HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 17-B
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Johnson offered the following:
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13         Amendment to Amendment (305539) (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, between lines 16 & 17,
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17         Section 1.  Paragraphs (l) and (n) of subsection (3) of
18  section 125.0104, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19         125.0104  Tourist development tax; procedure for
20  levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement.--
21         (3)  TAXABLE PRIVILEGES; EXEMPTIONS; LEVY; RATE.--
22         (l)  In addition to any other tax which is imposed
23  pursuant to this section, a county may impose up to an
24  additional 1-percent tax on the exercise of the privilege
25  described in paragraph (a) by majority vote of the governing
26  board of the county in order to:
27         1.  Pay the debt service on bonds issued to finance the
28  construction, reconstruction, or renovation of a professional
29  sports franchise facility, or the acquisition, construction,
30  reconstruction, or renovation of a retained spring training
31  franchise facility, either publicly owned and operated, or
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    File original & 9 copies    10/30/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 17-B Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 publicly owned and operated by the owner of a professional 2 sports franchise or other lessee with sufficient expertise or 3 financial capability to operate such facility, and to pay the 4 planning and design costs incurred prior to the issuance of 5 such bonds. 6 2. Pay the debt service on bonds issued to finance the 7 construction, reconstruction, or renovation of a convention 8 center, and to pay the planning and design costs incurred 9 prior to the issuance of such bonds. 10 3. Pay the operation and maintenance costs of a 11 convention center for a period of up to 10 years. Only 12 counties that have elected to levy the tax for the purposes 13 authorized in subparagraph 2. may use the tax for the purposes 14 enumerated in this subparagraph. Any county that elects to 15 levy the tax for the purposes authorized in subparagraph 2. 16 after July 1, 2000, may use the proceeds of the tax to pay the 17 operation and maintenance costs of a convention center for the 18 life of the bonds. 19 4. Promote and advertise tourism in the State of 20 Florida and nationally and internationally; however, if tax 21 revenues are expended for an activity, service, venue, or 22 event, the activity, service, venue, or event shall have as 23 one of its main purposes the attraction of tourists as 24 evidenced by the promotion of the activity, service, venue, or 25 event to tourists. 26 27 The provision of paragraph (b) which prohibits any county 28 authorized to levy a convention development tax pursuant to s. 29 212.0305 from levying more than the 2-percent tax authorized 30 by this section, and the provisions of paragraphs (4)(a)-(d), 31 shall not apply to the additional tax authorized in this 2 File original & 9 copies 10/30/01 hbd0001 03:04 pm B0017-0041-542257
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 17-B Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 paragraph. The effective date of the levy and imposition of 2 the tax authorized under this paragraph shall be the first day 3 of the second month following approval of the ordinance by the 4 governing board or the first day of any subsequent month as 5 may be specified in the ordinance. A certified copy of such 6 ordinance shall be furnished by the county to the Department 7 of Revenue within 10 days after approval of such ordinance. 8 (n) In addition to any other tax that is imposed under 9 this section, a county that has imposed the tax under 10 paragraph (l) may impose an additional tax that is no greater 11 than 1 percent on the exercise of the privilege described in 12 paragraph (a) by a majority plus one vote of the membership of 13 the board of county commissioners in order to: 14 1. Pay the debt service on bonds issued to finance: 15 a.1. The construction, reconstruction, or renovation 16 of a facility either publicly owned and operated, or publicly 17 owned and operated by the owner of a professional sports 18 franchise or other lessee with sufficient expertise or 19 financial capability to operate such facility, and to pay the 20 planning and design costs incurred prior to the issuance of 21 such bonds for a new professional sports franchise as defined 22 in s. 288.1162. 23 b.2. The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or 24 renovation of a facility either publicly owned and operated, 25 or publicly owned and operated by the owner of a professional 26 sports franchise or other lessee with sufficient expertise or 27 financial capability to operate such facility, and to pay the 28 planning and design costs incurred prior to the issuance of 29 such bonds for a retained spring training franchise. 30 2. Promote and advertise tourism in the State of 31 Florida and nationally and internationally; however, if tax 3 File original & 9 copies 10/30/01 hbd0001 03:04 pm B0017-0041-542257
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 17-B Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 revenues are expended for an activity, service, venue, or 2 event, the activity, service, venue, or event shall have as 3 one of its main purposes the attraction of tourists as 4 evidenced by the promotion of the activity, service, venue, or 5 event to tourists. 6 7 A county that imposes the tax authorized in this paragraph may 8 not expend any ad valorem tax revenues for the acquisition, 9 construction, reconstruction, or renovation of a that facility 10 for which tax revenues are used pursuant to subparagraph 1. 11 The provision of paragraph (b) which prohibits any county 12 authorized to levy a convention development tax pursuant to s. 13 212.0305 from levying more than the 2-percent tax authorized 14 by this section shall not apply to the additional tax 15 authorized by this paragraph in counties which levy convention 16 development taxes pursuant to s. 212.0305(4)(a). Subsection 17 (4) does not apply to the adoption of the additional tax 18 authorized in this paragraph. The effective date of the levy 19 and imposition of the tax authorized under this paragraph is 20 the first day of the second month following approval of the 21 ordinance by the board of county commissioners or the first 22 day of any subsequent month specified in the ordinance. A 23 certified copy of such ordinance shall be furnished by the 24 county to the Department of Revenue within 10 days after 25 approval of the ordinance. 26 27 28 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 29 And the title is amended as follows: 30 On page 4, line 14, after the semicolon 31 4 File original & 9 copies 10/30/01 hbd0001 03:04 pm B0017-0041-542257
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 17-B Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 insert: 2 amending s. 125.0104, F.S.; providing that the 3 additional tax authorized for bonds for a 4 professional sports franchise facility, a 5 retained spring training franchise facility, or 6 a convention center, and for operation and 7 maintenance costs of a convention center, and 8 the additional tax authorized for bonds for 9 facilities for a new professional sports 10 franchise or a retained spring training 11 franchise, may also be used to promote and 12 advertise tourism; 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 File original & 9 copies 10/30/01 hbd0001 03:04 pm B0017-0041-542257