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By the Council for Smarter Government and Representatives
Diaz-Balart, Murman and Greenstein
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to brownfield redevelopment
3 economic incentives; amending s. 376.84, F.S.;
4 providing definitions; providing that a county
5 that constructs, renovates, or expands a
6 significant new facility on a qualifying
7 brownfield site is entitled to a sales tax
8 increment rebate if the facility is leased to,
9 licensed to, or operated by a private entity
10 for the operation of a professional sports
11 franchise; providing requirements with respect
12 thereto; providing that, if the franchise is
13 relocated or sold, a portion of the proceeds of
14 the sale shall be remitted to the state;
15 requiring such county to submit certain
16 information to the Department of Revenue;
17 providing for certification of the county by
18 the department; providing for rules; providing
19 for use of the rebate funds; providing
20 requirements with respect to certain excess
21 funds; providing for computation of the amount
22 of the rebate; requiring repayment of rebate
23 proceeds to the state if the county sells or
24 otherwise conveys the facility or the real
25 property on which it is located to a private
26 entity; providing conditions under which
27 eligibility for the rebate terminates; amending
28 s. 212.20, F.S.; providing for distribution of
29 the sales tax increment rebate to such
30 counties; creating s. 186.5053, F.S.;
31 authorizing the South Florida Regional Planning
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1 Council to undertake certain responsibilities
2 and activities; providing effective dates.
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4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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6 Section 1. Section 376.84, Florida Statutes, is
7 amended to read:
8 376.84 Brownfield redevelopment economic
9 incentives.--It is the intent of the Legislature that
10 brownfield redevelopment activities be viewed as opportunities
11 to significantly improve the utilization, general condition,
12 and appearance of these sites. Different standards than those
13 in place for new development, as allowed under current state
14 and local laws, should be used to the fullest extent to
15 encourage the redevelopment of a brownfield. State and local
16 governments are encouraged to offer redevelopment incentives
17 for this purpose, as an ongoing public investment in
18 infrastructure and services, to help eliminate the public
19 health and environmental hazards, and to promote the creation
20 of jobs in these areas. Such incentives may include
21 financial, regulatory, and technical assistance to persons and
22 businesses involved in the redevelopment of the brownfield
23 pursuant to this act. The Legislature further recognizes that,
24 in communities impacted by local government financial
25 emergencies, local government resources are strained and
26 incentives to encourage the development, use, redevelopment,
27 or reuse by local government of brownfield areas designated
28 under s. 376.80 are particularly needed.
29 (1) Financial incentives and local incentives for
30 redevelopment may include, but not be limited to:
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1 (a) Tax increment financing through community
2 redevelopment agencies pursuant to part III of chapter 163.
3 (b) Enterprise zone tax exemptions for businesses
4 pursuant to chapters 196 and 290.
5 (c) Safe neighborhood improvement districts as
6 provided in ss. 163.501-163.523.
7 (d) Waiver, reduction, or limitation by line of
8 business with respect to occupational license taxes pursuant
9 to chapter 205.
10 (e) Tax exemption for historic properties as provided
11 in s. 196.1997.
12 (f) Residential electricity exemption of up to the
13 first 500 kilowatts of use may be exempted from the municipal
14 public service tax pursuant to s. 166.231.
15 (g) Minority business enterprise programs as provided
16 in s. 287.0943.
17 (h) Electric and gas tax exemption as provided in s.
18 166.231(6).
19 (i) Economic development tax abatement as provided in
20 s. 196.1995.
21 (j) Grants, including community development block
22 grants.
23 (k) Pledging of revenues to secure bonds.
24 (l) Low-interest revolving loans and zero-interest
25 loan pools.
26 (m) Local grant programs for facade, storefront,
27 signage, and other business improvements.
28 (n) Governmental coordination of loan programs with
29 lenders, such as microloans, business reserve fund loans,
30 letter of credit enhancements, gap financing, land lease and
31 sublease loans, and private equity.
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1 (o) Payment schedules over time for payment of fees,
2 within criteria, and marginal cost pricing.
3 (p) The sales tax increment rebate established for an
4 eligible county with a significant new facility on a
5 qualifying site under subsection (4).
6 (2) Regulatory incentives may include, but not be
7 limited to:
8 (a) Cities' absorption of developers' concurrency
9 needs.
10 (b) Developers' performance of certain analyses.
11 (c) Exemptions and lessening of state and local review
12 requirements.
13 (d) Water and sewer regulatory incentives.
14 (e) Waiver of transportation impact fees and permit
15 fees.
16 (f) Zoning incentives to reduce review requirements
17 for redevelopment changes in use and occupancy; establishment
18 of code criteria for specific uses; and institution of credits
19 for previous use within the area.
20 (g) Flexibility in parking standards and buffer zone
21 standards.
22 (h) Environmental management through specific code
23 criteria and conditions allowed by current law.
24 (i) Maintenance standards and activities by ordinance
25 and otherwise, and increased security and crime prevention
26 measures available through special assessments.
27 (j) Traffic-calming measures.
28 (k) Historic preservation ordinances, loan programs,
29 and review and permitting procedures.
30 (l) One-stop permitting and streamlined development
31 and permitting process.
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1 (3) Technical assistance incentives may include, but
2 not be limited to:
3 (a) Expedited development applications.
4 (b) Formal and informal information on business
5 incentives and financial programs.
6 (c) Site design assistance.
7 (d) Marketing and promotion of projects or areas.
8 (4)(a) The governing board of an eligible county which
9 constructs, reconstructs, renovates, expands, or
10 rehabilitates, either directly or indirectly through turnkey
11 or other contractual arrangements, a significant new facility
12 on a qualifying site shall be entitled to receive sales tax
13 increment rebates pursuant to s. 212.20 in the manner provided
14 in this subsection.
15 (b) For purposes of this subsection:
16 1. "Eligible county" means a county which constructs,
17 reconstructs, renovates, expands, or rehabilitates, either
18 directly or through turnkey or similar contractual
19 arrangements, a significant new facility on a qualifying site.
20 2. "Qualifying site" means a site located in a
21 brownfield area designated under s. 376.80 that is owned by an
22 eligible county and is within the boundaries of a local
23 government impacted by a financial emergency.
24 3. "Local government impacted by a financial
25 emergency" means a county or municipality that has a resident
26 population of 300,000 or more and that has been declared in a
27 state of financial emergency pursuant to part V of chapter 218
28 during any of the 7 fiscal years preceding the date on which
29 construction of a significant new facility commences.
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1 4. "Significant new facility" means a real property
2 improvement on a qualifying site that meets the following
3 requirements:
4 a. It is owned by a county or a city within the county
5 and leased to, licensed to, or to be operated by a private,
6 for-profit entity for the purpose of operating a professional
7 sports franchise therefrom for a period of not less than 30
8 years after the date the eligible county submits the notice
9 required by paragraph (c). The lease, license, or operating
10 agreement between the county and the private for-profit entity
11 must specify that in the event of relocation or sale of the
12 professional sports franchise, that portion of the proceeds of
13 the sale that represents profit attributable to an increase in
14 value because of the sales tax increment rebate provided by
15 the state, as determined by an independent appraiser, shall be
16 remitted to the state. The independent appraiser shall be
17 jointly selected by the Governor and the private for-profit
18 entity. In determining which portion of the proceeds of the
19 sale represents profit, the independent appraiser shall deduct
20 from such proceeds all capital invested by the seller or
21 sellers in the professional sports franchise on or prior to
22 the date of sale, including prior to the date the business
23 began operating at the significant new facility; all debt
24 existing on the date of sale that is not assumed by the buyer;
25 and a cost of money factor with respect to the invested
26 capital that the appraiser determines a nationally recognized
27 investment banking firm would have required in 2001 for an
28 equity capital investment in the sports and recreation
29 industry. The appraiser shall also consider the impact of the
30 significant new facility on the amount of profit, and the
31 portion thereof attributable to the sales tax increment rebate
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1 shall not be in excess of the percentage of the total cost of
2 the significant new facility represented by the sales tax
3 increment rebate. A sale of the professional sports franchise
4 shall occur upon a sale of all or substantially all of the
5 assets of or equity in the professional sports franchise. In
6 the event of a sale of less than all or substantially all of
7 the equity in the private for-profit entity, the seller
8 thereof shall have the state's profit allocation determined as
9 of the date of sale and then pay the state the portion
10 represented by the percentage of equity being sold, in which
11 event the buyer shall take free of this obligation to the
12 state and future profit allocations will take prior payments
13 into account.
14 b. It has a projected cost for construction,
15 reconstruction, renovation, expansion, or rehabilitation of
16 the facility and acquisition and remediation of the qualifying
17 site of not less than $300 million, of which not less than $50
18 million, over the term of the lease, license, or operation,
19 will be contributed by the private lessee, licensee, or
20 operator, which contribution may be in the form of payments in
21 lieu of taxes, ground lease rent, license fees, rents and
22 other charges, including, without limitation, annual payments
23 pledged to finance the construction of the facility.
24 c. It has been proposed, in a report submitted to the
25 eligible county by a qualified economist, that the facility
26 will have an annual economic impact of not less than $100
27 million over the term of the lease, license, or operation and
28 will create not less than 1,500 jobs over such term.
29 5. "Cost," with respect to the qualifying site and
30 significant new facility, shall have the same meaning as
31 provided by s. 190.003(7).
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1 6. "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
2 (c) The governing authority of an eligible county
3 shall notify the department in writing of its eligibility to
4 receive the sales tax increment rebate provided for by this
5 subsection and shall accompany such notice with:
6 1. Evidence that the significant new facility will be
7 located on a qualifying site.
8 2. Copies, certified by the clerk of the eligible
9 county as true and correct copies, of fully executed
10 construction contracts and other contractual arrangements
11 evidencing that the projected cost of the construction,
12 reconstruction, renovation, expansion, or rehabilitation of
13 the significant new facility and acquisition and remediation
14 of the qualifying site on which it is located exceeds $300
15 million, of which not less than $50 million will be
16 contributed by the private lessee, licensee, or operator in
17 the manner described in sub-subparagraph (b)4.b.
18 3. The fully executed agreement evidencing that the
19 facility has been leased to, licensed to, or is to be operated
20 by a private, for-profit entity for a period of not less than
21 30 years after the date of the notice.
22 (d) The department shall certify an eligible county
23 within 90 days after its receipt of the notice required by
24 paragraph (c). The department has the authority to adopt rules
25 to implement the provisions of this subsection.
26 (e) An eligible county may use funds provided pursuant
27 to s. 212.20(6)(e)7.e. only for the public purpose of paying
28 for, or pledging as security for or paying debt service on
29 bonds or other obligations issued to finance, the costs of
30 acquisition, site preparation, infrastructure development,
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1 rehabilitation of the qualifying site and significant new
2 facility to be located thereon, or for the costs of
3 infrastructure and other improvements outside the boundaries
4 of the qualifying site but which are necessary or helpful to
5 the development or operation of the significant new facility,
6 or for reimbursement of any such costs, and for the costs
7 incurred by it to remediate the qualifying site. The eligible
8 county shall actively accept and solicit African-American and
9 other minority participation in the planning, design,
10 construction, building, maintenance, and operation of the
11 significant new facility. In the event that, in any fiscal
12 year of an eligible county, the funds provided pursuant to s.
13 212.20(6)(e)7.e. are in excess of the amount necessary in such
14 fiscal year to pay the costs related to the significant new
15 facility and qualifying site as authorized in this subsection
16 and to pay debt service on bonds or other obligations related
17 only to the costs of the bonds for construction of the
18 significant new facility issued to finance or refinance all or
19 any part of such costs, such excess funds shall be applied
20 toward or set aside for the redemption or repayment of any
21 such bonds.
22 (f) The amount of the sales tax increment rebate
23 pursuant to s. 212.20(6)(e)7.e. to be provided to an eligible
24 county certified pursuant to this section shall be computed
25 annually and shall be equal to the difference between 100
26 percent of the taxes imposed under chapter 212 that are
27 generated each year from games played by the professional
28 sports franchise team at the qualifying site and 100 percent
29 of the taxes imposed under chapter 212 that were generated in
30 2000 from games played by the professional sports franchise
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1 team at the facility in which the team plays its regular
2 season home games.
3 (g) The state does hereby covenant with the holders of
4 bonds or other obligations or contractual commitments secured
5 by or payable from the proceeds of the sales tax increment
6 rebate authorized by this subsection that it will not repeal
7 or impair, or amend in any manner which will materially and
8 adversely affect the rights of such holders, the sales tax
9 increment rebate provided by this subsection and s. 212.20;
10 however, the annual rebate amount may increase or decrease
11 based on the rebate computation provided by paragraph (f).
12 (h) If at any time an eligible county sells or
13 otherwise conveys the significant new facility or the real
14 property on which it is located to a private entity, an amount
15 equal to the total amount of all rebate proceeds provided to
16 the eligible county with respect to that facility pursuant to
17 s. 212.20(6)(e)7.e. shall be repaid by the eligible county to
18 the state.
19 (i) An eligible county shall cease to be entitled to
20 receive the sales tax increment rebate authorized by this
21 subsection at such time as all costs relating to the bonds of
22 the significant new facility and qualifying site as authorized
23 by paragraph (e) and the bonds or other obligations issued to
24 finance or refinance all or any part of such costs are paid in
25 full, but in no event later than the stated term of the
26 license, lease, or operating or management agreement between
27 the private for-profit entity and the eligible county.
28 Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of section
29 212.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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1 212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers
2 of department; operational expense; refund of taxes
3 adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.--
4 (6) Distribution of all proceeds under this chapter
5 shall be as follows:
6 (e) The proceeds of all other taxes and fees imposed
7 pursuant to this chapter shall be distributed as follows:
8 1. In any fiscal year, the greater of $500 million,
9 minus an amount equal to 4.6 percent of the proceeds of the
10 taxes collected pursuant to chapter 201, or 5 percent of all
11 other taxes and fees imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be
12 deposited in monthly installments into the General Revenue
13 Fund.
14 2. Two-tenths of one percent shall be transferred to
15 the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund.
16 3. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1. and
17 2., 9.653 percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer
18 located within a participating county pursuant to s. 218.61
19 shall be transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales
20 Tax Clearing Trust Fund.
21 4. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1., 2.,
22 and 3., 0.065 percent shall be transferred to the Local
23 Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund and
24 distributed pursuant to s. 218.65.
25 5. For proceeds received after July 1, 2000, and after
26 the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., 3., and 4., 2.25
27 percent of the available proceeds pursuant to this paragraph
28 shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
29 for Counties pursuant to s. 218.215.
30 6. For proceeds received after July 1, 2000, and after
31 the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., 3., and 4.,
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1 1.0715 percent of the available proceeds pursuant to this
2 paragraph shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing
3 Trust Fund for Municipalities pursuant to s. 218.215. If the
4 total revenue to be distributed pursuant to this subparagraph
5 is at least as great as the amount due from the Revenue
6 Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the Municipal
7 Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year
8 1999-2000, no municipality shall receive less than the amount
9 due from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and
10 the Municipal Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal
11 year 1999-2000. If the total proceeds to be distributed are
12 less than the amount received in combination from the Revenue
13 Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the Municipal
14 Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year
15 1999-2000, each municipality shall receive an amount
16 proportionate to the amount it was due in state fiscal year
17 1999-2000.
18 7. Of the remaining proceeds:
19 a. Beginning July 1, 2000, and in each fiscal year
20 thereafter, the sum of $29,915,500 shall be divided into as
21 many equal parts as there are counties in the state, and one
22 part shall be distributed to each county. The distribution
23 among the several counties shall begin each fiscal year on or
24 before January 5th and shall continue monthly for a total of 4
25 months. If a local or special law required that any moneys
26 accruing to a county in fiscal year 1999-2000 under the
27 then-existing provisions of s. 550.135 be paid directly to the
28 district school board, special district, or a municipal
29 government, such payment shall continue until such time that
30 the local or special law is amended or repealed. The state
31 covenants with holders of bonds or other instruments of
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1 indebtedness issued by local governments, special districts,
2 or district school boards prior to July 1, 2000, that it is
3 not the intent of this subparagraph to adversely affect the
4 rights of those holders or relieve local governments, special
5 districts, or district school boards of the duty to meet their
6 obligations as a result of previous pledges or assignments or
7 trusts entered into which obligated funds received from the
8 distribution to county governments under then-existing s.
9 550.135. This distribution specifically is in lieu of funds
10 distributed under s. 550.135 prior to July 1, 2000.
11 b. The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly
12 pursuant to s. 288.1162 to each applicant that has been
13 certified as a "facility for a new professional sports
14 franchise" or a "facility for a retained professional sports
15 franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162. Up to $41,667 shall be
16 distributed monthly by the department to each applicant that
17 has been certified as a "facility for a retained spring
18 training franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162; however, not more
19 than $208,335 may be distributed monthly in the aggregate to
20 all certified facilities for a retained spring training
21 franchise. Distributions shall begin 60 days following such
22 certification and shall continue for not more than 30 years.
23 Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to
24 allow an applicant certified pursuant to s. 288.1162 to
25 receive more in distributions than actually expended by the
26 applicant for the public purposes provided for in s.
27 288.1162(6). However, a certified applicant is entitled to
28 receive distributions up to the maximum amount allowable and
29 undistributed under this section for additional renovations
30 and improvements to the facility for the franchise without
31 additional certification.
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1 c. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of
2 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of
3 Revenue that an applicant has been certified as the
4 professional golf hall of fame pursuant to s. 288.1168 and is
5 open to the public, $166,667 shall be distributed monthly, for
6 up to 300 months, to the applicant.
7 d. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of
8 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of
9 Revenue that the applicant has been certified as the
10 International Game Fish Association World Center facility
11 pursuant to s. 288.1169, and the facility is open to the
12 public, $83,333 shall be distributed monthly, for up to 168
13 months, to the applicant. This distribution is subject to
14 reduction pursuant to s. 288.1169. A lump sum payment of
15 $999,996 shall be made, after certification and before July 1,
16 2000.
17 e. Beginning 30 days after an eligible county has been
18 certified pursuant to s. 376.84(4), an amount equal to the
19 sales tax increment rebate calculated pursuant to s.
20 376.84(4)(f) shall be distributed each year, on a monthly
21 basis and over a 12-month period, to the eligible county.
22 8. All other proceeds shall remain with the General
23 Revenue Fund.
24 Section 3. If section 35 of chapter 2000-260, Laws of
25 Florida, is not repealed by section 58 of said chapter, then,
26 effective October 1, 2001, paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of
27 section 212.20, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 35 of
28 chapter 2000-260, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
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30 of department; operational expense; refund of taxes
31 adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.--
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1 (6) Distribution of all proceeds under this chapter
2 and s. 202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be as follows:
3 (e) The proceeds of all other taxes and fees imposed
4 pursuant to this chapter or remitted pursuant to s.
5 202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be distributed as follows:
6 1. In any fiscal year, the greater of $500 million,
7 minus an amount equal to 4.6 percent of the proceeds of the
8 taxes collected pursuant to chapter 201, or 5 percent of all
9 other taxes and fees imposed pursuant to this chapter or
10 remitted pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be
11 deposited in monthly installments into the General Revenue
12 Fund.
13 2. Two-tenths of one percent shall be transferred to
14 the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund.
15 3. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1. and
16 2., 9.653 percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer
17 located within a participating county pursuant to s. 218.61
18 shall be transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales
19 Tax Clearing Trust Fund.
20 4. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1., 2.,
21 and 3., 0.065 percent shall be transferred to the Local
22 Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund and
23 distributed pursuant to s. 218.65.
24 5. For proceeds received after July 1, 2000, and after
25 the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., 3., and 4., 2.25
26 percent of the available proceeds pursuant to this paragraph
27 shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
28 for Counties pursuant to s. 218.215.
29 6. For proceeds received after July 1, 2000, and after
30 the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., 3., and 4.,
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1 paragraph shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing
2 Trust Fund for Municipalities pursuant to s. 218.215. If the
3 total revenue to be distributed pursuant to this subparagraph
4 is at least as great as the amount due from the Revenue
5 Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the Municipal
6 Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year
7 1999-2000, no municipality shall receive less than the amount
8 due from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and
9 the Municipal Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal
10 year 1999-2000. If the total proceeds to be distributed are
11 less than the amount received in combination from the Revenue
12 Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the Municipal
13 Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year
14 1999-2000, each municipality shall receive an amount
15 proportionate to the amount it was due in state fiscal year
16 1999-2000.
17 7. Of the remaining proceeds:
18 a. Beginning July 1, 2000, and in each fiscal year
19 thereafter, the sum of $29,915,500 shall be divided into as
20 many equal parts as there are counties in the state, and one
21 part shall be distributed to each county. The distribution
22 among the several counties shall begin each fiscal year on or
23 before January 5th and shall continue monthly for a total of 4
24 months. If a local or special law required that any moneys
25 accruing to a county in fiscal year 1999-2000 under the
26 then-existing provisions of s. 550.135 be paid directly to the
27 district school board, special district, or a municipal
28 government, such payment shall continue until such time that
29 the local or special law is amended or repealed. The state
30 covenants with holders of bonds or other instruments of
31 indebtedness issued by local governments, special districts,
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1 or district school boards prior to July 1, 2000, that it is
2 not the intent of this subparagraph to adversely affect the
3 rights of those holders or relieve local governments, special
4 districts, or district school boards of the duty to meet their
5 obligations as a result of previous pledges or assignments or
6 trusts entered into which obligated funds received from the
7 distribution to county governments under then-existing s.
8 550.135. This distribution specifically is in lieu of funds
9 distributed under s. 550.135 prior to July 1, 2000.
10 b. The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly
11 pursuant to s. 288.1162 to each applicant that has been
12 certified as a "facility for a new professional sports
13 franchise" or a "facility for a retained professional sports
14 franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162. Up to $41,667 shall be
15 distributed monthly by the department to each applicant that
16 has been certified as a "facility for a retained spring
17 training franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162; however, not more
18 than $208,335 may be distributed monthly in the aggregate to
19 all certified facilities for a retained spring training
20 franchise. Distributions shall begin 60 days following such
21 certification and shall continue for not more than 30 years.
22 Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to
23 allow an applicant certified pursuant to s. 288.1162 to
24 receive more in distributions than actually expended by the
25 applicant for the public purposes provided for in s.
26 288.1162(6). However, a certified applicant is entitled to
27 receive distributions up to the maximum amount allowable and
28 undistributed under this section for additional renovations
29 and improvements to the facility for the franchise without
30 additional certification.
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1 c. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of
2 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of
3 Revenue that an applicant has been certified as the
4 professional golf hall of fame pursuant to s. 288.1168 and is
5 open to the public, $166,667 shall be distributed monthly, for
6 up to 300 months, to the applicant.
7 d. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of
8 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of
9 Revenue that the applicant has been certified as the
10 International Game Fish Association World Center facility
11 pursuant to s. 288.1169, and the facility is open to the
12 public, $83,333 shall be distributed monthly, for up to 168
13 months, to the applicant. This distribution is subject to
14 reduction pursuant to s. 288.1169. A lump sum payment of
15 $999,996 shall be made, after certification and before July 1,
16 2000.
17 e. Beginning 30 days after an eligible county has been
18 certified pursuant to s. 376.84(4), an amount equal to the
19 sales tax increment rebate calculated pursuant to s.
20 376.84(4)(f) shall be distributed each year, on a monthly
21 basis and over a 12-month period, to the eligible county.
22 8. All other proceeds shall remain with the General
23 Revenue Fund.
24 Section 4. Section 186.5053, Florida Statutes, is
25 created to read:
26 186.5053 South Florida Regional Planning Council
27 responsibilities.--Pursuant to s. 186.505, the South Florida
28 Regional Planning Council is authorized to undertake
29 responsibilities delegated and prescribed by federal and state
30 government, and its member units of local government, as well
31 as activities agreed to through multiparty and
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1 intergovernmental voluntary agreements such as, but not
2 limited to, activities related to site rehabilitation at
3 brownfield sites within designated brownfield areas pursuant
4 to chapter 376, subject to the Department of Environmental
5 Protection's approval of all environmental regulatory
6 decisions at the sites; activities agreed to by the Eastward
7 Ho! Brownfields Partnership; activities agreed to by the Clean
8 Cities Coalition; and activities agreed to in the South Dade
9 Watershed memorandum of understanding.
10 Section 5. Except as otherwise provided herein, this
11 act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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