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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                Bill No. CS/HB 367

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Community Affairs offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

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15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 1.  Section 180.136, Florida Statutes, is

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20         180.136  Water or sewer utilities; notice.--Before a

21  local government water or sewer utility increases any rate,

22  charge, or fee for water or sewer utility service, the utility

23  shall provide notice of the proposed increase to each customer

24  of the utility through the utility's billing process.  The

25  notice shall state the date, time, and place of the meeting of

26  the governing board of the local government at which such

27  increase will be considered. The notice required in this

28  section is in addition to any notice and public meeting

29  requirements for ordinance adoption as provided by general

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                Bill No. CS/HB 367

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)





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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

 3         On page 1, line 3, through line 6

 4  remove from the title of the  bill:  all of said lines

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 6  and insert in lieu thereof:

 7         systems; creating s. 180.136, F.S.; requiring

 8         notice of proposed increases in certain water

 9         or sewer utility service rates, charges, or

10         fees; specifying such notice is in addition to

11         other notice and meeting requirments; amending

12         s. 350.0611, F.S.;

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