Bill > S1276

This bill establishes an annual use fee of $25 for a new "Go Boating" specialty license plate, which the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is directed to develop with specific design requirements. The fees collected from this plate will be distributed to Eckerd College to fund its Search and Rescue Team, which assists boaters in Tampa Bay, with a portion allowed for marketing and the remainder for acquiring equipment and operational expenses. Additionally, the bill revises the purpose for which proceeds from the "Conserve Wildlife" license plate are used, specifically dedicating a portion of the remaining funds, after marketing and administrative costs, to programs and activities of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that benefit Florida black bears and provide bear-resistant garbage containers, rather than general wildlife diversity.