Bill Text: FL S1322 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Specialty License Plates/Ethical Ecotourism

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Transportation [S1322 Detail]

Download: Florida-2021-S1322-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 1322
       
       
        
       By Senator Perry
       
       
       
       
       
       8-01469-21                                            20211322__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to specialty license plates; amending
    3         s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of
    4         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop an
    5         Ethical Ecotourism license plate; providing for
    6         distribution and use of fees collected from the sale
    7         of such plates; providing an effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Subsection (112) is added to section 320.08058,
   12  Florida Statutes, to read:
   13         320.08058 Specialty license plates.—
   14         (112) ETHICAL ECOTOURISM LICENSE PLATES.—
   15         (a) The department shall develop an Ethical Ecotourism
   16  license plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The
   17  word “Florida” must appear at the top of the plate, and words
   18  approved by the department must appear at the bottom of the
   19  plate.
   20         (b) The annual use fees from the sale of the plate must be
   21  distributed equally between the Florida Society for Ethical
   22  Ecotourism and Paddle Florida, Inc., each of which may use up to
   23  10 percent of such proceeds for administrative costs and the
   24  marketing of the plate. The remaining proceeds must be used by
   25  the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism to provide
   26  environmental education and awareness that encourage behaviors
   27  that contribute to the sustainability of Florida’s natural
   28  ecosystems and resources and by Paddle Florida, Inc., to raise
   29  awareness about water conservation, wildlife preservation,
   30  restoration of springs, and protection of waterways in this
   31  state.
   32         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2021.