Bill Text: FL S0304 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: St. Johns River License Plate [CPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-21 - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00679; Substituted HB 53 -SJ 00679; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 53 (Ch. 2010-81) -SJ 00679 [S0304 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0304-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 304 
        
       By Senator Jones 
       13-00419-10                                            2010304__ 
    1                        A bill to be entitled                       
    2         An act relating to license plates; amending ss. 
    3         320.08056 and 320.08058, F.S.; creating the St. Johns 
    4         River license plate; establishing an annual use fee 
    5         for the plate; providing for the distribution of use 
    6         fees received from the sale of such plates; providing 
    7         an effective date. 
    8   
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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   11         Section 1. Paragraph (rrr) is added to subsection (4) of 
   12  section 320.08056, Florida Statutes, to read: 
   13         320.08056 Specialty license plates.— 
   14         (4) The following license plate annual use fees shall be 
   15  collected for the appropriate specialty license plates: 
   16         (rrr) St. Johns River license plate, $25. 
   17         Section 2. Subsection (70) is added to section 320.08058, 
   18  Florida Statutes, to read: 
   19         320.08058 Specialty license plates.— 
   20         (70) ST. JOHNS RIVER LICENSE PLATES.— 
   21         (a) The department shall develop a St. Johns River license 
   22  plate as provided in this section. The St. Johns River license 
   23  plates must bear the colors and design approved by the 
   24  department. The word “Florida” must appear at the top of the 
   25  plate, and the words “St. Johns River” must appear at the bottom 
   26  of the plate. 
   27         (b) The requirements of s. 320.08053 must be met prior to 
   28  the issuance of the plate. Thereafter, the license plate annual 
   29  use fees shall be distributed to the St. Johns River Alliance, 
   30  Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which shall administer 
   31  the fees as follows: 
   32         1. The St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., shall retain the 
   33  first $60,000 of the annual use fees as direct reimbursement for 
   34  administrative costs, startup costs, and costs incurred in the 
   35  development and approval process. Thereafter, up to 10 percent 
   36  of the annual use fee revenue may be used for administrative 
   37  costs directly associated with education programs, conservation, 
   38  research, and grant administration of the organization, and up 
   39  to 10 percent may be used for promotion and marketing of the 
   40  specialty license plate. 
   41         2. At least 30 percent of the fees shall be available for 
   42  competitive grants for targeted community-based or county-based 
   43  research or projects for which state funding is limited or not 
   44  currently available. The remaining 50 percent shall be directed 
   45  toward community outreach and access programs. The competitive 
   46  grants shall be administered and approved by the board of 
   47  directors of the St. Johns River Alliance, Inc. A grant advisory 
   48  committee shall be composed of six members chosen by the St. 
   49  Johns River Alliance board members. 
   50         3. Any remaining funds shall be distributed with the 
   51  approval of and accountability to the board of directors of the 
   52  St. Johns River Alliance, Inc., and shall be used to support 
   53  activities contributing to education, outreach, and springs 
   54  conservation. 
   55         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.