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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 770 & SB 286

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11  Senator Latvala moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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16            page 72, line 16, delete those lines

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19         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 561.501, Florida

20  Statutes, is amended to read:

21         561.501  Surcharge on sale of alcoholic beverages for

22  consumption on the premises; penalty.--

23         (1)  Notwithstanding s. 561.50 or any other provision

24  of the Beverage Law, a surcharge of 3.34 6.67 cents is imposed

25  upon each ounce of liquor and each 4 ounces of wine, a

26  surcharge of 2 4 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of cider,

27  and a surcharge of 1.34 2.67 cents is imposed on each 12

28  ounces of beer sold at retail for consumption on premises

29  licensed by the division as an alcoholic beverage vendor.

30  However, the surcharges imposed under this subsection need not

31  be paid upon such beverages when they are sold by an

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  1  organization that is licensed by the division under s.

  2  565.02(4) or s. 561.422 as an alcoholic beverage vendor and

  3  that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be

  4  currently exempt from federal income tax under s. 501(c)(3),

  5  (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code

  6  of 1986, as amended.

  7         Section 2.  Subsection (4) of section 561.121, Florida

  8  Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         561.121  Deposit of revenue.--

10         (4)  State funds collected pursuant to s. 561.501 shall

11  be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the following

12  accounts:

13         (a)  Twenty-seven and two-tenths Thirteen and

14  six-tenths percent of the surcharge on the sale of alcoholic

15  beverages for consumption on premises shall be transferred to

16  the Children and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund, which

17  shall remain with the Department of Children and Family

18  Services for the purpose of funding programs directed at

19  reducing and eliminating substance abuse problems among

20  children and adolescents.

21         (b)  The remainder of collections shall be credited to

22  the General Revenue Fund.

23         Section 3.  This act shall take effect September 1,

24  2000.

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28  And the title is amended as follows:

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  1  and insert:

  2                      A bill to be entitled

  3         An act relating to alcoholic beverages;

  4         amending s. 561.501, F.S.; reducing the

  5         surcharges on liquor, wine, cider, and beer

  6         sold for consumption on the premises; providing

  7         an exemption from the surcharge to certain

  8         nonprofit organizations; amending s. 561.121,

  9         F.S.; increasing the portion of the surcharge

10         which is transferred to the Children and

11         Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund;

12         providing an effective date.

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