HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 1983
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Benson offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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17         Section 1.  Subsection (4) of section 194.013, Florida
18  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), and a new
19  subsection (4) is added to said section to read:
20         194.013  Filing fees for petitions; disposition;
21  waiver.--
22         (4)  If the petitioner prevails at the value adjustment
23  board hearing or in a conference with the property appraiser,
24  resulting in a reduced assessment or increased exemption, the
25  filing fee shall be refunded to the taxpayer no later than 45
26  days after certification of the tax roll under s. 193.122(1).
27  The refund shall be made by the clerk of the value adjustment
28  board without any further authority from the Department of
29  Revenue under s. 197.182.
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    File original & 9 copies    04/27/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1983 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, line 3, after "administration;" 4 5 insert: 6 amending s. 194.013, F.S.; providing for refund 7 of the value adjustment board filing fee if a 8 petitioner prevails at a board hearing or in a 9 conference with the property appraiser; 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/27/01 hbd0001 10:57 am 01983-0003-974851