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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    571-173AX-05                                  Bill No. HB 2433

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11  Representative(s) Andrews offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 11, between lines 20 and 21,

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17         Section 8.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4)

18  and subsection (6) of section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, are

19  amended to read:

20         197.3632  Uniform method for the levy, collection, and

21  enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments.--

22         (4)(a)  A local government shall adopt a non-ad valorem

23  assessment roll at a public hearing held between June 1 and

24  September 15 if:

25         1.  The non-ad valorem assessment is levied for the

26  first time. "Levied for the first time" means imposed for the

27  first time by county or municipal ordinance or special

28  district resolution after January 1, 1990. A change in the

29  assessment rate alone does not constitute "levied for the

30  first time";

31         2.  The non-ad valorem assessment is increased beyond

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 1  the maximum rate authorized by law or judicial decree at the

 2  time of initial imposition;

 3         3.  The local government's boundaries have changed,

 4  unless all newly affected property owners have provided

 5  written consent for such assessment to the local governing

 6  board; or

 7         4.  There is a substantial change in the purpose for

 8  such assessment or a material change in the use of the revenue

 9  generated by such assessment.

10         (b)  At least 20 days prior to the public hearing, the

11  local government shall notice the hearing by first-class

12  United States mail and by publication in a newspaper generally

13  circulated within each county contained in the boundaries of

14  the local government.  The notice by mail shall be sent to

15  each person as shown on the current year tax roll owning

16  property subject to the assessment and shall include the

17  following information:  the purpose of the assessment; the

18  total amount to be levied against each parcel during the

19  initial assessment year; the unit of measurement to be applied

20  against each parcel to determine the assessment; whether the

21  assessment will be levied for more than 1 year; whether the

22  assessment may be increased in the future the number of such

23  units contained within each parcel; the total revenue the

24  local government will collect by the assessment; a statement

25  that failure to pay the assessment will cause a tax

26  certificate to be issued against the property which may result

27  in a loss of title; a statement that all affected property

28  owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file

29  written objections with the local governing board within 20

30  days of the notice; and the date, time, and place of the

31  hearing. However, notice by mail shall not be required if

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 1  notice by mail is otherwise provided pursuant to s. 200.069 or

 2  required by general or special law governing a taxing

 3  authority and such notice is served at least 30 days prior to

 4  the authority's public hearing on adoption of a new or amended

 5  non-ad valorem assessment roll.  The published notice shall

 6  contain at least the following information: the name of the

 7  local governing board; a geographic depiction of the property

 8  subject to the assessment; the proposed schedule of any debt

 9  repayment relating to the assessment; the fact that the

10  assessment will be collected by the tax collector; and a

11  statement that all affected property owners have the right to

12  appear at the public hearing and the right to file written

13  objections within 20 days of the publication of the notice.

14  Any assessment of the nature described in this section and

15  initially levied by a local government prior to April 30,

16  2000, and collected pursuant to this act shall be deemed in

17  compliance with this section without further annual notice or

18  roll adoption.

19         (6)  If the non-ad valorem assessment is to be

20  collected for a period of more than 1 year or is to be

21  amortized over a number of years, the local governing board

22  shall so specify in the initial notice and shall not

23  thereafter be required to provide or publish the annual notice

24  that would otherwise be required by subsection (4) or annually

25  adopt the non-ad valorem assessment roll.  However, the local

26  governing board shall inform the property appraiser, tax

27  collector, and department by January 10 if it intends to

28  discontinue using the uniform method of collecting such

29  assessment.

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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

 3         On page 2, line 4, after the semicolon

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 6         amending s. 197.3632, F.S.; revising conditions

 7         under which a local government is required to

 8         adopt a non-ad valorem assessment roll at a

 9         public hearing; revising notice requirements;

10         specifying certain assessments that shall be

11         deemed in compliance; providing that annual

12         notice is not required for assessments

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