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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HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-08 Bill No. CS/SB 1692, 1st Engrossed Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 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 Effective July 1, 2003 2001, subsection 8 (11) of s. 550.615, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 9 Section 7.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 2 File original & 9 copies 05/02/01 hbd0001 06:50 pm 01692-0110-105891
HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-08 Bill No. CS/SB 1692, 1st Engrossed Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 percent on live handle per performance. 2 3 4 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 5 And the title is amended as follows: 6 On page 9, line 5, after the semicolon, 7 8 insert: 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; 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 File original & 9 copies 05/02/01 hbd0001 06:50 pm 01692-0110-105891