  applicant shall pay a fee of $28 to be deposited in the Highway
 1020  Safety Operating Trust Fund. Beginning October 1, 2019, this
 1021  subsection does not apply to a vehicle registered under the
 1022  International Registration Plan.
 1023         Section 24. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
 1024  320.0657, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1025         320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license plates.—
 1026         (2)
 1027         (b) The plates, which shall be of a distinctive color,
 1028  shall have the word “Fleet” appearing at the bottom and the word
 1029  “Florida” appearing at the top unless the license plate is a
 1030  specialty license plate as authorized in s. 320.08056. The
 1031  plates shall conform in all respects to the provisions of this
 1032  chapter, except as specified herein. For additional fees as set
 1033  forth in s. 320.08056, fleet companies may purchase specialty
 1034  license plates in lieu of the standard fleet license plates.
 1035  Fleet companies shall be responsible for all costs associated
 1036  with the specialty license plate, including all annual use fees,
 1037  processing fees, fees associated with switching license plate
 1038  types, and any other applicable fees.
 1039         Section 25. Subsection (12) of section 320.08, Florida
 1040  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1041         320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
 1042  there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
 1043  operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
 1044  defined in s. 316.003(3), tri-vehicles as defined in s. 316.003,
 1045  and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to
 1046  and collected by the department or its agent upon the
 1047  registration or renewal of registration of the following:
 1048         (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
 1049  motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
 1050  boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
 1051  license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
 1052  the General Revenue Fund. For additional fees as set forth in s.
 1053  320.08056, dealers may purchase specialty license plates in lieu
 1054  of the standard graphic dealer license plates. Dealers shall be
 1055  responsible for all costs associated with the specialty license
 1056  plate, including all annual use fees, processing fees, fees
 1057  associated with switching license plate types, and any other
 1058  applicable fees.
 1059         Section 26. Section 320.08053, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1060  to read:
 1061         320.08053 Establishment of Requirements for requests to
 1062  establish specialty license plates.—
 1063         (1) If a specialty license plate requested by an
 1064  organization is approved by law, the organization must submit
 1065  the proposed art design for the specialty license plate to the
 1066  department, in a medium prescribed by the department, as soon as
 1067  practicable, but no later than 60 days after the act approving
 1068  the specialty license plate becomes a law.
 1069         (2)(a) Within 120 days after following the specialty
 1070  license plate becomes becoming law, the department shall
 1071  establish a method to issue a specialty license plate voucher to
 1072  allow for the presale of the specialty license plate. The
 1073  processing fee as prescribed in s. 320.08056, the service charge
 1074  and branch fee as prescribed in s. 320.04, and the annual use
 1075  fee as prescribed in s. 320.08056 shall be charged for the
 1076  voucher. All other applicable fees shall be charged at the time
 1077  of issuance of the license plates.
 1078         (b) Within 24 months after the presale specialty license
 1079  plate voucher is established, the approved specialty license
 1080  plate organization must record with the department a minimum of
 1081  3,000 1,000 voucher sales, or in the case of an out-of-state
 1082  college or university license plate, 4,000 voucher sales, before
 1083  manufacture of the license plate may begin commence. If, at the
 1084  conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the minimum sales
 1085  requirement has requirements have not been met, the specialty
 1086  plate is deauthorized and the department shall discontinue
 1087  development of the plate and discontinue issuance of the presale
 1088  vouchers. Upon deauthorization of the license plate, a purchaser
 1089  of the license plate voucher may use the annual use fee
 1090  collected as a credit towards any other specialty license plate
 1091  or apply for a refund on a form prescribed by the department.
 1092         (3)(a)New specialty license plates that have been approved
 1093  by law but are awaiting issuance under paragraph (b) shall be
 1094  issued in the order they appear in s. 320.08056(4) provided that
 1095  they have met the presale requirement. All other provisions of
 1096  this section must also be met before a plate is issued. If the
 1097  next awaiting specialty license plate has not met the presale
 1098  requirement, the department shall proceed in the order provided
 1099  in s. 320.08056(4) to identify the next qualified specialty
 1100  license plate that has met the presale requirement. The
 1101  department shall cycle through the list in statutory order.
 1102         (b)If the Legislature has approved 125 or more specialty
 1103  license plates, the department may not make any new specialty
 1104  license plates available for design or issuance until a
 1105  sufficient number of plates are discontinued pursuant to s.
 1106  320.08056(8) such that the number of plates being issued does
 1107  not exceed 125. Notwithstanding s. 320.08056(8)(a), the 125
 1108  license-plate limit includes license plates above the minimum
 1109  sales threshold and those exempt from that threshold.
 1110         Section 27. Subsection (2) of section 320.08056, Florida
 1111  Statutes, is amended, present paragraphs (ff) through (ddd),
 1112  (fff) through (ppp), and (sss) through (eeee) of subsection (4)
 1113  are redesignated as paragraphs (ee) through (ccc), (ddd) through
 1114  (nnn), and (ooo) through (aaaa), respectively, present
 1115  paragraphs (ee), (eee), (qqq), and (rrr) of that subsection are
 1116  amended, new paragraphs (bbbb) through (eeee) and paragraphs
 1117  (ffff) through (oooo) are added to that subsection, paragraphs
 1118  (c) through (f) are added to subsection (8), paragraph (a) of
 1119  subsection (10) and subsection (11) are amended, and present
 1120  subsection (12) is renumbered as subsection (13) and a new
 1121  subsection (12) is added to that section, to read:
 1122         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
 1123         (2)(a) The department shall issue a specialty license plate
 1124  to the owner or lessee of any motor vehicle, except a vehicle
 1125  registered under the International Registration Plan, a
 1126  commercial truck required to display two license plates pursuant
 1127  to s. 320.0706, or a truck tractor, upon request and payment of
 1128  the appropriate license tax and fees.
 1129         (b)The department may authorize dealer and fleet specialty
 1130  license plates. With the permission of the sponsoring specialty
 1131  license plate organization, a dealer or fleet company may
 1132  purchase specialty license plates to be used on dealer and fleet
 1133  vehicles.
 1134         (c)Notwithstanding s. 320.08058, a dealer or fleet
 1135  specialty license plate must include the letters “DLR” or “FLT”
 1136  on the right side of the license plate. Dealer and fleet
 1137  specialty license plates must be ordered directly through the
 1138  department.
 1139         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be
 1140  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates:
 1141         (ee)American Red Cross license plate, $25.
 1142         (eee)Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate, $25.
 1143         (qqq)St. Johns River license plate, $25.
 1144         (rrr)Hispanic Achievers license plate, $25.
 1145         (bbbb)Beat Childhood Cancer license plate, $25.
 1146         (cccc)Auburn University license plate, $50.
 1147         (dddd)Donate Life Florida license plate, $25.
 1148         (eeee)Florida State Beekeepers Association license plate,
 1149  $25.
 1150         (ffff)Rotary license plate, $25.
 1151         (gggg)Florida Bay Forever license plate, $25.
 1152         (hhhh)Bonefish and Tarpon Trust license plate, $25.
 1153         (iiii)Medical Professionals Who Care license plate, $25.
 1154         (jjjj)University of Georgia license plate, $50.
 1155         (kkkk)Highwaymen license plate, $25.
 1156         (llll)Ducks Unlimited license plate, $25.
 1157         (mmmm)Dan Marino Campus license plate, $25.
 1158         (nnnn)University of Alabama license plate, $50.
 1159         (oooo)Orlando City Soccer Club license plate, $25.
 1160         (8)
 1161         (c)A vehicle owner or lessee issued a specialty license
 1162  plate that has been discontinued by the department may keep the
 1163  discontinued specialty license plate for the remainder of the
 1164  10-year license plate replacement period and must pay all other
 1165  applicable registration fees. However, such owner or lessee is
 1166  exempt from paying the applicable specialty license plate fee
 1167  under subsection (4) for the remainder of the 10-year license
 1168  plate replacement period.
 1169         (d)If the department discontinues issuance of a specialty
 1170  license plate, all annual use fees held or collected by the
 1171  department shall be distributed within 180 days after the date
 1172  the specialty license plate is discontinued. Of those fees, the
 1173  department shall retain an amount sufficient to defray the
 1174  applicable administrative and inventory closeout costs
 1175  associated with discontinuance of the plate. The remaining funds
 1176  shall be distributed to the appropriate organization or
 1177  organizations pursuant to s. 320.08058.
 1178         (e)If an organization that is the intended recipient of
 1179  the funds pursuant to s. 320.08058 no longer exists, the
 1180  department shall deposit any undisbursed funds into the Highway
 1181  Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 1182         (f)Notwithstanding paragraph (a), on January 1 of each
 1183  year, the department shall discontinue the specialty license
 1184  plate with the fewest number of plates in circulation, including
 1185  license plates exempt from a statutory sales requirement. A
 1186  warning letter shall be mailed to the sponsoring organizations
 1187  of the 10 percent of specialty license plates with the lowest
 1188  number of valid, active registrations as of December 1 of each
 1189  year.
 1190         (10)(a) A specialty license plate annual use fee collected
 1191  and distributed under this chapter, or any interest earned from
 1192  those fees, may not be used for commercial or for-profit
 1193  activities nor for general or administrative expenses, except as
 1194  authorized by s. 320.08058 or to pay the cost of the audit or
 1195  report required by s. 320.08062(1). The fees and any interest
 1196  earned from the fees may be expended only for use in this state
 1197  unless the annual use fee is derived from the sale of United
 1198  States Armed Forces and veterans-related specialty license
 1199  plates pursuant to paragraphs (4)(d), (bb), (kk), (iii), and
 1200  (uuu) (ll), (kkk), and (yyy) and s. 320.0891 or out-of-state
 1201  college or university license plates pursuant to paragraphs
 1202  (4)(cccc), (jjjj), and (nnnn).
 1203         (11) The annual use fee from the sale of specialty license
 1204  plates, the interest earned from those fees, or any fees
 1205  received by any entity an agency as a result of the sale of
 1206  specialty license plates may not be used for the purpose of
 1207  marketing to, or lobbying, entertaining, or rewarding, an
 1208  employee of a governmental agency that is responsible for the
 1209  sale and distribution of specialty license plates, or an elected
 1210  member or employee of the Legislature.
 1211         (12)For out-of-state college or university license plates
 1212  created pursuant to this section, the recipient organization
 1213  shall:
 1214         (a)Have established an endowment, based in this state, for
 1215  the purpose of providing scholarships to Florida residents
 1216  meeting the requirements of this chapter.
 1217         (b)Provide documentation to the department that the
 1218  organization and the department have the college’s or
 1219  university’s consent to use an appropriate image on a license
 1220  plate.
 1221         Section 28. Effective October 1, 2021, paragraph (a) of
 1222  subsection (8) of section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, is
 1223  amended to read:
 1224         320.08056 Specialty license plates.—
 1225         (8)(a) The department must discontinue the issuance of an
 1226  approved specialty license plate if the number of valid
 1227  specialty plate registrations falls below 3,000, or in the case
 1228  of an out-of-state college or university license plate, 4,000,
 1229  1,000 plates for at least 12 consecutive months. A warning
 1230  letter shall be mailed to the sponsoring organization following
 1231  the first month in which the total number of valid specialty
 1232  plate registrations is below 3,000, or in the case of an out-of
 1233  state college or university license plate, 4,000 1,000 plates.
 1234  This paragraph does not apply to in-state collegiate license
 1235  plates established under s. 320.08058(3), license plates of
 1236  institutions in and entities of the State University System,
 1237  specialty license plates that have statutory eligibility
 1238  limitations for purchase, specialty license plates for which
 1239  annual use fees are distributed by a foundation for student and
 1240  teacher leadership programs and teacher recruitment and
 1241  retention, or Florida Professional Sports Team license plates
 1242  established under s. 320.08058(9).
 1243         Section 29. Present subsections (32) through (56), (58)
 1244  through (68), and (71) through (83) of section 320.08058,
 1245  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (31) through
 1246  (55), (56) through (66), and (67) through (79), respectively,
 1247  paragraph (a) of subsection (3), paragraph (a) of subsection
 1248  (7), paragraph (b) of subsection (11), present subsections (31),
 1249  (48), (57), (65), (66), (69), and (70), and paragraph (b) of
 1250  present subsection (80) are amended, and new subsections (80)
 1251  through (83) and subsections (84) through (93) are added to that
 1252  section, to read:
 1253         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
 1254         (3) COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES.—
 1255         (a) The department shall develop a collegiate license plate
 1256  as provided in this section for state and independent
 1257  universities domiciled in this state. However, any collegiate
 1258  license plate created or established after October 1, 2002, must
 1259  comply with the requirements of s. 320.08053 and be specifically
 1260  authorized by an act of the Legislature. Collegiate license
 1261  plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1262  department as appropriate for each state and independent
 1263  university. The word “Florida” must be stamped across the bottom
 1264  of the plate in small letters. The department may consult with
 1265  the University of Central Florida for the purpose of having the
 1266  words “2017 Undefeated Champions” stamped on the University of
 1267  Central Florida specialty license plate.
 1268         (7) SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
 1269         (a) Special Olympics Florida license plates must contain
 1270  the official Special Olympics Florida logo and must bear the
 1271  colors and a design and colors that are approved by the
 1272  department. The word “Florida” must be centered at the top
 1273  bottom of the plate, and the words “Be a Fan” “Everyone Wins”
 1274  must be centered at the bottom top of the plate.
 1275         (11) INVEST IN CHILDREN LICENSE PLATES.—
 1276         (b) The proceeds of the Invest in Children license plate
 1277  annual use fee must be deposited into the Juvenile Crime
 1278  Prevention and Early Intervention Trust Fund within the
 1279  Department of Juvenile Justice. Based on the recommendations of
 1280  the juvenile justice councils, the Department of Juvenile
 1281  Justice shall use the proceeds of the fee to fund programs and
 1282  services that are designed to prevent juvenile delinquency. The
 1283  department shall allocate moneys for programs and services
 1284  within each county based on that county’s proportionate share of
 1285  the license plate annual use fee collected by the county.
 1286         (31)AMERICAN RED CROSS LICENSE PLATES.—
 1287         (a)Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the
 1288  department shall develop an American Red Cross license plate as
 1289  provided in this section. The word “Florida” must appear at the
 1290  top of the plate, and the words “American Red Cross” must appear
 1291  at the bottom of the plate.
 1292         (b)The department shall retain all revenues from the sale
 1293  of such plates until all startup costs for developing and
 1294  issuing the plates have been recovered. Thereafter, 50 percent
 1295  of the annual use fees shall be distributed to the American Red
 1296  Cross Chapter of Central Florida, with statistics on sales of
 1297  license plates, which are tabulated by county. The American Red
 1298  Cross Chapter of Central Florida must distribute to each of the
 1299  chapters in this state the moneys received from sales in the
 1300  counties covered by the respective chapters, which moneys must
 1301  be used for education and disaster relief in Florida. Fifty
 1302  percent of the annual use fees shall be distributed
 1303  proportionately to the three statewide approved poison control
 1304  centers for purposes of combating bioterrorism and other poison
 1305  related purposes.
 1306         (47)(48) LIVE THE DREAM LICENSE PLATES.—
 1307         (a) The department shall develop a Live the Dream license
 1308  plate as provided in this section. Live the Dream license plates
 1309  must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
 1310  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
 1311  words “Live the Dream” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1312         (b) The proceeds of the annual use fee shall be distributed
 1313  to the Dream Foundation, Inc., to The Dream Foundation, Inc.,
 1314  shall retain the first $60,000 in proceeds from the annual use
 1315  fees as reimbursement for administrative costs, startup costs,
 1316  and costs incurred in the approval process. Thereafter, up to 25
 1317  percent shall be used for continuing promotion and marketing of
 1318  the license plate and concept. The remaining funds shall be used
 1319  in the following manner:
 1320         1.Up to 5 percent may be used to administer, promote, and
 1321  market the license plate.
 1322         2.1.At least 30 Twenty-five percent shall be distributed
 1323  equally among the sickle cell organizations that are Florida
 1324  members of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.,
 1325  for programs that provide research, care, and treatment for
 1326  sickle cell disease.
 1327         3.2.At least 30 Twenty-five percent shall be distributed
 1328  to the Florida chapter of the March of Dimes for programs and
 1329  services that improve the health of babies through the
 1330  prevention of birth defects and infant mortality.
 1331         4.3.At least 15 Ten percent shall be distributed to the
 1332  Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions to decrease
 1333  racial disparity in infant mortality and to increase healthy
 1334  birth outcomes. Funding will be used by local Healthy Start
 1335  Coalitions to provide services and increase screening rates for
 1336  high-risk pregnant women, children under 4 years of age, and
 1337  women of childbearing age.
 1338         5.4.At least 15 Ten percent shall be distributed to
 1339  Chapman the Community Partnership for Homeless, Inc., for
 1340  programs that provide relief from poverty, hunger, and
 1341  homelessness.
 1342         6.Up to 5 percent may be distributed by the department on
 1343  behalf of The Dream Foundation, Inc., to The Martin Luther King,
 1344  Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., as a royalty for
 1345  the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 1346         5.Five percent of the proceeds shall be used by the
 1347  foundation for administrative costs directly associated with
 1348  operations as they relate to the management and distribution of
 1349  the proceeds.
 1350         (57)DONATE ORGANS-PASS IT ON LICENSE PLATES.—
 1351         (a)The department shall develop a Donate Organs-Pass It On
 1352  license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
 1353  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Donate
 1354  Organs-Pass It On” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1355         (b)The annual use fees shall be distributed to Transplant
 1356  Foundation, Inc., and shall use up to 10 percent of the proceeds
 1357  from the annual use fee for marketing and administrative costs
 1358  that are directly associated with the management and
 1359  distribution of the proceeds. The remaining proceeds shall be
 1360  used to provide statewide grants for patient services, including
 1361  preoperative, rehabilitative, and housing assistance; organ
 1362  donor education and awareness programs; and statewide medical
 1363  research.
 1364         (63)(65) LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
 1365         (a) The department shall develop a Lighthouse Association
 1366  license plate as provided in this section. The word “Florida”
 1367  must appear at the top of the plate, and the words
 1368  “SaveOurLighthouses.org Visit Our Lights” must appear at the
 1369  bottom of the plate.
 1370         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
 1371  Lighthouse Association, Inc., which may use a maximum of 10
 1372  percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plates. The
 1373  remaining proceeds shall be used by the association to fund the
 1374  preservation, restoration, and protection of the 29 historic
 1375  lighthouses remaining in the state.
 1376         (64)(66) IN GOD WE TRUST LICENSE PLATES.—
 1377         (a) The department shall develop an In God We Trust license
 1378  plate as provided in this section. However, the requirements of
 1379  s. 320.08053 must be met before the plates are issued. In God We
 1380  Trust license plates must bear the colors and design approved by
 1381  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1382  plate, and the words “In God We Trust” must appear in the body
 1383  of the plate.
 1384         (b) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed
 1385  to the In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., which may use a maximum
 1386  of 10 percent of the proceeds to offset marketing,
 1387  administration, and promotion; the balance of the fees to
 1388  address the needs of the military community; the needs of the
 1389  public safety community; provide educational grants and
 1390  scholarships to foster self-reliance and stability in Florida’s
 1391  children; and provide education in public and private schools
 1392  regarding the historical significance of religion in American
 1393  and Florida history to fund educational scholarships for the
 1394  children of Florida residents who are members of the United
 1395  States Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the United States
 1396  Armed Forces Reserve and for the children of public safety
 1397  employees who have died in the line of duty who are not covered
 1398  by existing state law. Funds shall also be distributed to other
 1399  s. 501(c)(3) organizations that may apply for grants and
 1400  scholarships and to provide educational grants to public and
 1401  private schools to promote the historical and religious
 1402  significance of American and Florida history. The In God We
 1403  Trust Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the license plate
 1404  annual use fees in the following manner:
 1405         1.The In God We Trust Foundation, Inc., shall retain all
 1406  revenues from the sale of such plates until all startup costs
 1407  for developing and establishing the plate have been recovered.
 1408         2.Ten percent of the funds received by the In God We Trust
 1409  Foundation, Inc., shall be expended for administrative costs,
 1410  promotion, and marketing of the license plate directly
 1411  associated with the operations of the In God We Trust
 1412  Foundation, Inc.
 1413         3.All remaining funds shall be expended by the In God We
 1414  Trust Foundation, Inc., for programs.
 1415         (69)ST. JOHNS RIVER LICENSE PLATES.—
 1416         (a)The department shall develop a St. Johns River license
 1417  plate as provided in this section. The St. Johns River license
 1418  plates must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1419  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1420  plate, and the words “St. Johns River” must appear at the bottom
 1421  of the plate.
 1422         (b)The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to
 1423  the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual
 1424  use fees shall be distributed to the St. Johns River Alliance,
 1425  Inc., a s. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which shall
 1426  administer the fees as follows:
 1427         1.The St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., shall retain the
 1428  first $60,000 of the annual use fees as direct reimbursement for
 1429  administrative costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in the
 1430  development and approval process. Thereafter, up to 10 percent
 1431  of the annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative
 1432  costs directly associated with education programs, conservation,
 1433  research, and grant administration of the organization, and up
 1434  to 10 percent may be used for promotion and marketing of the
 1435  specialty license plate.
 1436         2.At least 30 percent of the fees shall be available for
 1437  competitive grants for targeted community-based or county-based
 1438  research or projects for which state funding is limited or not
 1439  currently available. The remaining 50 percent shall be directed
 1440  toward community outreach and access programs. The competitive
 1441  grants shall be administered and approved by the board of
 1442  directors of the St. Johns River Alliance, Inc. A grant advisory
 1443  committee shall be composed of six members chosen by the St.
 1444  Johns River Alliance board members.
 1445         3.Any remaining funds shall be distributed with the
 1446  approval of and accountability to the board of directors of the
 1447  St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., and shall be used to support
 1448  activities contributing to education, outreach, and springs
 1449  conservation.
 1450         (70)HISPANIC ACHIEVERS LICENSE PLATES.—
 1451         (a)Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 320.08053, the
 1452  department shall develop a Hispanic Achievers license plate as
 1453  provided in this section. The plate must bear the colors and
 1454  design approved by the department. The word “Florida” must
 1455  appear at the top of the plate, and the words “Hispanic
 1456  Achievers” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1457         (b)The proceeds from the license plate annual use fee
 1458  shall be distributed to National Hispanic Corporate Achievers,
 1459  Inc., a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal
 1460  Revenue Code, to fund grants to nonprofit organizations to
 1461  operate programs and provide scholarships and for marketing the
 1462  Hispanic Achievers license plate. National Hispanic Corporate
 1463  Achievers, Inc., shall establish a Hispanic Achievers Grant
 1464  Council that shall provide recommendations for statewide grants
 1465  from available Hispanic Achievers license plate proceeds to
 1466  nonprofit organizations for programs and scholarships for
 1467  Hispanic and minority Floridians. National Hispanic Corporate
 1468  Achievers, Inc., shall also establish a Hispanic Achievers
 1469  License Plate Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the
 1470  grant council as provided in this paragraph. All funds received
 1471  under this subsection must be used in this state.
 1472         (c)National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., may retain
 1473  all proceeds from the annual use fee until documented startup
 1474  costs for developing and establishing the plate have been
 1475  recovered. Thereafter, the proceeds from the annual use fee
 1476  shall be used as follows:
 1477         1.Up to 5 percent of the proceeds may be used for the cost
 1478  of administration of the Hispanic Achievers License Plate Fund,
 1479  the Hispanic Achievers Grant Council, and related matters.
 1480         2.Funds may be used as necessary for annual audit or
 1481  compliance affidavit costs.
 1482         3.Up to 20 percent of the proceeds may be used to market
 1483  and promote the Hispanic Achievers license plate.
 1484         4.Twenty-five percent of the proceeds shall be used by the
 1485  Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc., located in Seminole County,
 1486  for grants.
 1487         5.The remaining proceeds shall be available to the
 1488  Hispanic Achievers Grant Council to award grants for services,
 1489  programs, or scholarships for Hispanic and minority individuals
 1490  and organizations throughout Florida. All grant recipients must
 1491  provide to the Hispanic Achievers Grant Council an annual
 1492  program and financial report regarding the use of grant funds.
 1493  Such reports must be available to the public.
 1494         (d)Effective July 1, 2014, the Hispanic Achievers license
 1495  plate will shift into the presale voucher phase, as provided in
 1496  s. 320.08053(2)(b). National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc.,
 1497  shall have 24 months to record a minimum of 1,000 sales. Sales
 1498  include existing active plates and vouchers sold subsequent to
 1499  July 1, 2014. During the voucher period, new plates may not be
 1500  issued, but existing plates may be renewed. If, at the
 1501  conclusion of the 24-month presale period, the requirement of a
 1502  minimum of 1,000 sales has been met, the department shall resume
 1503  normal distribution of the Hispanic Achievers license plate. If,
 1504  after 24 months, the minimum of 1,000 sales has not been met,
 1505  the department shall discontinue the Hispanic Achievers license
 1506  plate. This subsection is repealed June 30, 2016.
 1507         (76)(80) FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LICENSE PLATES.—
 1508         (b) The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Police
 1509  and Kids Foundation, Inc., which may use up to a maximum of 10
 1510  percent of the proceeds for marketing to promote and market the
 1511  plate. All remaining The remainder of the proceeds shall be
 1512  distributed to and used by the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc.,
 1513  for its operations, activities, programs, and projects to invest
 1514  and reinvest, and the interest earnings shall be used for the
 1515  operation of the Police and Kids Foundation, Inc.
 1516         (80)BEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER LICENSE PLATES.—
 1517         (a)The department shall develop a Beat Childhood Cancer
 1518  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1519  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1520  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1521  plate, and the words “Beat Childhood Cancer” must appear at the
 1522  bottom of the plate.
 1523         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1524  distributed as follows:
 1525         1.Eighty percent shall be distributed to Beat Nb, Inc.,
 1526  which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for
 1527  administrative costs directly associated with the operation of
 1528  the corporation and for marketing and promoting the plate. The
 1529  remaining proceeds shall be used by the corporation to fund
 1530  pediatric cancer treatment and research.
 1531         2.Twenty percent shall be distributed to No Kid Should
 1532  Know Cancer, Inc., a nonprofit corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of
 1533  the Internal Revenue Code, which may use up to 5 percent of the
 1534  proceeds for administrative costs and for the marketing of the
 1535  plate. The balance of the fees shall be used by No Kid Should
 1536  Know Cancer, Inc., to:
 1537         a.Support families who have a child recently diagnosed
 1538  with cancer;
 1539         b.Hold events that raise awareness about childhood cancer;
 1540  and
 1541         c.Support clinical trials that work to provide better
 1542  treatment plans for children diagnosed with cancer and,
 1543  ultimately, a better prognosis.
 1544         3. All fees distributed from the sale of this plate must be
 1545  spent for the designated purposes within the State of Florida.
 1546         (81)AUBURN UNIVERSITY LICENSE PLATES.—
 1547         (a)The department shall develop an Auburn University
 1548  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1549  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1550  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1551  plate, and the words “War Eagle” must appear at the bottom of
 1552  the plate.
 1553         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1554  distributed to the Tampa Bay Auburn Club, which must use the
 1555  moneys for the purpose of awarding scholarships to Florida
 1556  residents attending Auburn University. Students receiving these
 1557  scholarships must be eligible for the Florida Bright Futures
 1558  Scholarship Program pursuant to s. 1009.531 and shall use the
 1559  scholarship funds for tuition and other expenses related to
 1560  attending Auburn University.
 1561         (82)DONATE LIFE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES.—
 1562         (a)The department shall develop a Donate Life Florida
 1563  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1564  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1565  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1566  plate, and the words “Donors Save Lives” must appear at the
 1567  bottom of the plate.
 1568         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1569  distributed to Donate Life Florida, which may use up to 10
 1570  percent of the proceeds for marketing and administrative costs.
 1571  The remaining proceeds of the annual use fees shall be used by
 1572  Donate Life Florida to educate Florida residents on the
 1573  importance of organ, tissue, and eye donation and for the
 1574  continued maintenance of the Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue
 1575  Donor Registry.
 1576         (83)FLORIDA STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATES.—
 1577         (a)The department shall develop a Florida State Beekeepers
 1578  Association license plate as provided in this section and s.
 1579  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
 1580  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1581  plate, and the words “Save the Bees” must appear at the bottom
 1582  of the plate.
 1583         (b)The annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida
 1584  State Beekeepers Association, a Florida nonprofit corporation.
 1585  The Florida State Beekeepers Association may use up to 10
 1586  percent of the annual use fees for administrative, promotional,
 1587  and marketing costs of the license plate.
 1588         (c)The remaining funds shall be distributed to the Florida
 1589  State Beekeepers Association and shall be used to raise
 1590  awareness of the importance of beekeeping to Florida agriculture
 1591  by funding honeybee research, education, outreach, and
 1592  husbandry. The Florida State Beekeepers Association board of
 1593  managers must approve and is accountable for all such
 1594  expenditures.
 1595         (84)ROTARY LICENSE PLATES.—
 1596         (a)The department shall develop a Rotary license plate as
 1597  provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must bear
 1598  the colors and design approved by the department. The word
 1599  “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the word
 1600  “Rotary” must appear on the bottom of the plate. The license
 1601  plate must bear the Rotary International wheel emblem.
 1602         (b)The annual use fees shall be distributed to the
 1603  Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc., to be used as follows:
 1604         1.Up to 10 percent may be used for administrative costs
 1605  and for marketing of the plate.
 1606         2.Ten percent shall be distributed to Rotary’s Camp
 1607  Florida for direct support to all programs and services provided
 1608  to children with special needs who attend the camp.
 1609         3.The remainder shall be distributed, proportionally based
 1610  on sales, to each Rotary district in the state in support of
 1611  Rotary youth programs in Florida.
 1612         (85)FLORIDA BAY FOREVER LICENSE PLATES.—
 1613         (a)The department shall develop a Florida Bay Forever
 1614  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1615  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1616  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1617  plate, and the words “Florida Bay Forever” must appear at the
 1618  bottom of the plate.
 1619         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1620  distributed to the Florida National Park Association, Inc.,
 1621  which may use up to 10 percent of the proceeds for
 1622  administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The remainder
 1623  of the funds shall be used to supplement the Everglades National
 1624  Park’s budgets and to support educational, interpretive,
 1625  historical, and scientific research relating to the Everglades
 1626  National Park.
 1627         (86)BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST LICENSE PLATES.—
 1628         (a)The department shall develop a Bonefish and Tarpon
 1629  Trust license plate as provided in this section and s.
 1630  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
 1631  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1632  plate, and the words “Bonefish and Tarpon Trust” must appear at
 1633  the bottom of the plate.
 1634         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1635  distributed to the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, which may use up
 1636  to 10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the license
 1637  plate. The remainder of the proceeds shall be used to conserve
 1638  and enhance Florida bonefish and tarpon fisheries and their
 1639  respective environments through stewardship, research,
 1640  education, and advocacy.
 1641         (87)MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE LICENSE PLATES.—
 1642         (a)The department shall develop a Medical Professionals
 1643  Who Care license plate as provided in this section and s.
 1644  320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by
 1645  the department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1646  plate, and the words “Medical Professionals Who Care” must
 1647  appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1648         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1649  distributed to Florida Benevolent Group, Inc., a Florida
 1650  nonprofit corporation, which may use up to 10 percent of such
 1651  fees for administrative costs, marketing, and promotion of the
 1652  plate. The remainder of the revenues shall be used by Florida
 1653  Benevolent Group, Inc., to assist low-income individuals in
 1654  obtaining a medical education and career through scholarships,
 1655  support, and guidance.
 1656         (88)UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LICENSE PLATES.—
 1657         (a)The department shall develop a University of Georgia
 1658  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1659  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1660  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1661  plate, and the words “The University of Georgia” must appear at
 1662  the bottom of the plate.
 1663         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1664  distributed to the Georgia Bulldog Club of Jacksonville, which
 1665  must use the moneys for the purpose of awarding scholarships to
 1666  Florida residents attending the University of Georgia. Students
 1667  receiving these scholarships must be eligible for the Florida
 1668  Bright Futures Scholarship Program pursuant to s. 1009.531 and
 1669  shall use the scholarship funds for tuition and other expenses
 1670  related to attending the University of Georgia.
 1671         (89)HIGHWAYMEN LICENSE PLATES.—
 1672         (a)The department shall develop a Highwaymen license plate
 1673  as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate must
 1674  bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word
 1675  “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the word
 1676  “Highwaymen” must appear at the bottom of the plate.
 1677         (b)The annual use fees shall be distributed to the City of
 1678  Fort Pierce, subject to a city resolution designating the city
 1679  as the fiscal agent of the license plate. The city may use up to
 1680  10 percent of the fees for administrative costs and marketing of
 1681  the plate and shall use the remainder of the fees as follows:
 1682         1.Before completion of construction of the Highwaymen
 1683  Museum and African-American Cultural Center, the city shall
 1684  distribute at least 15 percent to the St. Lucie Education
 1685  Foundation, Inc., to fund art education and art projects in
 1686  public schools within St. Lucie County. The remainder of the
 1687  fees shall be used by the city to fund the construction of the
 1688  Highwaymen Museum and African-American Cultural Center.
 1689         2.Upon completion of construction of the Highwaymen Museum
 1690  and African-American Cultural Center, the city shall distribute
 1691  at least 10 percent to the St. Lucie Education Foundation, Inc.,
 1692  to fund art education and art projects in public schools within
 1693  St. Lucie County. The remainder of the fees shall be used by the
 1694  city to fund the day-to-day operations of the Highwaymen Museum
 1695  and African-American Cultural Center.
 1696         (90)DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES.—
 1697         (a)The department shall develop a Ducks Unlimited license
 1698  plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate
 1699  must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The
 1700  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and the
 1701  words “Conserving Florida Wetlands” must appear at the bottom of
 1702  the plate.
 1703         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1704  distributed to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., a nonprofit corporation
 1705  under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used as
 1706  follows:
 1707         1.Up to 5 percent may be used for administrative costs and
 1708  marketing of the plate.
 1709         2.At least 95 percent shall be used in this state to
 1710  support the mission and efforts of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to
 1711  conserve, restore, and manage Florida wetlands and associated
 1712  habitats for the benefit of waterfowl, other wildlife, and
 1713  people.
 1714         (91)DAN MARINO CAMPUS LICENSE PLATES.—
 1715         (a)The department shall develop a Dan Marino Campus
 1716  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1717  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1718  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1719  plate, and the words “Marino Campus” must appear at the bottom
 1720  of the plate.
 1721         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1722  distributed to the Dan Marino Foundation, a Florida nonprofit
 1723  corporation, which may use up to 10 percent of such fees for
 1724  administrative costs and marketing of the plate. The balance of
 1725  the fees shall be used by the Dan Marino Foundation to assist
 1726  Floridians with developmental disabilities in becoming employed,
 1727  independent, and productive and to promote and fund education
 1728  scholarships and awareness of these services.
 1729         (92)UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA LICENSE PLATES.—
 1730         (a)The department shall develop a University of Alabama
 1731  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
 1732  plate must bear the colors and design approved by the
 1733  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the
 1734  plate, and the words “Roll Tide” must appear at the bottom of
 1735  the plate.
 1736         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1737  distributed to Pensacola Bama Club, which must use themoneys
 1738  for the purpose of awarding scholarships to Florida residents
 1739  attending the University of Alabama. Students receiving these
 1740  scholarships must be eligible for the Florida Bright Futures
 1741  Scholarship Program pursuant to s. 1009.531 and shall use the
 1742  scholarship funds for tuition and other expenses related to
 1743  attending the University of Alabama.
 1744         (93)ORLANDO CITY SOCCER CLUB LICENSE PLATES.—
 1745         (a)The department shall develop an Orlando City Soccer
 1746  Club license plate as provided in paragraph (9)(a).
 1747         (b)The annual use fees from the sale of the plate shall be
 1748  distributed and used as provided in paragraph (9)(b).
 1749         Section 30. Section 320.08062, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1750  to read:
 1751         320.08062 Audits and attestations required; annual use fees
 1752  of specialty license plates.—
 1753         (1)(a) All organizations that receive annual use fee
 1754  proceeds from the department are responsible for ensuring that
 1755  proceeds are used in accordance with ss. 320.08056 and
 1756  320.08058.
 1757         (b) Any organization not subject to audit pursuant to s.
 1758  215.97 shall annually attest, under penalties of perjury, that
 1759  such proceeds were used in compliance with ss. 320.08056 and
 1760  320.08058. The attestation shall be made annually in a form and
 1761  format determined by the department. In addition, the department
 1762  shall audit any such organization every 5 years to ensure
 1763  proceeds have been used in compliance with ss. 320.08056 and
 1764  320.08058.
 1765         (c) Any organization subject to audit pursuant to s. 215.97
 1766  shall submit an audit report in accordance with rules
 1767  promulgated by the Auditor General. The annual attestation shall
 1768  be submitted to the department for review within 9 months after
 1769  the end of the organization’s fiscal year.
 1770         (2)(a) Within 120 days after receiving an organization’s
 1771  audit or attestation, the department shall determine which
 1772  recipients of revenues from specialty license plate annual use
 1773  fees have not complied with subsection (1). In determining
 1774  compliance, the department may commission an independent
 1775  actuarial consultant, or an independent certified public
 1776  accountant, who has expertise in nonprofit and charitable
 1777  organizations.
 1778         (b) The department must discontinue the distribution of
 1779  revenues to any organization failing to submit the required
 1780  documentation as required in subsection (1), but may resume
 1781  distribution of the revenues upon receipt of the required
 1782  information.
 1783         (c) If the department or its designee determines that an
 1784  organization has not complied or has failed to use the revenues
 1785  in accordance with ss. 320.08056 and 320.08058, the department
 1786  must discontinue the distribution of the revenues to the
 1787  organization. The department shall notify the organization of
 1788  its findings and direct the organization to make the changes
 1789  necessary in order to comply with this chapter. If the officers
 1790  of the organization sign an affidavit under penalties of perjury
 1791  stating that they acknowledge the findings of the department and
 1792  attest that they have taken corrective action and that the
 1793  organization will submit to a followup review by the department,
 1794  the department may resume the distribution of revenues.
 1795         (d) If an organization fails to comply with the
 1796  department’s recommendations and corrective actions as outlined
 1797  in paragraph (c), the revenue distributions shall be
 1798  discontinued until completion of the next regular session of the
 1799  Legislature. The department shall notify the President of the
 1800  Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by the
 1801  first day of the next regular session of any organization whose
 1802  revenues have been withheld as a result of this paragraph. If
 1803  the Legislature does not provide direction to the organization
 1804  and the department regarding the status of the undistributed
 1805  revenues, the department shall deauthorize the plate and the
 1806  undistributed revenues shall be immediately deposited into the
 1807  Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 1808         (3) The department or its designee has the authority to
 1809  examine all records pertaining to the use of funds from the sale
 1810  of specialty license plates.
 1811         Section 31. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
 1812  320.08068, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1813         320.08068 Motorcycle specialty license plates.—
 1814         (4) A license plate annual use fee of $20 shall be
 1815  collected for each motorcycle specialty license plate. Annual
 1816  use fees shall be distributed as follows:
 1817         (b) Twenty percent to Preserve Vision Prevent Blindness
 1818  Florida.
 1819         Section 32. Subsections (5), (6), and (7) of section
 1820  320.0807, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1821         320.0807 Special license plates for Governor and federal
 1822  and state legislators.—
 1823         (5)Upon application by any current or former President of
 1824  the Senate and payment of the fees prescribed by s. 320.0805,
 1825  the department may issue a license plate stamped “Senate
 1826  President” followed by the number assigned by the department or
 1827  chosen by the applicant if it is not already in use. Upon
 1828  application by any current or former Speaker of the House of
 1829  Representatives and payment of the fees prescribed by s.
 1830  320.0805, the department may issue a license plate stamped
 1831  “House Speaker” followed by the number assigned by the
 1832  department or chosen by the applicant if it is not already in
 1833  use.
 1834         (6)(a)Upon application by any former member of Congress or
 1835  former member of the state Legislature, payment of the fees
 1836  prescribed by s. 320.0805, and payment of a one-time fee of
 1837  $500, the department may issue a former member of Congress,
 1838  state senator, or state representative a license plate stamped
 1839  “Retired Congress,” “Retired Senate,” or “Retired House,” as
 1840  appropriate, for a vehicle owned by the former member.
 1841         (b)To qualify for a Retired Congress, Retired Senate, or
 1842  Retired House prestige license plate, a former member must have
 1843  served at least 4 years as a member of Congress, state senator,
 1844  or state representative, respectively.
 1845         (c)Four hundred fifty dollars of the one-time fee
 1846  collected under paragraph (a) shall be distributed to the
 1847  account of the direct-support organization established pursuant
 1848  to s. 272.136 and used for the benefit of the Florida Historic
 1849  Capitol Museum, and the remaining $50 shall be deposited into
 1850  the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.
 1851         (5)(7) The department may create a unique plate design for
 1852  plates to be used by members or former members of the
 1853  Legislature or Congress as provided in subsection subsections
 1854  (2), (5), and (6).
 1855         Section 33. Section 320.0875, Florida Statutes, is created
 1856  to read:
 1857         320.0875Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate.—
 1858         (1)Upon application to the department and payment of the
 1859  license tax for the motorcycle as provided in s. 320.08, a
 1860  resident of the state who owns or leases a motorcycle that is
 1861  not used for hire or commercial use shall be issued a Purple
 1862  Heart special motorcycle license plate if he or she provides
 1863  documentation acceptable to the department that he or she is a
 1864  recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
 1865         (2)The Purple Heart special motorcycle license plate shall
 1866  be stamped with the term “Combat-wounded Veteran” followed by
 1867  the serial number of the license plate. The Purple Heart special
 1868  motorcycle license plate may have the term “Purple Heart”
 1869  stamped on the plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal
 1870  appearing on the plate.
 1871         Section 34. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 1872  320.089, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1873         320.089 Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; members
 1874  of National Guard; survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart medal
 1875  recipients; Bronze Star recipients; active or retired United
 1876  States Armed Forces reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat
 1877  Medical Badge, or Combat Action Badge recipients; Combat Action
 1878  Ribbon recipients; Air Force Combat Action Medal recipients;
 1879  Distinguished Flying Cross recipients; former prisoners of war;
 1880  Korean War Veterans; Vietnam War Veterans; Operation Desert
 1881  Shield Veterans; Operation Desert Storm Veterans; Operation
 1882  Enduring Freedom Veterans; Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans;
 1883  Women Veterans; World War II Veterans; and Navy Submariners;
 1884  special license plates; fee.—
 1885         (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck for
 1886  private use or recreational vehicle as specified in s.
 1887  320.08(9)(c) or (d), which is not used for hire or commercial
 1888  use, who is a resident of the state and a veteran of the United
 1889  States Armed Forces, a Woman Veteran, a World War II Veteran, a
 1890  Navy Submariner, an active or retired member of the Florida
 1891  National Guard, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a
 1892  recipient of the Purple Heart medal, a recipient of the Bronze
 1893  Star, an active or retired member of any branch of the United
 1894  States Armed Forces Reserve, or a recipient of the Combat
 1895  Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge,
 1896  Combat Action Ribbon, Air Force Combat Action Medal, or
 1897  Distinguished Flying Cross, upon application to the department,
 1898  accompanied by proof of release or discharge from any branch of
 1899  the United States Armed Forces, proof of active membership or
 1900  retired status in the Florida National Guard, proof of
 1901  membership in the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association or proof of
 1902  active military duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proof
 1903  of being a Purple Heart medal recipient, proof of being a Bronze
 1904  Star recipient, proof of active or retired membership in any
 1905  branch of the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or proof of
 1906  membership in the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, Inc., proof
 1907  of being a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat
 1908  Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Air
 1909  Force Combat Action Medal, or Distinguished Flying Cross, and
 1910  upon payment of the license tax for the vehicle as provided in
 1911  s. 320.08, shall be issued a license plate as provided by s.
 1912  320.06 which, in lieu of the serial numbers prescribed by s.
 1913  320.06, is stamped with the words “Veteran,” “Woman Veteran,”
 1914  “WWII Veteran,” “Navy Submariner,” “National Guard,” “Pearl
 1915  Harbor Survivor,” “Combat-wounded veteran,” “Bronze Star,” “U.S.
 1916  Reserve,” “Combat Infantry Badge,” “Combat Medical Badge,”
 1917  “Combat Action Badge,” “Combat Action Ribbon,” “Air Force Combat
 1918  Action Medal,” or “Distinguished Flying Cross,” as appropriate,
 1919  and a likeness of the related campaign medal or badge, followed
 1920  by the serial number of the license plate. Additionally, the
 1921  Purple Heart plate may have the words “Purple Heart” stamped on
 1922  the plate and the likeness of the Purple Heart medal appearing
 1923  on the plate.
 1924         Section 35. Subsection (10) is added to section 320.131,
 1925  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1926         320.131 Temporary tags.—
 1927         (10) Beginning October 1, 2018, the department may partner
 1928  with a county tax collector to conduct a Fleet Vehicle Temporary
 1929  Tag pilot program to provide temporary tags to fleet companies
 1930  to allow them to operate fleet vehicles awaiting a permanent
 1931  registration and title.
 1932         (a) The department shall establish a memorandum of
 1933  understanding that allows a maximum of 10 companies to
 1934  participate in the pilot program and receive multiple temporary
 1935  tags for company fleet vehicles.
 1936         (b) To participate in the program, a fleet company must
 1937  have a minimum of 3,500 fleet vehicles registered in this state
 1938  which qualify to be registered as fleet vehicles pursuant to s.
 1939  320.0657.
 1940         (c) The department may issue up to 50 temporary tags at a
 1941  time to an eligible fleet company, if requested by such company.
 1942         (d) The temporary tags are for exclusive use on vehicles
 1943  purchased for the company’s fleet, and may not be used on any
 1944  other vehicle.
 1945         (e) Each temporary plate may be used on only one vehicle
 1946  and each vehicle may only use one temporary plate.
 1947         (f) Upon issuance of the vehicle’s permanent license plate
 1948  and registration, the temporary tag becomes invalid and must be
 1949  removed from the vehicle and destroyed.
 1950         (g) Upon a finding by the department that a temporary tag
 1951  has been misused by a fleet company under this program, the
 1952  department may terminate the memorandum of understanding with
 1953  the company, invalidate all temporary tags issued to the company
 1954  under the program, and require such company to return any unused
 1955  temporary tags.
 1956         (h) This subsection is repealed on October 1, 2023, unless
 1957  saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
 1958         Section 36. Subsection (3) is added to section 320.95,
 1959  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1960         320.95 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.—
 1961         (3)The department may authorize issuance of an electronic
 1962  certificate of registration in addition to printing a paper
 1963  registration certificate. A motor vehicle operator may present
 1964  for inspection an electronic device displaying an electronic
 1965  certificate of registration issued pursuant to this subsection
 1966  in lieu of a paper registration certificate. Such presentation
 1967  does not constitute consent for inspection of any information on
 1968  the device other than the displayed certificate of registration.
 1969  The person who presents the device for inspection assumes the
 1970  liability for any resulting damage to the device.
 1971         Section 37. By November 1, 2018, the annual use fees
 1972  withheld by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
 1973  from the sale of the Live the Dream specialty license plate
 1974  shall be used first to satisfy all outstanding royalty payments
 1975  due to The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social
 1976  Change, Inc., for the use of the image of Dr. Martin Luther
 1977  King, Jr. All remaining funds shall be distributed to the
 1978  subrecipients on a pro rata basis according to the percentages
 1979  specified in s. 320.08058(47), Florida Statutes.
 1980         Section 38. Section 322.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 1981  read:
 1982         322.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
 1983         (1) “Actual weight” means the weight of a motor vehicle or
 1984  motor vehicle combination plus the weight of the load carried on
 1985  it, as determined at a fixed scale operated by the state or as
 1986  determined by use of a portable scale operated by a law
 1987  enforcement officer.
 1988         (2) “Alcohol” means any substance containing any form of
 1989  alcohol including, but not limited to, ethanol, methanol,
 1990  propanol, and isopropanol.
 1991         (3) “Alcohol concentration” means:
 1992         (a) The number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of
 1993  blood;
 1994         (b) The number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of
 1995  breath; or
 1996         (c) The number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters of
 1997  urine.
 1998         (4) “Authorized emergency vehicle” means a vehicle that is
 1999  equipped with extraordinary audible and visual warning devices,
 2000  that is authorized by s. 316.2397 to display red, red and white,
 2001  or blue lights, and that is on call to respond to emergencies.
 2002  The term includes, but is not limited to, ambulances, law
 2003  enforcement vehicles, fire trucks, and other rescue vehicles.
 2004  The term does not include wreckers, utility trucks, or other
 2005  vehicles that are used only incidentally for emergency purposes.
 2006         (5) “Cancellation” means the act of declaring a driver
 2007  license void and terminated.
 2008         (6) “Color photographic driver license” means a color
 2009  photograph of a completed driver license form meeting the
 2010  requirements prescribed in s. 322.14.
 2011         (7) “Commercial driver license” means a Class A, Class B,
 2012  or Class C driver license issued in accordance with the
 2013  requirements of this chapter.
 2014         (8) “Commercial motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle or
 2015  motor vehicle combination used on the streets or highways,
 2016  which:
 2017         (a) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or
 2018  more;
 2019         (b) Is designed to transport more than 15 persons,
 2020  including the driver; or
 2021         (c) Is transporting hazardous materials and is required to
 2022  be placarded in accordance with 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart F.
 2023  
 2024  A vehicle that occasionally transports personal property to and
 2025  from a closed-course motorsport facility, as defined in s.
 2026  549.09(1)(a), is not a commercial motor vehicle if the use is
 2027  not for profit and corporate sponsorship is not involved. As
 2028  used in this subsection, the term “corporate sponsorship” means
 2029  a payment, donation, gratuity, in-kind service, or other benefit
 2030  provided to or derived by a person in relation to the underlying
 2031  activity, other than the display of product or corporate names,
 2032  logos, or other graphic information on the property being
 2033  transported.
 2034         (9) “Controlled substance” means any substance classified
 2035  as such under 21 U.S.C. s. 802(6), Schedules I-V of 21 C.F.R.
 2036  part 1308, or chapter 893.
 2037         (10) “Convenience service” means any means whereby an
 2038  individual conducts a transaction with the department other than
 2039  in person.
 2040         (11)(a) “Conviction” means a conviction of an offense
 2041  relating to the operation of motor vehicles on highways which is
 2042  a violation of this chapter or any other such law of this state
 2043  or any other state, including an admission or determination of a
 2044  noncriminal traffic infraction pursuant to s. 318.14, or a
 2045  judicial disposition of an offense committed under any federal
 2046  law substantially conforming to the aforesaid state statutory
 2047  provisions.
 2048         (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
 2049  the definition of “conviction” provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 383.5
 2050  applies to offenses committed in a commercial motor vehicle or
 2051  by a person holding a commercial driver license.
 2052         (12) “Court” means any tribunal in this state or any other
 2053  state, or any federal tribunal, which has jurisdiction over any
 2054  civil, criminal, traffic, or administrative action.
 2055         (13)“Credential service provider” means an electronic
 2056  credential provider competitively procured by the department to
 2057  supply secure credential services based on open standards for
 2058  identity management and verification to qualified entities.
 2059         (14)(13) “Declared weight” means the maximum loaded weight
 2060  declared for purposes of registration, pursuant to chapter 320.
 2061         (15)(14) “Department” means the Department of Highway
 2062  Safety and Motor Vehicles acting directly or through its duly
 2063  authorized representatives.
 2064         (16)“Digital identity verifier” means a public or private
 2065  entity that consumes the identity management services provided
 2066  by the credential service provider.
 2067         (17)(15) “Disqualification” means a prohibition, other than
 2068  an out-of-service order, that precludes a person from driving a
 2069  commercial motor vehicle.
 2070         (18)(16) “Drive” means to operate or be in actual physical
 2071  control of a motor vehicle in any place open to the general
 2072  public for purposes of vehicular traffic.
 2073         (19)(17) “Driver license” means a certificate that, subject
 2074  to all other requirements of law, authorizes an individual to
 2075  drive a motor vehicle and denotes an operator’s license as
 2076  defined in 49 U.S.C. s. 30301.
 2077         (20)“Electronic” means relating to technology having
 2078  electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical,
 2079  electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
 2080         (21)“Electronic credential” means an electronic
 2081  representation of a physical driver license or identification
 2082  card which is viewable on an electronic credential system and
 2083  capable of being verified and authenticated.
 2084         (22)“Electronic credential holder” means a person to whom
 2085  an electronic credential has been issued.
 2086         (23)“Electronic credential provider” means a qualified
 2087  entity contracted with the department to provide electronic
 2088  credentials to electronic credential holders.
 2089         (24)“Electronic credential system” means a computer system
 2090  used to display or transmit electronic credentials to a person
 2091  or verification system and that may be accessed using an
 2092  electronic device.
 2093         (25)“Electronic device” means a device or a portion of a
 2094  device that is designed for and capable of communicating across
 2095  a computer network with other computers or devices for the
 2096  purpose of transmitting, receiving, or storing data, including,
 2097  but not limited to, a cellular telephone, tablet, or other
 2098  portable device designed for and capable of communicating with
 2099  or across a computer network, and is used to render an
 2100  electronic credential.
 2101         (26)“Electronic ID” means a technology solution by which a
 2102  qualified entity authenticates the identity of an individual
 2103  receiving goods or services.
 2104         (27)(18) “Endorsement” means a special authorization which
 2105  permits a driver to drive certain types of vehicles or to
 2106  transport certain types of property or a certain number of
 2107  passengers.
 2108         (28)(19) “Farmer” means a person who grows agricultural
 2109  products, including aquacultural, horticultural, and forestry
 2110  products, and, except as provided herein, employees of such
 2111  persons. The term does not include employees whose primary
 2112  purpose of employment is the operation of motor vehicles.
 2113         (29)(20) “Farm tractor” means a motor vehicle that is:
 2114         (a) Operated principally on a farm, grove, or orchard in
 2115  agricultural or horticultural pursuits and that is operated on
 2116  the roads of this state only incidentally for transportation
 2117  between the owner’s or operator’s headquarters and the farm,
 2118  grove, or orchard or between one farm, grove, or orchard and
 2119  another; or
 2120         (b) Designed and used primarily as a farm implement for
 2121  drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of
 2122  husbandry.
 2123         (30)(21) “Felony” means any offense under state or federal
 2124  law that is punishable by death or by a term of imprisonment
 2125  exceeding 1 year.
 2126         (31)(22) “Foreign jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction
 2127  other than a state of the United States.
 2128         (32)(23) “Gross vehicle weight rating” means the value
 2129  specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a
 2130  single, combination, or articulated vehicle.
 2131         (33)(24) “Hazardous materials” means any material that has
 2132  been designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. s. 5103 and is
 2133  required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172
 2134  or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin
 2135  in 42 C.F.R. part 73.
 2136         (34)(25) “Medical examiner’s certificate” means a document
 2137  substantially in accordance with the requirements of 49 C.F.R.
 2138  s. 391.43.
 2139         (35)(26) “Motorcycle” means a motor vehicle powered by a
 2140  motor with a displacement of more than 50 cubic centimeters,
 2141  having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider, and designed
 2142  to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the
 2143  ground, but excluding a tractor, tri-vehicle, or moped.
 2144         (36)(27) “Motor vehicle” means any self-propelled vehicle,
 2145  including a motor vehicle combination, not operated upon rails
 2146  or guideway, excluding vehicles moved solely by human power,
 2147  motorized wheelchairs, and motorized bicycles as defined in s.
 2148  316.003.
 2149         (37)(28) “Motor vehicle combination” means a motor vehicle
 2150  operated in conjunction with one or more other vehicles.
 2151         (38)(29) “Narcotic drugs” means coca leaves, opium,
 2152  isonipecaine, cannabis, and every substance neither chemically
 2153  nor physically distinguishable from them, and any and all
 2154  derivatives of same, and any other drug to which the narcotics
 2155  laws of the United States apply, and includes all drugs and
 2156  derivatives thereof known as barbiturates.
 2157         (39)(30) “Out-of-service order” means a prohibition issued
 2158  by an authorized local, state, or Federal Government official
 2159  which precludes a person from driving a commercial motor
 2160  vehicle.
 2161         (40)(31) “Owner” means the person who holds the legal title
 2162  to a vehicle. However, if a vehicle is the subject of an
 2163  agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the
 2164  right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in
 2165  the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested
 2166  in the conditional vendee or lessee, or if a mortgagor of a
 2167  vehicle is entitled to possession, such conditional vendee,
 2168  lessee, or mortgagor is the owner for the purpose of this
 2169  chapter.
 2170         (41)(32) “Passenger vehicle” means a motor vehicle designed
 2171  to transport more than 15 persons, including the driver, or a
 2172  school bus designed to transport more than 15 persons, including
 2173  the driver.
 2174         (42)(33) “Permit” means a document authorizing the
 2175  temporary operation of a motor vehicle within this state subject
 2176  to conditions established in this chapter.
 2177         (43)“Qualified entity” means a public or private entity
 2178  which enters into a contract with the department, meets usage
 2179  criteria, agrees to terms and conditions, and is authorized by
 2180  the department to use the credential service provider for
 2181  authentication and identification verification services.
 2182         (44)(34) “Resident” means a person who has his or her
 2183  principal place of domicile in this state for a period of more
 2184  than 6 consecutive months, has registered to vote, has made a
 2185  statement of domicile pursuant to s. 222.17, or has filed for
 2186  homestead tax exemption on property in this state.
 2187         (45)(35) “Restriction” means a prohibition against
 2188  operating certain types of motor vehicles or a requirement that
 2189  a driver comply with certain conditions when driving a motor
 2190  vehicle.
 2191         (46)(36) “Revocation” means the termination of a licensee’s
 2192  privilege to drive.
 2193         (47)(37) “School bus” means a motor vehicle that is
 2194  designed to transport more than 15 persons, including the
 2195  driver, and that is used to transport students to and from a
 2196  public or private school or in connection with school
 2197  activities, but does not include a bus operated by a common
 2198  carrier in the urban transportation of school children. The term
 2199  “school” includes all preelementary, elementary, secondary, and
 2200  postsecondary schools.
 2201         (48)(38) “State” means a state or possession of the United
 2202  States, and, for the purposes of this chapter, includes the
 2203  District of Columbia.
 2204         (49)(39) “Street or highway” means the entire width between
 2205  the boundary lines of a way or place if any part of that way or
 2206  place is open to public use for purposes of vehicular traffic.
 2207         (50)(40) “Suspension” means the temporary withdrawal of a
 2208  licensee’s privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
 2209         (51)(41) “Tank vehicle” means a vehicle that is designed to
 2210  transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank either
 2211  permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle, if such tank
 2212  has a designed capacity of 1,000 gallons or more.
 2213         (52)(42) “United States” means the 50 states and the
 2214  District of Columbia.
 2215         (53)(43) “Vehicle” means every device in, upon, or by which
 2216  any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
 2217  public highway or operated upon rails or guideway, except a
 2218  bicycle, motorized wheelchair, or motorized bicycle.
 2219         (54)(44) “Identification card” means a personal
 2220  identification card issued by the department which conforms to
 2221  the definition in 18 U.S.C. s. 1028(d).
 2222         (55)(45) “Temporary driver license” or “temporary
 2223  identification card” means a certificate issued by the
 2224  department which, subject to all other requirements of law,
 2225  authorizes an individual to drive a motor vehicle and denotes an
 2226  operator’s license, as defined in 49 U.S.C. s. 30301, or a
 2227  personal identification card issued by the department which
 2228  conforms to the definition in 18 U.S.C. s. 1028(d) and denotes
 2229  that the holder is permitted to stay for a short duration of
 2230  time, as specified on the temporary identification card, and is
 2231  not a permanent resident of the United States.
 2232         (56)(46) “Tri-vehicle” means an enclosed three-wheeled
 2233  passenger vehicle that:
 2234         (a) Is designed to operate with three wheels in contact
 2235  with the ground;
 2236         (b) Has a minimum unladen weight of 900 pounds;
 2237         (c) Has a single, completely enclosed, occupant
 2238  compartment;
 2239         (d) Is produced in a minimum quantity of 300 in any
 2240  calendar year;
 2241         (e) Is capable of a speed greater than 60 miles per hour on
 2242  level ground; and
 2243         (f) Is equipped with:
 2244         1. Seats that are certified by the vehicle manufacturer to
 2245  meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
 2246  No. 207, “Seating systems” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.207);
 2247         2. A steering wheel used to maneuver the vehicle;
 2248         3. A propulsion unit located forward or aft of the enclosed
 2249  occupant compartment;
 2250         4. A seat belt for each vehicle occupant certified to meet
 2251  the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.
 2252  209, “Seat belt assemblies” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.209);
 2253         5. A windshield and an appropriate windshield wiper and
 2254  washer system that are certified by the vehicle manufacturer to
 2255  meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
 2256  No. 205, “Glazing Materials” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.205) and Federal
 2257  Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, “Windshield Wiping and
 2258  Washing Systems” (49 C.F.R. s. 571.104); and
 2259         6. A vehicle structure certified by the vehicle
 2260  manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle
 2261  Safety Standard No. 216, “Rollover crush resistance” (49 C.F.R.
 2262  s. 571.216).
 2263         Section 39. Section 322.032, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2264  to read:
 2265         322.032 Electronic credential Digital proof of driver
 2266  license.—
 2267         (1)(a) The department shall develop and implement begin to
 2268  review and prepare for the development of a secure and uniform
 2269  protocols which comply with national standards system for
 2270  issuing an optional electronic credential. The department shall
 2271  procure the related technology solution from the credential
 2272  service provider that uses a revenue sharing model through a
 2273  competitive solicitation process pursuant to s. 287.057 digital
 2274  proof of driver license. The department may issue electronic
 2275  credentials to persons who hold a Florida driver license or
 2276  identification card.
 2277         (b)Qualified entities must have the technological
 2278  capabilities necessary to integrate with the credential service
 2279  provider. The department shall maintain the protocols and
 2280  national standards necessary for a digital verifier or an
 2281  electronic credential provider to request authorized access to
 2282  an application programming interface, or appropriate
 2283  technological tool of at least the same capabilities, necessary
 2284  for such qualified entity to consume an electronic ID. The
 2285  department shall timely review requests for authorized access
 2286  and approve all requests by digital verifiers that meet the
 2287  department’s requirements.
 2288         (c)The electronic credential provider must have the
 2289  necessary technological capabilities to execute the
 2290  authentication of an electronic credential across all states,
 2291  jurisdictions, federal and state agencies, and municipalities.
 2292  The electronic credential and verification solution must provide
 2293  the standardized system integration necessary:
 2294         1.For qualified entities to securely consume an electronic
 2295  credential.
 2296         2.For the production of a fully compliant electronic
 2297  credential by electronic credential providers.
 2298         3.To successfully ensure secure authentication and
 2299  validation of data from disparate sources.
 2300         (d)The department shall competitively procure at least two
 2301  but no more than five contract with one or more electronic
 2302  credential providers private entities to develop and implement
 2303  an initial phase to provide a secure electronic credential a
 2304  digital proof of driver license system. The department shall
 2305  enter into agreements with electronic credential providers that
 2306  provide the permitted uses, terms and conditions, privacy
 2307  policy, and uniform remittance terms relating to the consumption
 2308  of an electronic credential. The department must competitively
 2309  procure the credential service provider before the initial phase
 2310  may begin. Upon completion of the initial phase, the department
 2311  shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the
 2312  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
 2313  regarding the continued implementation and tools necessary to
 2314  scale future phases.
 2315         (2)(a)The department shall provide electronic credential
 2316  providers access to a standardized digital transaction process
 2317  that provides the proceeds of a completed financial transaction
 2318  to the department at the point of sale. The standardized digital
 2319  transaction process must enable electronic credential providers
 2320  to direct through their electronic commerce workflow to a
 2321  standardized checkout process and enable documentation of the
 2322  electronic credential providers participating in a transaction.
 2323  Revenue generated from use of the electronic credential system
 2324  shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle License Clearing Trust
 2325  Fund for distribution pursuant to a legislative appropriation
 2326  and department agreements with electronic credential providers.
 2327  Electronic credential revenue shall be shared between the state
 2328  and electronic credential providers.
 2329         (b)The department may assess a competitive market rate fee
 2330  structure for use of the credential service provider for any
 2331  qualified entity to obtain an electronic ID. Revenue generated
 2332  from use of the credential service provider by digital identity
 2333  verifiers shall be shared between the state and the credential
 2334  service provider. Revenues shall be deposited into the Motor
 2335  Vehicle License Clearing Trust Fund for distribution pursuant to
 2336  department agreements with digital identity verifiers. Fees may
 2337  not be charged to any state court, state governmental entity, or
 2338  law enforcement agency.
 2339         (3)(a)(2) The electronic credential digital proof of driver
 2340  license developed by the department or by an electronic
 2341  credential provider an entity contracted by the department must
 2342  be in such a format as to allow law enforcement or an authorized
 2343  consumer to verify the authenticity of the electronic credential
 2344  and the identity of the credential holder and to validate the
 2345  status of any driving privileges associated with the electronic
 2346  credential digital proof of driver license. The department shall
 2347  adhere to protocols and national standards may adopt rules to
 2348  ensure valid authentication of electronic credentials digital
 2349  driver licenses by law enforcement.
 2350         (b)The act of presenting to a law enforcement officer an
 2351  electronic device displaying an electronic credential does not
 2352  constitute consent for the officer to access any information on
 2353  the device other than the electronic credential.
 2354         (c)The person who presents the device to the officer
 2355  assumes liability for any resulting damage to the device.
 2356         (4)(3) A person may not be issued an electronic credential
 2357  a digital proof of driver license until he or she has satisfied
 2358  all of the requirements of this chapter for issuance of a
 2359  physical driver license or identification card as provided in
 2360  this chapter.
 2361         (5)(4) A person who:
 2362         (a) Manufactures a false electronic credential digital
 2363  proof of driver license commits a felony of the third degree,
 2364  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
 2365         (b) Possesses a false electronic credential digital proof
 2366  of driver license commits a misdemeanor of the second degree,
 2367  punishable as provided in s. 775.082.
 2368         Section 40. Section 322.059, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2369  to read:
 2370         322.059 Mandatory surrender of suspended driver license and
 2371  registration.—A person whose driver license or registration has
 2372  been suspended as provided in s. 322.058 must immediately return
 2373  his or her driver license and registration to the Department of
 2374  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The department shall
 2375  invalidate the electronic credential digital proof of driver
 2376  license issued pursuant to s. 322.032 for such person. If such
 2377  person fails to return his or her driver license or
 2378  registration, a law enforcement agent may seize the license or
 2379  registration while the driver license or registration is
 2380  suspended.
 2381         Section 41. Subsection (4) of section 322.09, Florida
 2382  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2383         322.09 Application of minors; responsibility for negligence
 2384  or misconduct of minor.—
 2385         (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), if a foster
 2386  parent or caregiver of a minor who is under the age of 18 years
 2387  and is in foster care as defined in s. 39.01, an authorized
 2388  representative of a residential group home at which such a minor
 2389  resides, the caseworker at the agency at which the state has
 2390  placed the minor, or a guardian ad litem specifically authorized
 2391  by the minor’s caregiver to sign for a learner’s driver license
 2392  signs the minor’s application for a learner’s driver license,
 2393  that foster parent, caregiver, group home representative,
 2394  caseworker, or guardian ad litem does not assume any obligation
 2395  or become liable for any damages caused by the negligence or
 2396  willful misconduct of the minor by reason of having signed the
 2397  application. Before signing the application, the caseworker
 2398  shall notify the foster parent, caregiver, or other responsible
 2399  party of his or her intent to sign and verify the application.
 2400         Section 42. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 2401  322.143, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2402         322.143 Use of a driver license or identification card.—
 2403         (1) As used in this section, the term:
 2404         (c) “Swipe” means the act of passing a driver license or
 2405  identification card through a device that is capable of
 2406  deciphering, in an electronically readable format, the
 2407  information electronically encoded in a magnetic strip or bar
 2408  code on the driver license or identification card or consuming
 2409  an electronic credential.
 2410         Section 43. Subsection (1) of section 322.15, Florida
 2411  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2412         322.15 License to be carried and exhibited on demand;
 2413  fingerprint to be imprinted upon a citation.—
 2414         (1) Every licensee shall have his or her driver license,
 2415  which must be fully legible with no portion of such license
 2416  faded, altered, mutilated, or defaced, in his or her immediate
 2417  possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall
 2418  present or submit the same upon the demand of a law enforcement
 2419  officer or an authorized representative of the department. A
 2420  licensee may present or submit an electronic credential a
 2421  digital proof of driver license as provided in s. 322.032 in
 2422  lieu of a physical driver license.
 2423         Section 44. Section 322.38, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2424  read:
 2425         322.38 Renting motor vehicle to another.—
 2426         (1) A No person may not shall rent a motor vehicle to any
 2427  other person unless the other latter person is then duly
 2428  licensed, or, if a nonresident, he or she shall be licensed
 2429  under the laws of the state or country of his or her residence,
 2430  except a nonresident whose home state or country does not
 2431  require that an operator be licensed.
 2432         (2) A No person may not shall rent a motor vehicle to
 2433  another until he or she has inspected the driver license of the
 2434  person to whom the vehicle is to be rented, and has compared and
 2435  verified that the driver license is unexpired signature thereon
 2436  with the signature of such person written in his or her
 2437  presence.
 2438         (3) Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall
 2439  keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle so
 2440  rented, the name, and address, and driver license number of the
 2441  person to whom the vehicle is rented, the number of the license
 2442  of said latter person, and the date and place when and where the
 2443  said license was issued. Such record shall be open to inspection
 2444  by any police officer, or officer or employee of the department.
 2445         (4)If a rental car company rents a motor vehicle to a
 2446  person through digital, electronic, or other means that allows
 2447  the renter to obtain possession of the motor vehicle without
 2448  direct contact with an agent or employee of the rental car
 2449  company, or if through use of such means the renter does not
 2450  execute a rental contract at the time he or she takes possession
 2451  of the vehicle, the rental car company is deemed to have met the
 2452  requirements of subsections (1) and (2) when the rental car
 2453  company requires the renter to verify that he or she is duly
 2454  licensed and that the license is unexpired. Such verification
 2455  may occur at the time the renter enrolls in a membership
 2456  program, master agreement, or other means of establishing use of
 2457  the rental car company’s services or at any time thereafter.
 2458         Section 45. Subsection (4) of section 322.61, Florida
 2459  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2460         322.61 Disqualification from operating a commercial motor
 2461  vehicle.—
 2462         (4) Any person who is transporting hazardous materials as
 2463  defined in s. 322.01(33) s. 322.01(24) shall, upon conviction of
 2464  an offense specified in subsection (3), be disqualified from
 2465  operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 3 years.
 2466  The penalty provided in this subsection shall be in addition to
 2467  any other applicable penalty.
 2468         Section 46. Subsection (1) of section 324.021, Florida
 2469  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2470         324.021 Definitions; minimum insurance required.—The
 2471  following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for
 2472  the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively
 2473  ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
 2474  where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
 2475         (1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—Every self-propelled vehicle that is
 2476  designed and required to be licensed for use upon a highway,
 2477  including trailers and semitrailers designed for use with such
 2478  vehicles, except traction engines, road rollers, farm tractors,
 2479  power shovels, and well drillers, and every vehicle that is
 2480  propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not
 2481  operated upon rails, but not including any personal delivery
 2482  device or mobile carrier as defined in s. 316.003, bicycle, or
 2483  moped. However, the term “motor vehicle” does not include a
 2484  motor vehicle as defined in s. 627.732(3) when the owner of such
 2485  vehicle has complied with the requirements of ss. 627.730
 2486  627.7405, inclusive, unless the provisions of s. 324.051 apply;
 2487  and, in such case, the applicable proof of insurance provisions
 2488  of s. 320.02 apply.
 2489         Section 47. Section 324.031, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2490  to read:
 2491         324.031 Manner of proving financial responsibility.—The
 2492  owner or operator of a taxicab, limousine, jitney, or any other
 2493  for-hire passenger transportation vehicle may prove financial
 2494  responsibility by providing satisfactory evidence of holding a
 2495  motor vehicle liability policy as defined in s. 324.021(8) or s.
 2496  324.151, which policy is provided by an insurer authorized to do
 2497  business in this state issued by an insurance carrier which is a
 2498  member of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association or an
 2499  eligible nonadmitted insurer that has a superior, excellent,
 2500  exceptional, or equivalent financial strength rating by a rating
 2501  agency acceptable to the Office of Insurance Regulation of the
 2502  Financial Services Commission. The operator or owner of any
 2503  other vehicle may prove his or her financial responsibility by:
 2504         (1) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of holding a motor
 2505  vehicle liability policy as defined in ss. 324.021(8) and
 2506  324.151;
 2507         (2) Furnishing a certificate of self-insurance showing a
 2508  deposit of cash in accordance with s. 324.161; or
 2509         (3) Furnishing a certificate of self-insurance issued by
 2510  the department in accordance with s. 324.171.
 2511  
 2512  Any person, including any firm, partnership, association,
 2513  corporation, or other person, other than a natural person,
 2514  electing to use the method of proof specified in subsection (2)
 2515  shall furnish a certificate of deposit equal to the number of
 2516  vehicles owned times $30,000, to a maximum of $120,000; in
 2517  addition, any such person, other than a natural person, shall
 2518  maintain insurance providing coverage in excess of limits of
 2519  $10,000/20,000/10,000 or $30,000 combined single limits, and
 2520  such excess insurance shall provide minimum limits of
 2521  $125,000/250,000/50,000 or $300,000 combined single limits.
 2522  These increased limits shall not affect the requirements for
 2523  proving financial responsibility under s. 324.032(1).
 2524         Section 48. Subsection (2) of section 324.032, Florida
 2525  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2526         324.032 Manner of proving financial responsibility; for
 2527  hire passenger transportation vehicles.—Notwithstanding the
 2528  provisions of s. 324.031:
 2529         (2) An owner or a lessee who is required to maintain
 2530  insurance under s. 324.021(9)(b) and who operates at least 150
 2531  300 taxicabs, limousines, jitneys, or any other for-hire
 2532  passenger transportation vehicles may provide financial
 2533  responsibility by complying with the provisions of s. 324.171,
 2534  such compliance to be demonstrated by maintaining at its
 2535  principal place of business an audited financial statement,
 2536  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
 2537  principles, and providing to the department a certification
 2538  issued by a certified public accountant that the applicant’s net
 2539  worth is at least equal to the requirements of s. 324.171 as
 2540  determined by the Office of Insurance Regulation of the
 2541  Financial Services Commission, including claims liabilities in
 2542  an amount certified as adequate by a Fellow of the Casualty
 2543  Actuarial Society.
 2544  
 2545  Upon request by the department, the applicant must provide the
 2546  department at the applicant’s principal place of business in
 2547  this state access to the applicant’s underlying financial
 2548  information and financial statements that provide the basis of
 2549  the certified public accountant’s certification. The applicant
 2550  shall reimburse the requesting department for all reasonable
 2551  costs incurred by it in reviewing the supporting information.
 2552  The maximum amount of self-insurance permissible under this
 2553  subsection is $300,000 and must be stated on a per-occurrence
 2554  basis, and the applicant shall maintain adequate excess
 2555  insurance issued by an authorized or eligible insurer licensed
 2556  or approved by the Office of Insurance Regulation. All risks
 2557  self-insured shall remain with the owner or lessee providing it,
 2558  and the risks are not transferable to any other person, unless a
 2559  policy complying with subsection (1) is obtained.
 2560         Section 49. Subsection (3) and paragraph (b) of subsection
 2561  (4) of section 339.175, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2562         339.175 Metropolitan planning organization.—
 2563         (3) VOTING MEMBERSHIP.—
 2564         (a)1.Except as provided in subparagraph 2., the voting
 2565  membership of an M.P.O. shall consist of at least 5 but not more
 2566  than 25 apportioned members, with the exact number determined on
 2567  an equitable geographic-population ratio basis, based on an
 2568  agreement among the affected units of general-purpose local
 2569  government and the Governor, as required by federal regulations.
 2570  In accordance with 23 U.S.C. s. 134, the Governor may also allow
 2571  M.P.O. members who represent municipalities to alternate with
 2572  representatives from other municipalities within the
 2573  metropolitan planning area which do not have members on the
 2574  M.P.O. With the exception of instances in which all of the
 2575  county commissioners in a single-county M.P.O. are members of
 2576  the M.P.O. governing board, county commissioners shall compose
 2577  at least one-third of the M.P.O. governing board membership. A
 2578  multicounty M.P.O. may satisfy this requirement by any
 2579  combination of county commissioners from each of the counties
 2580  constituting the M.P.O. Voting members shall be elected
 2581  officials of general-purpose local governments, one of whom may
 2582  represent a group of general-purpose local governments through
 2583  an entity created by an M.P.O. for that purpose. An M.P.O. may
 2584  include, as part of its apportioned voting members, a member of
 2585  a statutorily authorized planning board, an official of an
 2586  agency that operates or administers a major mode of
 2587  transportation, or an official of Space Florida. As used in this
 2588  section, the term “elected officials of a general-purpose local
 2589  government” excludes constitutional officers, including
 2590  sheriffs, tax collectors, supervisors of elections, property
 2591  appraisers, clerks of the court, and similar types of officials.
 2592  County commissioners shall compose not less than 20 percent of
 2593  the M.P.O. membership if an official of an agency that operates
 2594  or administers a major mode of transportation has been appointed
 2595  to an M.P.O.
 2596         2.For an M.P.O. designated on or after July 1, 2018, as a
 2597  result of a combination or merger of more than one individual
 2598  M.P.O., the voting membership shall consist of at least five
 2599  members, with the exact number determined on an equitable
 2600  geographic-population ratio basis, based on an agreement among
 2601  the affected units of general-purpose local government and the
 2602  Governor, as required by federal regulations. In accordance with
 2603  23 U.S.C. s. 134, the Governor may also allow M.P.O. members who
 2604  represent municipalities to alternate with representatives from
 2605  other municipalities within the metropolitan planning area which
 2606  do not have members on the M.P.O. Voting members shall be
 2607  elected officials of general-purpose local governments, one of
 2608  whom may represent a group of general-purpose local governments
 2609  through an entity created by an M.P.O. for that purpose. An
 2610  M.P.O. may include, as part of its apportioned voting members, a
 2611  member of a statutorily authorized planning board, an official
 2612  of an agency that operates or administers a major mode of
 2613  transportation, or an official of Space Florida.
 2614  
 2615  For purposes of this section, the term “elected officials of a
 2616  general-purpose local government” excludes constitutional
 2617  officers, including sheriffs, tax collectors, supervisors of
 2618  elections, property appraisers, clerks of the court, and similar
 2619  types of officials.
 2620         (b) In metropolitan areas in which authorities or other
 2621  agencies have been or may be created by law to perform
 2622  transportation functions and are or will be performing
 2623  transportation functions that are not under the jurisdiction of
 2624  a general-purpose local government represented on the M.P.O.,
 2625  such authorities or other agencies may be provided voting
 2626  membership on the M.P.O. In all other M.P.O.’s in which
 2627  transportation authorities or agencies are to be represented by
 2628  elected officials from general-purpose local governments, the
 2629  M.P.O. shall establish a process by which the collective
 2630  interests of such authorities or other agencies are expressed
 2631  and conveyed.
 2632         (c) Any other provision of this section to the contrary
 2633  notwithstanding, a charter chartered county with a population of
 2634  over 1 million population may elect to reapportion the
 2635  membership of an M.P.O. if the M.P.O. whose jurisdiction is
 2636  wholly within the county. The charter county may exercise the
 2637  provisions of this paragraph if:
 2638         1. The M.P.O. approves the reapportionment plan by a three
 2639  fourths vote of its membership;
 2640         2. The M.P.O. and the charter county determine that the
 2641  reapportionment plan is needed to fulfill specific goals and
 2642  policies applicable to that metropolitan planning area; and
 2643         3. The charter county determines the reapportionment plan
 2644  otherwise complies with all federal requirements pertaining to
 2645  M.P.O. membership.
 2646  
 2647  A Any charter county that elects to exercise the provisions of
 2648  this paragraph shall notify the Governor in writing.
 2649         (d) Any other provision of this section to the contrary
 2650  notwithstanding, a any county as defined in s. 125.011(1)
 2651  chartered under s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution may
 2652  elect to have its county commission serve as the M.P.O., if the
 2653  M.P.O. jurisdiction is wholly contained within the county. Any
 2654  charter county that elects to exercise the provisions of this
 2655  paragraph shall so notify the Governor in writing. Upon receipt
 2656  of such notification, the Governor must designate the county
 2657  commission as the M.P.O. The Governor must appoint four
 2658  additional voting members to the M.P.O., one of whom must be an
 2659  elected official representing a municipality within the county,
 2660  one of whom must be an expressway authority member, one of whom
 2661  must be a person who does not hold elected public office and who
 2662  resides in the unincorporated portion of the county, and one of
 2663  whom must be a school board member.
 2664         (4) APPORTIONMENT.—
 2665         (b) Except for members who represent municipalities on the
 2666  basis of alternating with representatives from other
 2667  municipalities that do not have members on the M.P.O. as
 2668  provided in paragraph (3)(a), the members of an M.P.O. shall
 2669  serve 4-year terms. Members who represent municipalities on the
 2670  basis of alternating with representatives from other
 2671  municipalities that do not have members on the M.P.O. as
 2672  provided in paragraph (3)(a) may serve terms of up to 4 years as
 2673  further provided in the interlocal agreement described in
 2674  paragraph (2)(b). The membership of a member who is a public
 2675  official automatically terminates upon the member’s leaving his
 2676  or her elective or appointive office for any reason, or may be
 2677  terminated by a majority vote of the total membership of the
 2678  entity’s governing board represented by the member. A vacancy
 2679  shall be filled by the original appointing entity. A member may
 2680  be reappointed for no more than two one or more additional 4
 2681  year terms.
 2682         Section 50. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to
 2683  the contrary, by July 1, 2019, each metropolitan planning
 2684  organization shall update its membership, interlocal agreement,
 2685  governing documents, and any other relevant information to
 2686  comply with changes made by this act to s. 339.175, Florida
 2687  Statutes.
 2688         Section 51. Section 328.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 2689  read:
 2690         328.80 Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.—
 2691         (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may
 2692  commission is authorized to accept any application provided for
 2693  under this chapter by electronic or telephonic means.
 2694         (2)The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may
 2695  issue an electronic certificate of registration in addition to
 2696  printing a paper registration.
 2697         (3)The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may
 2698  collect electronic mail addresses and use electronic mail in
 2699  lieu of the United States Postal Service for the purpose of
 2700  providing renewal notices.
 2701         Section 52. Subsection (4) of section 328.48, Florida
 2702  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2703         328.48 Vessel registration, application, certificate,
 2704  number, decal, duplicate certificate.—
 2705         (4) Each certificate of registration issued shall state
 2706  among other items the numbers awarded to the vessel, the hull
 2707  identification number, the name and address of the owner, and a
 2708  description of the vessel, except that certificates of
 2709  registration for vessels constructed or assembled by the owner
 2710  registered for the first time shall state all the foregoing
 2711  information except the hull identification number. The numbers
 2712  shall be placed on each side of the forward half of the vessel
 2713  in such position as to provide clear legibility for
 2714  identification, except, if the vessel is an airboat, the numbers
 2715  may be placed on each side of the rudder. The numbers awarded to
 2716  the vessel shall read from left to right and shall be in block
 2717  characters of good proportion not less than 3 inches in height.
 2718  The numbers shall be of a solid color which will contrast with
 2719  the color of the background and shall be so maintained as to be
 2720  clearly visible and legible; i.e., dark numbers on a light
 2721  background or light numbers on a dark background. The
 2722  certificate of registration shall be pocket-sized and shall be
 2723  available for inspection on the vessel for which issued whenever
 2724  such vessel is in operation. If the certificate of registration
 2725  is not available for inspection on the vessel or is damaged or
 2726  otherwise illegible, the operator may present for inspection an
 2727  electronic device displaying an electronic certificate issued
 2728  pursuant to s. 328.80. Such presentation does not constitute
 2729  consent for inspection of any information on the device other
 2730  than the displayed certificate. The person who presents the
 2731  device for inspection assumes the liability for any resulting
 2732  damage to the device.
 2733         Section 53. Subsection (5) of section 338.166, Florida
 2734  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2735         338.166 High-occupancy toll lanes or express lanes.—
 2736         (5) Effective July 1, 2018, If the a customer’s average
 2737  travel speed for a segment of trip in an express lane falls
 2738  below 40 miles per hour, the toll customer must be charged shall
 2739  be the segment’s the minimum express lane toll. An express lane
 2740  segment is the distance between the customer’s point of entry to
 2741  the first available exit. Additional segments are defined by the
 2742  distance between subsequent exits. A customer’s express lane
 2743  average travel speed is his or her average travel speed from the
 2744  customer’s entry point to the customer’s exit point.
 2745         Section 54. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of
 2746  section 338.2216, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2747         338.2216 Florida Turnpike Enterprise; powers and
 2748  authority.—
 2749         (1)
 2750         (d) The Florida Turnpike Enterprise shall pursue and
 2751  implement new technologies and processes in its operations and
 2752  collection of tolls and the collection of other amounts
 2753  associated with road and infrastructure usage. Such technologies
 2754  and processes must include, without limitation, video billing
 2755  and variable pricing. The Florida Turnpike Enterprise may
 2756  require the use of an electronic transponder interoperable with
 2757  the department’s electronic toll collection system for the use
 2758  of express lanes on the turnpike system. Variable pricing may
 2759  not be implemented in express lanes when the level of service in
 2760  the express lane, determined in accordance with the criteria
 2761  established by the Transportation Research Board Highway
 2762  Capacity Manual (5th Edition, HCM 2010), as amended from time to
 2763  time, is equal to level of service A. Variable pricing in
 2764  express lanes when the level of service in the express lane is
 2765  level of service B may only be implemented by charging the
 2766  segment’s general toll lane toll amount plus the segment’s
 2767  minimum toll amount an amount set by department rule. An express
 2768  lane segment is the distance between the customer’s point of
 2769  entry to the first available exit. Additional segments are
 2770  defined by the distance between subsequent exits. Except as
 2771  otherwise provided in this subsection, pricing in express lanes
 2772  when the level of service is other than level of service A or
 2773  level of service B may vary in the manner established by the
 2774  Florida Turnpike Enterprise to manage congestion in the express
 2775  lanes.
 2776         (e)Effective July 1, 2018, if a customer’s average travel
 2777  speed for a trip in an express lane falls below 40 miles per
 2778  hour, the customer must be charged the general toll lane toll
 2779  amount plus an amount set by department rule. A customer’s
 2780  express lane average travel speed is his or her average travel
 2781  speed from the customer’s entry point to the customer’s exit
 2782  point.
 2783         Section 55. Section 334.352, Florida Statutes, is created
 2784  to read:
 2785         334.352State university ingress and egress.—A local
 2786  governmental entity may not prevent public motor vehicle use on
 2787  or access to an existing transportation facility or
 2788  transportation corridor as defined in s. 334.03 if that
 2789  transportation facility or transportation corridor is the only
 2790  point, or one of only two points, of ingress to and egress from
 2791  a state university as defined in s. 1000.21. This section does
 2792  not apply when a law enforcement agency prevents use or access
 2793  to a facility or corridor in an emergency situation or to a
 2794  temporary closure of a facility or corridor, if necessary, for
 2795  road maintenance or repair.
 2796         Section 56. Subsection (2) of section 338.222, Florida
 2797  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2798         338.222 Department of Transportation sole governmental
 2799  entity to acquire, construct, or operate turnpike projects;
 2800  exception.—
 2801         (2) The department may, but is not required to, contract
 2802  with any local governmental entity as defined in s. 334.03(13)
 2803  for the design, right-of-way acquisition, transfer, purchase,
 2804  sale, acquisition, or other conveyance of the ownership,
 2805  operation, maintenance, or construction of any turnpike project
 2806  which the Legislature has approved. Local governmental entities
 2807  may negotiate and contract with the department for the design,
 2808  right-of-way acquisition, transfer, purchase, sale, acquisition,
 2809  or other conveyance of the ownership, operation, maintenance, or
 2810  and construction of any section of the turnpike project within
 2811  areas of their respective jurisdictions or within counties with
 2812  which they have interlocal agreements. Any contract for the
 2813  transfer, purchase, sale, acquisition, or other conveyance of
 2814  the ownership, operation, or maintenance of a turnpike project
 2815  or any part of the turnpike system to a local governmental
 2816  entity must be specifically approved by the Legislature.
 2817         Section 57. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida
 2818  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2819         655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960-655.965.—As used in this
 2820  section and ss. 655.961-655.965, unless the context otherwise
 2821  requires:
 2822         (1) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which
 2823  is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The term does
 2824  not include any street or highway open to the use of the public,
 2825  as defined in s. 316.003(81)(a) s. 316.003(79)(a) or (b),
 2826  including any adjacent sidewalk, as defined in s. 316.003.
 2827         Section 58. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
 2828  812.014, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2829         812.014 Theft.—
 2830         (2)(a)1. If the property stolen is valued at $100,000 or
 2831  more or is a semitrailer that was deployed by a law enforcement
 2832  officer; or
 2833         2. If the property stolen is cargo valued at $50,000 or
 2834  more that has entered the stream of interstate or intrastate
 2835  commerce from the shipper’s loading platform to the consignee’s
 2836  receiving dock; or
 2837         3. If the offender commits any grand theft and:
 2838         a. In the course of committing the offense the offender
 2839  uses a motor vehicle as an instrumentality, other than merely as
 2840  a getaway vehicle, to assist in committing the offense and
 2841  thereby damages the real property of another; or
 2842         b. In the course of committing the offense the offender
 2843  causes damage to the real or personal property of another in
 2844  excess of $1,000; or
 2845         4.If the property stolen is cargo and in the course of
 2846  committing the offense the offender uses any type of device to
 2847  defeat, block, disable, jam, or interfere with a global
 2848  positioning system or similar system designed to identify the
 2849  location of the cargo or the vehicle or trailer carrying the
 2850  cargo,
 2851  
 2852  the offender commits grand theft in the first degree, punishable
 2853  as a felony of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082, s.
 2854  775.083, or s. 775.084.
 2855         Section 59. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
 2856  Vehicles, in cooperation with the Florida Tax Collectors
 2857  Association, shall undertake a review of the registration
 2858  renewal period for heavy trucks weighing more than 5,000 pounds
 2859  and less than 8,000 pounds. The department shall submit a report
 2860  documenting the findings and recommendations of the review to
 2861  the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
 2862  the House of Representatives by December 31, 2018. As part of
 2863  the review, the department shall include:
 2864         (1)Options to allow owners of applicable heavy trucks to
 2865  renew their registrations on their birth dates instead of
 2866  December 31 of each year.
 2867         (2)A plan for implementation of the revised renewal
 2868  period, including the proration of registration renewal fees.
 2869         (3)The estimated fiscal impact to state and local
 2870  government associated with changes in the renewal period for
 2871  applicable heavy trucks.
 2872         (4)A plan to educate the motoring public about changes in
 2873  the renewal period for applicable heavy trucks.
 2874         Section 60. Florida Transportation Commission review;
 2875  electric and hybrid vehicles report.—
 2876         (1)(a)The Florida Transportation Commission shall review
 2877  all sources of revenue for transportation infrastructure and
 2878  maintenance projects and prepare a report to the Governor and
 2879  the Legislature when the commission determines that electric
 2880  vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01(36), Florida Statutes, and
 2881  hybrid vehicles, as defined in s. 316.0741, Florida Statutes,
 2882  make up 2 percent or more of the total number of vehicles
 2883  registered in this state.
 2884         (b)The commission, in consultation with the Department of
 2885  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, may use commercially
 2886  available data that the commission deems reliable to support its
 2887  determination and report. The report must, at a minimum, assess
 2888  the effect of projected electric and hybrid vehicle use in this
 2889  state on future revenue from existing taxes, fees, and
 2890  surcharges related to nonelectric, private-use motorcycles,
 2891  mopeds, automobiles, tri-vehicles, and trucks.
 2892         (c)The commission, in consultation with the Division of
 2893  Emergency Management, shall also make an assessment of
 2894  transportation infrastructure with respect to emergency
 2895  evacuations and electric vehicles, including, but not limited
 2896  to, the availability of electric vehicle charging stations in
 2897  this state.
 2898         (2)The report must include recommendations to the
 2899  Legislature:
 2900         (a)To ensure continued funding for necessary maintenance
 2901  that provides for adequate levels of service on existing
 2902  transportation infrastructure;
 2903         (b)To accomplish improvements and capacity projects on
 2904  transportation infrastructure which meet the demand from
 2905  projected population and economic growth; and
 2906         (c) To accomplish necessary improvements to transportation
 2907  infrastructure that would support emergency evacuations by users
 2908  of electric vehicles.
 2909         (3)The report shall be submitted to the Governor and the
 2910  Legislature no later than September 1 of the year immediately
 2911  after the year in which the commission determines that electric
 2912  vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01(36), Florida Statutes, and
 2913  hybrid vehicles, as defined in s. 316.0741, Florida Statutes,
 2914  make up 2 percent or more of the total number of vehicles
 2915  registered in this state.
 2916         (4)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section,
 2917  the commission may undertake and complete the review and report
 2918  before the 2-percent threshold is reached if the commission
 2919  finds that earlier completion is appropriate to maintain a
 2920  financially stable, long-term transportation work program.
 2921         Section 61. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 2922  act, this act shall take effect October 1, 2018.
 2923  
 2924  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
 2925  And the title is amended as follows:
 2926         Delete everything before the enacting clause
 2927  and insert:
 2928                        A bill to be entitled                      
 2929         An act relating to transportation; amending s. 20.23,
 2930         F.S.; requiring the Department of Transportation to
 2931         consist of a central office that establishes policies
 2932         and procedures and districts that carry out projects
 2933         as authorized or required under the policies and
 2934         procedures of the central office; requiring the
 2935         secretary to be a registered professional engineer,
 2936         hold an advanced degree in an appropriate related
 2937         discipline, or have a specified number of years of
 2938         relevant experience; amending s. 316.003, F.S.;
 2939         revising and providing definitions; amending s.
 2940         316.008, F.S.; authorizing a mobile carrier to be
 2941         operated on sidewalks and crosswalks within a county
 2942         or municipality when such use is permissible under
 2943         federal law; providing construction; amending s.
 2944         316.0895, F.S.; prohibiting the driver of a vehicle
 2945         from following another vehicle more closely than is
 2946         reasonable and prudent; providing construction;
 2947         deleting a provision relating to prohibitions on
 2948         certain vehicles following other vehicles within a
 2949         specified distance; amending s. 316.0896, F.S.;
 2950         authorizing the Department of Transportation, in
 2951         consultation with the Department of Highway Safety and
 2952         Motor Vehicles, to conduct an ongoing pilot project to
 2953         test the use and safe operation of vehicles equipped
 2954         with driver-assistive truck platooning technology upon
 2955         the conclusion of a certain study; authorizing the
 2956         Department of Transportation to conduct the pilot
 2957         project in such a manner and at such locations as
 2958         determined by the department based on any initial
 2959         findings and recommendations resulting from the pilot
 2960         program; requiring, before the start of the pilot
 2961         project, manufacturers of driver-assistive truck
 2962         platooning technology being commercially operated in
 2963         the pilot project to submit to the Department of
 2964         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles an instrument of
 2965         insurance, a surety bond, or proof of self-insurance
 2966         acceptable to the department in a specified amount;
 2967         requiring, after the initial phase of the pilot
 2968         project, the Department of Transportation, in
 2969         consultation with the Department of Highway Safety and
 2970         Motor Vehicles, to submit a preliminary report by a
 2971         specified date to the Governor and Legislature;
 2972         requiring the Department of Transportation to continue
 2973         the pilot program for a specified period, subject to
 2974         certain requirements; requiring the Department of
 2975         Transportation, in consultation with the Department of
 2976         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to submit a final
 2977         report by a specified date, which describes the
 2978         results of the study and any final findings or
 2979         recommendations, to the Governor and Legislature;
 2980         amending s. 316.2071, F.S.; authorizing a mobile
 2981         carrier to operate on sidewalks and crosswalks;
 2982         providing rights, duties, and requirements; amending
 2983         s. 316.235, F.S.; authorizing a motor vehicle to be
 2984         equipped with certain lamps or devices under certain
 2985         circumstances; amending ss. 316.224 and 316.2397,
 2986         F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending s.
 2987         316.2397, F.S.; authorizing certain vehicles to
 2988         display red and white lights; amending s. 316.2398,
 2989         F.S.; authorizing certain vehicles to display red and
 2990         white warning signals under certain circumstances;
 2991         providing requirements and penalties; amending s.
 2992         316.302, F.S.; revising regulations to which owners
 2993         and drivers of commercial motor vehicles are subject;
 2994         delaying the requirement for electronic logging
 2995         devices and support documents for certain intrastate
 2996         motor carriers; deleting a limitation on a civil
 2997         penalty for falsification of certain time records;
 2998         deleting a requirement that a motor carrier maintain
 2999         certain documentation of driving times; providing an
 3000         exemption from specified provisions for a person who
 3001         operates a commercial motor vehicle with a certain
 3002         gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, and
 3003         gross combined weight rating; deleting the exemption
 3004         from such provisions for a person transporting
 3005         petroleum products; amending s. 316.303, F.S.;
 3006         exempting an operator in a platoon from the
 3007         prohibition against active display of television or
 3008         video; amending s. 316.515, F.S.; revising length and
 3009         load extension limitations for stinger-steered
 3010         automobile transporters; authorizing automobile
 3011         transporters to backhaul certain cargo or freight
 3012         under certain circumstances; authorizing an unladen
 3013         power unit to tow a certain combination of trailers or
 3014         semitrailers under certain circumstances; amending s.
 3015         316.85, F.S.; authorizing the Florida Turnpike
 3016         Enterprise and certain authorities to fund, construct,
 3017         and operate facilities for the advancement of
 3018         autonomous and connected innovative transportation
 3019         technology solutions for certain purposes; amending s.
 3020         316.87, F.S.; authorizing Medicaid nonemergency
 3021         transportation services to be provided to a Medicaid
 3022         beneficiary by certain transportation network
 3023         companies or transportation brokers; requiring the
 3024         Agency for Health Care Administration to update the
 3025         Non-Emergency Transportation Services Coverage Policy
 3026         by a specified date; providing that the requirements
 3027         for transportation network companies and
 3028         transportation network company drivers may not exceed
 3029         specified requirements, except as necessary to conform
 3030         to federal Medicaid transportation requirements
 3031         administered by the agency; providing construction;
 3032         amending s. 318.14, F.S.; revising the number of times
 3033         certain persons may elect to attend a basic driver
 3034         improvement course; amending s. 319.141, F.S.;
 3035         revising the definition of the term “rebuilt
 3036         inspection services”; deleting obsolete language;
 3037         requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
 3038         Vehicles to ensure that an applicant of the pilot
 3039         rebuilt motor vehicle inspection program meets certain
 3040         criteria before the applicant is approved or renewed;
 3041         requiring the operator of a facility to annually make
 3042         certain attestations; prohibiting a program
 3043         participant from conducting an inspection of a vehicle
 3044         rebuilt before its purchase by the current applicant;
 3045         requiring that such vehicles be inspected by the
 3046         department; requiring any applicant that fails an
 3047         initial rebuilt inspection to have that vehicle
 3048         reinspected only by the department or the facility
 3049         that conducted the original inspection; prohibiting
 3050         any person or business authorized by the department to
 3051         train, certify, or recertify operators and inspectors
 3052         of private rebuilt motor vehicle inspection facilities
 3053         from certifying or recertifying itself or any of its
 3054         employees; requiring the department to conduct an
 3055         onsite facility inspection at least twice a year;
 3056         requiring a current operator to give the department
 3057         certain notice of a transfer before any transfer of a
 3058         rebuilt inspection facility; requiring a transferee to
 3059         meet certain eligibility requirements and execute a
 3060         new memorandum of understanding with the department
 3061         before operating the facility; revising the date of
 3062         repeal; requiring the department to submit a written
 3063         report to the Governor and Legislature; amending s.
 3064         320.01, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s.
 3065         320.02, F.S.; requiring the application form for motor
 3066         vehicle registration and renewal of registration to
 3067         include an option to make a voluntary contribution to
 3068         the Alzheimer’s Association, Inc.; exempting a mobile
 3069         carrier from certain registration and insurance
 3070         requirements; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; providing for
 3071         future repeal of issuance of a certain annual license
 3072         plate and cab card to a vehicle that has an
 3073         apportioned registration; revising information
 3074         required to appear on the cab card; providing
 3075         requirements for license plates, cab cards, and
 3076         validation stickers for vehicles registered in
 3077         accordance with the International Registration Plan;
 3078         authorizing a damaged or worn license plate to be
 3079         replaced at no charge under certain circumstances;
 3080         providing an exception to the design of dealer license
 3081         plates; amending s. 320.0605, F.S.; requiring that a
 3082         certain electronic copy of a registration certificate
 3083         and an electronic copy of rental or lease
 3084         documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for
 3085         a replacement vehicle in the same registration period
 3086         be in the possession of the operator or be carried in
 3087         the vehicle for which it is issued and be exhibited
 3088         upon demand of any authorized law enforcement officer
 3089         or any agent of the department; specifying that the
 3090         act of presenting to a law enforcement officer or
 3091         agent of the department an electronic device
 3092         displaying an electronic copy of a registration
 3093         certificate or rental or lease documentation does not
 3094         constitute consent for the officer or agent to access
 3095         any information on the device other than the displayed
 3096         certificate or documentation; requiring the person who
 3097         presents the device to the officer or agent to assume
 3098         the liability for any resulting damage to the device;
 3099         providing that rental or lease documentation that
 3100         includes the date and time of rental is sufficient to
 3101         satisfy a specified requirement; amending s. 320.0607,
 3102         F.S.; providing an exemption from a certain fee for
 3103         vehicles registered under the International
 3104         Registration Plan; amending s. 320.0657, F.S.;
 3105         providing an exception to the design of fleet license
 3106         plates; authorizing fleet companies to purchase
 3107         specialty license plates in lieu of standard fleet
 3108         license plates; requiring fleet companies to be
 3109         responsible for certain costs; amending s. 320.08,
 3110         F.S.; authorizing dealers to purchase specialty
 3111         license plates in lieu of standard graphic dealer
 3112         license plates; requiring dealers to be responsible
 3113         for certain costs; amending s. 320.08053, F.S.;
 3114         revising presale requirements for issuance of a
 3115         specialty license plate; amending s. 320.08056, F.S.;
 3116         allowing the department to authorize dealer and fleet
 3117         specialty license plates; providing requirements for
 3118         such plates; deleting certain specialty license
 3119         plates; establishing an annual use fee for certain
 3120         specialty license plates; revising provisions for
 3121         discontinuing issuance of a specialty license plate;
 3122         revising applicability; prohibiting use fees received
 3123         by any entity from being used for certain purposes;
 3124         requiring certain organizations to establish
 3125         endowments based in this state for providing
 3126         scholarships to Florida residents and to provide
 3127         documentation of consent to use certain images;
 3128         amending s. 320.08058, F.S.; authorizing the
 3129         department to consult with the University of Central
 3130         Florida for certain purposes; revising the design of
 3131         certain specialty license plates; deleting certain
 3132         specialty license plates; revising the distribution of
 3133         annual use fees for certain specialty license plates;
 3134         directing the department to develop certain specialty
 3135         license plates; providing for distribution and use of
 3136         fees collected from the sale of the plates; amending
 3137         s. 320.08062, F.S.; directing the department to audit
 3138         certain organizations that receive funds from the sale
 3139         of specialty license plates; amending s. 320.08068,
 3140         F.S.; requiring distribution of a specified percentage
 3141         of motorcycle specialty license plate annual use fees
 3142         to Preserve Vision Florida; amending s. 320.0807,
 3143         F.S.; repealing provisions relating to special license
 3144         plates for certain federal and state legislators;
 3145         creating s. 320.0875, F.S.; providing for a special
 3146         motorcycle license plate to be issued to a recipient
 3147         of the Purple Heart; providing requirements for the
 3148         plate; amending s. 320.089, F.S.; providing for a
 3149         special license plate to be issued to a recipient of
 3150         the Bronze Star; amending s. 320.131, F.S.;
 3151         authorizing, beginning on a specified date, the
 3152         department to partner with a county tax collector to
 3153         conduct a Fleet Vehicle Temporary Tag pilot program,
 3154         subject to certain requirements; providing for future
 3155         repeal; amending s. 320.95, F.S.; allowing the
 3156         department to authorize issuance of an electronic
 3157         certificate of registration; authorizing such
 3158         certificate to be presented for inspection; providing
 3159         construction; providing for liability for any damage
 3160         to the device that displays the certificate; providing
 3161         for distribution of certain annual use fees withheld
 3162         by the department; amending s. 322.01, F.S.; revising
 3163         and providing definitions; amending s. 322.032, F.S.;
 3164         directing the department to implement protocols for
 3165         issuing an optional electronic credential and procure
 3166         a related technology solution; providing requirements
 3167         for qualified entities; requiring the department to
 3168         maintain certain protocols and national standards;
 3169         requiring the department to timely review and approve
 3170         all electronic credential provider requests for
 3171         authorized access to certain interfaces that meet the
 3172         department’s requirements; providing requirements for
 3173         an electronic credential provider and the electronic
 3174         credential and verification solution; requiring the
 3175         department to procure electronic credential providers
 3176         and a credential service provider; requiring the
 3177         department to enter into specified agreements with
 3178         electronic credential providers; requiring a report to
 3179         the Legislature and the Governor; requiring that the
 3180         department provide electronic credential providers
 3181         access to a standardized digital transaction process
 3182         that has specified capabilities; requiring that
 3183         certain revenue be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
 3184         License Clearing Trust Fund for distribution;
 3185         authorizing the department to assess a competitive
 3186         market rate fee structure; prohibiting certain fees;
 3187         requiring that an electronic credential be in a format
 3188         that allows certain entities to verify the
 3189         authenticity of such electronic credential and to
 3190         validate certain privileges; providing that presenting
 3191         an electronic device displaying an electronic
 3192         credential does not constitute consent for a law
 3193         enforcement officer to access any other information on
 3194         such device; providing for the assumption of
 3195         liability; amending s. 322.059, F.S.; conforming a
 3196         provision to changes made by the act; amending s.
 3197         322.09, F.S.; providing that a caregiver who signs a
 3198         learner’s driver license of a minor in foster care
 3199         does not assume any obligation or liability for
 3200         damages under certain circumstances; requiring a
 3201         caseworker to notify the caregiver of his or her
 3202         intent to sign and verify such application before
 3203         signing the application; amending s. 322.143, F.S.;
 3204         revising the definition of the term “swipe”; amending
 3205         s. 322.15, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes
 3206         made by the act; amending s. 322.38, F.S.; revising
 3207         requirements for renting a motor vehicle to another
 3208         person; amending s. 322.61, F.S.; conforming a cross
 3209         reference; amending s. 324.021, F.S.; conforming
 3210         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
 3211         324.031, F.S.; authorizing the owner or operator of a
 3212         taxicab, limousine, jitney, or any other for-hire
 3213         passenger transportation vehicle to prove financial
 3214         responsibility by providing satisfactory evidence of
 3215         holding a motor vehicle liability policy that is
 3216         provided by an insurer that is authorized to do
 3217         business in this state and is a member of the Florida
 3218         Insurance Guaranty Association or an eligible
 3219         nonadmitted insurer that has a certain financial
 3220         strength rating by a rating agency acceptable to the
 3221         Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial
 3222         Services Commission; amending s. 324.032, F.S.;
 3223         decreasing the minimum amount of taxicabs, limousines,
 3224         jitneys, or any other for-hire passenger
 3225         transportation vehicles that an owner or a lessee
 3226         operates in order to be able to provide financial
 3227         responsibility by complying with specified provisions,
 3228         subject to certain requirements; amending s. 339.175,
 3229         F.S.; providing voting membership requirements for
 3230         certain metropolitan planning organizations designated
 3231         on or after a specified date; revising provisions
 3232         relating to the reapportionment of members; requiring
 3233         metropolitan planning organizations to comply with
 3234         certain provisions by a specified date; amending s.
 3235         328.80, F.S.; authorizing the department to issue an
 3236         electronic certificate of registration for a vessel,
 3237         to collect electronic mail addresses, and to use
 3238         electronic mail for certain purposes; amending s.
 3239         328.48, F.S.; authorizing a vessel operator to present
 3240         such electronic certificate for inspection under
 3241         certain circumstances; providing construction;
 3242         providing that the person presenting the device
 3243         assumes the liability for any resulting damage to the
 3244         device; amending s. 338.166, F.S.; establishing toll
 3245         amounts charged on segments of an express lane when
 3246         the average travel speed falls below a certain speed;
 3247         defining the term “segment”; amending s. 338.2216,
 3248         F.S.; revising requirements for variable pricing in
 3249         certain express lanes; defining the term “segment”;
 3250         deleting provisions relating to toll amounts to be
 3251         charged after a certain date; creating s. 334.352,
 3252         F.S.; prohibiting a local governmental entity from
 3253         preventing motor vehicle access to a transportation
 3254         facility or transportation corridor under certain
 3255         circumstances; providing applicability; amending s.
 3256         338.222, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
 3257         contracting and negotiation between the Department of
 3258         Transportation and local governmental entities for
 3259         acquisition, construction, or operation of turnpike
 3260         projects; requiring any contract for the transfer,
 3261         purchase, sale, acquisition, or other conveyance of
 3262         the ownership, operation, or maintenance of a turnpike
 3263         project to a local governmental entity to be
 3264         specifically approved by the Legislature; amending s.
 3265         655.960, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending
 3266         s. 812.014, F.S.; providing a criminal penalty for an
 3267         offender committing grand theft who uses a device to
 3268         interfere with a global positioning or similar system;
 3269         requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
 3270         Vehicles to review the registration period of certain
 3271         heavy trucks; requiring a report to the Governor and
 3272         Legislature; providing review requirements; requiring
 3273         the Florida Transportation Commission to review all
 3274         sources of revenue for transportation infrastructure
 3275         and maintenance projects and prepare a report to the
 3276         Governor and the Legislature when the commission
 3277         determines that electric and hybrid vehicles make up a
 3278         certain percentage or more of the total number of
 3279         vehicles registered in this state; authorizing the
 3280         commission, in consultation with the Department of
 3281         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to use certain
 3282         commercially available data; providing minimum
 3283         reporting requirements; requiring the commission, in
 3284         consultation with the Division of Emergency
 3285         Management, to make an assessment of transportation
 3286         infrastructure with respect to emergency evacuations
 3287         and electric vehicles; specifying requirements for the
 3288         report; requiring the report to be submitted to the
 3289         Governor and the Legislature no later than a certain
 3290         date; authorizing the commission to undertake and
 3291         complete the review before the specified percentage
 3292         threshold is reached, under certain circumstances;
 3293         providing effective dates.