HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 1197
    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Council for Smarter Government offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 71, line 6, of the bill
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17         Section 26.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of s.
18  125.0104, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19         125.0104  Tourist development tax; procedure for
20  levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement.--
21         (7)  AUTOMATIC EXPIRATION ON RETIREMENT OF
22  BONDS.--Anything in this section to the contrary
23  notwithstanding, if the plan for tourist development approved
24  by the governing board of the county, as amended from time to
25  time pursuant to paragraph (4)(d), includes the acquisition,
26  construction, extension, enlargement, remodeling, repair, or
27  improvement of a publicly owned and operated convention
28  center, sports stadium, sports arena, coliseum, or auditorium,
29  or a museum that is publicly owned and operated or owned and
30  operated by a not-for-profit organization, the county
31  ordinance levying and imposing the tax shall automatically
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    File original & 9 copies    04/24/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1197 Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only) 1 expire upon the later of: 2 (a) Retirement of all bonds issued by the county for 3 financing the same; or 4 (b) The expiration of any agreement by the county for 5 the operation or maintenance, or both, of a publicly owned and 6 operated convention center, sports stadium, sports arena, 7 coliseum, auditorium, or museum. However, nothing herein shall 8 preclude that county from amending the ordinance extending the 9 tax to the extent that the board of the county determines to 10 be necessary to provide funds with which to operate, maintain, 11 repair, or renew and replace a publicly owned and operated 12 convention center, sports stadium, sports arena, coliseum, 13 auditorium, or museum or from enacting an ordinance which 14 shall take effect without referendum approval pursuant to the 15 provisions of this section reimposing a tourist development 16 tax, upon or following the expiration of the previous 17 ordinance. 18 19 (Renumber subsequent sections) 20 21 22 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 23 And the title is amended as follows: 24 On page 5, line 21 25 26 after the word "time;" insert: 27 amending s. 125.0104, F.S.; providing for 28 reimposition of a tourist development tax 29 without referendum approval under certain 30 conditions; 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjj0005 02:06 pm 01197-sgc -962469