HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1197
Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 The Council for Smarter Government offered the following:
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13 Amendment (with title amendment)
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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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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.
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
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27 amending s. 125.0104, F.S.; providing for
28 reimposition of a tourist development tax
29 without referendum approval under certain
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