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11  Representative(s) Rojas offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

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17         Section 3.  Section 165.022, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         165.022  Preemption; effect on special laws.--It is the

20  purpose of this act to provide viable and usable general law

21  standards and procedures for forming and dissolving

22  municipalities in lieu of any procedure or standards now

23  provided by general or special law.  The provisions of this

24  act shall be the exclusive procedure pursuant to general law

25  for forming or dissolving municipalities in this state, or an

26  optional procedure for a county as defined by s. 125.01(1)

27  except in those counties operating under a home rule charter

28  which provides for an exclusive method as specifically

29  authorized by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.

30  Any provisions of a general or special law existing on July 1,

31  1974, in conflict with the provisions of this act shall not be

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 1  effective to the extent of such conflict.

 2         Section 4.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

 3  165.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 4         165.041  Incorporation; merger.--

 5         (1)(a)  A charter for incorporation of a municipality,

 6  except in case of a merger which is adopted as otherwise

 7  provided in subsections (2) and (3), shall be adopted only by

 8  a special act of the Legislature, or for a county as defined

 9  by s. 125.011(1), by general act of the Legislature, upon

10  determination that the standards herein provided have been

11  met.

12         Section 5.  Subsection (1) of section 165.051, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended to read:

14         165.051  Dissolution procedures.--

15         (1)  The charter of any existing municipality may be

16  revoked and the municipal corporation dissolved by either:

17         (a)  A special act of the Legislature; or

18         (b)  A general act of the Legislature for a county as

19  defined by s. 124.011(1); or

20         (c)(b)  An ordinance of the governing body of the

21  municipality, approved by a vote of the qualified voters.

22         Section 6.  If any provision of this act or the

23  application thereof to any person or circumstance is held

24  invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or

25  applications of the act which can be given effect without the

26  invalid provision or application, and to this end the

27  provisions of this act are declared severable.

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31  And the title is amended as follows:

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 1  remove from the title of the bill:  the entire title

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 3  and insert in lieu thereof:

 4                      A bill to be entitled

 5         An act relating to local government; amending

 6         s. 166.411, F.S.; authorizing municipalities to

 7         exercise the power of eminent domain for public

 8         school purposes; providing for repeal; amending

 9         s. 165.022, F.S.; providing that counties

10         operating under a home rule charter as

11         authorized by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State

12         Constitution may use the procedures provided by

13         the Formation of Municipalities Act or by their

14         charter for forming or dissolving

15         municipalities; amending ss. 165.041 and

16         165.051, F.S.; conforming to the act; providing

17         for severability; providing an effective date.

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