Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 770
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/17/2016           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Altman)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (456936) (with directory and
    2  title amendments)
    3  
    4         Between lines 125 and 126
    5  insert:
    6         (h) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), if approved by a
    7  majority of the electors of the county voting in a referendum,
    8  the proceeds of the surtax authorized by this subsection, and
    9  any accrued interest, may be used for the purpose of funding
   10  capital projects to restore natural water bodies for public use,
   11  including tributaries, canals, stormwater conveyance systems,
   12  and channels that are directly connected to such natural water
   13  bodies. Such capital projects are limited to dredging operations
   14  related to ecologically beneficial muck removal.
   15         Between lines 344 and 345
   16  insert:
   17         Section 8. Subsections (5) and (8) of s. 202.19, subsection
   18  (3) of s. 202.20, subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection
   19  (2), and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) of s. 212.054,
   20  s. 212.0597, paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of s. 212.20, and
   21  paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of s. 1013.736, Florida
   22  Statutes, are reenacted for the purpose of incorporating the
   23  amendment made by this act to s. 212.055(2), Florida Statutes,
   24  in references thereto.
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   27  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   28         Delete lines 7 - 8
   29  and insert:
   30         Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
   31  212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraph (h) of
   32  that subsection is redesignated as paragraph (i), and a new
   33  paragraph (h) is added to that subsection, to read:
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   36  And the title is amended as follows:
   37         Delete line 362
   38  and insert:
   39         proceeds; authorizing proceeds from a discretionary
   40         sales surtax to fund capital projects for restoration
   41         of natural water bodies for public use under certain
   42         circumstances; limiting projects to dredging
   43         operations related to ecologically beneficial muck
   44         removal; amending s. 215.619, F.S.; expanding the use
   45         Delete line 397
   46  and insert:
   47         facilities; reenacting s. 202.19(5) and (8), F.S.,
   48         relating to the local communications services tax, s.
   49         202.20(3), F.S., relating to local communications
   50         services tax conversion rates, s. 212.054(1), (2)(a),
   51         and (4)(a) and (b), F.S., relating to discretionary
   52         sales surtaxes, s. 212.0597, F.S., relating to the
   53         maximum tax on fractional aircraft ownership
   54         interests, s. 212.20(6)(b), F.S., relating to the
   55         proceeds of discretionary sales surtaxes, and s.
   56         1013.736(2)(b), F.S., relating to eligibility for the
   57         District Effort Recognition Program, to incorporate
   58         the amendment made to s. 212.055(2), F.S., in
   59         references thereto; providing an effective date.