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BOOK 103 FACE 614 <br />UPCOMING LEGISLATION ON SEA 17URTLE GRANT PROGRAMS <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 2/3/97: <br />SEA TURTLE SURVIVAL LEAGUE <br />A program of the nonprofit Caribbean Conservation Corporation <br />D1STR11Uii0N LIST <br />MCommissioners <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Administrator <br />Attorney <br />TO: Coastal County Commissioners and Public Officials Personnel <br />FROM: Dave Godfrey, Director Public World <br />DATE: February 3, 1997 communitlj Geer. -- <br />utilitias - <br />�g10111 <br />s oming Legislation that Could Bring Revenue to Your inen9 <br />FEB ig9i Em?rg. Serv. <br />memo is being sent to alert you about legislation being introduced thaid9ah <br />tivi ession that will establish a Sea Turtle Grants Program within the Tl�part» <br />s tal Protection. All coastal counties will be eligible to apply annuallyfor t <br />C0��e1�efundinA^aa%cover expenses related to any marine turtle conservation programs being conducted by <br />ae <br />If you would like to see the grants program established, we urge you to contact your <br />local senators and representatives and request their support for this legislation. The bills <br />are being sponsored by Senator Howard Forman and Representatives Sandra Muroran and <br />possibly Debbie Horan. We do not yet have bill numbers to give you. <br />The Grants Program will be funded through the sale of a Sea Turtle Specialty License <br />Plate. Up to thirty percent of the annual revenue will be set aside for the grants program, while <br />the remainder will help fund DEP's Marine Turtle Protection Program. <br />The effort to create the sea turtle license plate and establish the grants program for coastal <br />counties has been a statewide effort. The nonprofit Sea Turtle Survival League has coordinated <br />the campaign by collecting the necessary signatures, preparing a marketing plan and submitting a <br />$30.000 application fee to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Over 10,000 <br />registered Florida drivers have already signed forms agreeing to purchase the new tag, and we <br />expect sales to be brisk. <br />Once again, we hope you will support the establishment of a Sea Turtle Specialty License <br />Plate and the creation of a Sea Turtle Grants Program to benefit coastal counties. <br />If you would like more information about this legislation, I will be happy to answer your <br />questions. I may be reached at (352)."373-6441. <br />Thank you! <br />;-(_= \.lA ['01 tit.. tiuih .\-I. (IdillL"iVillc. F1 "('jm <br />FEBRUARY 11, 1997 <br />SEh{1Fi27 <br />Q Ma►�rio su moms su�nrneQ <br />Support the Sea Turtle License Plate! <br />A�j0G.""k <br />(3;?) 373-6-1-)•1 Fax: (35?) 37;-2449 <br />54 <br />