SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 261, 2nd Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 341002
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11  Senator Miller moved the following amendment to amendment
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 70, between lines 26 and 27,
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18         Section 63.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
19  212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20         212.055  Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative
21  intent; authorization and use of proceeds.--It is the
22  legislative intent that any authorization for imposition of a
23  discretionary sales surtax shall be published in the Florida
24  Statutes as a subsection of this section, irrespective of the
25  duration of the levy.  Each enactment shall specify the types
26  of counties authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be
27  imposed; the maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed,
28  if any; the procedure which must be followed to secure voter
29  approval, if required; the purpose for which the proceeds may
30  be expended; and such other requirements as the Legislature
31  may provide.  Taxable transactions and administrative
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 261, 2nd Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 341002
 1  procedures shall be as provided in s. 212.054.
 2         (1)  CHARTER COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM SURTAX.--
 3         (a)  Each charter county which adopted a charter prior
 4  to January 1, 1984 June 1, 1976, and each county the
 5  government of which is consolidated with that of one or more
 6  municipalities, may levy a discretionary sales surtax, subject
 7  to approval by a majority vote of the electorate of the county
 8  or by a charter amendment approved by a majority vote of the
 9  electorate of the county.
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11  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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15  And the title is amended as follows:
16         On page 77, line 24, after the semicolon
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19         amending s. 212.055, F.S.; removing a
20         limitation on which charter counties may levy a
21         charter county transit surtax;
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