Senate Bill 1806

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1806

    By Senator Cowin





    11-1033-98

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the surcharge on the sale of

  3         alcoholic beverages for consumption on the

  4         premises; providing legislative intent with

  5         respect to encouraging the employment of

  6         participants in the WAGES program; requiring

  7         the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

  8         Development to certify to the President of the

  9         Senate and the Speaker of the House of

10         Representatives the amount of taxes and the

11         economic benefit generated by the restaurant

12         industry from employing WAGES participants and

13         to add that amount to the total amount of

14         certain beverage taxes and penalties paid

15         during a specified calendar year; providing for

16         the repeal of s. 561.501, F.S., relating to the

17         surcharge on the sale of alcoholic beverages,

18         if the total amount of the surcharge exceeds a

19         specified figure; providing an effective date.

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

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23         Section 1.  The Legislature recognizes that the

24  restaurant industry is uniquely qualified to provide

25  employment opportunities for a significant number of WAGES

26  participants. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature

27  to encourage employment of WAGES participants by the

28  restaurant industry. By March 1, 1999, the Office of Tourism,

29  Trade, and Economic Development shall certify to the President

30  of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

31  the amount of taxes and the dollar value of economic benefits

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1806
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  1  generated by the restaurant industry from the employment of

  2  participants in the WAGES program during the 1998 calendar

  3  year. The total of the amount of taxes and the dollar value of

  4  economic benefits reported to the President of the Senate and

  5  the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be added to

  6  the amount of taxes paid during the 1998 calendar year under

  7  sections 563.05, 564.06, and 565.12, Florida Statutes, and

  8  payments made to the state under section 561.54, Florida

  9  Statutes. If the total of these amounts is greater than $535

10  million, effective July 1, 1999, section 561.501, Florida

11  Statutes, is repealed.

12         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

13  law.

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16                          SENATE SUMMARY

17    Requires that the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
      Development certify to the President of the Senate and
18    the Speaker of the House of Representatives the amount of
      taxes and the economic benefit generated by the
19    restaurant industry from employing participants in the
      WAGES program and add that amount to the total amount of
20    certain beverage taxes and penalties paid during the 1998
      calendar year. Provides that if such total amount exceeds
21    $535 million, s. 561.501, F.S., relating to the surcharge
      on the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the
22    premises, is repealed effective July 1, 1999.

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