Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1632
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Diaz de la Portilla moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (694030) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Between lines 2627 and 2628
    5  insert:
    6         Section 55. The governing body of a municipality that
    7  created a downtown development authority and was authorized to
    8  levy an additional ad valorem tax under chapter 65-1090, Laws of
    9  Florida, may continue to levy said additional ad valorem tax on
   10  all real and personal property in the downtown district of up to
   11  0.5 mill for the purpose of financing the operation of the
   12  authority. The levy of the ad valorem tax shall be in addition
   13  to regular ad valorem taxes and special assessments for
   14  improvements imposed by the governing body of the municipality;
   15  however, the combined levy may not exceed the maximum millage
   16  authorized for municipal purposes under s. 9(b), Article VII of
   17  the State Constitution.
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   20  And the title is amended as follows:
   21         Delete line 3340
   22  and insert:
   23         districts; authorizing certain municipalities to
   24         continue levying an additional ad valorem tax to
   25         finance the operation of a downtown development
   26         authority; providing that the tax is in addition to
   27         regular ad valorem taxes and assessments imposed by
   28         the municipality; prohibiting the combined taxes and
   29         assessments of the municipality from exceeding a
   30         specified millage; amending ss. 11.45, 100.011,
   31         101.657,