HB 1477

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to legally required advertisements and
3	public notices by governmental entities; creating s.
4	50.0311, F.S.; defining "publicly accessible website";
5	authorizing a governmental entity to utilize its publicly
6	accessible website for legally required advertisements and
7	public notices; providing conditions for such utilization;
8	providing for optional receipt of legally required
9	advertisements and public notices by first class mail;
10	providing requirements for legally required advertisements
11	and public notices published on a publicly accessible
12	website; amending s. 50.011, F.S.; providing that a
13	notice, advertisement, or publication on a publicly
14	accessible website in accordance with s. 50.0311, F.S.,
15	constitutes legal notice; amending s. 50.021, F.S.;
16	providing that advertisements directed by law or order or
17	decree of court to be made in a county in which no
18	newspaper is published may be made by publication on a
19	publicly accessible website; amending s. 50.051, F.S.;
20	providing clarifying language; amending s. 50.061, F.S.;
21	providing clarifying language; amending s. 100.342, F.S.;
22	providing for notice of special election or referendum on
23	a publicly accessible website; amending s. 125.012, F.S.;
24	providing that required publication of notice of a
25	county's intention to grant certain exclusive franchises
26	may be provided on a publicly accessible website; amending
27	s. 125.35, F.S.; providing for publication of notice of
28	the sale of real property by a county on a publicly
29	accessible website for a specified period; amending s.
30	125.66, F.S.; providing for notice of consideration of an
31	ordinance by a board of county commissioners to be
32	published on a publicly accessible website; requiring
33	maintenance of the advertisement for a specified period;
34	providing clarifying language; amending s. 129.03, F.S.;
35	providing for the advertisement of a summary statement of
36	adopted tentative county budgets on a publicly accessible
37	website; amending s. 129.06, F.S.; providing for
38	advertisement of a public hearing relating to the
39	amendment of a county budget on a publicly accessible
40	website; amending s. 138.12, F.S.; providing for
41	publication of notice of a proposal to expand a county
42	seat and meetings related thereto on a publicly accessible
43	website; amending s. 153.53, F.S.; providing for
44	publication of notice of an election to create a county
45	water and sewer system district on a publicly accessible
46	website; amending s. 153.55, F.S.; providing for
47	advertisement of a hearing on a report relative to the
48	creation of a county water and sewer system district on a
49	publicly accessible website; amending s. 153.79, F.S.;
50	providing for public advertisement by a county water and
51	sewer system district of projects to construct,
52	reconstruct, acquire, or improve a water system or a sewer
53	system, and of a call for sealed bids for such projects,
54	on a publicly accessible website; amending s. 157.03,
55	F.S.; providing for advertisement for bids for the
56	construction of ditches, drains, or canals within a county
57	on a publicly accessible website; amending s. 157.21,
58	F.S.; providing for advertisement by a county on a
59	publicly accessible website for bids to enlarge or deepen
60	a drain; amending s. 157.28, F.S.; providing for
61	advertisement for bids for the repair of a county ditch,
62	drain, or canal on a publicly accessible website; amending
63	s. 159.32, F.S.; providing for advertisement for
64	competitive bids for contracts for the construction of a
65	project under the Florida Industrial Development Financing
66	Act on a publicly accessible website; amending s. 162.12,
67	F.S.; providing for optional serving of notice by a code
68	enforcement board of a violation of a county or municipal
69	code via a publicly accessible website; amending s.
70	163.3184, F.S.; providing for notice of public hearings on
71	the adoption of a local government comprehensive plan or
72	plan amendment or the approval of a compliance agreement
73	under the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
74	Development Regulation Act via a publicly accessible
75	website; amending s. 163.3225, F.S.; providing for
76	advertisement by a local government of notice of intent to
77	consider a development agreement on a publicly accessible
78	website; amending s. 163.356, F.S.; providing for posting
79	of notice of the filing of a report of the activities of a
80	community redevelopment agency on a publicly accessible
81	website; amending s. 163.360, F.S.; providing for notice
82	of a public hearing on a community redevelopment plan via
83	a publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.361, F.S.;
84	providing for notice of a public hearing on a proposed
85	modification of a community redevelopment plan via a
86	publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.380, F.S.;
87	providing for public notice of the disposition of any real
88	property in a community redevelopment area on a publicly
89	accessible website; amending s. 163.387, F.S.; providing
90	for publication on a publicly accessible website of notice
91	of a public hearing regarding a taxing authority's
92	intention to limit the amount of the authority's
93	contribution to a community redevelopment trust fund;
94	providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
95	of notice of a local governing body's public hearing
96	on a special district's request for exemption from
97	appropriation of tax increment funds to a community
98	redevelopment trust fund; amending s. 163.511, F.S.;
99	providing for notification of electors and freeholders of
100	general provisions relating to special neighborhood
101	improvement districts on a publicly accessible website;
102	amending s. 163.514, F.S.; providing for notification of
103	electors in a neighborhood improvement district of general
104	provisions relating to powers of such districts via a
105	publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.516, F.S.;
106	providing for publication of notice of a public hearing on
107	a safe neighborhood improvement plan or on the amendment
108	or modification of a safe neighborhood improvement plan
109	via a publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.524,
110	F.S.; providing for publication of notice of a joint
111	public hearing on the adoption, amendment, or modification
112	of a neighborhood enhancement plan via a publicly
113	accessible website; amending s. 165.041, F.S.; providing
114	for publication of notice of an election for the approval
115	of a charter for the merger of two or more municipalities
116	and associated unincorporated areas via a publicly
117	accessible website; amending s. 165.051, F.S.; providing
118	for notice of an election to vote on an ordinance to
119	revoke the charter of an existing municipality to be
120	published on a publicly accessible website; amending s.
121	166.041, F.S.; providing for notice of adoption of a
122	municipal ordinance via a public accessible website;
123	providing clarifying language; amending s. 166.0497, F.S.;
124	providing for publication of notice of a public hearing on
125	the adoption of an ordinance to alter, amend, or expand a
126	municipal downtown development district via a publicly
127	accessible website; amending s. 170.05, F.S.; providing
128	for publication on a publicly accessible website of a
129	resolution relating to municipal public improvements
130	financed by special assessments; amending s. 170.07, F.S.;
131	providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
132	of notice of hearing on municipal public improvements
133	financed by special assessments; amending s. 171.0413,
134	F.S.; providing for publication of notice of a referendum
135	on annexation of territory by a municipality via a
136	publicly accessible website; amending s. 171.051, F.S.;
137	providing for notice of a contraction ordinance and
138	publication of notice of a referendum on contraction of
139	municipal boundaries via a publicly accessible website;
140	amending s. 173.09, F.S.; providing for advertisement via
141	publicly accessible website of the sale of land pursuant
142	to foreclosure of municipal tax and special assessment
143	liens; amending s. 177.101, F.S.; providing for publishing
144	of legal notice of intention to apply to a county
145	governing body to vacate a plat of land via publicly
146	accessible website; amending s. 180.09, F.S.; providing
147	for publication of notice via publicly accessible website
148	of the adoption of a resolution or ordinance by a city
149	council or other legislative body authorizing the issuance
150	of mortgage revenue certificates or debentures; amending
151	s. 180.24, F.S.; providing for advertisement via publicly
152	accessible website of specified construction contracts for
153	utilities or extensions to a previously constructed
154	utility; amending s. 189.4044, F.S.; providing for
155	publication of a notice of proposed declaration of
156	inactive status of a special district via a publicly
157	accessible website; amending s. 189.417, F.S.; providing
158	for the advertisement of meetings of the governing body of
159	an independent special district via publicly accessible
160	website; providing for notice of public meetings of a
161	water management district held to evaluate responses to
162	solicitations issued by the district via publicly
163	accessible website; amending s. 190.006, F.S.; providing
164	for publication of notice via a publicly accessible
165	website of a meeting of the landowners of a community
166	development district for the purpose of electing district
167	supervisors; amending s. 190.033, F.S.; providing for
168	advertisement for notice of bids or other competitive
169	solicitation by the board of supervisors of a community
170	development district via publicly accessible website;
171	amending s. 191.005, F.S.; providing for publication via a
172	publicly accessible website of special notice of any
173	meeting at which the governing board of an independent
174	fire control district will consider a salary change for a
175	board member; amending s. 192.0105, F.S.; providing for
176	advertisement via a publicly accessible website of a
177	listing of the names of taxpayers who are delinquent in
178	paying tangible personal property taxes as provided for
179	under the Florida Taxpayer's Bill of Rights; providing for
180	advertised notice via a publicly accessible website of the
181	actions of a value adjustment board as provided for under
182	the Florida Taxpayer's Bill of Rights; amending s.
183	194.037, F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly
184	accessible website of the findings and results of a
185	property tax value adjustment board; amending s. 197.3632,
186	F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly accessible
187	website of a local government's notice of intent to use
188	the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem
189	assessments; amending s. 200.065, F.S.; providing for
190	advertisement on a publicly accessible website of a taxing
191	authority's intent to adopt a millage rate and budget;
192	providing for advertisement on a publicly accessible
193	website of a school district's intent to adopt a tentative
194	budget; providing for advertisement on a publicly
195	accessible website of the intention of a specified
196	multicounty taxing authority to adopt a tentative budget
197	and millage rate; providing clarifying and conforming
198	language; providing for notice via a publicly accessible
199	website of correction of a specified error contained in a
200	notice of proposed property taxes mailed to taxpayers;
201	amending s. 205.032, F.S.; providing for publication of
202	notice on a publicly accessible website of the levy of a
203	business tax by a county governing body; amending s.
204	205.042, F.S.; providing for publication of notice on a
205	publicly accessible website of the levy of a business tax
206	by the governing body of an incorporated municipality;
207	amending s. 255.0525, F.S.; providing for advertisement
208	via a publicly accessible website for the solicitation of
209	competitive bids or proposals for construction projects of
210	a county, municipality, or other political subdivision
211	that are projected to exceed specified costs; amending s.
212	274.06, F.S.; providing for publication of notice via a
213	publicly accessible website of a local government's sale
214	of tangible personal property having a specified value;
215	amending s. 290.0057, F.S.; providing for notice via a
216	publicly accessible website of a public hearing on an
217	enterprise zone strategic plan; amending s. 298.301, F.S.;
218	providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
219	of notice of a public hearing on a proposed district water
220	control plan or plan amendment; providing for publication
221	by the board of supervisors of a water control district
222	on a publicly accessible website of the filing of an
223	engineer's report and a geographical depiction of the
224	water control district; providing conforming language;
225	amending ss. 348.243, 348.83, 348.943, 348.953, and
226	348.968, F.S.; providing for advertisement via a publicly
227	accessible website of public hearings on specified
228	projects of the Broward County Expressway Authority, the
229	Pasco County Expressway Authority, the St. Lucie County
230	Expressway and Bridge Authority, the Seminole County
231	Expressway Authority, and the Santa Rosa Bay Bridge
232	Authority, respectively; amending s. 350.81, F.S.;
233	providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
234	of notice of public hearings by a governmental entity that
235	proposes to provide a communications service; amending s.
236	373.4592, F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly
237	accessible website of notice by the South Florida Water
238	Management District of the certification of a non-ad
239	valorem assessment roll in specified counties relative to
240	Everglades management and improvement; amending s.
241	373.45924, F.S.; providing for publication as a notice on
242	a publicly accessible website of a truth-in-borrowing
243	statement from the South Florida Water Management District
244	relative to the district's proposal to borrow or otherwise
245	finance with debt any fixed capital outlay projects or
246	operating capital outlay for Everglades management and
247	improvement; amending s. 373.536, F.S.; providing for
248	publication on a publicly accessible website of notice of
249	budget hearings conducted by the governing board or
250	district staff of the South Florida Water Management
251	District, advertisement of budget workshops conducted by
252	the district for the public, advertisement of the
253	district's intention to adopt a tentative budget and
254	millage rate, and notices of the district governing
255	board's intention to adopt a final budget for the district
256	for the ensuing fiscal year under the Everglades
257	Restoration Investment Act; amending s. 376.80, F.S.;
258	providing for notice via a publicly accessible website of
259	public hearings on the proposed designation of a specified
260	brownfield area by a local government; amending s.
261	379.2425, F.S.; providing for publication of notice via a
262	publicly accessible website of the establishment of a
263	restricted area by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
264	Commission; amending s. 380.06, F.S.; providing for
265	publication of an advertisement on a publicly accessible
266	website of a public hearing by a local government on an
267	areawide development of regional impact under the Florida
268	Environmental Land and Water Management Act of 1972;
269	amending s. 403.973, F.S.; revising the definition of the
270	term "duly noticed" to include publication on a publicly
271	accessible website; providing conforming language;
272	amending s. 420.9075, F.S.; providing for advertisement of
273	notice on a publicly accessible website of funding
274	availability through a local housing assistance plan under
275	the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Act; amending s.
276	553.73, F.S.; providing for advertisement on a publicly
277	accessible website of a public hearing on the need to
278	adopt local technical amendments to the Florida Building
279	Code which provide for more stringent requirements;
280	amending s. 633.025, F.S.; providing for advertisement on
281	a publicly accessible website of a public hearing to
282	determine the need to strengthen a local governing body's
283	minimum firesafety code requirements; amending s. 705.103,
284	F.S.; providing for publication of notice on a publicly
285	accessible website of a law enforcement agency's election
286	to retain lost property; providing for publication on a
287	publicly accessible website of the advertisement of public
288	sale of lost property by a law enforcement agency;
289	amending s. 715.109, F.S.; providing for publication on a
290	publicly accessible website of advertisement of the sale
291	of abandoned property under the Disposition of Personal
292	Property Landlord and Tenant Act; reenacting ss.
293	193.122(2) and 316.066(5)(b), F.S., F.S., relating to
294	publication by a property appraiser of notice of
295	extensions on and certification of tax assessment rolls
296	and to disclosure of written reports of crashes held by an
297	agency, respectively, to incorporate the amendment to s.
298	50.11, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 100.211
299	and 125.82, F.S., relating to bond referenda and required
300	notice thereof and to charter adoption by ordinance,
301	respectively, to incorporate the amendment to s. 100.342,
302	F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 125.56(1),
303	212.054(6), and 212.055(2)(f), F.S., relating to
304	enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building Code and
305	the Florida Fire Prevention Code, enactment of an
306	ordinance levying a discretionary sales surtax, and a
307	condition precedent to the use of proceeds and interest
308	from a local government infrastructure surtax by specified
309	counties for a public purpose, respectively, to
310	incorporate the amendment to s. 125.66, F.S., in
311	references thereto; reenacting ss. 163.3164(18), 163.346,
312	and 376.80(1), F.S., relating to the definition of "public
313	notice" for purposes of the Local Government Comprehensive
314	Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, notice to
315	taxing authorities, and the Brownfield program
316	administration process, respectively, to incorporate the
317	amendments to ss. 125.66 and 166.041, F.S., in references
318	thereto; reenacting s. 200.065(3)(l), F.S., relating to
319	advertisement and notice requirements with respect to the
320	fixing of millage rates, to incorporate the amendment to
321	s. 129.03, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting s.
322	30.50(4), F.S., relating to amendment of a county budget
323	relative to payment of salaries and expenses by a sheriff,
324	to incorporate the amendment to s. 129.06, F.S., in a
325	reference thereto; reenacting ss. 163.3246(9)(a),
326	163.32465(6)(h), 288.975(10) and (12)(d), 420.5095(9), and
327	1013.30(6), F.S., relating to adoption and review of local
328	government comprehensive plan amendments, entry into
329	compliance agreements between parties to an administrative
330	challenge to an amendment to certain urban local
331	comprehensive plans, military base reuse plans, a local
332	government comprehensive plan amendment to implement a
333	community workforce housing innovation pilot program
334	project, and review of a university campus draft master
335	plan, respectively, to incorporate the amendment to s.
336	163.3184, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss.
337	121.0511(1) and 163.3187(1)(c), F.S., relating to a public
338	hearing required upon the election of a municipality or
339	independent special district to revoke participation in
340	the Florida Retirement System and establish an alternative
341	retirement plan and to amendment of an adopted
342	comprehensive plan, respectively, to incorporate the
343	amendment to s. 166.041, F.S., in references thereto;
344	reenacting s. 170.08, F.S., relating to final
345	consideration by a municipal governing body of making
346	improvements funded by special assessments on property, to
347	incorporate the amendment to s. 170.07, F.S., in a
348	reference thereto; reenacting s. 189.4042(2), F.S.,
349	relating to procedures to merge or dissolve an independent
350	special district or a dependent special district, to
351	incorporate the amendment to s. 189.4044, F.S., in a
352	reference thereto; reenacting s. 189.404(2)(d), F.S.,
353	relating to legislative prohibition of special laws or
354	general laws of local application which exempt an
355	independent special district from specified reporting,
356	notice, or public meeting requirements, to incorporate the
357	amendment to s. 189.417, F.S., in a reference thereto;
358	reenacting s. 200.068, F.S., relating to certification of
359	compliance with ch. 200, F.S., relating to determination
360	of millage, to incorporate the amendments to s. 194.037
361	and 200.065, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss.
362	192.0105(1)(b) and (c) and 286.0105, F.S., relating to
363	taxpayer rights and to a requirement that notices of
364	meetings and hearings of a board, commission, or agency of
365	the state must advise that a record of the proceedings is
366	required to appeal, respectively, to incorporate the
367	amendment to s. 200.065, F.S., in references thereto;
368	reenacting s. 205.054(1), F.S., relating to partial
369	exemption from business tax for engaging in business or
370	occupation in an enterprise zone, to incorporate the
371	amendments to ss. 205.032 and 205.042, F.S., in references
372	thereto; reenacting s. 155.40(4)(b), F.S., relating to the
373	sale or lease of a county, district, or municipal
374	hospital, to incorporate the amendment to s. 255.0525,
375	F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 298.77(1),
376	F.S., relating to readjustment of assessments in a water
377	control district, and procedures, notice, and hearings
378	relative thereto, to incorporate the amendment to s.
379	298.301, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting ss.
380	705.104(1) and s. 717.119(5)(b), F.S., relating to title
381	to lost or abandoned property and to disposition by a law
382	enforcement agency of a firearm or ammunition found in an
383	unclaimed safe deposit box or other safekeeping
384	repository, respectively, to incorporate the amendment to
385	s. 705.103, F.S., in references thereto; providing an
386	effective date.
387
388	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
389
390	Section 1.  Section 50.0311, Florida Statutes, is created
391	to read:
392	50.0311  Publication of legally required advertisements and
393	public notices on a governmental entity's publicly accessible
394	website.--
395	(1)  "Publicly accessible website" means a governmental
396	entity's official website that is accessible via the Internet.
397	(2)  A governmental entity may utilize its publicly
398	accessible website for legally required advertisements and
399	public notices, provided that:
400	(a)  There is a public library or other governmental
401	facility that provides free Internet access during regular
402	business hours located within the jurisdictional boundaries of
403	the governmental entity.
404	(b)  The governmental entity provides notice to its
405	residents, at least once annually in a newspaper of general
406	circulation or in the governmental entity's newsletter,
407	periodical, or other publication that is mailed or delivered to
408	all residents or property owners throughout the governmental
409	entity's jurisdiction, indicating that residents shall have the
410	option to receive legally required advertisements and public
411	notices from the governmental entity by first class mail upon
412	registering their name and address with the local governmental
413	entity.
414	(c)  The governmental entity maintains a registry of names
415	and addresses of residents who have indicated, in writing, their
416	choice to receive legally required advertisements and public
417	notices from the governmental entity by first class mail.
418
419	Contemporaneous with the initial publication of an advertisement
420	or public notice on a governmental entity's publicly accessible
421	website, the governmental entity shall mail a copy of the
422	advertisement or public notice to a resident that has indicated
423	his or her choice to receive such advertisements and public
424	notices by first class mail.
425	(3)  Legally required advertisements and public notices
426	published on a publicly accessible website must be conspicuously
427	placed on the website's home page or accessible through a direct
428	link from the home page. The legally required advertisement or
429	public notice must indicate the date on which the advertisement
430	or notice was first published on the website.
431	Section 2.  Section 50.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to
432	read:
433	50.011  Where and in what language legal notices to be
434	published.--Whenever by statute an official or legal
435	advertisement or a publication, or notice in a newspaper has
436	been or is directed or permitted in the nature of or in lieu of
437	process, or for constructive service, or in initiating,
438	assuming, reviewing, exercising or enforcing jurisdiction or
439	power, or for any purpose, including all legal notices and
440	advertisements of sheriffs and tax collectors, the
441	contemporaneous and continuous intent and meaning of such
442	legislation all and singular, existing or repealed, is and has
443	been and is hereby declared to be and to have been, and the rule
444	of interpretation is and has been, a publication in a newspaper
445	printed and published periodically once a week or oftener,
446	containing at least 25 percent of its words in the English
447	language, entered or qualified to be admitted and entered as
448	periodicals matter at a post office in the county where
449	published, for sale to the public generally, available to the
450	public generally for the publication of official or other
451	notices and customarily containing information of a public
452	character or of interest or of value to the residents or owners
453	of property in the county where published, or of interest or of
454	value to the general public. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and
455	if specifically authorized by statute, a notice, advertisement
456	or publication on a publicly accessible website in accordance
457	with s. 50.0311 constitutes legal notice.
458	Section 3.  Section 50.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to
459	read:
460	50.021  Publication when no newspaper in county.--When any
461	law, or order or decree of court, shall direct advertisements to
462	be made in any county and there be no newspaper published in the
463	said county, the advertisement may be made by publication on a
464	publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
465	for publication or by posting three copies thereof in three
466	different places in said county, one of which shall be at the
467	front door of the courthouse, and by publication in the nearest
468	county in which a newspaper is published.
469	Section 4.  Section 50.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
470	read:
471	50.051  Proof of publication; form of uniform
472	affidavit.--The printed form upon which all such affidavits
473	establishing proof of publication in a newspaper are to be
474	executed shall be substantially as follows:
475
476	NAME OF NEWSPAPER
477
478	Published (Weekly or Daily)
479
480	(Town or City)  (County)  FLORIDA
481
482	STATE OF FLORIDA
483
484	COUNTY OF _____:
485	Before the undersigned authority personally appeared _____,
486	who on oath says that he or she is _____ of the _____, a _____
487	newspaper published at _____ in _____ County, Florida; that the
488	attached copy of advertisement, being a _____ in the matter of
489	_____ in the _____ Court, was published in said newspaper in the
490	issues of _____.
491	Affiant further says that the said _____ is a newspaper
492	published at _____, in said _____ County, Florida, and that the
493	said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in
494	said _____ County, Florida, each _____ and has been entered as
495	periodicals matter at the post office in _____, in said _____
496	County, Florida, for a period of 1 year next preceding the first
497	publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant
498	further says that he or she has neither paid nor promised any
499	person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or
500	refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for
501	publication in the said newspaper.
502
503	Sworn to and subscribed before me this _____ day of _____,
504	(year)  , by _____, who is personally known to me or who has
505	produced (type of identification) as identification.
506
507
508	(Signature of Notary Public)
509
510	(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)
511
512	(Notary Public)
513	Section 5.  Subsection (4) of section 50.061, Florida
514	Statutes, is amended to read:
515	50.061  Amounts chargeable.--
516	(4)  All official public notices and legal advertisements
517	published in a newspaper shall be charged and paid for on the
518	basis of 6-point type on 6-point body, unless otherwise
519	specified by statute.
520	Section 6.  Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, is amended
521	to read:
522	100.342  Notice of special election or referendum.--In any
523	special election or referendum not otherwise provided for there
524	shall be at least 30 days' notice of the election or referendum
525	by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
526	county, district, or municipality, as the case may be, or by
527	publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
528	entity responsible for publication during the 5 weeks
529	immediately preceding the election or referendum. If advertised
530	in a newspaper, the publication shall be made at least twice,
531	once in the fifth week and once in the third week prior to the
532	week in which the election or referendum is to be held. If there
533	is no newspaper of general circulation in the county, district,
534	or municipality and publication is not made on a publicly
535	accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for
536	publication, the notice shall be posted in no less than five
537	places within the territorial limits of the county, district, or
538	municipality.
539	Section 7.  Subsection (17) of section 125.012, Florida
540	Statutes, is amended to read:
541	125.012  Project facilities; general powers and
542	duties.--Any county and the board of county commissioners
543	thereof shall have the power, in addition to the powers
544	otherwise conferred:
545	(17)  To grant exclusive or nonexclusive franchises to
546	persons, firms, or corporations for the operating of
547	restaurants, cafeterias, bars, taxicabs, vending machines, and
548	other concessions of a nonaeronautical nature in, on, and in
549	connection with any project owned and operated by the county.
550	However, no exclusive franchise shall be so granted unless the
551	board of county commissioners of such county shall award such
552	franchise following receipt of sealed competitive bids in the
553	manner prescribed by law, or cause to be published on a publicly
554	accessible website maintained by the county or in a newspaper of
555	general circulation in the county notice of the fact that it
556	intends to grant such exclusive franchise and will at a time
557	certain to be fixed in such notice, not less than 30 days after
558	the publication of the notice, enter into negotiations with any
559	interested parties as to the terms, conditions, and provisions
560	of any such exclusive franchise. Such negotiations with any
561	interested parties as to the terms, conditions, and provisions
562	of any such exclusive franchise are to continue for a period of
563	not less than 10 days before such exclusive franchise is
564	granted.
565	Section 8.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
566	125.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
567	125.35  County authorized to sell real and personal
568	property and to lease real property.--
569	(1)
570	(c)  No sale of any real property shall be made unless
571	notice thereof is published once a week for at least 2 weeks in
572	some newspaper of general circulation published in the county,
573	or is published during the 2 weeks preceding the sale of any
574	real property on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
575	county, calling for bids for the purchase of the real estate so
576	advertised to be sold. In the case of a sale, the bid of the
577	highest bidder complying with the terms and conditions set forth
578	in such notice shall be accepted, unless the board of county
579	commissioners rejects all bids because they are too low. The
580	board of county commissioners may require a deposit to be made
581	or a surety bond to be given, in such form or in such amount as
582	the board determines, with each bid submitted.
583	Section 9.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
584	(b) of subsection (4) of section 125.66, Florida Statutes, are
585	amended to read:
586	125.66  Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency
587	ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or
588	resolutions.--
589	(2)(a)  The regular enactment procedure shall be as
590	follows: The board of county commissioners at any regular or
591	special meeting may enact or amend any ordinance, except as
592	provided in subsection (4), if notice of intent to consider such
593	ordinance is given at least 10 days prior to said meeting on a
594	publicly accessible website maintained by the county or by
595	publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
596	If advertised on a publicly accessible website, the
597	advertisement shall be maintained during the 10 days immediately
598	preceding the meeting. A copy of such notice shall be kept
599	available for public inspection during the regular business
600	hours of the office of the clerk of the board of county
601	commissioners. The notice of proposed enactment shall state the
602	date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or titles of
603	proposed ordinances; and the place or places within the county
604	where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public.
605	The notice shall also advise that interested parties may appear
606	at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed
607	ordinance.
608	(4)  Ordinances or resolutions, initiated by other than the
609	county, that change the actual zoning map designation of a
610	parcel or parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to
611	subsection (2). Ordinances or resolutions that change the actual
612	list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within a
613	zoning category, or ordinances or resolutions initiated by the
614	county that change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel
615	or parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to the following
616	procedure:
617	(b)  In cases in which the proposed ordinance or resolution
618	changes the actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited
619	uses within a zoning category, or changes the actual zoning map
620	designation of a parcel or parcels of land involving 10
621	contiguous acres or more, the board of county commissioners
622	shall provide for public notice and hearings as follows:
623	1.  The board of county commissioners shall hold two
624	advertised public hearings on the proposed ordinance or
625	resolution. At least one hearing shall be held after 5 p.m. on a
626	weekday, unless the board of county commissioners, by a majority
627	plus one vote, elects to conduct that hearing at another time of
628	day. The first public hearing shall be held at least 7 days
629	after the day that the first advertisement is published. The
630	second hearing shall be held at least 10 days after the first
631	hearing and shall be advertised at least 5 days prior to the
632	public hearing.
633	2.  The required newspaper advertisements shall be no less
634	than 2 columns wide by 10 inches long in a standard size or a
635	tabloid size newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement
636	shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. The newspaper
637	advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the
638	newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements
639	appear. The newspaper advertisement shall be placed in a
640	newspaper of general paid circulation in the county and of
641	general interest and readership in the community pursuant to
642	chapter 50, not one of limited subject matter. It is the
643	legislative intent that, whenever possible, the newspaper
644	advertisement shall appear in a newspaper that is published at
645	least 5 days a week unless the only newspaper in the community
646	is published less than 5 days a week. The newspaper
647	advertisement shall be in substantially the following form:
648
649	NOTICE OF (TYPE OF) CHANGE
650
651	The   (name of local governmental unit)   proposes to adopt
652	the following by ordinance or resolution:  (title of ordinance
653	or resolution)  .
654	A public hearing on the ordinance or resolution will be
655	held on   (date and time)   at   (meeting place)  .
656
657	Except for amendments which change the actual list of permitted,
658	conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, the
659	advertisement shall contain a geographic location map which
660	clearly indicates the area within the local government covered
661	by the proposed ordinance or resolution. The map shall include
662	major street names as a means of identification of the general
663	area.
664	3.  In lieu of publishing the advertisements set out in
665	this paragraph, the board of county commissioners may mail a
666	notice to each person owning real property within the area
667	covered by the ordinance or resolution. Such notice shall
668	clearly explain the proposed ordinance or resolution and shall
669	notify the person of the time, place, and location of both
670	public hearings on the proposed ordinance or resolution.
671	Section 10.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
672	129.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
673	129.03  Preparation and adoption of budget.--
674	(3)  No later than 15 days after certification of value by
675	the property appraiser pursuant to s. 200.065(1), the county
676	budget officer, after tentatively ascertaining the proposed
677	fiscal policies of the board for the ensuing fiscal year, shall
678	prepare and present to the board a tentative budget for the
679	ensuing fiscal year for each of the funds provided in this
680	chapter, including all estimated receipts, taxes to be levied,
681	and balances expected to be brought forward and all estimated
682	expenditures, reserves, and balances to be carried over at the
683	end of the year.
684	(b)  Upon receipt of the tentative budgets and completion
685	of any revisions made by the board, the board shall prepare a
686	statement summarizing all of the adopted tentative budgets. This
687	summary statement shall show, for each budget and the total of
688	all budgets, the proposed tax millages, the balances, the
689	reserves, and the total of each major classification of receipts
690	and expenditures, classified according to the classification of
691	accounts prescribed by the appropriate state agency. The board
692	shall cause this summary statement to be advertised one time in
693	a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or
694	on a publicly accessible website maintained by the county, or by
695	posting at the courthouse door if there is no such newspaper or
696	website, and the advertisement shall appear adjacent to the
697	advertisement required pursuant to s. 200.065.
698	Section 11.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
699	129.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
700	129.06  Execution and amendment of budget.--
701	(2)  The board at any time within a fiscal year may amend a
702	budget for that year, and may within the first 60 days of a
703	fiscal year amend the budget for the prior fiscal year, as
704	follows:
705	(f)  If an amendment to a budget is required for a purpose
706	not specifically authorized in paragraphs (a)-(e), unless
707	otherwise prohibited by law, the amendment may be authorized by
708	resolution or ordinance of the board of county commissioners
709	adopted following a public hearing. The public hearing must be
710	advertised at least 2 days, but not more than 5 days, before the
711	date of the hearing. The Advertisement of the public hearing
712	must appear on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
713	county or in a newspaper of paid general circulation and must
714	identify the name of the taxing authority, the date, place, and
715	time of the hearing, and the purpose of the hearing. If
716	advertised in a newspaper, the public hearing must be advertised
717	at least 2 days, but not more than 5 days, before the date of
718	the hearing. If advertised on a publicly accessible website, the
719	public hearing must be advertised during the 5 days immediately
720	preceding the hearing. The advertisement must also identify each
721	budgetary fund to be amended, the source of the funds, the use
722	of the funds, and the total amount of each budget.
723	Section 12.  Section 138.12, Florida Statutes, is amended
724	to read:
725	138.12  Commissioners may expand county seat.--The board of
726	county commissioners of any county may expand the geographical
727	area of the county seat of its county beyond the corporate
728	limits of the municipality named as the county seat by adopting
729	a resolution to that effect at any regular or special meeting of
730	the board. Such a resolution may be adopted only after the board
731	has held not less than two public hearings on the proposal at
732	intervals of not less than 10 or more than 20 days and after
733	notice of the proposal and such meetings has been published on a
734	publicly accessible website maintained by the county, or in a
735	newspaper of general circulation in the county. However, nothing
736	herein shall be deemed to extend the boundaries of the
737	municipality in which the county seat was previously located or
738	annex to such municipality the territory added to the county
739	seat.
740	Section 13.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
741	153.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
742	153.53  Establishment of districts in unincorporated
743	areas.--
744	(2)
745	(d)  Within 30 days after the petition is received by the
746	property appraiser, said property appraiser shall determine
747	whether such petition has been duly signed by the requisite
748	number of property owners within the boundaries of the proposed
749	district. If there is a sufficient number of valid signatures,
750	the property appraiser shall forthwith deliver said petition to
751	the board of county commissioners who shall within 60 days hold
752	an election to determine if the district shall be created. The
753	board of county commissioners shall have notice of such election
754	published once a week for 4 successive weeks in a newspaper of
755	general circulation within the area of the proposed district or
756	published during the 4 successive weeks immediately preceding
757	the election on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
758	county. Said notice shall describe the purpose for which the
759	district is to be established and the territory proposed to be
760	included in the said district. If there is no such newspaper or
761	website, then notice may be posted on the courthouse door and in
762	five conspicuous places within the proposed district.
763	Section 14.  Subsection (1) of section 153.55, Florida
764	Statutes, is amended to read:
765	153.55  Public hearing upon report of county commissioners
766	and creation of district; findings of board of county
767	commissioners.--
768	(1)  Upon submission of any such report the board of county
769	commissioners shall hold a public hearing upon such report and
770	the question of the creation of such district, giving at least
771	20 days' notice of such hearing by advertisement in a newspaper
772	published in the county and circulating in the area of the
773	proposed district, or published during the 20 days immediately
774	preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible website
775	maintained by the county, or by posting as provided in s. 153.56
776	if no such newspaper or website is be published.
777	Section 15.  Section 153.79, Florida Statutes, is amended
778	to read:
779	153.79  Contracts for construction of improvements, sealed
780	bids.--All contracts let, awarded or entered into by the
781	district for the construction, reconstruction or acquisition or
782	improvement of a water system or a sewer system or both or any
783	part thereof, if the amount thereof shall exceed $1,000, shall
784	be awarded only after public advertisement and call for sealed
785	bids therefor on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
786	county, or in a newspaper published in the county circulating in
787	the district, or, if there is be no such website or newspaper,
788	then in a newspaper published in the state and circulating in
789	the district., If advertised in a newspaper, such advertisement
790	shall to be published at least once at least 3 weeks before the
791	date set for the receipt of such bids. If advertised on a
792	publicly accessible website, such advertisement shall be
793	published during the 3 weeks immediately preceding the date set
794	for the receipt of such bids. Such advertisements for bids in
795	addition to the other necessary and pertinent matter shall state
796	in general terms the nature and description of the improvement
797	or improvements to be undertaken and shall state that detailed
798	plans and specifications for such work are on file for
799	inspection in the office of the district clerk and copies
800	thereof shall be furnished to any interested party upon payment
801	of reasonable charges to reimburse the district for its expenses
802	in providing such copies. The award shall be made to the
803	responsible and competent bidder or bidders who shall offer to
804	undertake the improvements at the lowest cost to the district
805	and such bidder or bidders shall be required to file bond for
806	the full and faithful performance of such work and the execution
807	of any such contract in such amount as the district board shall
808	determine, and in all other respects the letting of such
809	construction contracts shall comply with applicable provisions
810	of the general laws relating to the letting of public contracts.
811	Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the district
812	from hiring or retaining such consulting engineers, attorneys,
813	financial experts or other technicians as it shall determine, in
814	its discretion, or from undertaking any construction work with
815	its own resources, without any such public advertisement.
816	Section 16.  Section 157.03, Florida Statutes, is amended
817	to read:
818	157.03  Commissioners to appoint committee; report of plans
819	and estimate; letting contract; right-of-way for drains.--When
820	the county commissioners shall order that such ditch, drain or
821	canal, shall be established, they shall appoint a committee of
822	three disinterested freeholders who are citizens of the county,
823	who may employ a surveyor, and shall cause an accurate survey to
824	be made of the proposed ditch, drain or canal, and shall
825	establish the commencement, route, and terminus of said ditch,
826	drain or canal, the width, length, and depth thereof, and shall
827	make and present to the county commissioners, at their next
828	regular meeting, or at a meeting as soon thereafter as
829	practicable, plans, specifications and profiles for said
830	construction, together with an estimate of the approximate cost
831	of said ditch, drain or canal, and the annual cost of its
832	maintenance, and upon this report of the said committee, the
833	board of county commissioners shall advertise once a week for 3
834	weeks, in a newspaper published in the said county, or advertise
835	for 3 weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
836	county, for bids for the construction of said ditch, drain or
837	canal, and the same shall be given to the lowest responsible
838	bidder; provided, the board of county commissioners may, if they
839	deem it for the best interest of all concerned, reject all bids;
840	and in case said bids are rejected they may advertise for
841	further bids. Whenever the survey for any proposed ditch, drain
842	or canal, shall run through the lands of anyone who shall object
843	thereto, the board of county commissioners may proceed to
844	condemn the right-of-way for such ditch, drain or canal, and pay
845	therefor out of the funds arising from the levy and assessments
846	hereinafter provided for.
847	Section 17.  Section 157.21, Florida Statutes, is amended
848	to read:
849	157.21  Enlargement of drains; appointment of committee;
850	report to commissioners; letting contract; contractor's bond;
851	payments; assessment.--Whenever the board of county
852	commissioners shall have determined upon a petition, filed as
853	provided in s. 157.16, to enlarge or deepen any drain, they
854	shall appoint a committee of the three competent and
855	disinterested persons who are citizens of the county, who shall
856	cause an accurate survey to be made of the proposed work, and
857	shall establish the depth or width to which the same shall be
858	deepened and shall make and present to the county commissioners
859	at their next regular meeting, an estimate of the cost of said
860	work, and upon the report of said committee to them, said county
861	commissioners shall advertise not less than 2 weeks in a
862	newspaper published in the county, or advertise for 2 weeks on a
863	publicly accessible website maintained by the county, for bids
864	on said work, to be given to the lowest responsible bidder, with
865	the privilege of rejecting all bids that may be offered, should
866	the same be considered unreasonable; and in case the said bids
867	are rejected, they may again advertise for further bids. The
868	said board of county commissioners shall require of the person
869	whose bid is accepted for said work a good and sufficient bond
870	for the faithful performance of said contract, which said work
871	shall be done under the supervision of the committee appointed
872	as aforesaid. When the work shall be completed the committee
873	shall certify the same to the board of county commissioners who
874	shall also inspect such work before final payment is made to the
875	contractor, and such confirmation with the report of the
876	committee that the work has been done according to contract,
877	shall be made a matter of record; provided, that nothing in this
878	chapter shall prevent the county commissioners from making
879	payments in installments during the progress of the work, if
880	deemed expedient. Before letting such contract, the committee
881	appointed by the commissioners shall view the lands to be
882	benefited by the enlargement or deepening of said drain or
883	auxiliary and assess each parcel according and in proportion as
884	each shall be benefited, both those lands lying immediately
885	along such ditch, drain or canal, and those adjacent thereto,
886	for all the expenses that may be incurred in the enlarging or
887	deepening of said drain and keeping the same in repair from year
888	to year, and shall file a report of the same with the board of
889	county commissioners, which said report shall show the several
890	tracts of lands assessed and the names of the owners thereof,
891	and the amounts assessed against each tract; provided, however,
892	that if the owners of any tract cannot be ascertained by
893	diligent inquiry, said tract shall be assessed as unknown.
894	Section 18.  Section 157.28, Florida Statutes, is amended
895	to read:
896	157.28  Awarding contracts for repair; approval.--If the
897	estimated cost of repairing any such ditch, drain or canal shall
898	not exceed the sum of $100, the board of county commissioners
899	shall have full power to have the same done in such manner as
900	said board may see fit; but if such estimated cost shall exceed
901	$100, then the contract shall be let to the lowest responsible
902	bidder after advertising for bids at least once each week for 2
903	consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the county, or
904	advertising for bids for 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly
905	accessible website maintained by the county, or by posting of
906	the advertisement for bids in five conspicuous places in the
907	commissioners' district in which such ditch, drain or canal
908	shall be located, and all work done shall be subject to the
909	approval and acceptance of the board of county commissioners.
910	Section 19.  Section 159.32, Florida Statutes, is amended
911	to read:
912	159.32  Construction contracts.--Contracts for the
913	construction of the project may be awarded by the local agency
914	in such manner as in its judgment will best promote free and
915	open competition, including advertisement for competitive bids
916	in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of
917	the local agency or on a publicly accessible website maintained
918	by the local agency responsible for publication; however, if the
919	local agency shall determine that the purposes of this part will
920	be more effectively served, the local agency in its discretion
921	may award or cause to be awarded contracts for the construction
922	of any project, or any part thereof, upon a negotiated basis as
923	determined by the local agency. The local agency shall prescribe
924	bid security requirements and other procedures in connection
925	with the award of such contracts as in its judgment shall
926	protect the public interest. The local agency may by written
927	contract engage the services of the lessee, purchaser, or
928	prospective lessee or purchaser of any project in the
929	construction of the project and may provide in the contract that
930	the lessee, purchaser, or prospective lessee or purchaser may
931	act as an agent of, or an independent contractor for, the local
932	agency for the performance of the functions described therein,
933	subject to such conditions and requirements consistent with the
934	provisions of this part as shall be prescribed in the contract,
935	including functions such as the acquisition of the site and
936	other real property for the project; the preparation of plans,
937	specifications, and contract documents; the award of
938	construction and other contracts upon a competitive or
939	negotiated basis; the construction of the project, or any part
940	thereof, directly by the lessee, purchaser, or prospective
941	lessee or purchaser; the inspection and supervision of
942	construction; the employment of engineers, architects, builders,
943	and other contractors; and the provision of money to pay the
944	cost thereof pending reimbursement by the local agency. Any such
945	contract may provide that the local agency may, out of proceeds
946	of bonds, make advances to or reimburse the lessee, purchaser,
947	or prospective lessee or purchaser for its costs incurred in the
948	performance of those functions, and shall set forth the
949	supporting documents required to be submitted to the local
950	agency and the reviews, examinations, and audits that shall be
951	required in connection therewith to assure compliance with the
952	provisions of this part and the contract.
953	Section 20.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
954	162.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
955	162.12  Notices.--
956	(2)  In addition to providing notice as set forth in
957	subsection (1), at the option of the code enforcement board,
958	notice may also be served by publication or posting, as follows:
959	(a)1.  Such notice shall be published once during each week
960	for 4 consecutive weeks (four publications being sufficient) in
961	a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the code
962	enforcement board is located or shall be published during the 4
963	weeks immediately preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible
964	website maintained by the local government. The website and
965	newspaper shall meet such requirements as are prescribed under
966	chapter 50 for legal and official advertisements.
967	2.  Proof of newspaper publication shall be made as
968	provided in ss. 50.041 and 50.051.
969
970	Evidence that an attempt has been made to hand deliver or mail
971	notice as provided in subsection (1), together with proof of
972	publication or posting as provided in subsection (2), shall be
973	sufficient to show that the notice requirements of this part
974	have been met, without regard to whether or not the alleged
975	violator actually received such notice.
976	Section 21.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (15) and paragraph
977	(c) of subsection (16) of section 163.3184, Florida Statutes,
978	are amended to read:
979	163.3184  Process for adoption of comprehensive plan or
980	plan amendment.--
981	(15)  PUBLIC HEARINGS.--
982	(b)  The local governing body shall hold at least two
983	advertised public hearings on the proposed comprehensive plan or
984	plan amendment as follows:
985	1.  The first public hearing shall be held at the
986	transmittal stage pursuant to subsection (3). It shall be held
987	on a weekday at least 7 days after the day that the first
988	advertisement is published or after the notice of the first
989	public hearing is initially published on the publicly accessible
990	website maintained by the local government.
991	2.  The second public hearing shall be held at the adoption
992	stage pursuant to subsection (7). It shall be held on a weekday
993	at least 5 days after the day that the second advertisement is
994	published or after the notice of the second public hearing is
995	initially published on the publicly accessible website
996	maintained by the local government.
997	(16)  COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS.--
998	(c)  Prior to its execution of a compliance agreement, the
999	local government must approve the compliance agreement at a
1000	public hearing advertised at least 10 days before the public
1001	hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the area, or
1002	advertised during the 10 days immediately preceding the hearing
1003	on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local
1004	government, in accordance with the advertisement requirements of
1005	subsection (15).
1006	Section 22.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
1007	163.3225, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1008	163.3225  Public hearings.--
1009	(2)(a)  Notice of intent to consider a development
1010	agreement shall be advertised approximately 7 days before each
1011	public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation and
1012	readership in the county where the local government is located
1013	or advertised during the 7 days immediately preceding the
1014	hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local
1015	government. Notice of intent to consider a development agreement
1016	shall also be mailed to all affected property owners before the
1017	first public hearing. The day, time, and place at which the
1018	second public hearing will be held shall be announced at the
1019	first public hearing.
1020	Section 23.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
1021	163.356, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1022	163.356  Creation of community redevelopment agency.--
1023	(3)
1024	(c)  The governing body of the county or municipality shall
1025	designate a chair and vice chair from among the commissioners.
1026	An agency may employ an executive director, technical experts,
1027	and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as
1028	it requires, and determine their qualifications, duties, and
1029	compensation. For such legal service as it requires, an agency
1030	may employ or retain its own counsel and legal staff. An agency
1031	authorized to transact business and exercise powers under this
1032	part shall file with the governing body, on or before March 31
1033	of each year, a report of its activities for the preceding
1034	fiscal year, which report shall include a complete financial
1035	statement setting forth its assets, liabilities, income, and
1036	operating expenses as of the end of such fiscal year. At the
1037	time of filing the report, the agency shall publish on a
1038	publicly accessible website maintained by the agency or in a
1039	newspaper of general circulation in the community a notice to
1040	the effect that such report has been filed with the county or
1041	municipality and that the report is available for inspection
1042	during business hours in the office of the clerk of the city or
1043	county commission and in the office of the agency.
1044	Section 24.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
1045	163.360, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1046	163.360  Community redevelopment plans.--
1047	(6)(a)  The governing body shall hold a public hearing on a
1048	community redevelopment plan after public notice thereof on a
1049	publicly accessible website maintained by the local government
1050	responsible for publication or by publication in a newspaper
1051	having a general circulation in the area of operation of the
1052	county or municipality. The notice shall describe the time,
1053	date, place, and purpose of the hearing, identify generally the
1054	community redevelopment area covered by the plan, and outline
1055	the general scope of the community redevelopment plan under
1056	consideration.
1057	Section 25.  Subsection (2) of section 163.361, Florida
1058	Statutes, is amended to read:
1059	163.361  Modification of community redevelopment plans.--
1060	(2)  The governing body shall hold a public hearing on a
1061	proposed modification of any community redevelopment plan after
1062	public notice thereof on a publicly accessible website
1063	maintained by the local government responsible for publication
1064	or by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in
1065	the area of operation of the agency.
1066	Section 26.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
1067	163.380, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1068	163.380  Disposal of property in community redevelopment
1069	area.--The disposal of property in a community redevelopment
1070	area which is acquired by eminent domain is subject to the
1071	limitations set forth in s. 73.013.
1072	(3)(a)  Prior to disposition of any real property or
1073	interest therein in a community redevelopment area, any county,
1074	municipality, or community redevelopment agency shall give
1075	public notice of such disposition by publication in a newspaper
1076	having a general circulation in the community, or on a publicly
1077	accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for
1078	publication, at least 30 days prior to the execution of any
1079	contract to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property
1080	and, prior to the delivery of any instrument of conveyance with
1081	respect thereto under the provisions of this section, invite
1082	proposals from, and make all pertinent information available to,
1083	private redevelopers or any persons interested in undertaking to
1084	redevelop or rehabilitate a community redevelopment area or any
1085	part thereof. Such notice shall identify the area or portion
1086	thereof and shall state that proposals must be made by those
1087	interested within 30 days after the date of publication of the
1088	notice and that such further information as is available may be
1089	obtained at such office as is designated in the notice. The
1090	county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency shall
1091	consider all such redevelopment or rehabilitation proposals and
1092	the financial and legal ability of the persons making such
1093	proposals to carry them out; and the county, municipality, or
1094	community redevelopment agency may negotiate with any persons
1095	for proposals for the purchase, lease, or other transfer of any
1096	real property acquired by it in the community redevelopment
1097	area. The county, municipality, or community redevelopment
1098	agency may accept such proposal as it deems to be in the public
1099	interest and in furtherance of the purposes of this part. Except
1100	in the case of a governing body acting as the agency, as
1101	provided in s. 163.357, a notification of intention to accept
1102	such proposal must be filed with the governing body not less
1103	than 30 days prior to any such acceptance. Thereafter, the
1104	county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency may
1105	execute such contract in accordance with the provisions of
1106	subsection (1) and deliver deeds, leases, and other instruments
1107	and take all steps necessary to effectuate such contract.
1108	Section 27.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
1109	(d) of subsection (2) of section 163.387, Florida Statutes, are
1110	amended to read:
1111	163.387  Redevelopment trust fund.--
1112	(1)
1113	(b)1.  For any governing body that has not authorized by
1114	June 5, 2006, a study to consider whether a finding of necessity
1115	resolution pursuant to s. 163.355 should be adopted, has not
1116	adopted a finding of necessity resolution pursuant to s. 163.355
1117	by March 31, 2007, has not adopted a community redevelopment
1118	plan by June 7, 2007, and was not authorized to exercise
1119	community redevelopment powers pursuant to a delegation of
1120	authority under s. 163.410 by a county that has adopted a home
1121	rule charter, the amount of tax increment to be contributed by
1122	any taxing authority shall be limited as follows:
1123	a.  If a taxing authority imposes a millage rate that
1124	exceeds the millage rate imposed by the governing body that
1125	created the trust fund, the amount of tax increment to be
1126	contributed by the taxing authority imposing the higher millage
1127	rate shall be calculated using the millage rate imposed by the
1128	governing body that created the trust fund. Nothing shall
1129	prohibit any taxing authority from voluntarily contributing a
1130	tax increment at a higher rate for a period of time as specified
1131	by interlocal agreement between the taxing authority and the
1132	community redevelopment agency.
1133	b.  At any time more than 24 years after the fiscal year in
1134	which a taxing authority made its first contribution to a
1135	redevelopment trust fund, by resolution effective no sooner than
1136	the next fiscal year and adopted by majority vote of the taxing
1137	authority's governing body at a public hearing held not less
1138	than 30 or more than 45 days after written notice by registered
1139	mail to the community redevelopment agency and published on a
1140	publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
1141	for publication or in a newspaper of general circulation in the
1142	redevelopment area, the taxing authority may limit the amount of
1143	increment contributed by the taxing authority to the
1144	redevelopment trust fund to the amount of increment the taxing
1145	authority was obligated to contribute to the redevelopment trust
1146	fund in the fiscal year immediately preceding the adoption of
1147	such resolution, plus any increase in the increment after the
1148	adoption of the resolution computed using the taxable values of
1149	any area which is subject to an area reinvestment agreement. As
1150	used in this subparagraph, the term "area reinvestment
1151	agreement" means an agreement between the community
1152	redevelopment agency and a private party, with or without
1153	additional parties, which provides that the increment computed
1154	for a specific area shall be reinvested in services or public or
1155	private projects, or both, including debt service, supporting
1156	one or more projects consistent with the community redevelopment
1157	plan that is identified in the agreement to be constructed
1158	within that area. Any such reinvestment agreement must specify
1159	the estimated total amount of public investment necessary to
1160	provide the projects or services, or both, including any
1161	applicable debt service. The contribution to the redevelopment
1162	trust fund of the increase in the increment of any area that is
1163	subject to an area reinvestment agreement following the passage
1164	of a resolution as provided in this sub-subparagraph shall cease
1165	when the amount specified in the area reinvestment agreement as
1166	necessary to provide the projects or services, or both,
1167	including any applicable debt service, has been invested.
1168	2.  For any community redevelopment agency that was not
1169	created pursuant to a delegation of authority under s. 163.410
1170	by a county that has adopted a home rule charter and that
1171	modifies its adopted community redevelopment plan after October
1172	1, 2006, in a manner that expands the boundaries of the
1173	redevelopment area, the amount of increment to be contributed by
1174	any taxing authority with respect to the expanded area shall be
1175	limited as set forth in sub-subparagraphs 1.a. and b.
1176	(2)
1177	(d)1.  A local governing body that creates a community
1178	redevelopment agency under s. 163.356 may exempt from paragraph
1179	(a) a special district that levies ad valorem taxes within that
1180	community redevelopment area. The local governing body may grant
1181	the exemption either in its sole discretion or in response to
1182	the request of the special district. The local governing body
1183	must establish procedures by which a special district may submit
1184	a written request to be exempted from paragraph (a).
1185	2.  In deciding whether to deny or grant a special
1186	district's request for exemption from paragraph (a), the local
1187	governing body must consider:
1188	a.  Any additional revenue sources of the community
1189	redevelopment agency which could be used in lieu of the special
1190	district's tax increment.
1191	b.  The fiscal and operational impact on the community
1192	redevelopment agency.
1193	c.  The fiscal and operational impact on the special
1194	district.
1195	d.  The benefit to the specific purpose for which the
1196	special district was created. The benefit to the special
1197	district must be based on specific projects contained in the
1198	approved community redevelopment plan for the designated
1199	community redevelopment area.
1200	e.  The impact of the exemption on incurred debt and
1201	whether such exemption will impair any outstanding bonds that
1202	have pledged tax increment revenues to the repayment of the
1203	bonds.
1204	f.  The benefit of the activities of the special district
1205	to the approved community redevelopment plan.
1206	g.  The benefit of the activities of the special district
1207	to the area of operation of the local governing body that
1208	created the community redevelopment agency.
1209	3.  The local governing body must hold a public hearing on
1210	a special district's request for exemption after public notice
1211	of the hearing is published on a publicly accessible website
1212	maintained by the local governing body or in a newspaper having
1213	a general circulation in the county or municipality that created
1214	the community redevelopment area. The notice must describe the
1215	time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing and must identify
1216	generally the community redevelopment area covered by the plan
1217	and the impact of the plan on the special district that
1218	requested the exemption.
1219	4.  If a local governing body grants an exemption to a
1220	special district under this paragraph, the local governing body
1221	and the special district must enter into an interlocal agreement
1222	that establishes the conditions of the exemption, including, but
1223	not limited to, the period of time for which the exemption is
1224	granted.
1225	5.  If a local governing body denies a request for
1226	exemption by a special district, the local governing body shall
1227	provide the special district with a written analysis specifying
1228	the rationale for such denial. This written analysis must
1229	include, but is not limited to, the following information:
1230	a.  A separate, detailed examination of each consideration
1231	listed in subparagraph 2.
1232	b.  Specific examples of how the approved community
1233	redevelopment plan will benefit, and has already benefited, the
1234	purpose for which the special district was created.
1235	6.  The decision to either deny or grant an exemption must
1236	be made by the local governing body within 120 days after the
1237	date the written request was submitted to the local governing
1238	body pursuant to the procedures established by such local
1239	governing body.
1240	Section 28.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and paragraph
1241	(c) of subsection (4) of section 163.511, Florida Statutes, are
1242	amended to read:
1243	163.511  Special neighborhood improvement districts;
1244	creation; referendum; board of directors; duration; extension.--
1245	(3)
1246	(c)  Within 45 days from compilation of the voter
1247	registration list pursuant to paragraph (b), the city clerk or
1248	the supervisor of elections shall notify each such elector of
1249	the general provisions of this section, including the taxing
1250	authority and the date of the upcoming referendum. Notification
1251	shall be by United States mail and, in addition thereto, by
1252	publication one time in a newspaper of general circulation in
1253	the county or municipality in which the district is located or
1254	on a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
1255	responsible for such publication.
1256	(4)
1257	(c)  Within 45 days from compilation of the freeholders'
1258	registration list pursuant to paragraph (b), the city clerk or
1259	the supervisor of elections shall notify each such freeholder of
1260	the general provisions of this section, including the taxing
1261	authority and the date of the upcoming referendum, and the
1262	method provided for submitting corrections to the registration
1263	list should the status of the freeholder have changed since the
1264	compilation of the tax rolls. Notification shall be by United
1265	States mail and, in addition thereto, by publication one time in
1266	a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality
1267	in which the district is located or on a publicly accessible
1268	website maintained by the entity responsible for such
1269	publication.
1270	Section 29.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section
1271	163.514, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1272	163.514  Powers of neighborhood improvement
1273	districts.--Unless prohibited by ordinance, the board of any
1274	district shall be empowered to:
1275	(16)
1276	(b)  In order to implement this subsection, the city clerk
1277	or the supervisor of elections, whichever is appropriate, shall
1278	compile a list of the names and last known addresses of the
1279	electors in the neighborhood improvement district from the list
1280	of registered voters of the county as of the last day of the
1281	preceding month. The same shall constitute the registration list
1282	for the purposes of a referendum. Within 45 days after
1283	compilation of the voter registration list, the city clerk or
1284	the supervisor of elections shall notify each elector of the
1285	general provisions of this section, including the taxing
1286	authority and the date of the upcoming referendum. Notification
1287	shall be by United States mail and, in addition thereto, by
1288	publication one time in a newspaper of general circulation in
1289	the county or municipality in which the district is located or
1290	on a publicly accessible website maintained by the county or
1291	municipality responsible for such publication.
1292	Section 30.  Subsections (5) and (7) of section 163.516,
1293	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1294	163.516  Safe neighborhood improvement plans.--
1295	(5)  Prior to adoption of the safe neighborhood improvement
1296	plan, the board shall hold a public hearing on the plan after
1297	public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of general
1298	circulation in the county or municipality in which the district
1299	is located or on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1300	entity responsible for such publication. The notice shall
1301	describe the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing;
1302	identify the boundaries of the district; and outline the general
1303	scope of the plan.
1304	(7)  If, at any time after approval of the safe
1305	neighborhood improvement plan, it becomes desirable to amend or
1306	modify the plan, the board may do so. Prior to any such
1307	amendment or modification, the board shall obtain written
1308	approval of the local governing body concerning conformity to
1309	the local government comprehensive plan and hold a public
1310	hearing on the proposed amendment or modification after public
1311	notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of general
1312	circulation in the county or municipality in which the district
1313	is located or on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1314	entity responsible for such publication. The notice shall
1315	describe the time, place, and purpose of the hearing and
1316	generally describe the proposed amendment or modification.
1317	Section 31.  Subsections (10) and (11) of section 163.524,
1318	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1319	163.524  Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement Program;
1320	participation; creation of Neighborhood Preservation and
1321	Enhancement Districts; creation of Neighborhood Councils and
1322	Neighborhood Enhancement Plans.--
1323	(10)  Prior to the adoption of the Neighborhood Enhancement
1324	Plan, the local government planning agency and Neighborhood
1325	Council shall hold a joint public hearing on the plan after
1326	public notice by the local government by publication in a
1327	newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality
1328	in which the district is located or on a publicly accessible
1329	website maintained by the entity responsible for such
1330	publication. The notice shall describe the time, date, place,
1331	and purpose of the hearing; identify the boundaries of the
1332	district; and outline the general scope of the plan as required
1333	by law.
1334	(11)  If at any time after approval of the Neighborhood
1335	Enhancement Plan, it becomes desirable to amend or modify the
1336	plan, the local governing body may do so. Prior to any such
1337	amendment or modification, the local government planning agency
1338	and the Neighborhood Council shall hold a joint public hearing
1339	on the proposed amendment or modification after public notice by
1340	the local government by publication in a newspaper of general
1341	circulation in the county or municipality in which the district
1342	is located or on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1343	entity responsible for such publication. The notice shall
1344	describe the time, place, and purpose of the hearing and shall
1345	generally describe the proposed amendment or modification.
1346	Section 32.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
1347	165.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1348	165.041  Incorporation; merger.--
1349	(2)
1350	(c)  Notice of the election shall be published at least
1351	once each week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately prior to the
1352	election, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area to
1353	be affected or published during the 2 consecutive weeks
1354	immediately preceding the election on a publicly accessible
1355	website maintained by the local government or local governments
1356	responsible for publication. Such notice shall give the time and
1357	places for the election and a general description of the area to
1358	be included in the municipality, which shall be in the form of a
1359	map to show clearly the area to be covered by the municipality.
1360	Section 33.  Subsection (2) of section 165.051, Florida
1361	Statutes, is amended to read:
1362	165.051  Dissolution procedures.--
1363	(2)  If a vote of the qualified voters is required, the
1364	governing body of the municipality or, if the municipal
1365	governing body does not act within 30 days, the governing body
1366	of the county or counties in which the municipality is located,
1367	shall set the date of the election, which shall be the next
1368	regularly scheduled election or a special election held prior to
1369	such election, if approved by a majority of the members of the
1370	governing body of each governmental unit affected, but no sooner
1371	than 30 days after passage of the ordinance. Notice of the
1372	election shall be published at least once each week for 2
1373	consecutive weeks prior to the election in a newspaper of
1374	general circulation in the municipality or published during the
1375	2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the election on a
1376	publicly accessible website maintained by the local government
1377	or local governments responsible for publication.
1378	Section 34.  Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (3) of
1379	section 166.041, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1380	166.041  Procedures for adoption of ordinances and
1381	resolutions.--
1382	(3)(a)  Except as provided in paragraph (c), a proposed
1383	ordinance may be read by title, or in full, on at least 2
1384	separate days and shall, at least 10 days prior to adoption, be
1385	noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation in the
1386	municipality or shall be noticed during the 10 days immediately
1387	preceding adoption on a publicly accessible website maintained
1388	by the municipality. The notice of proposed enactment shall
1389	state the date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or
1390	titles of proposed ordinances; and the place or places within
1391	the municipality where such proposed ordinances may be inspected
1392	by the public. The notice shall also advise that interested
1393	parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to
1394	the proposed ordinance.
1395	(c)  Ordinances initiated by other than the municipality
1396	that change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel or
1397	parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to paragraph (a).
1398	Ordinances that change the actual list of permitted,
1399	conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, or
1400	ordinances initiated by the municipality that change the actual
1401	zoning map designation of a parcel or parcels of land shall be
1402	enacted pursuant to the following procedure:
1403	1.  In cases in which the proposed ordinance changes the
1404	actual zoning map designation for a parcel or parcels of land
1405	involving less than 10 contiguous acres, the governing body
1406	shall direct the clerk of the governing body to notify by mail
1407	each real property owner whose land the municipality will
1408	redesignate by enactment of the ordinance and whose address is
1409	known by reference to the latest ad valorem tax records. The
1410	notice shall state the substance of the proposed ordinance as it
1411	affects that property owner and shall set a time and place for
1412	one or more public hearings on such ordinance. Such notice shall
1413	be given at least 30 days prior to the date set for the public
1414	hearing, and a copy of the notice shall be kept available for
1415	public inspection during the regular business hours of the
1416	office of the clerk of the governing body. The governing body
1417	shall hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance and may,
1418	upon the conclusion of the hearing, immediately adopt the
1419	ordinance.
1420	2.  In cases in which the proposed ordinance changes the
1421	actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within
1422	a zoning category, or changes the actual zoning map designation
1423	of a parcel or parcels of land involving 10 contiguous acres or
1424	more, the governing body shall provide for public notice and
1425	hearings as follows:
1426	a.  The local governing body shall hold two advertised
1427	public hearings on the proposed ordinance. At least one hearing
1428	shall be held after 5 p.m. on a weekday, unless the local
1429	governing body, by a majority plus one vote, elects to conduct
1430	that hearing at another time of day. The first public hearing
1431	shall be held at least 7 days after the day that the first
1432	advertisement is published. The second hearing shall be held at
1433	least 10 days after the first hearing and shall be advertised at
1434	least 5 days prior to the public hearing.
1435	b.  The required newspaper advertisements shall be no less
1436	than 2 columns wide by 10 inches long in a standard size or a
1437	tabloid size newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement
1438	shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. The newspaper
1439	advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the
1440	newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements
1441	appear. The newspaper advertisement shall be placed in a
1442	newspaper of general paid circulation in the municipality and of
1443	general interest and readership in the municipality, not one of
1444	limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50. It is the
1445	legislative intent that, whenever possible, the newspaper
1446	advertisement appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5
1447	days a week unless the only newspaper in the municipality is
1448	published less than 5 days a week. The newspaper advertisement
1449	shall be in substantially the following form:
1450
1451	NOTICE OF (TYPE OF) CHANGE
1452
1453	The   (name of local governmental unit)   proposes to adopt
1454	the following ordinance:  (title of the ordinance)  .
1455	A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on   (date
1456	and time)   at   (meeting place)  .
1457
1458	Except for amendments which change the actual list of permitted,
1459	conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, the
1460	advertisement shall contain a geographic location map which
1461	clearly indicates the area covered by the proposed ordinance.
1462	The map shall include major street names as a means of
1463	identification of the general area.
1464	c.  In lieu of publishing the advertisement set out in this
1465	paragraph, the municipality may mail a notice to each person
1466	owning real property within the area covered by the ordinance.
1467	Such notice shall clearly explain the proposed ordinance and
1468	shall notify the person of the time, place, and location of any
1469	public hearing on the proposed ordinance.
1470	Section 35.  Subsection (2) of section 166.0497, Florida
1471	Statutes, is amended to read:
1472	166.0497  Alteration, amendment, or expansion of
1473	established downtown development district; procedures.--
1474	(2)  In the resolution of intent, the governing body shall
1475	set a date for a public hearing on adoption of an ordinance
1476	altering, amending, or expanding the district and describing the
1477	new proposed district. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the
1478	governing body shall cause a notice of the public hearing to be
1479	published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the
1480	municipality, which notice shall be published one time not less
1481	than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of the hearing,
1482	or published during the 60 days immediately preceding the date
1483	of the hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by
1484	the municipality. The notice shall set forth the date, time, and
1485	place of the hearing and shall describe the new proposed
1486	boundaries of the district. Any citizen, taxpayer, or property
1487	owner shall have the right to be heard in opposition to the
1488	proposed amendment or expansion of the district. After the
1489	public hearing, if the governing body intends to proceed with
1490	the amendment or expansion of the district, it shall, in the
1491	manner authorized by law, adopt an ordinance defining the new
1492	district. The governing body shall not incorporate land into the
1493	district not included in the description contained in the
1494	resolution and the notice of public hearing, but it may
1495	eliminate any lands from that description when it adopts the
1496	ordinance containing the final determination of the boundaries.
1497	Section 36.  Section 170.05, Florida Statutes, is amended
1498	to read:
1499	170.05  Publication of resolution.--Upon the adoption of
1500	the resolution provided for in s. 170.03, the municipality shall
1501	cause said resolution to be published on a publicly accessible
1502	website maintained by the municipality or one time in a
1503	newspaper of general circulation published in said municipality,
1504	and if there be no such website is maintained or no such
1505	newspaper is published in said municipality, the governing
1506	authority of said municipality shall cause said resolution to be
1507	published once a week for a period of 2 weeks in a newspaper of
1508	general circulation published in the county in which said
1509	municipality is located.
1510	Section 37.  Section 170.07, Florida Statutes, is amended
1511	to read:
1512	170.07  Publication of preliminary assessment roll.--Upon
1513	the completion of said preliminary assessment roll, the
1514	governing authority of the municipality shall by resolution fix
1515	a time and place at which the owners of the property to be
1516	assessed or any other persons interested therein may appear
1517	before said governing authority and be heard as to the propriety
1518	and advisability of making such improvements, as to the cost
1519	thereof, as to the manner of payment therefor, and as to the
1520	amount thereof to be assessed against each property so improved.
1521	Thirty days' notice in writing of such time and place shall be
1522	given to such property owners. The notice shall include the
1523	amount of the assessment and shall be served by mailing a copy
1524	to each of such property owners at his or her last known
1525	address, the names and addresses of such property owners to be
1526	obtained from the records of the property appraiser or from such
1527	other sources as the city or town clerk or engineer deems
1528	reliable, proof of such mailing to be made by the affidavit of
1529	the clerk or deputy clerk of said municipality, or by the
1530	engineer, said proof to be filed with the clerk, provided, that
1531	failure to mail said notice or notices shall not invalidate any
1532	of the proceedings hereunder. Notice of the time and place of
1533	such hearing shall also be given by two publications a week
1534	apart in a newspaper of general circulation in said municipality
1535	or by publication for 2 weeks on a publicly accessible website
1536	maintained by the municipality, and if there be no such website
1537	is maintained or no such newspaper is published in said
1538	municipality, the governing authority of said municipality shall
1539	cause said notice to be published in like manner in a newspaper
1540	of general circulation published in the county in which said
1541	municipality is located; provided that the last publication
1542	shall be at least 1 week prior to the date of the hearing. Said
1543	notice shall describe the streets or other areas to be improved
1544	and advise all persons interested that the description of each
1545	property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed to each
1546	piece or parcel of property may be ascertained at the office of
1547	the clerk of the municipality. Such service by publication shall
1548	be verified by the affidavit of the publisher and filed with the
1549	clerk of said municipality.
1550	Section 38.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
1551	171.0413, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1552	171.0413  Annexation procedures.--Any municipality may
1553	annex contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory in the
1554	following manner:
1555	(2)  Following the final adoption of the ordinance of
1556	annexation by the governing body of the annexing municipality,
1557	the ordinance shall be submitted to a vote of the registered
1558	electors of the area proposed to be annexed. The governing body
1559	of the annexing municipality may also choose to submit the
1560	ordinance of annexation to a separate vote of the registered
1561	electors of the annexing municipality. The referendum on
1562	annexation shall be called and conducted and the expense thereof
1563	paid by the governing body of the annexing municipality.
1564	(b)  The governing body of the annexing municipality shall
1565	publish notice of the referendum on annexation at least once
1566	each week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date
1567	of the referendum in a newspaper of general circulation in the
1568	area in which the referendum is to be held or publish the notice
1569	during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the date of the
1570	referendum on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1571	annexing municipality. The notice shall give the ordinance
1572	number, the time and places for the referendum, and a brief,
1573	general description of the area proposed to be annexed. The
1574	description shall include a map clearly showing the area and a
1575	statement that the complete legal description by metes and
1576	bounds and the ordinance can be obtained from the office of the
1577	city clerk.
1578	Section 39.  Subsections (3) and (7) of section 171.051,
1579	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1580	171.051  Contraction procedures.--Any municipality may
1581	initiate the contraction of municipal boundaries in the
1582	following manner:
1583	(3)  After introduction, the contraction ordinance shall be
1584	noticed at least once per week for 2 consecutive weeks in a
1585	newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or noticed
1586	during the 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of
1587	the meeting on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1588	municipality, such notice to describe the area to be excluded.
1589	Such description shall include a statement of findings to show
1590	that the area to be excluded fails to meet the criteria of s.
1591	171.043, set the time and place of the meeting at which the
1592	ordinance will be considered, and advise that all parties
1593	affected may be heard.
1594	(7)  The municipal governing body shall establish the date
1595	of election and publish notice of the referendum election at
1596	least once a week for the 2 consecutive weeks immediately prior
1597	to the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the
1598	area proposed to be excluded or in the municipality or shall
1599	publish notice of the referendum election during the 2
1600	consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election
1601	on a publicly accessible website maintained by the municipality.
1602	Such notice shall give the time and places for the election and
1603	a general description of the area to be excluded, which shall be
1604	in the form of a map clearly showing the area proposed to be
1605	excluded.
1606	Section 40.  Subsection (1) of section 173.09, Florida
1607	Statutes, is amended to read:
1608	173.09  Judgment for complainant; special magistrate's
1609	sale; complainant may purchase and later sell.--
1610	(1)  Any such decree shall direct the special magistrate
1611	thereby appointed to sell the several parcels of land separately
1612	to the highest and best bidder for cash (or, at the option of
1613	complainant, to the extent of special assessments included in
1614	such judgment, for bonds or interest coupons issued by
1615	complainant), at public outcry at the courthouse door of the
1616	county in which such suit is pending, or at such point or place
1617	in the complainant municipality as the court in such final
1618	decree may direct, after having advertised such sale (which
1619	advertisement may include all lands so ordered sold) once each
1620	week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the
1621	city or town in which the complainant is situated or, published
1622	for 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible website
1623	maintained by the municipality or, if there is no such website
1624	or newspaper, in a newspaper published in the county in which
1625	the suit is pending, and if all the lands so advertised for sale
1626	be not sold on the day specified in such advertisement, such
1627	sale shall be continued from day to day until the sale of all
1628	such land is completed.
1629	Section 41.  Subsection (4) of section 177.101, Florida
1630	Statutes, is amended to read:
1631	177.101  Vacation and annulment of plats subdividing
1632	land.--
1633	(4)  Persons making application for vacations of plats
1634	either in whole or in part shall give notice of their intention
1635	to apply to the governing body of the county to vacate said plat
1636	by publishing legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation
1637	in the county in which the tract or parcel of land is located,
1638	in not less than two weekly issues of said paper, or by
1639	publishing legal notice for 2 weeks on a publicly accessible
1640	website maintained by the local government, and must attach to
1641	the petition for vacation the proof of such publication,
1642	together with certificates showing that all state and county
1643	taxes have been paid. For the purpose of the tax collector's
1644	certification that state, county, and municipal taxes have been
1645	paid, the taxes shall be deemed to have been paid if, in
1646	addition to any partial payment under s. 194.171, the owner of
1647	the platted lands sought to be vacated shall post a cash bond,
1648	approved by the tax collector of the county where the land is
1649	located and by the Department of Revenue, conditioned to pay the
1650	full amount of any judgment entered pursuant to s. 194.192
1651	adverse to the person making partial payment, including all
1652	costs, interest, and penalties. The circuit court shall fix the
1653	amount of said bond by order, after considering the reasonable
1654	timeframe for such litigation and all other relevant factors;
1655	and a certified copy of such approval, order, and cash bond
1656	shall be attached to the application. If such tract or parcel of
1657	land is within the corporate limits of any incorporated city or
1658	town, the governing body of the county shall be furnished with a
1659	certified copy of a resolution of the town council or city
1660	commission, as the case may be, showing that it has already by
1661	suitable resolution vacated such plat or subdivision or such
1662	part thereof sought to be vacated.
1663	Section 42.  Section 180.09, Florida Statutes, is amended
1664	to read:
1665	180.09  Notice of resolution or ordinance authorizing
1666	issuance of certificates.--Upon the adoption of resolution or
1667	ordinance by the city council, or other legislative body, by
1668	whatever name known, authorizing the issuance of mortgage
1669	revenue certificates or debentures, a notice thereof shall be
1670	published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
1671	general circulation in the county in which the municipality is
1672	located, or published for 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly
1673	accessible website maintained by the municipality, or by posting
1674	a notice in at least three conspicuous places within the limits
1675	of the municipality, one of which shall be posted at the door of
1676	the city hall or city offices; provided, that if any of the
1677	mortgage revenue certificates or debentures are to be purchased
1678	by the United States of America, or any instrumentality or
1679	subdivision thereof, it shall not be necessary to advertise or
1680	offer the same for sale by competitive bidding.
1681	Section 43.  Section 180.24, Florida Statutes, is amended
1682	to read:
1683	180.24  Contracts for construction; bond; publication of
1684	notice; bids.--
1685	(1)  Any municipality desiring the accomplishment of any or
1686	all of the purposes of this chapter may make contracts for the
1687	construction of any of the utilities mentioned in this chapter,
1688	or any extension or extensions to any previously constructed
1689	utility, which said contracts shall be in writing, and the
1690	contractor shall be required to give bond, which said bond shall
1691	be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the
1692	state; provided, however, construction contracts in excess of
1693	$25,000 shall be advertised by the publication of a notice in a
1694	newspaper of general circulation in the county in which said
1695	municipality is located at least once each week for 2
1696	consecutive weeks, or by publication for 2 weeks on a publicly
1697	accessible website maintained by the municipality, or by posting
1698	three notices in three conspicuous places in said municipality,
1699	one of which shall be on the door of the city hall; and that at
1700	least 10 days shall elapse between the date of the first
1701	publication or posting of such notice and the date of receiving
1702	bids and the execution of such contract documents. For municipal
1703	construction projects identified in s. 255.0525, the notice
1704	provision of that section supersedes and replaces the notice
1705	provisions in this section.
1706	(2)  All contracts for the purchase, lease, or renting of
1707	materials or equipment to be used in the accomplishment of any
1708	or all of the purposes of this chapter by the municipality,
1709	shall be in writing; provided, however, that where said contract
1710	for the purchase, lease, or renting of such materials or
1711	equipment is in excess of $10,000, notice or advertisement for
1712	bids on the same shall be published in accordance with the
1713	provisions of subsection (1).
1714	Section 44.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
1715	189.4044, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1716	189.4044  Special procedures for inactive districts.--
1717	(1)  The department shall declare inactive any special
1718	district in this state by documenting that:
1719	(b)  The department, special district, or local general-
1720	purpose government published a notice of proposed declaration of
1721	inactive status on a publicly accessible website maintained by
1722	the entity responsible for publication or in a newspaper of
1723	general circulation in the county or municipality in which the
1724	territory of the special district is located and sent a copy of
1725	such notice by certified mail to the registered agent or chair
1726	of the board, if any. Such notice must include the name of the
1727	special district, the law under which it was organized and
1728	operating, a general description of the territory included in
1729	the special district, and a statement that any objections must
1730	be filed pursuant to chapter 120 within 21 days after the
1731	publication date; and
1732	Section 45.  Subsection (1) of section 189.417, Florida
1733	Statutes, is amended to read:
1734	189.417  Meetings; notice; required reports.--
1735	(1)  The governing body of each special district shall file
1736	quarterly, semiannually, or annually a schedule of its regular
1737	meetings with the local governing authority or authorities. The
1738	schedule shall include the date, time, and location of each
1739	scheduled meeting. The schedule shall be published quarterly,
1740	semiannually, or annually in a newspaper of general paid
1741	circulation in the manner required in this subsection. The
1742	governing body of an independent special district shall
1743	advertise the day, time, place, and purpose of any meeting other
1744	than a regular meeting or any recessed and reconvened meeting of
1745	the governing body, at least 7 days prior to such meeting, in a
1746	newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or counties
1747	in which the special district is located or during the 7 days
1748	immediately preceding the meeting on a publicly accessible
1749	website maintained by the district, unless a bona fide emergency
1750	situation exists, in which case a meeting to deal with the
1751	emergency may be held as necessary, with reasonable notice, so
1752	long as it is subsequently ratified by the board. No approval of
1753	the annual budget shall be granted at an emergency meeting. If
1754	the advertisement is published in a newspaper, the advertisement
1755	shall be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal
1756	notices and classified advertisements appear. If the
1757	advertisement is published in a newspaper, the advertisement
1758	shall appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a
1759	week, unless the only newspaper in the county is published fewer
1760	than 5 days a week. The newspaper selected must be one of
1761	general interest and readership in the community and not one of
1762	limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50. Any other
1763	provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, and except in
1764	the case of emergency meetings, water management districts may
1765	provide reasonable notice of public meetings held to evaluate
1766	responses to solicitations issued by the water management
1767	district, by publication in a newspaper of general paid
1768	circulation in the county where the principal office of the
1769	water management district is located, or in the county or
1770	counties where the public work will be performed, no less than 7
1771	days before such meeting, or on a publicly accessible website
1772	maintained by the district during the 7 days immediately
1773	preceding the meeting.
1774	Section 46.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
1775	190.006, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1776	190.006  Board of supervisors; members and meetings.--
1777	(2)(a)  Within 90 days following the effective date of the
1778	rule or ordinance establishing the district, there shall be held
1779	a meeting of the landowners of the district for the purpose of
1780	electing five supervisors for the district. Notice of the
1781	landowners' meeting shall be published once a week for 2
1782	consecutive weeks in a newspaper which is in general circulation
1783	in the area of the district, the last day of such newspaper
1784	publication to be not fewer than 14 days or more than 28 days
1785	before the date of the election, or published during the 28 days
1786	immediately preceding the date of the election on a publicly
1787	accessible website maintained by the district. The landowners,
1788	when assembled at such meeting, shall organize by electing a
1789	chair who shall conduct the meeting. The chair may be any person
1790	present at the meeting. If the chair is a landowner or proxy
1791	holder of a landowner, he or she may nominate candidates and
1792	make and second motions.
1793	Section 47.  Subsection (1) of section 190.033, Florida
1794	Statutes, is amended to read:
1795	190.033  Bids required.--
1796	(1)  No contract shall be let by the board for any goods,
1797	supplies, or materials to be purchased when the amount thereof
1798	to be paid by the district shall exceed the amount provided in
1799	s. 287.017 for category four, unless notice of bids or other
1800	competitive solicitation, including requests for proposals or
1801	qualifications, is advertised once in a newspaper in general
1802	circulation in the county and in the district or on a publicly
1803	accessible website maintained by the district. Any board seeking
1804	to construct or improve a public building, structure, or other
1805	public works shall comply with the bidding procedures of s.
1806	255.20 and other applicable general law. In each case, the bid
1807	of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be
1808	accepted unless all bids are rejected because the bids are too
1809	high, or the board determines it is in the best interests of the
1810	district to reject all bids. In each case in which requests for
1811	proposals, qualifications, or other competitive solicitations
1812	are used, the district shall determine which response is most
1813	advantageous for the district and award the contract to that
1814	proposer. The board may require the bidders or proposers to
1815	furnish bond with a responsible surety to be approved by the
1816	board. If the district does not receive a response to its
1817	competitive solicitation, the district may proceed to purchase
1818	such goods, supplies, materials, or construction services in the
1819	manner it deems in the best interests of the district. Nothing
1820	in this section shall prevent the board from undertaking and
1821	performing the construction, operation, and maintenance of any
1822	project or facility authorized by this act by the employment of
1823	labor, material, and machinery.
1824	Section 48.  Subsection (4) of section 191.005, Florida
1825	Statutes, is amended to read:
1826	191.005  District boards of commissioners; membership,
1827	officers, meetings.--
1828	(4)  Members of the board may each be paid a salary or
1829	honorarium to be determined by at least a majority plus one vote
1830	of the board, which salary or honorarium may not exceed $500 per
1831	month for each member. Special notice of any meeting at which
1832	the board will consider a salary change for a board member shall
1833	be published at least once, at least 14 days prior to the
1834	meeting, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in
1835	which the district is located or published during the 14 days
1836	immediately preceding the meeting on a publicly accessible
1837	website maintained by the district. Separate compensation for
1838	the board member serving as treasurer may be authorized by like
1839	vote so long as total compensation for the board member does not
1840	exceed $500 per month. Members may be reimbursed for travel and
1841	per diem expenses as provided in s. 112.061.
1842	Section 49.  Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) and paragraph
1843	(g) of subsection (2) of section 192.0105, Florida Statutes, are
1844	amended to read:
1845	192.0105  Taxpayer rights.--There is created a Florida
1846	Taxpayer's Bill of Rights for property taxes and assessments to
1847	guarantee that the rights, privacy, and property of the
1848	taxpayers of this state are adequately safeguarded and protected
1849	during tax levy, assessment, collection, and enforcement
1850	processes administered under the revenue laws of this state. The
1851	Taxpayer's Bill of Rights compiles, in one document, brief but
1852	comprehensive statements that summarize the rights and
1853	obligations of the property appraisers, tax collectors, clerks
1854	of the court, local governing boards, the Department of Revenue,
1855	and taxpayers. Additional rights afforded to payors of taxes and
1856	assessments imposed under the revenue laws of this state are
1857	provided in s. 213.015. The rights afforded taxpayers to assure
1858	that their privacy and property are safeguarded and protected
1859	during tax levy, assessment, and collection are available only
1860	insofar as they are implemented in other parts of the Florida
1861	Statutes or rules of the Department of Revenue. The rights so
1862	guaranteed to state taxpayers in the Florida Statutes and the
1863	departmental rules include:
1864	(1)  THE RIGHT TO KNOW.--
1865	(i)  The right to an advertisement in a newspaper, or on a
1866	publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
1867	for publication, listing names of taxpayers who are delinquent
1868	in paying tangible personal property taxes, with amounts due,
1869	and giving notice that interest is accruing at 18 percent and
1870	that, unless taxes are paid, warrants will be issued, prior to
1871	petition made with the circuit court for an order to seize and
1872	sell property (see s. 197.402(2)).
1873	(2)  THE RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS.--
1874	(g)  The right to be mailed a timely written decision by
1875	the value adjustment board containing findings of fact and
1876	conclusions of law and reasons for upholding or overturning the
1877	determination of the property appraiser, and the right to
1878	advertised notice, which shall include advertisement of notice
1879	via a publicly accessible website, of all board actions,
1880	including appropriate narrative and column descriptions, in
1881	brief and nontechnical language (see ss. 194.034(2) and
1882	194.037(3)).
1883	Section 50.  Subsection (1) of section 194.037, Florida
1884	Statutes, is amended to read:
1885	194.037  Disclosure of tax impact.--
1886	(1)  After hearing all petitions, complaints, appeals, and
1887	disputes, the clerk shall make public notice of the findings and
1888	results of the board. If advertised in a newspaper, the
1889	advertisement shall be in at least a quarter-page size
1890	advertisement of a standard size or tabloid size newspaper, and
1891	the headline shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. If the
1892	advertisement is published in a newspaper, the advertisement
1893	shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal
1894	notices and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement
1895	shall be published on a publicly accessible website maintained
1896	by the entity responsible for publication or in a newspaper of
1897	general paid circulation in the county. If the advertisement is
1898	published in a newspaper, the newspaper selected shall be one of
1899	general interest and readership in the community, and not one of
1900	limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50. The headline
1901	shall read: TAX IMPACT OF VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. The public
1902	notice shall list the members of the value adjustment board and
1903	the taxing authorities to which they are elected. The form shall
1904	show, in columnar form, for each of the property classes listed
1905	under subsection (2), the following information, with
1906	appropriate column totals:
1907	(a)  In the first column, the number of parcels for which
1908	the board granted exemptions that had been denied or that had
1909	not been acted upon by the property appraiser.
1910	(b)  In the second column, the number of parcels for which
1911	petitions were filed concerning a property tax exemption.
1912	(c)  In the third column, the number of parcels for which
1913	the board considered the petition and reduced the assessment
1914	from that made by the property appraiser on the initial
1915	assessment roll.
1916	(d)  In the fourth column, the number of parcels for which
1917	petitions were filed but not considered by the board because
1918	such petitions were withdrawn or settled prior to the board's
1919	consideration.
1920	(e)  In the fifth column, the number of parcels for which
1921	petitions were filed requesting a change in assessed value,
1922	including requested changes in assessment classification.
1923	(f)  In the sixth column, the net change in taxable value
1924	from the assessor's initial roll which results from board
1925	decisions.
1926	(g)  In the seventh column, the net shift in taxes to
1927	parcels not granted relief by the board. The shift shall be
1928	computed as the amount shown in column 6 multiplied by the
1929	applicable millage rates adopted by the taxing authorities in
1930	hearings held pursuant to s. 200.065(2)(d) or adopted by vote of
1931	the electors pursuant to s. 9(b) or s. 12, Art. VII of the State
1932	Constitution, but without adjustment as authorized pursuant to
1933	s. 200.065(6). If for any taxing authority the hearing has not
1934	been completed at the time the notice required herein is
1935	prepared, the millage rate used shall be that adopted in the
1936	hearing held pursuant to s. 200.065(2)(c).
1937	Section 51.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
1938	197.3632, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1939	197.3632  Uniform method for the levy, collection, and
1940	enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments.--
1941	(3)(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
1942	contrary, a local government which is authorized to impose a
1943	non-ad valorem assessment and which elects to use the uniform
1944	method of collecting such assessment for the first time as
1945	authorized in this section shall adopt a resolution at a public
1946	hearing prior to January 1 or, if the property appraiser, tax
1947	collector, and local government agree, March 1. The resolution
1948	shall clearly state its intent to use the uniform method of
1949	collecting such assessment. The local government shall publish
1950	notice of its intent to use the uniform method for collecting
1951	such assessment weekly in a newspaper of general circulation
1952	within each county contained in the boundaries of the local
1953	government for 4 consecutive weeks preceding the hearing or
1954	shall publish the notice during the 4 consecutive weeks
1955	immediately preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible
1956	website maintained by the local government. The resolution shall
1957	state the need for the levy and shall include a legal
1958	description of the boundaries of the real property subject to
1959	the levy. If the resolution is adopted, the local governing
1960	board shall send a copy of it by United States mail to the
1961	property appraiser, the tax collector, and the department by
1962	January 10 or, if the property appraiser, tax collector, and
1963	local government agree, March 10.
1964	Section 52.  Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (2),
1965	paragraph (g) of subsection (3), paragraph (b) of subsection
1966	(12), and paragraph (a) of subsection (14) of section 200.065,
1967	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1968	200.065  Method of fixing millage.--
1969	(2)  No millage shall be levied until a resolution or
1970	ordinance has been approved by the governing board of the taxing
1971	authority which resolution or ordinance must be approved by the
1972	taxing authority according to the following procedure:
1973	(d)  Within 15 days after the meeting adopting the
1974	tentative budget, the taxing authority shall advertise in a
1975	newspaper of general circulation in the county as provided in
1976	subsection (3), its intent to finally adopt a millage rate and
1977	budget or, within 15 days after the meeting adopting the
1978	tentative budget, the taxing authority shall advertise on its
1979	publicly accessible website its intent to finally adopt a
1980	millage rate and budget and shall maintain the notice on its
1981	website until the hearing. If advertised in the newspaper, a
1982	public hearing to finalize the budget and adopt a millage rate
1983	shall be held not less than 2 days nor more than 5 days after
1984	the day that the advertisement is first published. During the
1985	hearing, the governing body of the taxing authority shall amend
1986	the adopted tentative budget as it sees fit, adopt a final
1987	budget, and adopt a resolution or ordinance stating the millage
1988	rate to be levied. The resolution or ordinance shall state the
1989	percent, if any, by which the millage rate to be levied exceeds
1990	the rolled-back rate computed pursuant to subsection (1), which
1991	shall be characterized as the percentage increase in property
1992	taxes adopted by the governing body. The adoption of the budget
1993	and the millage-levy resolution or ordinance shall be by
1994	separate votes. For each taxing authority levying millage, the
1995	name of the taxing authority, the rolled-back rate, the
1996	percentage increase, and the millage rate to be levied shall be
1997	publicly announced prior to the adoption of the millage-levy
1998	resolution or ordinance. In no event may the millage rate
1999	adopted pursuant to this paragraph exceed the millage rate
2000	tentatively adopted pursuant to paragraph (c). If the rate
2001	tentatively adopted pursuant to paragraph (c) exceeds the
2002	proposed rate provided to the property appraiser pursuant to
2003	paragraph (b), or as subsequently adjusted pursuant to
2004	subsection (11), each taxpayer within the jurisdiction of the
2005	taxing authority shall be sent notice by first-class mail of his
2006	or her taxes under the tentatively adopted millage rate and his
2007	or her taxes under the previously proposed rate. The notice must
2008	be prepared by the property appraiser, at the expense of the
2009	taxing authority, and must generally conform to the requirements
2010	of s. 200.069. If such additional notice is necessary, its
2011	mailing must precede the hearing held pursuant to this paragraph
2012	by not less than 10 days and not more than 15 days.
2013	(f)1.  Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (c) to
2014	the contrary, each school district shall advertise its intent to
2015	adopt a tentative budget in a newspaper of general circulation
2016	pursuant to subsection (3), or on the school district's publicly
2017	accessible website, within 29 days of certification of value
2018	pursuant to subsection (1). If advertised on the website, the
2019	advertisement shall remain on the website until the date of the
2020	hearing. If advertised in the newspaper, the advertisement shall
2021	be published not less than 2 days or more than 5 days
2022	thereafter, the district shall hold a public hearing on the
2023	tentative budget pursuant to the applicable provisions of
2024	paragraph (c).
2025	2.  Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (b) to the
2026	contrary, each school district shall advise the property
2027	appraiser of its recomputed proposed millage rate within 35 days
2028	of certification of value pursuant to subsection (1). The
2029	recomputed proposed millage rate of the school district shall be
2030	considered its proposed millage rate for the purposes of
2031	paragraph (b).
2032	3.  Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (d) to the
2033	contrary, each school district shall hold a public hearing to
2034	finalize the budget and adopt a millage rate within 80 days of
2035	certification of value pursuant to subsection (1), but not
2036	earlier than 65 days after certification. The hearing shall be
2037	held in accordance with the applicable provisions of paragraph
2038	(d), except that a newspaper advertisement need not precede the
2039	hearing.
2040	(3)  The advertisement shall be no less than one-quarter
2041	page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size newspaper, and
2042	the headline in the advertisement shall be in a type no smaller
2043	than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in that
2044	portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified
2045	advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be published in a
2046	newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or in a
2047	geographically limited insert of such newspaper. The geographic
2048	boundaries in which such insert is circulated shall include the
2049	geographic boundaries of the taxing authority. It is the
2050	legislative intent that, whenever possible, the advertisement
2051	appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week
2052	unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than 5
2053	days a week, or that the advertisement appear in a
2054	geographically limited insert of such newspaper which insert is
2055	published throughout the taxing authority's jurisdiction at
2056	least twice each week. It is further the legislative intent that
2057	the newspaper selected be one of general interest and readership
2058	in the community and not one of limited subject matter, pursuant
2059	to chapter 50.
2060	(g)  In the event that the mailing of the notice of
2061	proposed property taxes is delayed beyond September 3 in a
2062	county, any multicounty taxing authority which levies ad valorem
2063	taxes within that county shall advertise its intention to adopt
2064	a tentative budget and millage rate on a publicly accessible
2065	website maintained by the taxing authority or in a newspaper of
2066	paid general circulation within that county, as provided in this
2067	subsection, and shall hold the hearing required pursuant to
2068	paragraph (2)(c).  If advertised in the newspaper, the hearing
2069	shall be held not less than 2 days or more than 5 days
2070	thereafter, and not later than September 18. If advertised on
2071	the website, the hearing shall be held not less than 2 days
2072	after initial publication of the advertisement on the website,
2073	and not later than September 18, and shall remain on the website
2074	until the date of the hearing. The advertisement shall be in the
2075	following form, unless the proposed millage rate is less than or
2076	equal to the rolled-back rate, computed pursuant to subsection
2077	(1), in which case the advertisement shall be as provided in
2078	paragraph (e):
2079
2080	NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE
2081
2082	The   (name of the taxing authority)   proposes to increase
2083	its property tax levy by   (percentage of increase over rolled-
2084	back rate)   percent.
2085	All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public
2086	hearing on the proposed tax increase to be held on   (date and
2087	time)   at   (meeting place)  .
2088	(12)  The time periods specified in this section shall be
2089	determined by using the date of certification of value pursuant
2090	to subsection (1) or July 1, whichever date is later, as day 1.
2091	The time periods shall be considered directory and may be
2092	shortened, provided:
2093	(b)  Any public hearing preceded by a newspaper
2094	advertisement is held not less than 2 days or more than 5 days
2095	following publication of such advertisement and any public
2096	hearing preceded by a website advertisement is held not less
2097	than 2 days after initial publication of such advertisement and
2098	the advertisement remains on the website until the date of the
2099	hearing; and
2100	(14)(a)  If the notice of proposed property taxes mailed to
2101	taxpayers under this section contains an error, the property
2102	appraiser, in lieu of mailing a corrected notice to all
2103	taxpayers, may correct the error by mailing a short form of the
2104	notice to those taxpayers affected by the error and its
2105	correction. The notice shall be prepared by the property
2106	appraiser at the expense of the taxing authority which caused
2107	the error or at the property appraiser's expense if he or she
2108	caused the error. The form of the notice must be approved by the
2109	executive director of the Department of Revenue or the executive
2110	director's designee. If the error involves only the date and
2111	time of the public hearings required by this section, the
2112	property appraiser, with the permission of the taxing authority
2113	affected by the error, may correct the error by advertising the
2114	corrected information on a publicly accessible website
2115	maintained by the taxing authority or in a newspaper of general
2116	circulation in the county as provided in subsection (3).
2117	Section 53.  Section 205.032, Florida Statutes, is amended
2118	to read:
2119	205.032  Levy; counties.--The governing body of a county
2120	may levy, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, a business tax
2121	for the privilege of engaging in or managing any business,
2122	profession, or occupation within its jurisdiction. However, the
2123	governing body must first give at least 14 days' public notice
2124	between the first and last reading of the resolution or
2125	ordinance by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general
2126	circulation within its jurisdiction as defined by law or by
2127	publishing the notice for at least 14 days during the time
2128	period between the first and last reading of the resolution or
2129	ordinance on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2130	county. The public notice must contain the proposed
2131	classifications and rates applicable to the business tax.
2132	Section 54.  Section 205.042, Florida Statutes, is amended
2133	to read:
2134	205.042  Levy; municipalities.--The governing body of an
2135	incorporated municipality may levy, by appropriate resolution or
2136	ordinance, a business tax for the privilege of engaging in or
2137	managing any business, profession, or occupation within its
2138	jurisdiction. However, the governing body must first give at
2139	least 14 days' public notice between the first and last reading
2140	of the resolution or ordinance by publishing the notice in a
2141	newspaper of general circulation within its jurisdiction as
2142	defined by law or by publishing the notice for at least 14 days
2143	during the time period between the first and last reading of the
2144	resolution or ordinance on a publicly accessible website
2145	maintained by the municipality. The notice must contain the
2146	proposed classifications and rates applicable to the business
2147	tax. The business tax may be levied on:
2148	(1)  Any person who maintains a permanent business location
2149	or branch office within the municipality, for the privilege of
2150	engaging in or managing any business within its jurisdiction.
2151	(2)  Any person who maintains a permanent business location
2152	or branch office within the municipality, for the privilege of
2153	engaging in or managing any profession or occupation within its
2154	jurisdiction.
2155	(3)  Any person who does not qualify under subsection (1)
2156	or subsection (2) and who transacts any business or engages in
2157	any occupation or profession in interstate commerce, if the
2158	business tax is not prohibited by s. 8, Art. I of the United
2159	States Constitution.
2160	Section 55.  Subsection (2) of section 255.0525, Florida
2161	Statutes, is amended to read:
2162	255.0525  Advertising for competitive bids or proposals.--
2163	(2)  The solicitation of competitive bids or proposals for
2164	any county, municipality, or other political subdivision
2165	construction project that is projected to cost more than
2166	$200,000 shall be publicly advertised at least once in a
2167	newspaper of general circulation in the county where the project
2168	is located at least 21 days prior to the established bid opening
2169	and at least 5 days prior to any scheduled prebid conference or
2170	publicly advertised during the 21-day period immediately
2171	preceding the established bid opening date and during the 5-day
2172	period immediately preceding any scheduled prebid conference on
2173	a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
2174	responsible for publication. The solicitation of competitive
2175	bids or proposals for any county, municipality, or other
2176	political subdivision construction project that is projected to
2177	cost more than $500,000 shall be publicly advertised at least
2178	once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where
2179	the project is located at least 30 days prior to the established
2180	bid opening and at least 5 days prior to any scheduled prebid
2181	conference or publicly advertised during the 21-day period
2182	immediately preceding the established bid opening date and
2183	during the 5-day period immediately preceding any scheduled
2184	prebid conference on a publicly accessible website maintained by
2185	the entity responsible for publication. Bids or proposals shall
2186	be received and opened at the location, date, and time
2187	established in the bid or proposal advertisement. In cases of
2188	emergency, the procedures required in this section may be
2189	altered by the local governmental entity in any manner that is
2190	reasonable under the emergency circumstances.
2191	Section 56.  Section 274.06, Florida Statutes, is amended
2192	to read:
2193	274.06  Alternative procedure.--Having consideration for
2194	the best interests of the county or district, a governmental
2195	unit's property that is obsolete or the continued use of which
2196	is uneconomical or inefficient, or which serves no useful
2197	function, which property is not otherwise lawfully disposed of,
2198	may be disposed of for value to any person, or may be disposed
2199	of for value without bids to the state, to any governmental
2200	unit, or to any political subdivision as defined in s. 1.01, or
2201	if the property is without commercial value it may be donated,
2202	destroyed, or abandoned. The determination of property to be
2203	disposed of by a governmental unit pursuant to this section
2204	instead of pursuant to other provisions of law shall be at the
2205	election of such governmental unit in the reasonable exercise of
2206	its discretion. Property, the value of which the governmental
2207	unit estimates to be under $5,000, may be disposed of in the
2208	most efficient and cost-effective means as determined by the
2209	governmental unit. Any sale of property the value of which the
2210	governmental unit estimates to be $5,000 or more shall be sold
2211	only to the highest responsible bidder, or by public auction,
2212	after publication of notice not less than 1 week nor more than 2
2213	weeks prior to sale in a newspaper having a general circulation
2214	in the county or district in which is located the official
2215	office of the governmental unit, and in additional newspapers if
2216	in the judgment of the governmental unit the best interests of
2217	the county or district will better be served by the additional
2218	notices, or during the 2 weeks immediately preceding the sale on
2219	a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
2220	responsible for publication; provided that nothing herein
2221	contained shall be construed to require the sheriff of a county
2222	to advertise the sale of miscellaneous contraband of an
2223	estimated value of less than $5,000.
2224	Section 57.  Subsection (3) of section 290.0057, Florida
2225	Statutes, is amended to read:
2226	290.0057  Enterprise zone development plan.--
2227	(3)  Prior to adopting the strategic plan, the governing
2228	body or bodies shall hold a public hearing on the strategic plan
2229	after public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having
2230	a general circulation in the area of operation of the governing
2231	body or bodies or by publication on a publicly accessible
2232	website maintained by the entity responsible for publication.
2233	The notice shall describe the time, date, place, and purpose of
2234	the hearing, identify the nominated area covered by the plan,
2235	and outline the general scope of the strategic plan under
2236	consideration.
2237	Section 58.  Subsections (2) and (6) of section 298.301,
2238	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2239	298.301  District water control plan adoption; district
2240	boundary modification; plan amendment; notice forms; objections;
2241	hearings; assessments.--
2242	(2)  Before adopting a water control plan or plan
2243	amendment, the board of supervisors must adopt a resolution to
2244	consider adoption of the proposed plan or plan amendment. As
2245	soon as the resolution proposing the adoption or amendment of
2246	the district's water control plan has been filed with the
2247	district secretary, the board of supervisors shall give notice
2248	of a public hearing on the proposed plan or plan amendment by
2249	causing publication to be made once a week for 3 consecutive
2250	weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in each
2251	county in which lands and other property described in the
2252	resolution are situated or by publication for 3 consecutive
2253	weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
2254	responsible for such publication. The notice must be in
2255	substantially the following form:
2256
2257	Notice of Hearing
2258
2259	To the owners and all persons interested in the lands
2260	corporate, and other property in and adjacent to the   name of
2261	district   District.
2262	You are notified that the   name of district   District has
2263	filed in the office of the secretary of the district a
2264	resolution to consider approval of a water control plan or an
2265	amendment to the current water control plan to provide   here
2266	insert a summary of the proposed water control plan or plan
2267	amendment  . On or before its scheduled meeting of   (date and
2268	time)   at the district's offices located at   (list address of
2269	offices)   written objections to the proposed plan or plan
2270	amendment may be filed at the district's offices. A public
2271	hearing on the proposed plan or plan amendment will be conducted
2272	at the scheduled meeting, and written objections will be
2273	considered at that time. At the conclusion of the hearing, the
2274	board of supervisors may determine to proceed with the process
2275	for approval of the proposed plan or plan amendment and direct
2276	the district engineer to prepare an engineer's report
2277	identifying any property to be taken, determining benefits and
2278	damages, and estimating the cost of implementing the
2279	improvements associated with the proposed plan or plan
2280	amendment. A final hearing on approval of the proposed plan or
2281	plan amendment and engineer's report shall be duly noticed and
2282	held at a regularly scheduled board of supervisors meeting at
2283	least 25 days but no later than 60 days after the last scheduled
2284	publication of the notice of filing of the engineer's report
2285	with the secretary of the district.
2286
2287
2288	Date of first publication: __________,   (year)
2289	_______________________________________________________
2290
2291	(Chair or President, Board of Supervisors)
2292
2293	____________________ County, Florida
2294	(6)  Upon the filing of the engineer's report, the board of
2295	supervisors shall give notice thereof by arranging the
2296	publication of the notice of filing of the engineer's report
2297	together with a geographical depiction of the district once a
2298	week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
2299	circulation in each county in the district or by publication for
2300	2 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained
2301	by the entity responsible for such publication. A location map
2302	or legal description of the land shall constitute a geographical
2303	depiction. The notice must be substantially as follows:
2304
2305	Notice of Filing Engineer's Report for
2306	____________________ District
2307
2308	Notice is given to all persons interested in the following
2309	described land and property in __________ County (or Counties),
2310	Florida, viz.:   (Here describe land and property)   included
2311	within the _______________ district that the engineer hereto
2312	appointed to determine benefits and damages to the property and
2313	lands situated in the district and to determine the estimated
2314	cost of construction required by the water control plan, within
2315	or without the limits of the district, under the proposed water
2316	control plan or plan amendment, filed her or his report in the
2317	office of the secretary of the district, located at   (list
2318	address of district offices)  , on the __________ day of
2319	_______________,   (year)  , and you may examine the report and
2320	file written objections with the secretary of the district to
2321	all, or any part thereof, on or before   (enter date 20 days
2322	after the last scheduled publication of this notice if published
2323	in the newspaper or, if published on the website, enter date 60
2324	days after the initial publication on the website, which date
2325	must be before the date of the final hearing)  . The report
2326	recommends   (describe benefits and damages)  . A final hearing
2327	to consider approval of the report and proposed water control
2328	plan or plan amendment shall be held   (time, place, and date at
2329	least 25 days but no later than 60 days after the last scheduled
2330	newspaper publication of this notice or, if published on the
2331	website, no less than 60 days after the initial publication on
2332	the website)  .
2333
2334	Date of first publication: __________,   (year)
2335	_______________________________________________________
2336
2337	(Chair or President, Board of Supervisors)
2338
2339	____________________ County, Florida
2340	Section 59.  Subsection (3) of section 348.243, Florida
2341	Statutes, is amended to read:
2342	348.243  Purposes and powers.--
2343	(3)  Any provision in this part or any other provision of
2344	law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2345	municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority,
2346	whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the
2347	boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and
2348	residents of any municipality in which any project of the
2349	authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given
2350	ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2351	authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised
2352	public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be
2353	published on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2354	entity responsible for publication during the 2 weeks
2355	immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2356	newspaper published in Broward County and circulated in the
2357	affected municipality. If advertised in the newspaper, the legal
2358	notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2
2359	weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public
2360	hearing and shall contain the time and place of the public
2361	hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed.
2362	The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set
2363	for a time and place certain without the necessity of further
2364	advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its
2365	interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall
2366	give due regard to the effect of such location on the
2367	municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split,
2368	divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from
2369	the other.
2370	Section 60.  Subsection (4) of section 348.83, Florida
2371	Statutes, is amended to read:
2372	348.83  Purposes and powers.--
2373	(4)  Anything in this part or any other provision of the
2374	law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2375	municipality shall not be necessary for any project of the
2376	authority, whether or not the project lies within the boundaries
2377	of any municipality either in whole or in part. However, the
2378	officials and residents of any municipality in which any project
2379	of the authority is to be located in whole or in part shall be
2380	given ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2381	authority as to their position thereon at a duly advertised
2382	public hearing. Advertisement of said public hearing shall be
2383	published on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2384	entity responsible for publication during the 2 weeks
2385	immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2386	newspaper published in Pasco County and circulated in the
2387	affected municipalities. If advertised in the newspaper, said
2388	legal advertisement shall be published once at least 2 weeks
2389	prior to the public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing
2390	and shall contain the time and place of the public hearing and a
2391	short description of the subject to be discussed. The public
2392	hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set for a time
2393	and place certain without necessity of further advertisement.
2394	Section 61.  Subsection (3) of section 348.943, Florida
2395	Statutes, is amended to read:
2396	348.943  Purposes and powers.--
2397	(3)  Any provision in this part or any other provision of
2398	law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2399	municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority,
2400	whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the
2401	boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and
2402	residents of any municipality in which any project of the
2403	authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given
2404	ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2405	authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised
2406	public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be
2407	published on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2408	entity responsible for publication during the 2 weeks
2409	immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2410	newspaper published in St. Lucie County and circulated in the
2411	affected municipality. If advertised in the newspaper, the legal
2412	notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2
2413	weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public
2414	hearing and shall contain the time and place of the public
2415	hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed.
2416	The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set
2417	for a time and place certain without the necessity of further
2418	advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its
2419	interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall
2420	give due regard to the effect of such location on the
2421	municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split,
2422	divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from
2423	the other.
2424	Section 62.  Subsection (4) of section 348.953, Florida
2425	Statutes, is amended to read:
2426	348.953  Purposes and powers.--
2427	(4)  Anything in this part or any other provision of the
2428	law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2429	municipality shall not be necessary for any project of the
2430	authority, whether or not the project lies within the boundaries
2431	of any municipality, either in whole or in part. However, the
2432	officials and residents of any municipality in which any project
2433	of the authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be
2434	given ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2435	authority as to their position thereon at a duly advertised
2436	public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be
2437	published on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2438	entity responsible for publication during the 2 weeks
2439	immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2440	newspaper published in Seminole County and circulated in the
2441	affected municipalities. If advertised in the newspaper, the
2442	legal advertisement shall be published once at least 2 weeks
2443	prior to the public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing
2444	and shall contain the time and place of the public hearing and a
2445	short description of the subject to be discussed. The public
2446	hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set for a time
2447	and place certain without necessity of further advertisement. In
2448	routing and locating any expressway or its interchanges in or
2449	through a municipality, the authority shall give due regard to
2450	the effect of such location on the municipality as a whole and
2451	shall not unreasonably split, divide, or otherwise separate
2452	areas of the municipality one from the other.
2453	Section 63.  Subsection (3) of section 348.968, Florida
2454	Statutes, is amended to read:
2455	348.968  Purposes and powers.--
2456	(3)  Any provision in this part or any other provision of
2457	law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2458	municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority,
2459	whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the
2460	boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and
2461	residents of any municipality in which any project of the
2462	authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given
2463	ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2464	authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised
2465	public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be
2466	published on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2467	entity responsible for publication during the 2 weeks
2468	immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2469	newspaper published in Santa Rosa County and circulated in the
2470	affected municipality. If advertised in the newspaper, the legal
2471	notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2
2472	weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public
2473	hearing and shall contain the time and place of the public
2474	hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed.
2475	The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set
2476	for a time and place certain without the necessity of further
2477	advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its
2478	interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall
2479	give due regard to the effect of such location on the
2480	municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split,
2481	divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from
2482	the other.
2483	Section 64.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
2484	350.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2485	350.81  Communications services offered by governmental
2486	entities.--
2487	(2)(a)  A governmental entity that proposes to provide a
2488	communications service shall hold no less than two public
2489	hearings, which shall be held not less than 30 days apart. At
2490	least 30 days before the first of the two public hearings, the
2491	governmental entity must give notice of the hearing in the
2492	predominant newspaper of general circulation in the area
2493	considered for service or by publication during the 30 days
2494	immediately preceding the first of the two public hearings on a
2495	publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
2496	for such publication. At least 40 days before the first public
2497	hearing, the governmental entity must electronically provide
2498	notice to the Department of Revenue and the Public Service
2499	Commission, which shall post the notice on the department's and
2500	the commission's website to be available to the public. The
2501	Department of Revenue shall also send the notice by United
2502	States Postal Service to the known addresses for all dealers of
2503	communications services registered with the department under
2504	chapter 202 or provide an electronic notification, if the means
2505	are available, within 10 days after receiving the notice. The
2506	notice must include the time and place of the hearings and must
2507	state that the purpose of the hearings is to consider whether
2508	the governmental entity will provide communications services.
2509	The notice must include, at a minimum, the geographic areas
2510	proposed to be served by the governmental entity and the
2511	services, if any, which the governmental entity believes are not
2512	currently being adequately provided. The notice must also state
2513	that any dealer who wishes to do so may appear and be heard at
2514	the public hearings.
2515	Section 65.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
2516	373.4592, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2517	373.4592  Everglades improvement and management.--
2518	(8)  SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.--
2519	(c)  The district shall publish notice of the certification
2520	of the non-ad valorem assessment roll pursuant to chapter 197 in
2521	a newspaper of general circulation in the counties wherein the
2522	assessment is being levied, within 1 week after the district
2523	certifies the non-ad valorem assessment roll to the tax
2524	collector pursuant to s. 197.3632(5), or on a publicly
2525	accessible website maintained by the district during the week
2526	after the district certifies the non-ad valorem assessment roll
2527	to the tax collector. The assessments levied pursuant to
2528	paragraph (a) shall be final and conclusive as to each lot or
2529	parcel unless the owner thereof shall, within 90 days of
2530	certification of the non-ad valorem assessment roll pursuant to
2531	s. 197.3632(5), commence an action in circuit court. Absent such
2532	commencement of an action within such period of time by an owner
2533	of a lot or parcel, such owner shall thereafter be estopped to
2534	raise any question related to the special benefit afforded the
2535	property or the reasonableness of the amount of the assessment.
2536	Except with respect to an owner who has commenced such an
2537	action, the non-ad valorem assessment roll as finally adopted
2538	and certified by the South Florida Water Management District to
2539	the tax collector pursuant to s. 197.3632(5) shall be competent
2540	and sufficient evidence that the assessments were duly levied
2541	and that all other proceedings adequate to the adoption of the
2542	non-ad valorem assessment roll were duly held, taken, and
2543	performed as required by s. 197.3632. If any assessment is
2544	abated in whole or in part by the court, the amount by which the
2545	assessment is so reduced may, by resolution of the governing
2546	board of the district, be payable from funds of the district
2547	legally available for that purpose, or at the discretion of the
2548	governing board of the district, assessments may be increased in
2549	the manner provided in s. 197.3632.
2550	Section 66.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
2551	373.45924, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2552	373.45924  South Florida Water Management District;
2553	Everglades truth in borrowing.--
2554	(2)  Whenever the South Florida Water Management District
2555	proposes to borrow or to otherwise finance with debt any fixed
2556	capital outlay projects or operating capital outlay for purposes
2557	pursuant to s. 373.4592, it shall develop the following
2558	documents to explain the issuance of a debt or obligation:
2559	(c)  A truth-in-borrowing statement, developed from the
2560	information compiled pursuant to this section, in substantially
2561	the following form:
2562
2563	The South Florida Water Management District is proposing to
2564	incur $  (insert principal)   of debt or obligation through
2565	borrowing for the purpose of   (insert purpose)  . This debt or
2566	obligation is expected to be repaid over a period of   (insert
2567	term of issue from subparagraph (b)5.)   years from the
2568	following sources:   (list sources)  . At a forecasted interest
2569	rate of   (insert rate of interest from subparagraph (b)4.)  ,
2570	total interest paid over the life of the debt or obligation will
2571	be $  (insert sum of interest payments)  .
2572
2573	The truth-in-borrowing statement shall be published as a notice
2574	in one or more newspapers having a combined general circulation
2575	in the counties having land in the district or on a publicly
2576	accessible website maintained by the district. If advertised in
2577	the newspaper, such notice must be at least 6 inches square in
2578	size and shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper
2579	where legal notices and classified advertisements appear.
2580	Section 67.  Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of
2581	subsection (3) of section 373.536, Florida Statutes, are amended
2582	to read:
2583	373.536  District budget and hearing thereon.--
2584	(3)  BUDGET HEARINGS AND WORKSHOPS; NOTICE.--
2585	(a)  Unless alternative notice requirements are otherwise
2586	provided by law, notice of all budget hearings conducted by the
2587	governing board or district staff must be published in a
2588	newspaper of general paid circulation in each county in which
2589	the district lies not less than 5 days nor more than 15 days
2590	before the hearing or published during the 15 days before the
2591	hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2592	district.
2593	(b)  Budget workshops conducted for the public and not
2594	governed by s. 200.065 must be advertised in a newspaper of
2595	general paid circulation in the community or area in which the
2596	workshop will occur not less than 5 days nor more than 15 days
2597	before the workshop or advertised during the 15 days before the
2598	hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2599	district.
2600	(c)  The tentative budget shall be adopted in accordance
2601	with the provisions of s. 200.065; however, if the mailing of
2602	the notice of proposed property taxes is delayed beyond
2603	September 3 in any county in which the district lies, the
2604	district shall advertise its intention to adopt a tentative
2605	budget and millage rate, pursuant to s. 200.065(3)(g), in a
2606	newspaper of general paid circulation in that county or on a
2607	publicly accessible website maintained by the district.
2608	(d)  As provided in s. 200.065(2)(d), the board shall
2609	publish one or more notices of its intention to adopt a final
2610	budget for the district for the ensuing fiscal year. The notice
2611	shall appear adjacent to an advertisement that sets forth the
2612	tentative budget in a format meeting the budget summary
2613	requirements of s. 129.03(3)(b). The district shall not include
2614	expenditures of federal special revenues and state special
2615	revenues when preparing the statement required by s.
2616	200.065(3)(l). The notice and advertisement shall be published
2617	in one or more newspapers having a combined general paid
2618	circulation in each county in which the district lies or on a
2619	publicly accessible website maintained by the district.
2620	Districts may include explanatory phrases and examples in budget
2621	advertisements published under s. 200.065 to clarify or
2622	illustrate the effect that the district budget may have on ad
2623	valorem taxes.
2624	Section 68.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of
2625	section 376.80, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2626	376.80  Brownfield program administration process.--
2627	(2)(a)  If a local government proposes to designate a
2628	brownfield area that is outside community redevelopment areas,
2629	enterprise zones, empowerment zones, closed military bases, or
2630	designated brownfield pilot project areas, the local government
2631	shall adopt the resolution and conduct the public hearings in
2632	accordance with the requirements of subsection (1), except at
2633	least one of the required public hearings shall be conducted as
2634	close as reasonably practicable to the area to be designated to
2635	provide an opportunity for public input on the size of the area,
2636	the objectives for rehabilitation, job opportunities and
2637	economic developments anticipated, neighborhood residents'
2638	considerations, and other relevant local concerns. Notice of the
2639	public hearing must be made in a newspaper of general
2640	circulation in the area or on a publicly accessible website
2641	maintained by the local government. and If advertised in the
2642	newspaper, the notice must be at least 16 square inches in size.
2643	Notice of the public hearing, must be in ethnic newspapers or
2644	local community bulletins, must be posted in the affected area,
2645	and must be announced at a scheduled meeting of the local
2646	governing body before the actual public hearing. In determining
2647	the areas to be designated, the local government must consider:
2648	1.  Whether the brownfield area warrants economic
2649	development and has a reasonable potential for such activities;
2650	2.  Whether the proposed area to be designated represents a
2651	reasonably focused approach and is not overly large in
2652	geographic coverage;
2653	3.  Whether the area has potential to interest the private
2654	sector in participating in rehabilitation; and
2655	4.  Whether the area contains sites or parts of sites
2656	suitable for limited recreational open space, cultural, or
2657	historical preservation purposes.
2658	(b)  A local government shall designate a brownfield area
2659	under the provisions of this act provided that:
2660	1.  A person who owns or controls a potential brownfield
2661	site is requesting the designation and has agreed to
2662	rehabilitate and redevelop the brownfield site;
2663	2.  The rehabilitation and redevelopment of the proposed
2664	brownfield site will result in economic productivity of the
2665	area, along with the creation of at least 5 new permanent jobs
2666	at the brownfield site that are full-time equivalent positions
2667	not associated with the implementation of the brownfield site
2668	rehabilitation agreement and that are not associated with
2669	redevelopment project demolition or construction activities
2670	pursuant to the redevelopment of the proposed brownfield site or
2671	area. However, the job creation requirement shall not apply to
2672	the rehabilitation and redevelopment of a brownfield site that
2673	will provide affordable housing as defined in s. 420.0004 or the
2674	creation of recreational areas, conservation areas, or parks;
2675	3.  The redevelopment of the proposed brownfield site is
2676	consistent with the local comprehensive plan and is a
2677	permittable use under the applicable local land development
2678	regulations;
2679	4.  Notice of the proposed rehabilitation of the brownfield
2680	area has been provided to neighbors and nearby residents of the
2681	proposed area to be designated, and the person proposing the
2682	area for designation has afforded to those receiving notice the
2683	opportunity for comments and suggestions about rehabilitation.
2684	Notice pursuant to this subparagraph must be made on a publicly
2685	accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for
2686	publication or in a newspaper of general circulation in the
2687	area, at least 16 square inches in size, and the notice must be
2688	posted in the affected area; and
2689	5.  The person proposing the area for designation has
2690	provided reasonable assurance that he or she has sufficient
2691	financial resources to implement and complete the rehabilitation
2692	agreement and redevelopment of the brownfield site.
2693	Section 69.  Subsection (3) of section 379.2425, Florida
2694	Statutes, is amended to read:
2695	379.2425  Spearfishing; definition; limitations; penalty.--
2696	(3)  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
2697	have the power to establish restricted areas when it is
2698	determined that safety hazards exist or when needs are
2699	determined by biological findings. Restricted areas shall be
2700	established only after an investigation has been conducted and
2701	upon application by the governing body of the county or
2702	municipality in which the restricted areas are to be located and
2703	one publication in a local newspaper of general circulation in
2704	said county or municipality or on a publicly accessible website
2705	maintained by the entity responsible for publication, in
2706	addition to any other notice required by law. Prior to
2707	promulgation of regulations, the local governing body of the
2708	area affected shall agree to post and maintain notices in the
2709	area affected.
2710	Section 70.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (25) of section
2711	380.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2712	380.06  Developments of regional impact.--
2713	(25)  AREAWIDE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT.--
2714	(e)  The local government shall schedule a public hearing
2715	within 60 days after receipt of the petition. The public hearing
2716	shall be advertised at least 30 days prior to the hearing. In
2717	addition to the public hearing notice by the local government,
2718	the petitioner, except when the petitioner is a local
2719	government, shall provide actual notice to each person owning
2720	land within the proposed areawide development plan at least 30
2721	days prior to the hearing. If the petitioner is a local
2722	government, or local governments pursuant to an interlocal
2723	agreement, notice of the public hearing shall be provided by the
2724	publication of an advertisement on a publicly accessible website
2725	maintained by the entity responsible for publication or in a
2726	newspaper of general circulation that meets the requirements of
2727	this paragraph. The newspaper advertisement must be no less than
2728	one-quarter page in a standard size or tabloid size newspaper,
2729	and the headline in the newspaper advertisement must be in type
2730	no smaller than 18 point. The newspaper advertisement shall not
2731	be published in that portion of the newspaper where legal
2732	notices and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement
2733	must be published on a publicly accessible website maintained by
2734	the entity responsible for publication or in a newspaper of
2735	general paid circulation in the county and of general interest
2736	and readership in the community, not one of limited subject
2737	matter, pursuant to chapter 50. Whenever possible, the newspaper
2738	advertisement must appear in a newspaper that is published at
2739	least 5 days a week, unless the only newspaper in the community
2740	is published less than 5 days a week. The advertisement must be
2741	in substantially the form used to advertise amendments to
2742	comprehensive plans pursuant to s. 163.3184. The local
2743	government shall specifically notify in writing the regional
2744	planning agency and the state land planning agency at least 30
2745	days prior to the public hearing. At the public hearing, all
2746	interested parties may testify and submit evidence regarding the
2747	petitioner's qualifications, the need for and benefits of an
2748	areawide development of regional impact, and such other issues
2749	relevant to a full consideration of the petition. If more than
2750	one local government has jurisdiction over the defined planning
2751	area in an areawide development plan, the local governments
2752	shall hold a joint public hearing. Such hearing shall address,
2753	at a minimum, the need to resolve conflicting ordinances or
2754	comprehensive plans, if any. The local government holding the
2755	joint hearing shall comply with the following additional
2756	requirements:
2757	1.  The notice of the hearing shall be published at least
2758	60 days in advance of the hearing and shall specify where the
2759	petition may be reviewed.
2760	2.  The notice shall be given to the state land planning
2761	agency, to the applicable regional planning agency, and to such
2762	other persons as may have been designated by the state land
2763	planning agency as entitled to receive such notices.
2764	3.  A public hearing date shall be set by the appropriate
2765	local government at the next scheduled meeting.
2766	Section 71.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
2767	403.973, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2768	403.973  Expedited permitting; comprehensive plan
2769	amendments.--
2770	(2)  As used in this section, the term:
2771	(a)  "Duly noticed" means publication on a publicly
2772	accessible website maintained by the municipality or county with
2773	jurisdiction or in a newspaper of general circulation in the
2774	municipality or county with jurisdiction. If published in the
2775	newspaper, the notice shall appear on at least 2 separate days,
2776	one of which shall be at least 7 days before the meeting. If
2777	published on a publicly accessible website, the notice shall
2778	appear during the 7 days immediately preceding the meeting. The
2779	newspaper notice shall state the date, time, and place of the
2780	meeting scheduled to discuss or enact the memorandum of
2781	agreement, and the places within the municipality or county
2782	where such proposed memorandum of agreement may be inspected by
2783	the public. The notice must be one-eighth of a page in size and
2784	must be published in a portion of the paper other than the legal
2785	notices section. The notice shall also advise that interested
2786	parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to
2787	the memorandum of agreement.
2788	Section 72.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
2789	420.9075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2790	420.9075  Local housing assistance plans; partnerships.--
2791	(4)  Each local housing assistance plan is governed by the
2792	following criteria and administrative procedures:
2793	(b)  The county or eligible municipality or its
2794	administrative representative shall advertise the notice of
2795	funding availability in a newspaper of general circulation and
2796	periodicals serving ethnic and diverse neighborhoods, at least
2797	30 days before the beginning of the application period or shall
2798	advertise the notice during the 30 days immediately preceding
2799	the application period on a publicly accessible website
2800	maintained by the county or eligible municipality. If no funding
2801	is available due to a waiting list, no notice of funding
2802	availability is required.
2803	Section 73.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
2804	553.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2805	553.73  Florida Building Code.--
2806	(4)
2807	(b)  Local governments may, subject to the limitations of
2808	this section, adopt amendments to the technical provisions of
2809	the Florida Building Code which apply solely within the
2810	jurisdiction of such government and which provide for more
2811	stringent requirements than those specified in the Florida
2812	Building Code, not more than once every 6 months. A local
2813	government may adopt technical amendments that address local
2814	needs if:
2815	1.  The local governing body determines, following a public
2816	hearing which has been advertised in a newspaper of general
2817	circulation at least 10 days before the hearing or advertised
2818	during the 10 days immediately preceding the hearing on a
2819	publicly accessible website maintained by the local government,
2820	that there is a need to strengthen the requirements of the
2821	Florida Building Code. The determination must be based upon a
2822	review of local conditions by the local governing body, which
2823	review demonstrates by evidence or data that the geographical
2824	jurisdiction governed by the local governing body exhibits a
2825	local need to strengthen the Florida Building Code beyond the
2826	needs or regional variation addressed by the Florida Building
2827	Code, that the local need is addressed by the proposed local
2828	amendment, and that the amendment is no more stringent than
2829	necessary to address the local need.
2830	2.  Such additional requirements are not discriminatory
2831	against materials, products, or construction techniques of
2832	demonstrated capabilities.
2833	3.  Such additional requirements may not introduce a new
2834	subject not addressed in the Florida Building Code.
2835	4.  The enforcing agency shall make readily available, in a
2836	usable format, all amendments adopted pursuant to this section.
2837	5.  Any amendment to the Florida Building Code shall be
2838	transmitted within 30 days by the adopting local government to
2839	the commission. The commission shall maintain copies of all such
2840	amendments in a format that is usable and obtainable by the
2841	public. Local technical amendments shall not become effective
2842	until 30 days after the amendment has been received and
2843	published by the commission.
2844	6.  Any amendment to the Florida Building Code adopted by a
2845	local government pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective
2846	only until the adoption by the commission of the new edition of
2847	the Florida Building Code every third year. At such time, the
2848	commission shall review such amendment for consistency with the
2849	criteria in paragraph (8)(a) and adopt such amendment as part of
2850	the Florida Building Code or rescind the amendment. The
2851	commission shall immediately notify the respective local
2852	government of the rescission of any amendment. After receiving
2853	such notice, the respective local government may readopt the
2854	rescinded amendment pursuant to the provisions of this
2855	paragraph.
2856	7.  Each county and municipality desiring to make local
2857	technical amendments to the Florida Building Code shall by
2858	interlocal agreement establish a countywide compliance review
2859	board to review any amendment to the Florida Building Code,
2860	adopted by a local government within the county pursuant to this
2861	paragraph, that is challenged by any substantially affected
2862	party for purposes of determining the amendment's compliance
2863	with this paragraph. If challenged, the local technical
2864	amendments shall not become effective until time for filing an
2865	appeal pursuant to subparagraph 8. has expired or, if there is
2866	an appeal, until the commission issues its final order
2867	determining the adopted amendment is in compliance with this
2868	subsection.
2869	8.  If the compliance review board determines such
2870	amendment is not in compliance with this paragraph, the
2871	compliance review board shall notify such local government of
2872	the noncompliance and that the amendment is invalid and
2873	unenforceable until the local government corrects the amendment
2874	to bring it into compliance. The local government may appeal the
2875	decision of the compliance review board to the commission. If
2876	the compliance review board determines such amendment to be in
2877	compliance with this paragraph, any substantially affected party
2878	may appeal such determination to the commission. Any such appeal
2879	shall be filed with the commission within 14 days of the board's
2880	written determination. The commission shall promptly refer the
2881	appeal to the Division of Administrative Hearings for the
2882	assignment of an administrative law judge. The administrative
2883	law judge shall conduct the required hearing within 30 days, and
2884	shall enter a recommended order within 30 days of the conclusion
2885	of such hearing. The commission shall enter a final order within
2886	30 days thereafter. The provisions of chapter 120 and the
2887	uniform rules of procedure shall apply to such proceedings. The
2888	local government adopting the amendment that is subject to
2889	challenge has the burden of proving that the amendment complies
2890	with this paragraph in proceedings before the compliance review
2891	board and the commission, as applicable. Actions of the
2892	commission are subject to judicial review pursuant to s. 120.68.
2893	The compliance review board shall determine whether its
2894	decisions apply to a respective local jurisdiction or apply
2895	countywide.
2896	9.  An amendment adopted under this paragraph shall include
2897	a fiscal impact statement which documents the costs and benefits
2898	of the proposed amendment. Criteria for the fiscal impact
2899	statement shall include the impact to local government relative
2900	to enforcement, the impact to property and building owners, as
2901	well as to industry, relative to the cost of compliance. The
2902	fiscal impact statement may not be used as a basis for
2903	challenging the amendment for compliance.
2904	10.  In addition to subparagraphs 7. and 9., the commission
2905	may review any amendments adopted pursuant to this subsection
2906	and make nonbinding recommendations related to compliance of
2907	such amendments with this subsection.
2908	Section 74.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
2909	633.025, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2910	633.025  Minimum firesafety standards.--
2911	(4)  Such codes shall be minimum codes and a municipality,
2912	county, or special district with firesafety responsibilities may
2913	adopt more stringent firesafety standards, subject to the
2914	requirements of this subsection. Such county, municipality, or
2915	special district may establish alternative requirements to those
2916	requirements which are required under the minimum firesafety
2917	standards on a case-by-case basis, in order to meet special
2918	situations arising from historic, geographic, or unusual
2919	conditions, if the alternative requirements result in a level of
2920	protection to life, safety, or property equal to or greater than
2921	the applicable minimum firesafety standards. For the purpose of
2922	this subsection, the term "historic" means that the building or
2923	structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
2924	of the United States Department of the Interior.
2925	(a)  The local governing body shall determine, following a
2926	public hearing which has been advertised in a newspaper of
2927	general circulation at least 10 days before the hearing or
2928	advertised during the 10 days immediately preceding the hearing
2929	on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local
2930	government, if there is a need to strengthen the requirements of
2931	the minimum firesafety code adopted by such governing body. The
2932	determination must be based upon a review of local conditions by
2933	the local governing body, which review demonstrates that local
2934	conditions justify more stringent requirements than those
2935	specified in the minimum firesafety code for the protection of
2936	life and property or justify requirements that meet special
2937	situations arising from historic, geographic, or unusual
2938	conditions.
2939
2940	This subsection gives local government the authority to
2941	establish firesafety codes that exceed the minimum firesafety
2942	codes and standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal. The
2943	Legislature intends that local government give proper public
2944	notice and hold public hearings before adopting more stringent
2945	firesafety codes and standards. A substantially affected person
2946	may appeal, to the department, the local government's resolution
2947	of the challenge, and the department shall determine if the
2948	amendment complies with this section. Actions of the department
2949	are subject to judicial review pursuant to s. 120.68. The
2950	department shall consider reports of the Florida Building
2951	Commission, pursuant to part IV of chapter 553, when evaluating
2952	building code enforcement.
2953	Section 75.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
2954	705.103, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2955	705.103  Procedure for abandoned or lost property.--
2956	(2)  Whenever a law enforcement officer ascertains that an
2957	article of lost or abandoned property is present on public
2958	property and is of such nature that it cannot be easily removed,
2959	the officer shall cause a notice to be placed upon such article
2960	in substantially the following form:
2961
2962	NOTICE TO THE OWNER AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ATTACHED
2963	PROPERTY. This property, to wit:   (setting forth brief
2964	description)   is unlawfully upon public property known as
2965	(setting forth brief description of location)   and must be
2966	removed within 5 days; otherwise, it will be removed and
2967	disposed of pursuant to chapter 705, Florida Statutes. The owner
2968	will be liable for the costs of removal, storage, and
2969	publication of notice. Dated this:   (setting forth the date of
2970	posting of notice)  , signed:   (setting forth name, title,
2971	address, and telephone number of law enforcement officer)  .
2972
2973	Such notice shall be not less than 8 inches by 10 inches and
2974	shall be sufficiently weatherproof to withstand normal exposure
2975	to the elements. In addition to posting, the law enforcement
2976	officer shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the name and
2977	address of the owner. If such is reasonably available to the
2978	officer, she or he shall mail a copy of such notice to the owner
2979	on or before the date of posting. If the property is a motor
2980	vehicle as defined in s. 320.01(1) or a vessel as defined in s.
2981	327.02, the law enforcement agency shall contact the Department
2982	of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in order to determine the
2983	name and address of the owner and any person who has filed a
2984	lien on the vehicle or vessel as provided in s. 319.27(2) or (3)
2985	or s. 328.15(1). On receipt of this information, the law
2986	enforcement agency shall mail a copy of the notice by certified
2987	mail, return receipt requested, to the owner and to the
2988	lienholder, if any. If, at the end of 5 days after posting the
2989	notice and mailing such notice, if required, the owner or any
2990	person interested in the lost or abandoned article or articles
2991	described has not removed the article or articles from public
2992	property or shown reasonable cause for failure to do so, the
2993	following shall apply:
2994	(b)  For lost property, the officer shall take custody and
2995	the agency shall retain custody of the property for 90 days. The
2996	agency shall publish notice of the intended disposition of the
2997	property, as provided in this section, during the first 45 days
2998	of this time period.
2999	1.  If the agency elects to retain the property for use by
3000	the unit of government, donate the property to a charitable
3001	organization, surrender such property to the finder, sell the
3002	property, or trade the property to another unit of local
3003	government or state agency, notice of such election shall be
3004	given by an advertisement published for 2 consecutive weeks on a
3005	publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
3006	for publication or once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a
3007	newspaper of general circulation in the county where the
3008	property was found if the value of the property is more than
3009	$100. If the value of the property is $100 or less, notice shall
3010	be given by posting a description of the property at the law
3011	enforcement agency where the property was turned in. The notice
3012	must be posted for not less than 2 consecutive weeks in a public
3013	place designated by the law enforcement agency. The notice must
3014	describe the property in a manner reasonably adequate to permit
3015	the rightful owner of the property to claim it.
3016	2.  If the agency elects to sell the property, it must do
3017	so at public sale by competitive bidding. Notice of the time and
3018	place of the sale shall be given by an advertisement of the sale
3019	published for the 4 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the
3020	sale on a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
3021	responsible for publication or once a week for 2 consecutive
3022	weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where
3023	the sale is to be held. The notice shall include a statement
3024	that the sale shall be subject to any and all liens. The sale
3025	must be held at the nearest suitable place to that where the
3026	lost or abandoned property is held or stored. The advertisement
3027	must include a description of the goods and the time and place
3028	of the sale. If advertised in the newspaper, the sale may take
3029	place no earlier than 10 days after the final publication. If
3030	there is no publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
3031	responsible for publication or newspaper of general circulation
3032	in the county where the sale is to be held, the advertisement
3033	shall be posted at the door of the courthouse and at three other
3034	public places in the county at least 10 days prior to sale.
3035	Notice of the agency's intended disposition shall describe the
3036	property in a manner reasonably adequate to permit the rightful
3037	owner of the property to identify it.
3038	Section 76.  Subsection (2) of section 715.109, Florida
3039	Statutes, is amended to read:
3040	715.109  Sale or disposition of abandoned property.--
3041	(2)  Notice of the time and place of the public sale shall
3042	be given by an advertisement of the sale published once a week
3043	for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
3044	where the sale is to be held or published during the 4 weeks
3045	immediately preceding the sale on a publicly accessible website
3046	maintained by the entity responsible for publication. The sale
3047	must be held at the nearest suitable place to that where the
3048	personal property is held or stored. The advertisement must
3049	include a description of the goods, the name of the former
3050	tenant, and the time and place of the sale. If advertised in the
3051	newspaper, the sale must take place at least 10 days after the
3052	first publication. If there is no newspaper of general
3053	circulation where the sale is to be held or no publicly
3054	accessible website maintained by the governing body responsible
3055	for publication, the advertisement must be posted at least 10
3056	days before the sale in not less than six conspicuous places in
3057	the neighborhood of the proposed sale. The last publication
3058	shall be at least 5 days before the sale is to be held. Notice
3059	of sale may be published before the last of the dates specified
3060	for taking possession of the property in any notice given
3061	pursuant to s. 715.104.
3062	Section 77.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3063	made by this act to section 50.011, Florida Statutes, in
3064	references thereto, the following sections or subdivisions of
3065	Florida Statutes are reenacted to read:
3066	193.122  Certificates of value adjustment board and
3067	property appraiser; extensions on the assessment rolls.--
3068	(2)  After the first certification of the tax rolls by the
3069	value adjustment board, the property appraiser shall make all
3070	required extensions on the rolls to show the tax attributable to
3071	all taxable property. Upon completion of these extensions, and
3072	upon satisfying himself or herself that all property is properly
3073	taxed, the property appraiser shall certify the tax rolls and
3074	shall within 1 week thereafter publish notice of the date and
3075	fact of extension and certification in a periodical meeting the
3076	requirements of s. 50.011 and publicly display a notice of the
3077	date of certification in the office of the property appraiser.
3078	The property appraiser shall also supply notice of the date of
3079	the certification to any taxpayer who requests one in writing.
3080	These certificates and notices shall be made in the form
3081	required by the department and shall be attached to each roll as
3082	required by the department by regulation.
3083	316.066  Written reports of crashes.--
3084	(5)
3085	(b)  Crash reports held by an agency under paragraph (a)
3086	may be made immediately available to the parties involved in the
3087	crash, their legal representatives, their licensed insurance
3088	agents, their insurers or insurers to which they have applied
3089	for coverage, persons under contract with such insurers to
3090	provide claims or underwriting information, prosecutorial
3091	authorities, victim services programs, radio and television
3092	stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission,
3093	newspapers qualified to publish legal notices under ss. 50.011
3094	and 50.031, and free newspapers of general circulation,
3095	published once a week or more often, available and of interest
3096	to the public generally for the dissemination of news. For the
3097	purposes of this section, the following products or publications
3098	are not newspapers as referred to in this section: those
3099	intended primarily for members of a particular profession or
3100	occupational group; those with the primary purpose of
3101	distributing advertising; and those with the primary purpose of
3102	publishing names and other personal identifying information
3103	concerning parties to motor vehicle crashes.
3104	Section 78.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3105	made by this act to section 100.342, Florida Statutes, in
3106	references thereto, the following sections or subdivisions of
3107	Florida Statutes are reenacted to read:
3108	100.211  Power to call bond referendum; notice
3109	required.--The board of county commissioners or the governing
3110	authority of any district or municipality may call a bond
3111	referendum under this code. In the event any referendum is
3112	called to decide whether a majority of the electors
3113	participating are in favor of the issuance of bonds in the
3114	county, district, or municipality, the board of county
3115	commissioners, or the governing authority of the municipality or
3116	district, shall by resolution order the bond referendum to be
3117	held in the county, district, or municipality and shall give
3118	notice of the election in the manner prescribed by s. 100.342.
3119	125.82  Charter adoption by ordinance.--
3120	(1)  As a supplemental and alternative way to the
3121	provisions of ss. 125.60-125.64, inclusive, the board of county
3122	commissioners may propose by ordinance a charter consistent with
3123	the provisions of this part and provide for a special election
3124	pursuant to the procedures established in s. 101.161(1) with
3125	notice published as provided in s. 100.342. The time period
3126	provided in s. 125.64 does not apply to the proposal of a
3127	charter by ordinance under this section.
3128	(2)  Any charter proposed under this section which was
3129	adopted by vote of the electors at an election conducted and
3130	noticed in conformance with the requirements of ss. 100.342 and
3131	101.161(1) is hereby ratified.
3132	Section 79.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3133	made by this act to section 125.66, Florida Statutes, in
3134	references thereto, the following sections or subdivisions of
3135	Florida Statutes are reenacted to read:
3136	125.56  Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building
3137	Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees;
3138	inspectors; etc.--
3139	(1)  The board of county commissioners of each of the
3140	several counties of the state is authorized to enforce the
3141	Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, as
3142	provided in ss. 553.80, 633.022, and 633.025, and, at its
3143	discretion, to adopt local technical amendments to the Florida
3144	Building Code, pursuant to s. 553.73(4)(b) and (c) and local
3145	technical amendments to the Florida Fire Prevention Code,
3146	pursuant to s. 633.0215, to provide for the safe construction,
3147	erection, alteration, repair, securing, and demolition of any
3148	building within its territory outside the corporate limits of
3149	any municipality. Upon a determination to consider amending the
3150	Florida Building Code or the Florida Fire Prevention Code by a
3151	majority of the members of the board of county commissioners of
3152	such county, the board shall call a public hearing and comply
3153	with the public notice requirements of s. 125.66(2). The board
3154	shall hear all interested parties at the public hearing and may
3155	then amend the building code or the fire code consistent with
3156	the terms and purposes of this act. Upon adoption, an amendment
3157	to the code shall be in full force and effect throughout the
3158	unincorporated area of such county until otherwise notified by
3159	the Florida Building Commission pursuant to s. 553.73 or the
3160	State Fire Marshal pursuant to s. 633.0215. Nothing herein
3161	contained shall be construed to prevent the board of county
3162	commissioners from repealing such amendment to the building code
3163	or the fire code at any regular meeting of such board.
3164	212.054  Discretionary sales surtax; limitations,
3165	administration, and collection.--
3166	(6)  The governing body of any county levying a
3167	discretionary sales surtax shall enact an ordinance levying the
3168	surtax in accordance with the procedures described in s.
3169	125.66(2).
3170	212.055  Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent;
3171	authorization and use of proceeds.--It is the legislative intent
3172	that any authorization for imposition of a discretionary sales
3173	surtax shall be published in the Florida Statutes as a
3174	subsection of this section, irrespective of the duration of the
3175	levy. Each enactment shall specify the types of counties
3176	authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be imposed; the
3177	maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed, if any; the
3178	procedure which must be followed to secure voter approval, if
3179	required; the purpose for which the proceeds may be expended;
3180	and such other requirements as the Legislature may provide.
3181	Taxable transactions and administrative procedures shall be as
3182	provided in s. 212.054.
3183	(2)  LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX.--
3184	(f)1.  Notwithstanding paragraph (d), a county that has a
3185	population of 50,000 or less on April 1, 1992, or any county
3186	designated as an area of critical state concern on the effective
3187	date of this act, and that imposed the surtax before July 1,
3188	1992, may use the proceeds and interest of the surtax for any
3189	public purpose if:
3190	a.  The debt service obligations for any year are met;
3191	b.  The county's comprehensive plan has been determined to
3192	be in compliance with part II of chapter 163; and
3193	c.  The county has adopted an amendment to the surtax
3194	ordinance pursuant to the procedure provided in s. 125.66
3195	authorizing additional uses of the surtax proceeds and interest.
3196	2.  A municipality located within a county that has a
3197	population of 50,000 or less on April 1, 1992, or within a
3198	county designated as an area of critical state concern on the
3199	effective date of this act, and that imposed the surtax before
3200	July 1, 1992, may not use the proceeds and interest of the
3201	surtax for any purpose other than an infrastructure purpose
3202	authorized in paragraph (d) unless the municipality's
3203	comprehensive plan has been determined to be in compliance with
3204	part II of chapter 163 and the municipality has adopted an
3205	amendment to its surtax ordinance or resolution pursuant to the
3206	procedure provided in s. 166.041 authorizing additional uses of
3207	the surtax proceeds and interest. Such municipality may expend
3208	the surtax proceeds and interest for any public purpose
3209	authorized in the amendment.
3210	3.  Those counties designated as an area of critical state
3211	concern which qualify to use the surtax for any public purpose
3212	may use only up to 10 percent of the surtax proceeds for any
3213	public purpose other than for infrastructure purposes authorized
3214	by this section. A county that was designated as an area of
3215	critical state concern for at least 20 consecutive years prior
3216	to removal of the designation, and that qualified to use the
3217	surtax for any public purpose at the time of the removal of the
3218	designation, may continue to use up to 10 percent of the surtax
3219	proceeds for any public purpose other than for infrastructure
3220	purposes for 20 years following removal of the designation,
3221	notwithstanding subparagraph (a)2. After expiration of the 20-
3222	year period, a county may continue to use up to 10 percent of
3223	the surtax proceeds for any public purpose other than for
3224	infrastructure if the county adopts an ordinance providing for
3225	such continued use of the surtax proceeds.
3226	Section 80.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3227	made by this act to sections 125.66 and 166.041, Florida
3228	Statutes, in references thereto, the following sections or
3229	subdivisions of Florida Statutes are reenacted to read:
3230	163.3164  Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
3231	Development Regulation Act; definitions.--As used in this act:
3232	(18)  "Public notice" means notice as required by s.
3233	125.66(2) for a county or by s. 166.041(3)(a) for a
3234	municipality. The public notice procedures required in this part
3235	are established as minimum public notice procedures.
3236	163.346  Notice to taxing authorities.--Before the
3237	governing body adopts any resolution or enacts any ordinance
3238	required under s. 163.355, s. 163.356, s. 163.357, or s.
3239	163.387; creates a community redevelopment agency; approves,
3240	adopts, or amends a community redevelopment plan; or issues
3241	redevelopment revenue bonds under s. 163.385, the governing body
3242	must provide public notice of such proposed action pursuant to
3243	s. 125.66(2) or s. 166.041(3)(a) and, at least 15 days before
3244	such proposed action, mail by registered mail a notice to each
3245	taxing authority which levies ad valorem taxes on taxable real
3246	property contained within the geographic boundaries of the
3247	redevelopment area.
3248	376.80  Brownfield program administration process.--
3249	(1)  A local government with jurisdiction over the
3250	brownfield area must notify the department of its decision to
3251	designate a brownfield area for rehabilitation for the purposes
3252	of ss. 376.77-376.86. The notification must include a
3253	resolution, by the local government body, to which is attached a
3254	map adequate to clearly delineate exactly which parcels are to
3255	be included in the brownfield area or alternatively a less-
3256	detailed map accompanied by a detailed legal description of the
3257	brownfield area. If a property owner within the area proposed
3258	for designation by the local government requests in writing to
3259	have his or her property removed from the proposed designation,
3260	the local government shall grant the request. For
3261	municipalities, the governing body shall adopt the resolution in
3262	accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 166.041, except
3263	that the notice for the public hearings on the proposed
3264	resolution must be in the form established in s. 166.041(3)(c)2.
3265	For counties, the governing body shall adopt the resolution in
3266	accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 125.66, except
3267	that the notice for the public hearings on the proposed
3268	resolution shall be in the form established in s. 125.66(4)(b)2.
3269	Section 81.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3270	made by this act to section 129.03, Florida Statutes, in a
3271	reference thereto, paragraph (l) of subsection (3) of section
3272	200.065, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3273	200.065  Method of fixing millage.--
3274	(3)  The advertisement shall be no less than one-quarter
3275	page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size newspaper, and
3276	the headline in the advertisement shall be in a type no smaller
3277	than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in that
3278	portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified
3279	advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be published in a
3280	newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or in a
3281	geographically limited insert of such newspaper. The geographic
3282	boundaries in which such insert is circulated shall include the
3283	geographic boundaries of the taxing authority. It is the
3284	legislative intent that, whenever possible, the advertisement
3285	appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week
3286	unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than 5
3287	days a week, or that the advertisement appear in a
3288	geographically limited insert of such newspaper which insert is
3289	published throughout the taxing authority's jurisdiction at
3290	least twice each week. It is further the legislative intent that
3291	the newspaper selected be one of general interest and readership
3292	in the community and not one of limited subject matter, pursuant
3293	to chapter 50.
3294	(l)  Any advertisement required pursuant to this section
3295	shall be accompanied by an adjacent notice meeting the budget
3296	summary requirements of s. 129.03(3)(b). Except for those taxing
3297	authorities proposing to levy ad valorem taxes for the first
3298	time, the following statement shall appear in the budget summary
3299	in boldfaced type immediately following the heading, if the
3300	applicable percentage is greater than zero:
3301
3302	THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET EXPENDITURES OF   (name of
3303	taxing authority)   ARE   (percent rounded to one decimal place)
3304	MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
3305
3306	For purposes of this paragraph, "proposed operating budget
3307	expenditures" or "operating expenditures" means all moneys of
3308	the local government, including dependent special districts,
3309	that:
3310	1.  Were or could be expended during the applicable fiscal
3311	year, or
3312	2.  Were or could be retained as a balance for future
3313	spending in the fiscal year.
3314
3315	Provided, however, those moneys held in or used in trust,
3316	agency, or internal service funds, and expenditures of bond
3317	proceeds for capital outlay or for advanced refunded debt
3318	principal, shall be excluded.
3319	Section 82.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3320	made by this act to section 129.06, Florida Statutes, in a
3321	reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 30.50, Florida
3322	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3323	30.50  Payment of salaries and expenses.--
3324	(4)  The sheriff shall keep necessary budget accounts and
3325	records, and shall charge all paid bills and payrolls to the
3326	proper budget accounts. The reserve for contingencies, or any
3327	part thereof, may be transferred to any of the budget
3328	appropriations, in the discretion of the sheriff. With the
3329	approval of the board of county commissioners, or of the budget
3330	commission if there is a budget commission in the county, the
3331	budget may be amended as provided for county budgets in s.
3332	129.06(2).
3333	Section 83.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3334	made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, in
3335	references thereto, the following sections or subdivisions of
3336	Florida Statutes are reenacted to read:
3337	163.3246  Local government comprehensive planning
3338	certification program.--
3339	(9)(a)  Upon certification all comprehensive plan
3340	amendments associated with the area certified must be adopted
3341	and reviewed in the manner described in ss. 163.3184(1), (2),
3342	(7), (14), (15), and (16) and 163.3187, such that state and
3343	regional agency review is eliminated. The department may not
3344	issue any objections, recommendations, and comments report on
3345	proposed plan amendments or a notice of intent on adopted plan
3346	amendments; however, affected persons, as defined by s.
3347	163.3184(1)(a), may file a petition for administrative review
3348	pursuant to the requirements of s. 163.3187(3)(a) to challenge
3349	the compliance of an adopted plan amendment.
3350	163.32465  State review of local comprehensive plans in
3351	urban areas.--
3352	(6)  ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES TO PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR PILOT
3353	PROGRAM.--
3354	(h)  Parties to a proceeding under this section may enter
3355	into compliance agreements using the process in s. 163.3184(16).
3356	Any remedial amendment adopted pursuant to a settlement
3357	agreement shall be provided to the agencies and governments
3358	listed in paragraph (4)(a).
3359	288.975  Military base reuse plans.--
3360	(10)  Within 60 days after receipt of a proposed military
3361	base reuse plan, these entities shall review and provide
3362	comments to the host local government. The commencement of this
3363	review period shall be advertised in newspapers of general
3364	circulation within the host local government and any affected
3365	local government to allow for public comment. No later than 180
3366	days after receipt and consideration of all comments, and the
3367	holding of at least two public hearings, the host local
3368	government shall adopt the military base reuse plan. The host
3369	local government shall comply with the notice requirements set
3370	forth in s. 163.3184(15) to ensure full public participation in
3371	this planning process.
3372	(12)  Following receipt of a petition, the petitioning
3373	party or parties and the host local government shall seek
3374	resolution of the issues in dispute. The issues in dispute shall
3375	be resolved as follows:
3376	(d)  Within 45 days after receiving the report from the
3377	state land planning agency, the Administration Commission shall
3378	take action to resolve the issues in dispute. In deciding upon a
3379	proper resolution, the Administration Commission shall consider
3380	the nature of the issues in dispute, any requests for a formal
3381	administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 120, the compliance
3382	of the parties with this section, the extent of the conflict
3383	between the parties, the comparative hardships and the public
3384	interest involved. If the Administration Commission incorporates
3385	in its final order a term or condition that requires any local
3386	government to amend its local government comprehensive plan, the
3387	local government shall amend its plan within 60 days after the
3388	issuance of the order. Such amendment or amendments shall be
3389	exempt from the limitation of the frequency of plan amendments
3390	contained in s. 163.3187(1), and a public hearing on such
3391	amendment or amendments pursuant to s. 163.3184(15)(b)1. shall
3392	not be required. The final order of the Administration
3393	Commission is subject to appeal pursuant to s. 120.68. If the
3394	order of the Administration Commission is appealed, the time for
3395	the local government to amend its plan shall be tolled during
3396	the pendency of any local, state, or federal administrative or
3397	judicial proceeding relating to the military base reuse plan.
3398	420.5095  Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot
3399	Program.--
3400	(9)  Notwithstanding s. 163.3184(3)-(6), any local
3401	government comprehensive plan amendment to implement a Community
3402	Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program project found
3403	consistent with the provisions of this section shall be
3404	expedited as provided in this subsection. At least 30 days prior
3405	to adopting a plan amendment under this subsection, the local
3406	government shall notify the state land planning agency of its
3407	intent to adopt such an amendment, and the notice shall include
3408	its evaluation related to site suitability and availability of
3409	facilities and services. The public notice of the hearing
3410	required by s. 163.3184(15)(b)2. shall include a statement that
3411	the local government intends to use the expedited adoption
3412	process authorized by this subsection. Such amendments shall
3413	require only a single public hearing before the governing board,
3414	which shall be an adoption hearing as described in s.
3415	163.3184(7). The state land planning agency shall issue its
3416	notice of intent pursuant to s. 163.3184(8) within 30 days after
3417	determining that the amendment package is complete. Any further
3418	proceedings shall be governed by ss. 163.3184(9)-(16).
3419	Amendments proposed under this section are not subject to s.
3420	163.3187(1), which limits the adoption of a comprehensive plan
3421	amendment to no more than two times during any calendar year.
3422	1013.30  University campus master plans and campus
3423	development agreements.--
3424	(6)  Before a campus master plan is adopted, a copy of the
3425	draft master plan must be sent for review or made available
3426	electronically to the host and any affected local governments,
3427	the state land planning agency, the Department of Environmental
3428	Protection, the Department of Transportation, the Department of
3429	State, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the
3430	applicable water management district and regional planning
3431	council. At the request of a governmental entity, a hard copy of
3432	the draft master plan shall be submitted within 7 business days
3433	of an electronic copy being made available. These agencies must
3434	be given 90 days after receipt of the campus master plans in
3435	which to conduct their review and provide comments to the
3436	university board of trustees. The commencement of this review
3437	period must be advertised in newspapers of general circulation
3438	within the host local government and any affected local
3439	government to allow for public comment. Following receipt and
3440	consideration of all comments and the holding of an informal
3441	information session and at least two public hearings within the
3442	host jurisdiction, the university board of trustees shall adopt
3443	the campus master plan. It is the intent of the Legislature that
3444	the university board of trustees comply with the notice
3445	requirements set forth in s. 163.3184(15) to ensure full public
3446	participation in this planning process. The informal public
3447	information session must be held before the first public
3448	hearing. The first public hearing shall be held before the draft
3449	master plan is sent to the agencies specified in this
3450	subsection. The second public hearing shall be held in
3451	conjunction with the adoption of the draft master plan by the
3452	university board of trustees. Campus master plans developed
3453	under this section are not rules and are not subject to chapter
3454	120 except as otherwise provided in this section.
3455	Section 84.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3456	made by this act to section 166.041, Florida Statutes, in
3457	references thereto, the following sections or subdivisions of
3458	Florida Statutes are reenacted to read:
3459	121.0511  Revocation of election and alternative plan.--The
3460	governing body of any municipality or independent special
3461	district that has elected to participate in the Florida
3462	Retirement System may revoke its election in accordance with the
3463	following procedure:
3464	(1)  No more than 30 days and at least 7 days before
3465	adopting a resolution to revoke the election, in order to
3466	establish an alternative retirement plan, a public hearing must
3467	be held on the proposed revocation and proposed alternative
3468	plan. Notice of this hearing must be given in accordance with
3469	the procedures specified in s. 166.041.
3470	163.3164  Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
3471	Development Regulation Act; definitions.--As used in this act:
3472	(18)  "Public notice" means notice as required by s.
3473	125.66(2) for a county or by s. 166.041(3)(a) for a
3474	municipality. The public notice procedures required in this part
3475	are established as minimum public notice procedures.
3476	163.3187  Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.--
3477	(1)  Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant to
3478	this part may be made not more than two times during any
3479	calendar year, except:
3480	(c)  Any local government comprehensive plan amendments
3481	directly related to proposed small scale development activities
3482	may be approved without regard to statutory limits on the
3483	frequency of consideration of amendments to the local
3484	comprehensive plan. A small scale development amendment may be
3485	adopted only under the following conditions:
3486	1.  The proposed amendment involves a use of 10 acres or
3487	fewer and:
3488	a.  The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all
3489	small scale development amendments adopted by the local
3490	government shall not exceed:
3491	(I)  A maximum of 120 acres in a local government that
3492	contains areas specifically designated in the local
3493	comprehensive plan for urban infill, urban redevelopment, or
3494	downtown revitalization as defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill
3495	and redevelopment areas designated under s. 163.2517,
3496	transportation concurrency exception areas approved pursuant to
3497	s. 163.3180(5), or regional activity centers and urban central
3498	business districts approved pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e);
3499	however, amendments under this paragraph may be applied to no
3500	more than 60 acres annually of property outside the designated
3501	areas listed in this sub-sub-subparagraph. Amendments adopted
3502	pursuant to paragraph (k) shall not be counted toward the
3503	acreage limitations for small scale amendments under this
3504	paragraph.
3505	(II)  A maximum of 80 acres in a local government that does
3506	not contain any of the designated areas set forth in sub-sub-
3507	subparagraph (I).
3508	(III)  A maximum of 120 acres in a county established
3509	pursuant to s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
3510	b.  The proposed amendment does not involve the same
3511	property granted a change within the prior 12 months.
3512	c.  The proposed amendment does not involve the same
3513	owner's property within 200 feet of property granted a change
3514	within the prior 12 months.
3515	d.  The proposed amendment does not involve a text change
3516	to the goals, policies, and objectives of the local government's
3517	comprehensive plan, but only proposes a land use change to the
3518	future land use map for a site-specific small scale development
3519	activity.
3520	e.  The property that is the subject of the proposed
3521	amendment is not located within an area of critical state
3522	concern, unless the project subject to the proposed amendment
3523	involves the construction of affordable housing units meeting
3524	the criteria of s. 420.0004(3), and is located within an area of
3525	critical state concern designated by s. 380.0552 or by the
3526	Administration Commission pursuant to s. 380.05(1). Such
3527	amendment is not subject to the density limitations of sub-
3528	subparagraph f., and shall be reviewed by the state land
3529	planning agency for consistency with the principles for guiding
3530	development applicable to the area of critical state concern
3531	where the amendment is located and shall not become effective
3532	until a final order is issued under s. 380.05(6).
3533	f.  If the proposed amendment involves a residential land
3534	use, the residential land use has a density of 10 units or less
3535	per acre or the proposed future land use category allows a
3536	maximum residential density of the same or less than the maximum
3537	residential density allowable under the existing future land use
3538	category, except that this limitation does not apply to small
3539	scale amendments involving the construction of affordable
3540	housing units meeting the criteria of s. 420.0004(3) on property
3541	which will be the subject of a land use restriction agreement,
3542	or small scale amendments described in sub-sub-subparagraph
3543	a.(I) that are designated in the local comprehensive plan for
3544	urban infill, urban redevelopment, or downtown revitalization as
3545	defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill and redevelopment areas
3546	designated under s. 163.2517, transportation concurrency
3547	exception areas approved pursuant to s. 163.3180(5), or regional
3548	activity centers and urban central business districts approved
3549	pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e).
3550	2.a.  A local government that proposes to consider a plan
3551	amendment pursuant to this paragraph is not required to comply
3552	with the procedures and public notice requirements of s.
3553	163.3184(15)(c) for such plan amendments if the local government
3554	complies with the provisions in s. 125.66(4)(a) for a county or
3555	in s. 166.041(3)(c) for a municipality. If a request for a plan
3556	amendment under this paragraph is initiated by other than the
3557	local government, public notice is required.
3558	b.  The local government shall send copies of the notice
3559	and amendment to the state land planning agency, the regional
3560	planning council, and any other person or entity requesting a
3561	copy. This information shall also include a statement
3562	identifying any property subject to the amendment that is
3563	located within a coastal high-hazard area as identified in the
3564	local comprehensive plan.
3565	3.  Small scale development amendments adopted pursuant to
3566	this paragraph require only one public hearing before the
3567	governing board, which shall be an adoption hearing as described
3568	in s. 163.3184(7), and are not subject to the requirements of s.
3569	163.3184(3)-(6) unless the local government elects to have them
3570	subject to those requirements.
3571	4.  If the small scale development amendment involves a
3572	site within an area that is designated by the Governor as a
3573	rural area of critical economic concern under s. 288.0656(7) for
3574	the duration of such designation, the 10-acre limit listed in
3575	subparagraph 1. shall be increased by 100 percent to 20 acres.
3576	The local government approving the small scale plan amendment
3577	shall certify to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
3578	Development that the plan amendment furthers the economic
3579	objectives set forth in the executive order issued under s.
3580	288.0656(7), and the property subject to the plan amendment
3581	shall undergo public review to ensure that all concurrency
3582	requirements and federal, state, and local environmental permit
3583	requirements are met.
3584	163.346  Notice to taxing authorities.--Before the
3585	governing body adopts any resolution or enacts any ordinance
3586	required under s. 163.355, s. 163.356, s. 163.357, or s.
3587	163.387; creates a community redevelopment agency; approves,
3588	adopts, or amends a community redevelopment plan; or issues
3589	redevelopment revenue bonds under s. 163.385, the governing body
3590	must provide public notice of such proposed action pursuant to
3591	s. 125.66(2) or s. 166.041(3)(a) and, at least 15 days before
3592	such proposed action, mail by registered mail a notice to each
3593	taxing authority which levies ad valorem taxes on taxable real
3594	property contained within the geographic boundaries of the
3595	redevelopment area.
3596	376.80  Brownfield program administration process.--
3597	(1)  A local government with jurisdiction over the
3598	brownfield area must notify the department of its decision to
3599	designate a brownfield area for rehabilitation for the purposes
3600	of ss. 376.77-376.86. The notification must include a
3601	resolution, by the local government body, to which is attached a
3602	map adequate to clearly delineate exactly which parcels are to
3603	be included in the brownfield area or alternatively a less-
3604	detailed map accompanied by a detailed legal description of the
3605	brownfield area. If a property owner within the area proposed
3606	for designation by the local government requests in writing to
3607	have his or her property removed from the proposed designation,
3608	the local government shall grant the request. For
3609	municipalities, the governing body shall adopt the resolution in
3610	accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 166.041, except
3611	that the notice for the public hearings on the proposed
3612	resolution must be in the form established in s. 166.041(3)(c)2.
3613	For counties, the governing body shall adopt the resolution in
3614	accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 125.66, except
3615	that the notice for the public hearings on the proposed
3616	resolution shall be in the form established in s. 125.66(4)(b)2.
3617	Section 85.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3618	made by this act to section 170.07, Florida Statutes, in a
3619	reference thereto, section 170.08, Florida Statutes, is
3620	reenacted to read:
3621	170.08  Final consideration of special assessments;
3622	equalizing board to hear complaints and adjust assessments;
3623	rebate of difference in cost and assessment.--At the time and
3624	place named in the notice provided for in s. 170.07, the
3625	governing authority of the municipality shall meet and hear
3626	testimony from affected property owners as to the propriety and
3627	advisability of making the improvements and funding them with
3628	special assessments on property. Following the testimony, the
3629	governing authority of the municipality shall make a final
3630	decision on whether to levy the special assessments. Thereafter,
3631	the governing authority shall meet as an equalizing board to
3632	hear and consider any and all complaints as to the special
3633	assessments and shall adjust and equalize the assessments on a
3634	basis of justice and right. When so equalized and approved by
3635	resolution or ordinance of the governing authority, a final
3636	assessment roll shall be filed with the governing authority of
3637	the municipality, and such assessments shall stand confirmed and
3638	remain legal, valid, and binding first liens upon the property
3639	against which such assessments are made until paid; however,
3640	upon completion of the improvement, the municipality shall
3641	credit to each of the assessments the difference in the
3642	assessment as originally made, approved, and confirmed and the
3643	proportionate part of the actual cost of the improvement to be
3644	paid by special assessments as finally determined upon the
3645	completion of the improvement, but in no event shall the final
3646	assessments exceed the amount of benefits originally assessed.
3647	Promptly after such confirmation, the assessments shall be
3648	recorded by the city clerk in a special book, to be known as the
3649	"Improvement Lien Book," and the record of the lien in this book
3650	shall constitute prima facie evidence of its validity. The
3651	governing authority of the municipality may by resolution grant
3652	a discount equal to all or a part of the payee's proportionate
3653	share of the cost of the project consisting of bond financing
3654	costs, such as capitalized interest, funded reserves, and bond
3655	discount included in the estimated cost of the project, upon
3656	payment in full of any assessment during such period prior to
3657	the time such financing costs are incurred as may be specified
3658	by the governing authority.
3659	Section 86.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3660	made by this act to section 189.4044, Florida Statutes, in a
3661	reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 189.4042, Florida
3662	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3663	189.4042  Merger and dissolution procedures.--
3664	(2)  The merger or dissolution of an independent special
3665	district or a dependent district created and operating pursuant
3666	to a special act may only be effectuated by the Legislature
3667	unless otherwise provided by general law. If an inactive
3668	independent district was created by a county or municipality
3669	through a referendum, the county or municipality that created
3670	the district may dissolve the district after publishing notice
3671	as described in s. 189.4044. If an independent district was
3672	created by a county or municipality by referendum or any other
3673	procedure, the county or municipality that created the district
3674	may merge or dissolve the district pursuant to the same
3675	procedure by which the independent district was created.
3676	However, for any independent district that has ad valorem
3677	taxation powers, the same procedure required to grant such
3678	independent district ad valorem taxation powers shall also be
3679	required to dissolve or merge the district.
3680	Section 87.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3681	made by this act to section 189.417, Florida Statutes, in a
3682	reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
3683	189.404, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3684	189.404  Legislative intent for the creation of independent
3685	special districts; special act prohibitions; model elements and
3686	other requirements; general-purpose local government/Governor
3687	and Cabinet creation authorizations.--
3688	(2)  SPECIAL ACTS PROHIBITED.--Pursuant to s. 11(a)(21),
3689	Art. III of the State Constitution, the Legislature hereby
3690	prohibits special laws or general laws of local application
3691	which:
3692	(d)  Exempt an independent special district from the
3693	reporting, notice, or public meetings requirements of s.
3694	189.4085, s. 189.415, s. 189.417, or s. 189.418;
3695	Section 88.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3696	made by this act to sections 194.037 and 200.065, Florida
3697	Statutes, in references thereto, section 200.068, Florida
3698	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3699	200.068  Certification of compliance with this
3700	chapter.--Not later than 30 days following adoption of an
3701	ordinance or resolution establishing a property tax levy, each
3702	taxing authority shall certify compliance with the provisions of
3703	this chapter to the Department of Revenue. In addition to a
3704	statement of compliance, such certification shall include a copy
3705	of the ordinance or resolution so adopted; a copy of the
3706	certification of value showing rolled-back millage and proposed
3707	millage rates, as provided to the property appraiser pursuant to
3708	s. 200.065(1) and (2)(b); maximum millage rates calculated
3709	pursuant to s. 200.065(5), s. 200.185, or s. 200.186, together
3710	with values and calculations upon which the maximum millage
3711	rates are based; and a certified copy of the advertisement, as
3712	published pursuant to s. 200.065(3). In certifying compliance,
3713	the governing body of the county shall also include a certified
3714	copy of the notice required under s. 194.037. However, if the
3715	value adjustment board completes its hearings after the deadline
3716	for certification under this section, the county shall submit
3717	such copy to the department not later than 30 days following
3718	completion of such hearings.
3719	Section 89.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3720	made by this act to section 200.065, Florida Statutes, in
3721	references thereto, the following sections or subdivisions of
3722	Florida Statutes are reenacted to read:
3723	192.0105  Taxpayer rights.--There is created a Florida
3724	Taxpayer's Bill of Rights for property taxes and assessments to
3725	guarantee that the rights, privacy, and property of the
3726	taxpayers of this state are adequately safeguarded and protected
3727	during tax levy, assessment, collection, and enforcement
3728	processes administered under the revenue laws of this state. The
3729	Taxpayer's Bill of Rights compiles, in one document, brief but
3730	comprehensive statements that summarize the rights and
3731	obligations of the property appraisers, tax collectors, clerks
3732	of the court, local governing boards, the Department of Revenue,
3733	and taxpayers. Additional rights afforded to payors of taxes and
3734	assessments imposed under the revenue laws of this state are
3735	provided in s. 213.015. The rights afforded taxpayers to assure
3736	that their privacy and property are safeguarded and protected
3737	during tax levy, assessment, and collection are available only
3738	insofar as they are implemented in other parts of the Florida
3739	Statutes or rules of the Department of Revenue. The rights so
3740	guaranteed to state taxpayers in the Florida Statutes and the
3741	departmental rules include:
3742	(1)  THE RIGHT TO KNOW.--
3743	(b)  The right to notification of a public hearing on each
3744	taxing authority's tentative budget and proposed millage rate
3745	and advertisement of a public hearing to finalize the budget and
3746	adopt a millage rate (see s. 200.065(2)(c) and (d)).
3747	(c)  The right to advertised notice of the amount by which
3748	the tentatively adopted millage rate results in taxes that
3749	exceed the previous year's taxes (see s. 200.065(2)(d) and (3)).
3750	The right to notification by first-class mail of a comparison of
3751	the amount of the taxes to be levied from the proposed millage
3752	rate under the tentative budget change, compared to the previous
3753	year's taxes, and also compared to the taxes that would be
3754	levied if no budget change is made (see ss. 200.065(2)(b) and
3755	200.069(2), (3), (4), and (9)).
3756	200.068  Certification of compliance with this
3757	chapter.--Not later than 30 days following adoption of an
3758	ordinance or resolution establishing a property tax levy, each
3759	taxing authority shall certify compliance with the provisions of
3760	this chapter to the Department of Revenue. In addition to a
3761	statement of compliance, such certification shall include a copy
3762	of the ordinance or resolution so adopted; a copy of the
3763	certification of value showing rolled-back millage and proposed
3764	millage rates, as provided to the property appraiser pursuant to
3765	s. 200.065(1) and (2)(b); maximum millage rates calculated
3766	pursuant to s. 200.065(5), s. 200.185, or s. 200.186, together
3767	with values and calculations upon which the maximum millage
3768	rates are based; and a certified copy of the advertisement, as
3769	published pursuant to s. 200.065(3). In certifying compliance,
3770	the governing body of the county shall also include a certified
3771	copy of the notice required under s. 194.037. However, if the
3772	value adjustment board completes its hearings after the deadline
3773	for certification under this section, the county shall submit
3774	such copy to the department not later than 30 days following
3775	completion of such hearings.
3776	286.0105  Notices of meetings and hearings must advise that
3777	a record is required to appeal.--Each board, commission, or
3778	agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof
3779	shall include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if notice
3780	of the meeting or hearing is required, of such board,
3781	commission, or agency, conspicuously on such notice, the advice
3782	that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the
3783	board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter
3784	considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a
3785	record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she
3786	may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
3787	made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon
3788	which the appeal is to be based. The requirements of this
3789	section do not apply to the notice provided in s. 200.065(3).
3790	Section 90.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3791	made by this act to sections 205.032 and 205.042, Florida
3792	Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (1) of section
3793	205.054, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3794	205.054  Business tax; partial exemption for engaging in
3795	business or occupation in enterprise zone.--
3796	(1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 205.033(1)(a) or
3797	s. 205.043(1)(a), the governing body of a county or municipality
3798	may authorize by appropriate resolution or ordinance, adopted
3799	pursuant to the procedure established in s. 205.032 or s.
3800	205.042, the exemption of 50 percent of the business tax levied
3801	for the privilege of engaging in or managing any business,
3802	profession, or occupation in the respective jurisdiction of the
3803	county or municipality when such privilege is exercised at a
3804	permanent business location or branch office located in an
3805	enterprise zone.
3806	Section 91.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3807	made by this act to section 255.0525, Florida Statutes, in a
3808	reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
3809	155.40, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3810	155.40  Sale or lease of county, district, or municipal
3811	hospital; effect of sale.--
3812	(4)  In the event the governing board of a county,
3813	district, or municipal hospital elects to sell or lease the
3814	hospital, the board shall:
3815	(b)  Publicly advertise the offer to accept proposals in
3816	accordance with s. 255.0525 and receive proposals from all
3817	interested and qualified purchasers.
3818
3819	Any sale must be for fair market value, and any sale or lease
3820	must comply with all applicable state and federal antitrust
3821	laws.
3822	Section 92.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3823	made by this act to section 298.301, Florida Statutes, in a
3824	reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 298.77, Florida
3825	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3826	298.77  Readjustment of assessments; procedure, notice,
3827	hearings.--
3828	(1)  Whenever the owners of 25 percent or more of the
3829	acreage of the land of any district situated wholly in a single
3830	county existing under the general drainage laws of this state,
3831	now this chapter, joined by the holders of not less than 95
3832	percent of the indebtedness outstanding against that district,
3833	shall file a petition with the board of supervisors, stating
3834	that there has been a material change in the value of the
3835	property in the district since the last previous assessment of
3836	benefits, contributed to by the drainage system; that a
3837	relatively large portion or portions of the district have become
3838	nontaxable for the purpose of paying the indebtedness of such
3839	district; that a named person, corporation, or agency has
3840	purchased the obligations of the district at a discount and
3841	under circumstances whereby the district is expected to pay in
3842	discharge of its obligations a sum greatly less than the par
3843	value of such obligations; that improvements within the district
3844	made possible or practicable by the drainage effected have been
3845	such as to enhance values in a portion or portions thereof more
3846	than in other portions of the district; and that developments in
3847	all parts of the district are believed to have been retarded by
3848	the inability of property owners to pay assessments and
3849	discharge individual properties from the lien of the drainage
3850	tax; and praying for readjustment of the assessment of benefits
3851	for the purpose of making a more equitable basis for the levy of
3852	taxes to pay the indebtedness of such district and to maintain
3853	its drainage system, the board of supervisors shall give notice
3854	of the filing and hearing of the petition in the manner and for
3855	the time provided for in s. 298.301.
3856	Section 93.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3857	made by this act to section 705.103, Florida Statutes, in a
3858	reference thereto, the following sections or subdivisions of
3859	Florida Statutes are reenacted to read:
3860	705.104  Title to lost or abandoned property.--
3861	(1)  Title to lost or abandoned property is hereby vested
3862	in the finder upon the expiration of the 90-day custodial time
3863	period specified in s. 705.103(2)(b), provided the notice
3864	requirements of s. 705.103 have been met, unless the rightful
3865	owner or a lienholder claims the property within that time.
3866	717.119  Payment or delivery of unclaimed property.--
3867	(5)  All intangible and tangible property held in a safe-
3868	deposit box or any other safekeeping repository reported under
3869	s. 717.117 shall not be delivered to the department until 120
3870	days after the report due date. The delivery of the property,
3871	through the United States mail or any other carrier, shall be
3872	insured by the holder at an amount equal to the estimated value
3873	of the property. Each package shall be clearly marked on the
3874	outside "Deliver Unopened." A holder's safe-deposit box contents
3875	shall be delivered to the department in a single shipment. In
3876	lieu of a single shipment, holders may provide the department
3877	with a single detailed shipping schedule that includes package
3878	tracking information for all packages being sent pursuant to
3879	this section.
3880	(b)  Any firearm or ammunition found in an unclaimed safe-
3881	deposit box or any other safekeeping repository shall be
3882	delivered by the holder to a law enforcement agency for disposal
3883	pursuant to s. 705.103(2)(b) with the balance of the proceeds
3884	deposited into the State School Fund if the firearm is sold.
3885	However, the department is authorized to make a reasonable
3886	attempt to ascertain the historical value to collectors of any
3887	firearm that has been delivered to the department. Any firearm
3888	appearing to have historical value to collectors may be sold by
3889	the department pursuant to s. 717.122 to a person having a
3890	federal firearms license. Any firearm which is not sold pursuant
3891	to s. 717.122 shall be delivered by the department to a law
3892	enforcement agency in this state for disposal pursuant to s.
3893	705.103(2)(b) with the balance of the proceeds deposited into
3894	the State School Fund if the firearm is sold. The department
3895	shall not be administratively, civilly, or criminally liable for
3896	any firearm delivered by the department to a law enforcement
3897	agency in this state for disposal.
3898	Section 94.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.

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