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HOUSE AMENDMENT
HD-05 Bill No. CS/HB 659
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
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11 Representative(s) Russell offered the following:
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17 Section 2. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3) of
18 section 193.461, Florida Statutes, to read:
19 193.461 Agricultural lands; classification and
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22 (e)1. The owner of property which is classified as
23 agricultural pursuant to this section shall notify the
24 property appraiser when the use of the land changes so that it
25 is no longer entitled to the agricultural classification.
26 2. The owner shall be liable for the unpaid taxes,
27 plus a penalty of 50 percent of the unpaid taxes and 15
28 percent interest per annum, for each year for which the
29 property was granted an agricultural classification to which
30 it was not entitled. However, if the property appraiser
31 determines that such property inadvertently received an
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1 agricultural classification, the owner shall be liable for the
2 unpaid taxes only. For purposes of this subparagraph, unpaid
3 taxes shall be calculated as the difference between the total
4 amount of taxes that would have been due if the property had
5 been assessed pursuant to s. 193.011 and the total amount of
6 taxes actually paid for each such year.
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
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13 A bill to be entitled
14 An act relating to property; amending s.
15 70.001, F.S., the "Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private
16 Property Rights Protection Act"; providing that
17 an action by a governmental entity that
18 involuntarily decreases the density of
19 development below one residence per five acres
20 creates a rebuttable presumption that there is
21 an "inordinate burden" that qualifies the
22 property owner for relief under the act;
23 providing determinations to be made by the
24 circuit court when a claim is filed to seek
25 compensation for such governmental action;
26 amending s. 193.461, F.S.; requiring the owner
27 of property classified as agricultural to
28 notify the property appraiser when the use of
29 the land changes so that it is no longer
30 qualified as agricultural; providing the
31 owner's liability for unpaid taxes, penalty,
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1 and interest for years for which property was
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3 it was not entitled; providing an effective
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