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House Bill 1295




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1295

        By Representative D. Prewitt






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Cities of Port Richey

  3         and New Port Richey, Pasco County; abolishing

  4         the City of Port Richey; annexing the lands

  5         comprising that city into the City of New Port

  6         Richey and providing for the City of New Port

  7         Richey to assume the assets and liabilities of

  8         the City of Port Richey; providing for a

  9         referendum; providing effective dates.

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

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13         Section 1.  The City of Port Richey, created by chapter

14  11034, Laws of Florida, 1925, as amended by chapter 21505,

15  Laws of Florida, 1941, and by chapters 61-2716, 61-2717,

16  61-2718, 61-2719, 67-1954, and 67-1955, Laws of Florida, is

17  abolished, and the lands comprising the City of Port Richey

18  are annexed into the City of New Port Richey.

19         Section 2.  The City of New Port Richey shall assume

20  all assets and liabilities of the City of Port Richey.

21         Section 3.  This act, except for this section, which

22  shall take effect July 1, 1997, shall take effect January 1,

23  1998, but only if sections 1 and 2 of this act are approved by

24  a majority vote of those electors who reside in the City of

25  New Port Richey who vote in a referendum to be held on

26  September 9, 1997, and by a majority vote of those electors

27  who reside in the City of Port Richey who vote in a referendum

28  to be held on September 9, 1997.  The referendum shall be

29  conducted by the Supervisor of Elections of Pasco County

30  throughout the territory comprising both cities and paid for

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1295

    566-115-97






  1  by the City of New Port Richey.  The following statement shall

  2  be placed on the ballot:

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  4         Shall the City of Port Richey be incorporated into the

  5  City of New Port Richey, and the assets and liabilities of the

  6  City of Port Richey be assumed by the City of New Port Richey

  7  effective January 1, 1998?

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