S 2506

ENROLLED
2026 Legislature  SB 2506-E, 1st Engrossed
                                                     20262506Eer
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2An act relating to fuel taxes; amending s. 206.606,
3F.S.; revising the distribution of the proceeds of the
4fuel sales tax; providing an effective date.
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6Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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8Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 206.606, Florida
9Statutes, is amended to read:
10206.606 Distribution of certain proceeds.—
11(1) Moneys collected pursuant to ss. 206.41(1)(g) and
12206.87(1)(e) shall be deposited in the Fuel Tax Collection Trust
13Fund. Such moneys, after deducting the refunds granted pursuant
14to s. 206.41 and the administrative costs incurred by the
15department in collecting, administering, enforcing, and
16distributing the tax, which administrative costs may not exceed
172 percent of collections, shall be distributed monthly to the
18State Transportation Trust Fund, except that:
19(a) A sum equal to 0.5 percent of moneys collected [$6.30]
20[million] shall be transferred to the Fish and Wildlife
21Conservation Commission in each fiscal year and deposited in the
22Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund to be used for aquatic plant
23management, including nonchemical control of aquatic weeds,
24research into nonchemical controls, and enforcement activities.
25The commission shall allocate at least $1 million of such funds
26to the eradication of melaleuca.
27(b) A sum equal to 0.2 percent of moneys collected
28[Annually, $2.5 million] shall be transferred to the State Game
29Trust Fund in the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and
30used for recreational boating activities and freshwater
31fisheries management and research. [The transfers must be made in]
32[equal monthly amounts beginning on July 1 of each fiscal year.]
33The commission shall annually determine where unmet needs exist
34for boating-related activities, and may fund such activities in
35counties where, due to the number of vessel registrations,
36sufficient financial resources are unavailable.
371. A minimum of $1.25 million shall be used to fund local
38projects to provide recreational channel marking and other
39uniform waterway markers, public boat ramps, lifts, and hoists,
40marine railways, and other public launching facilities, derelict
41vessel removal, and other local boating-related activities. In
42funding the projects, the commission shall give priority
43consideration to:
44a. Unmet needs in counties having populations of 100,000 or
45less.
46b. Unmet needs in coastal counties having a high level of
47boating-related activities from individuals residing in other
48counties.
492. The remaining sum [$1.25 million] may be used for
50recreational boating activities and freshwater fisheries
51management and research.
523. The commission may adopt rules to administer a Florida
53Boating Improvement Program.
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55The commission shall prepare and make available on its Internet
56website an annual report outlining the status of its Florida
57Boating Improvement Program, including the projects funded, and
58a list of counties whose needs are unmet due to insufficient
59financial resources from vessel registration fees.
60(c) A sum equal to 1.15 [0.65] percent of moneys collected
61pursuant to s. 206.41(1)(g) shall be transferred to the
62Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund.
63(d) A sum equal to 1.15 percent of moneys collected [$13.4]
64[million in fiscal year 2007-2008 and each fiscal year thereafter]
65[of the moneys attributable to the sale of motor and diesel fuel]
66[at marinas] shall be transferred from the Fuel Tax Collection
67Trust Fund to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund in
68the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
69Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.