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House Bill 0619e1




                                       HB 619, First Engrossed/ntc



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Matlacha and Pine Island

  3         Fire Control District, Lee County; repealing

  4         ss. 12, 13, 14, and 15 of ch. 63-1558, Laws of

  5         Florida, as amended, relating to emergency

  6         ambulance service, annual assessments therefor,

  7         adoption of fees or service charges, and

  8         requirement of a referendum election in order

  9         to dissolve the district; creating new ss. 12

10         and 13 of ch. 63-1558, Laws of Florida, as

11         amended; providing for emergency medical rescue

12         response services; providing for the levying of

13         taxes to support same; renumbering subsequent

14         sections of ch. 63-1558, Laws of Florida, as

15         amended; providing for a referendum; providing

16         an effective date.

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

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20         Section 1.  Sections 12, 13, and 14 of chapter 63-1558,

21  Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 79-501, Laws of

22  Florida, are hereby repealed, and remaining sections are

23  renumbered accordingly.

24         Section 2.  Section 12 of chapter 63-1558, Laws of

25  Florida, as amended by chapter 79-501, Laws of Florida, is

26  created to read:

27         Section 12.  The Fire Control Board of the Matlacha and

28  Pine Island Fire Control District shall have the right, power,

29  and authority to employ such personnel as deemed necessary for

30  the proper function and operation of the Fire Department for

31  the establishment and maintenance of emergency medical and


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                                       HB 619, First Engrossed/ntc



  1  rescue response services, and for the acquisition and

  2  maintenance of rescue, medical, and other emergency equipment,

  3  subject to the provisions of chapter 401, Florida Statutes,

  4  and any certificate of public convenience and necessity or its

  5  equivalent issued thereunder.

  6         Section 3.  Section 6 of chapter 63-1558, Laws of

  7  Florida, is amended to read:

  8         Section 6.  Upon the receipt of such estimate and

  9  certificate of posting, the Board of County Commissioners

10  shall cause the same to be recorded in the minutes of the

11  County Commissioners' meeting meetings, and at the time of

12  making and fixing the rate of annual taxation for county

13  purposes, said Board of County Commissioners shall fix and

14  cause to be levied on all property of said district, real and

15  personal, a millage sufficient to meet the requirements of

16  such estimate so made by said Fire Control Board, provided,

17  however, 3 two (2) mills is the maximum that can be levied in

18  any one year.

19         Section 4.  The provisions of section 3 of this act

20  shall take effect only upon its approval by a majority vote of

21  those qualified electors of Lee County residing within the

22  district and voting in a referendum election to be called by

23  the Board of County Commissioners and to be held in accordance

24  with the provisions of general election laws.  The costs of

25  such an election are to be paid by the Matlacha and Pine

26  Island Fire Control District.

27         Section 5.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this

28  act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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