House Bill 1099

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1099

        By Representative Wasserman Schultz






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Broward County; amending

  3         chapter 96-542, Laws of Florida, which provides

  4         for procedures for annexation of unincorporated

  5         areas into municipalities throughout Broward

  6         County, certain provisions of s. 171.0413,

  7         F.S., to the contrary notwithstanding; amending

  8         that provision of the act which controls the

  9         effective date of annexation; providing an

10         effective date.

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

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14         Section 1.  Chapter 96-542, Laws of Florida, is amended

15  to read:

16         Section 1.  The provision requiring a referendum of the

17  electors of an annexing municipality contained in the second

18  sentence of s. 171.0413(2), Florida Statutes, shall not be

19  effective with respect to any proposed annexation pursuant to

20  chapter 171, Florida Statutes, in Broward County.

21         Section 2.  Any annexation of unincorporated property

22  within Broward County proposed to be accomplished pursuant to

23  chapter 171, Florida Statutes, must first be considered at a

24  public hearing conducted by the Broward Legislative Delegation

25  pursuant to its adopted rules; and thereafter shall not be

26  effective until the fifteenth day of September first day of

27  October following adjournment sine die of the next regular

28  legislative session following the accomplishment of all

29  procedures necessary for annexation pursuant to chapter 171,

30  Florida Statutes. However, any voluntary annexation ordinance

31  adopted by a municipality prior to January 1, 1996, the

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  1  subject matter of which has had a public hearing before the

  2  Broward County Legislative Delegation, shall be given effect

  3  according to its terms.

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

  5  law.

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