SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 834
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 252690
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11  Senator Bronson moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 21,
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17         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of
18  section 165.061, Florida Statutes, and paragraph (d) of
19  subsection (2) of that section is amended, to read:
20         165.061  Standards for incorporation, merger, and
21  dissolution.--
22         (1)  The incorporation of a new municipality, other
23  than through merger of existing municipalities, must meet the
24  following conditions in the area proposed for incorporation:
25         (f)  In accordance with s. 10, Art. I of the State
26  Constitution, the plan for incorporation must honor existing
27  solid waste contracts in the affected geographic area subject
28  to incorporation; however, the plan for incorporation may
29  provide that existing contracts for solid waste collection
30  services shall be honored only for 5 years or the remainder of
31  the contract term, whichever is shorter, excluding any
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 834 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 252690 1 automatic renewals or so-called "evergreen" provisions, and 2 may require that a copy of the pertinent portion of the 3 contract or other written evidence of the duration of the 4 contract be provided to the municipality within a reasonable 5 time following a written request to do so. 6 (2) The incorporation of a new municipality through 7 merger of existing municipalities and associated 8 unincorporated areas must meet the following conditions: 9 (d) In accordance with s. 10, Art. I of the State 10 Constitution, the plan for merger or incorporation must honor 11 existing solid waste contracts in the affected geographic area 12 subject to merger or incorporation; however, the plan for 13 merger or incorporation may provide that existing contracts 14 for solid waste collection services shall be honored only for 15 5 years or the remainder of the contract term, whichever is 16 shorter, and may require that a copy of the pertinent portion 17 of the contract or other written evidence of the duration of 18 the contract, excluding any automatic renewals or so-called 19 "evergreen" provisions, be provided to the municipality within 20 a reasonable time following a written request to do so. 21 22 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 23 24 25 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 26 And the title is amended as follows: 27 On page 1, line 3, after the first semicolon, 28 29 insert: 30 amending s. 165.061, F.S.; providing for the 31 continuation of existing solid waste contracts; 2 12:25 PM 04/19/01 s0834c1c-18j01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 834 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 252690 1 requiring written evidence of the duration of 2 the contract within a specified timeframe; 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 12:25 PM 04/19/01 s0834c1c-18j01