HOUSE AMENDMENT
    hbd-08                      Bill No. CS/SB 1692, 1st Engrossed
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Garcia offered the following:
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13         Amendment to Amendment (365109)(with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, between lines 16 and 17, of the amendment
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17         Section 1.  There is hereby created a committee of the
18  Legislature to study the condition of thoroughbred horse
19  racing in South Florida within Miami-Dade and Broward
20  Counties. Such committee shall be composed of three members of
21  the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the
22  House of Representatives, and three members of the Senate
23  appointed by the President of the Senate. The committee shall
24  appoint a chair and cochairs from its members and shall have
25  the use of and support of the staffs of either chamber as the
26  Speaker and the President shall determine. The committee shall
27  hold hearings and hear testimony on the condition of South
28  Florida thoroughbred racing in those counties and shall hear
29  evidence regarding it. The committee shall issue a report to
30  the Speaker and the President on or before June 15, 2002. The
31  committee shall consider the historical, cultural, and
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 1  economic importance of the industry to the state and whether
 2  any or all of the thoroughbred facilities in such counties
 3  shall be preserved or acquired by the state for the best
 4  interest of the people of the state.
 5         Section 6.  Section 9 of chapter 98-190, Laws of
 6  Florida, is amended to read:
 7         Section 9.  Effective July 1, 2003 2001, subsection
 8  (11) of s. 550.615, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 9         Section 7.  Section 10 of chapter 2000-354, Laws of
10  Florida, is amended to read:
11         Section 10.  Effective July 1, 2003 2001, paragraph (a)
12  of subsection (2) of section 550.09515, Florida Statutes, as
13  amended by section 4 of chapter 98-190, Laws of Florida, is
14  reenacted to read:
15         550.09515  Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest
16  in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.--
17         (2)(a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.
18  550.0951(3)(a), The tax on handle for live thoroughbred
19  horserace horse performances shall be 0.5 percent. subject to
20  the following:
21         1.  The tax on handle per performance for live
22  thoroughbred performances is 2.25 percent of handle for
23  performances conducted during the period beginning on January
24  3 and ending March 16; .70 percent of handle for performances
25  conducted during the period beginning March 17 and ending May
26  22; and 1.5 percent of handle for performances conducted
27  during the period beginning May 23 and ending January 2.
28         2.  However, any thoroughbred permitholder whose total
29  handle on live performances during the 1991-1992 state fiscal
30  year was not greater than $34 million is authorized to conduct
31  live performances at any time of the year and shall pay 0.5
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 5  And the title is amended as follows:
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 9         providing for a study of thoroughbred racing in
10         Miami-Dade and Broward Counties; requiring a
11         report; amending s. 9 of ch. 98-190, Laws of
12         Florida; postponing repeal of provisions
13         relating to intertrack wagering broadcasts;
14         amending s. 10 of ch. 2000-354, Laws of
15         Florida; postponing effective date of
16         provisions modifying the tax on handle for live
17         thoroughbred performances;
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