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House Bill 0525

Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 525 By Representative Eggelletion 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to municipal special 3 assessments; amending s. 170.201, F.S.; 4 exempting public schools from payment of 5 emergency medical service assessments; 6 providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1. Section 170.201, Florida Statutes, 1996 11 Supplement, is amended to read: 12 170.201 Special assessments; exemption.-- 13 (1) In addition to other lawful authority to levy and 14 collect special assessments, the governing body of a 15 municipality may levy and collect special assessments to fund 16 capital improvements and municipal services, including, but 17 not limited to, fire protection, emergency medical services, 18 garbage disposal, sewer improvement, street improvement, and 19 parking facilities. The governing body of a municipality may 20 apportion costs of such special assessments based on: 21 (a)(1) The front or square footage of each parcel of 22 land; or 23 (b)(2) An alternative methodology, so long as the 24 amount of the assessment for each parcel of land is not in 25 excess of the proportional benefits as compared to other 26 assessments on other parcels of land. 27 (2) All public schools are exempt from paying 28 emergency medical service assessments authorized by subsection 29 (1). 30 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 31 law. 1 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 525 503-141-97 1 ***************************************** 2 HOUSE SUMMARY 3 Exempts public schools from payment of emergency medical 4 service assessments levied by the governing body of a municipality. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2