HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                   Bill No. HB 345   Barcode 950883
    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Committee on Tourism offered the following:
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13         Amendment 
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16  insert:  Section 2.  If section 35 of chapter 2000-260, Laws
17  of Florida, is not repealed by section 58 of said chapter,
18  paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of section 212.20, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         212.20  Funds collected, disposition; additional powers
21  of department; operational expense; refund of taxes
22  adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.--
23         (6)  Distribution of all proceeds under this chapter
24  shall be as follows:
25         (e)  The proceeds of all other taxes and fees imposed
26  pursuant to this chapter shall be distributed as follows:
27         1.  In any fiscal year, the greater of $500 million,
28  minus an amount equal to 4.6 percent of the proceeds of the
29  taxes collected pursuant to chapter 201, or 5 percent of all
30  other taxes and fees imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be
31  deposited in monthly installments into the General Revenue
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 345 Barcode 950883 Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only) 1 Fund. 2 2. Two-tenths of one percent shall be transferred to 3 the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund. 4 3. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1. and 5 2., 9.653 percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer 6 located within a participating county pursuant to s. 218.61 7 shall be transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales 8 Tax Clearing Trust Fund. 9 4. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1., 2., 10 and 3., 0.065 percent shall be transferred to the Local 11 Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund and 12 distributed pursuant to s. 218.65. 13 5. For proceeds received after July 1, 2000, and after 14 the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., 3., and 4., 2.25 15 percent of the available proceeds pursuant to this paragraph 16 shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund 17 for Counties pursuant to s. 218.215. 18 6. For proceeds received after July 1, 2000, and after 19 the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., 3., and 4., 20 1.0715 percent of the available proceeds pursuant to this 21 paragraph shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing 22 Trust Fund for Municipalities pursuant to s. 218.215. If the 23 total revenue to be distributed pursuant to this subparagraph 24 is at least as great as the amount due from the Revenue 25 Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the Municipal 26 Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year 27 1999-2000, no municipality shall receive less than the amount 28 due from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and 29 the Municipal Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal 30 year 1999-2000. If the total proceeds to be distributed are 31 less than the amount received in combination from the Revenue 2 File original & 9 copies 03/07/01 hthe001 11:55 am 00345-tu -950883
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 345 Barcode 950883 Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only) 1 Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the Municipal 2 Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year 3 1999-2000, each municipality shall receive an amount 4 proportionate to the amount it was due in state fiscal year 5 1999-2000. 6 7. Of the remaining proceeds: 7 a. Beginning July 1, 2000, and in each fiscal year 8 thereafter, the sum of $29,915,500 shall be divided into as 9 many equal parts as there are counties in the state, and one 10 part shall be distributed to each county. The distribution 11 among the several counties shall begin each fiscal year on or 12 before January 5th and shall continue monthly for a total of 4 13 months. If a local or special law required that any moneys 14 accruing to a county in fiscal year 1999-2000 under the 15 then-existing provisions of s. 550.135 be paid directly to the 16 district school board, special district, or a municipal 17 government, such payment shall continue until such time that 18 the local or special law is amended or repealed. The state 19 covenants with holders of bonds or other instruments of 20 indebtedness issued by local governments, special districts, 21 or district school boards prior to July 1, 2000, that it is 22 not the intent of this subparagraph to adversely affect the 23 rights of those holders or relieve local governments, special 24 districts, or district school boards of the duty to meet their 25 obligations as a result of previous pledges or assignments or 26 trusts entered into which obligated funds received from the 27 distribution to county governments under then-existing s. 28 550.135. This distribution specifically is in lieu of funds 29 distributed under s. 550.135 prior to July 1, 2000. 30 b. The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly 31 pursuant to s. 288.1162 to each applicant that has been 3 File original & 9 copies 03/07/01 hthe001 11:55 am 00345-tu -950883
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 345 Barcode 950883 Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only) 1 certified as a "facility for a new professional sports 2 franchise" or a "facility for a retained professional sports 3 franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162. Up to $41,667 shall be 4 distributed monthly by the department to each applicant that 5 has been certified as a "facility for a retained spring 6 training franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162; however, not more 7 than $208,335 may be distributed monthly in the aggregate to 8 all certified facilities for a retained spring training 9 franchise. Distributions shall begin 60 days following such 10 certification and shall continue for not more than 30 years. 11 Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to 12 allow an applicant certified pursuant to s. 288.1162 to 13 receive more in distributions than actually expended by the 14 applicant for the public purposes provided for in s. 15 288.1162(6). However, a certified applicant is entitled to 16 receive distributions up to the maximum amount allowable and 17 undistributed under this section for additional renovations 18 and improvements to the facility for the franchise without 19 additional certification. 20 c. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of 21 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of 22 Revenue that an applicant has been certified as the 23 professional golf hall of fame pursuant to s. 288.1168 and is 24 open to the public, $166,667 shall be distributed monthly, for 25 up to 300 months, to the applicant. 26 d. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of 27 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of 28 Revenue that the applicant has been certified as the 29 International Game Fish Association World Center facility 30 pursuant to s. 288.1169, and the facility is open to the 31 public, $83,333 shall be distributed monthly, for up to 168 4 File original & 9 copies 03/07/01 hthe001 11:55 am 00345-tu -950883
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 345 Barcode 950883 Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only) 1 months, to the applicant. This distribution is subject to 2 reduction pursuant to s. 288.1169. A lump sum payment of 3 $999,996 shall be made, after certification and before July 1, 4 2000. 5 e. Beginning 12 months after notice by the Office of 6 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development that an applicant has 7 been certified as a certified sports industry economic 8 development project, a monthly sales tax reimbursement payment 9 in the amount set forth in the notice by the Office of 10 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall be distributed 11 to the applicant until the certification expires or notice is 12 received from the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic 13 Development of a change in the applicant's certification 14 status or in the certified monthly payment amount. The amount 15 of the monthly sales tax reimbursement distribution shall be 16 adjusted beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of 17 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development that the applicant is 18 to receive a reduced or increased sales tax reimbursement 19 payment. 20 8. All other proceeds shall remain with the General 21 Revenue Fund. 22 23 (Renumber subsequent sections) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 File original & 9 copies 03/07/01 hthe001 11:55 am 00345-tu -950883