CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.House Bill 1467
Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 1467
By Representative Livingston
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the uniform method for
3 collecting non-ad valorem assessments; amending
4 s. 197.3632, F.S.; authorizing the use of the
5 uniform method to collect non-ad valorem
6 assessments regardless of specified
7 circumstances; providing legislative intent;
8 ratifying certain ordinances; providing an
9 effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Subsections (9) and (10) of section
14 197.3632, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
15 197.3632 Uniform method for the levy, collection, and
16 enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments.--
17 (9)(a) A local government may elect to use the uniform
18 method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments as authorized
19 by this section for any capital project assessment levied
20 pursuant to general or special law or municipal or county
21 ordinance, whether or not such assessment was initially
22 imposed before prior to January 1, 1990, or has previously
23 been collected by another method.
24 (10)(a) Capital project assessments may be levied and
25 collected before the prior to completion of the capital
26 project.
27 (b)1. Except as provided in this subsection, the local
28 government shall comply with all of the requirements set forth
29 in subsections (1) through (8) for capital project
30 assessments.
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1 2. The requirements set forth in subsection (4) are
2 shall be deemed satisfied for capital project assessments if:
3 a. The local government adopts or reaffirms the non-ad
4 valorem assessment roll at a public hearing held at any time
5 before prior to certification of the non-ad valorem assessment
6 roll pursuant to subsection (5) for the first year in which
7 the capital project assessment is to be collected in the
8 manner authorized by this section; and
9 b. The local government provides notice of the public
10 hearing in the manner provided in paragraph (4)(b).
11 3. The local government is shall not be required to
12 allow prepayment for capital project assessments as set forth
13 in paragraph (8)(b); however, if prepayment is allowed, the
14 errors and insolvency procedures available for use in the
15 collection of ad valorem taxes pursuant to s. 197.492 must
16 shall be followed.
17 (c) Any hearing or notice required by this section may
18 be combined with any other hearing or notice required by this
19 section or by the general or special law or municipal or
20 county ordinance pursuant to which a capital project
21 assessment is levied.
22 (11)(10) The department shall adopt rules to
23 administer implement the provisions of this section.
24 Section 2. It is the intent of the Legislature that
25 this act is merely a clarification of existing law. Any
26 provision of an ordinance which authorizes the use of the
27 uniform method of collection for the collection of a non-ad
28 valorem assessment, regardless of whether it was initially
29 imposed before January 1, 1990, or previously has been
30 collected by another method, is hereby ratified.
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1 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
2 law.
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5 SENATE SUMMARY
6 Authorizes the use of the uniform method of collecting
non-ad valorem assessments, irrespective of whether such
7 assessments were imposed before January 1, 1990, or
previously have been collected by another method.
8 Provides legislative intent that this act is merely a
clarification of existing law. Ratifies certain
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