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       Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 1030
       
       
        
       By Senator Polsky
       
       
       
       
       
       29-01152-21                                           20211030__
                      A bill to be entitled                      
       An act relating to the repeal of the Multi-use
       Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program
       and reversion of program funds; repealing ss. 338.2278
       and 339.1373, F.S., relating to the Multi-use
       Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program
       and funding therefor, respectively; amending s.
       163.3168, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
       by the act; amending s. 320.08, F.S.; requiring
       portions of certain annual license tax revenues to be
       deposited into the General Revenue Fund; amending s.
       338.236, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
       by the act; amending s. 339.0801, F.S.; revising the
       period during which certain revenues shall be
       transferred to Floridaâs Turnpike Enterprise;
       conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
       providing an effective date.
        
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

       Section 1.âSections 338.2278 and 339.1373, Florida
Statutes, are repealed.
       Section 2.âSubsection (4) of section 163.3168, Florida
Statutes, is amended to read:
       163.3168âPlanning innovations and technical assistance.â
       (4)âWhen selecting applications for funding for technical
assistance, the state land planning agency shall give a
preference to a county that has a population of 200,000 or less,
and to a municipality located within such a county, for
assistance in determining whether the area in and around a
proposed multiuse corridor interchange as described in s.
338.2278 contains appropriate land uses and natural resource
protections and for aid in developing or amending a local
governmentâs comprehensive plan to provide for such uses,
protections, and intended benefits as provided in s. 338.2278.
       Section 3.âSubsections (1), (4) through (9), and (12)
through (15) of section 320.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to
read:
       320.08âLicense taxes.âExcept as otherwise provided herein,
there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, tri-vehicles as defined in
s. 316.003, and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which
shall be paid to and collected by the department or its agent
upon the registration or renewal of registration of the
following:
       (1)âMOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.â
       (a)âAny motorcycle: $10 flat.
       (b)âAny moped: $5 flat.
       (c)âUpon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle,
or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this
subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in
the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such
additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
or the general operations of the department.
       (d)âAn ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which
$2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (4)âHEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
VEHICLE WEIGHT.â
       (a)âGross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be
deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (b)âGross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (c)âGross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (d)âGross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (e)âGross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (f)âGross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (g)âGross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (h)âGross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (i)âGross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (j)âGross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (k)âGross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (l)âGross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
Fund.
       (m)âNotwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
truck tractor used within the state or within a 150-mile radius
of its home address is eligible for a license plate for a fee of
$324 flat if:
       1.âThe truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
forestry products; or
       2.âThe truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
the truck tractor.

Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       (n)âA truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
hire vehicle and which is engaged exclusively in transporting
raw, unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or
horticultural products within the state or within a 150-mile
radius of its home address is eligible for a restricted license
plate for a fee of:
       1.âIf such vehicleâs declared gross vehicle weight is less
than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       2.âIf such vehicleâs declared gross vehicle weight is
44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the
point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the
point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail,
water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84
shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.

Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers
delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility before
issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
paragraph, ânot-for-hireâ means the owner of the motor vehicle
must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
       (5)âSEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.â
       (a)1.âA semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year
or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the
General Revenue Fund.
       2.âA semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of
which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (b)âA motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50
shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (c)âA school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
and from school or school or church activities or functions
within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be
deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (d)âA wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to
tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02; a disabled, abandoned,
stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s.
320.01; or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01:
$41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General
Revenue Fund.
       (e)âA wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor
vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in
paragraph (d), as follows:
       1.âGross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       2.âGross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       3.âGross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       4.âGross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       5.âGross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       6.âGross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       7.âGross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund.
       8.âGross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       9.âGross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
Fund.
       (f)âA hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50
shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (6)âMOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.â
       (a)âUnder nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall
be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,
of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue
Fund.
       (b)âNine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50
shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per
cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
Revenue Fund.
       (7)âTRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.â
       (a)âAny trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per
year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into
the General Revenue Fund.
       (b)âNet weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per
cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General
Revenue Fund.
       (8)âTRAILERS FOR HIRE.â
       (a)âNet weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per
cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
Revenue Fund.
       (b)âNet weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which
$3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus
$1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the
General Revenue Fund.
       (9)âRECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.â
       (a)âA travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27
flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
Fund.
       (b)âA camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.:
$13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General
Revenue Fund.
       (c)âA motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
       1.âNet weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
$7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       2.âNet weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (d)âA truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
       1.âNet weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
$7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       2.âNet weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (e)âA private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
       1.âNet weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
$7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       2.âNet weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (12)âDEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.âA franchised
motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
the General Revenue Fund. For additional fees as set forth in s.
320.08056, dealers may purchase specialty license plates in lieu
of the standard dealer license plates. Dealers shall be
responsible for all costs associated with the specialty license
plate, including all annual use fees, processing fees, fees
associated with switching license plate types, and any other
applicable fees.
       (13)âEXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.âAny exempt or
official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited
into the General Revenue Fund, except that the registration or
renewal of a registration of a marine boat trailer exempt under
s. 320.102 is not subject to any license tax.
       (14)âLOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.âA motor
vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents
shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       (15)âTRANSPORTER.âAny transporter license plate issued to a
transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which
$26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
       Section 4.âSubsection (1) of section 338.236, Florida
Statutes, is amended to read:
       338.236âStaging areas for emergencies.âThe Department of
Transportation may plan, design, and construct staging areas to
be activated during a declared state of emergency at key
geographic locations on the turnpike system. Such staging areas
must be used for the staging of emergency supplies, such as
water, fuel, generators, vehicles, equipment, and other related
materials, to facilitate the prompt provision of emergency
assistance to the public, and to otherwise facilitate emergency
response and assistance, including evacuations, deployment of
emergency-related supplies and personnel, and restoration of
essential services.
       (1)âIn selecting a proposed site for a designated staging
area under this section, the department, in consultation with
the Division of Emergency Management, must consider the extent
to which such site:
       (a)âIs located in a geographic area that best facilitates
the wide dissemination of emergency-related supplies and
equipment;
       (b)âProvides ease of access to major highways and other
transportation facilities;
       (c)âIs sufficiently large to accommodate the staging of a
significant amount of emergency-related supplies and equipment;
       (d)âProvides space in support of emergency preparedness and
evacuation activities