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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to specialty license plates; amending 2
s. 320.08058, F.S.; directing the Department of 3
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Recycle 4
Florida license plate and a Florida Association of 5
Realtors license plate; providing for distribution and 6
use of fees collected from the sale of the plates; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsections (127) and (128) are added to 12
section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, to read: 13
320.08058 Specialty license plates. — 14
(127) RECYCLE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATES. — 15
(a) The department shall develop a Recycle Florida license 16
plate as provided in this section and s. 320.08053. The plate 17
must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The 18
word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the 19
words "Recycle Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate. 20
(b) The department shal l retain all annual use fees from 21
the sale of the plate until all startup costs for developing and 22
issuing the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, the annual 23
use fees from the sale of the plate shall be distributed to 24
Recycle Florida Today, Inc., to be used to increase public 25
HB 675 2023
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
awareness about the importance of recycling, resource 26
conservation, and environmental stewardship; to promote robust, 27
comprehensive, and sustainable recycling programs; and to 28
support the professional development of persons employed in 29
fields including, but not limited to, recycling, conservation, 30
and sustainability. 31
(128) FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS LICENSE PLATES. —32
(a) The department shall develop a Florida Association of 33
Realtors license plate as provided in this section an d s. 34
320.08053. The plate must bear the colors and design approved by 35
the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the 36
plate, and the words "Support Homeownership" must appear at the 37
bottom of the plate. 38
(b) The annual use fees from the s ale of the plate shall 39
be distributed to Homeownership For All, Inc., which may use up 40
to 10 percent of the proceeds to promote and market the plate. 41
The remainder of the proceeds shall be used by Homeownership For 42
All, Inc., to fund programs that provide, promote, or otherwise 43
support affordable housing in this state. 44
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 45