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An act relating to fees; amending s. 320.08001, F.S.; 2 creating additional fees for electric vehicles; 3 creating a license tax and an additional fee for plug-4 in hybrid electric vehicles; providing for the distribution of proceeds from the additional fees; 6 requiring, on specified dates, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to increase the additional fees, subject to certain requirements; 9 providing that certain vehicles are exempt from specified fees; providing for the future expiration and reversion of specified statutory text; providing a contingent effective date. 13

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15

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Section 320.08001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 18 320.08001 Low-speed, electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; license tax.— 20

(1) The license tax for a an electric vehicle or low-speed vehicle is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle that is not electrically powered. 23 (2)(

a) The license tax for an electric vehicle weighing less than 10,000 pounds is the same as that prescribed in s. 25 320.08 for a vehicle that is not electrically powered, plus an additional $135 flat fee. Beginning on January 1, 2025, the license tax for an electric vehicle weighing less than 10,000 pounds is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle Florida Senate - 2021 SB 140 24-00353A-21 2021140__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. that is not electrically powered, plus an additional $150 flat fee. 31

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b) The license tax for an electric vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds or more is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle that is not electrically powered, plus an additional 34 $235 flat fee. Beginning on January 1, 2025, the license tax for an electric vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds or more is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle that is not electrically powered, plus an additional $250 flat fee. 38

(3) The license tax for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle that is not partially powered by a rechargeable energy-storage system, plus an additional $35 flat fee. Beginning on January 1, 42 2025, the license tax for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is the same as that prescribed in s. 320.08 for a vehicle that is not partially powered by a rechargeable energy-storage system, 45 plus an additional $50 flat fee. 46

(4) The proceeds of the additional flat fees imposed under subsections (2) and (3) must be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund. 49

(5) A low-speed, electric, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses a battery storage system of up to kilowatt hours is exempt from any fee imposed under this section. 52

Section 2. The amendments made by this act to s. 320.08001, 53 Florida Statutes, expire on December 31, 2030, and the text of that

section shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2021, 55 except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act must be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text Florida Senate - 2021 SB 140 24-00353A-21 2021140__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. which expire pursuant to this section. 59

Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021, but only if SB ____ or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law. 63