HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 441
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Representative(s) Harrell offered the following:
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13 Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 125.0104, Florida
18 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 441
Amendment No. ___ (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, unless the
15 original referendum required ordinance expiration, pursuant to
16 the provisions of this section reimposing a tourist
17 development tax, upon or following the expiration of the
18 previous ordinance.
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22 And the title is amended as follows:
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26 amending s. 125.0104, F.S.; authorizing certain
27 counties to continue utilizing a tourist
28 development tax after retirement of applicable
29 bonds under certain circumstances;
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