SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 480

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 821006

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11  Senator Miller moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 17, between lines 28 and 29,

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17         Section 8.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

18  212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         212.055  Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative

20  intent; authorization and use of proceeds.--It is the

21  legislative intent that any authorization for imposition of a

22  discretionary sales surtax shall be published in the Florida

23  Statutes as a subsection of this section, irrespective of the

24  duration of the levy.  Each enactment shall specify the types

25  of counties authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be

26  imposed; the maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed,

27  if any; the procedure which must be followed to secure voter

28  approval, if required; the purpose for which the proceeds may

29  be expended; and such other requirements as the Legislature

30  may provide.  Taxable transactions and administrative

31  procedures shall be as provided in s. 212.054.

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 480

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 821006





  1         (1)  CHARTER COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM SURTAX.--

  2         (a)  Each charter county which adopted a charter prior

  3  to January 1, 1984 June 1, 1976, and each county the

  4  government of which is consolidated with that of one or more

  5  municipalities, may levy a discretionary sales surtax, subject

  6  to approval by a majority vote of the electorate of the county

  7  or by a charter amendment approved by a majority vote of the

  8  electorate of the county.

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10  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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14  And the title is amended as follows:

15         On page 1, line 17, after the semicolon

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18         amending s. 212.055, F.S.; removing a

19         limitation on which charter counties may levy a

20         charter county transit surtax;

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