House Bill hb0675

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 675

        By Representative Romeo






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the charter county transit

  3         surtax; amending s. 212.055, F.S.; removing a

  4         limitation on which charter counties may levy a

  5         charter county transit surtax; providing an

  6         effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

11  212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

12         212.055  Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative

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

14  legislative intent that any authorization for imposition of a

15  discretionary sales surtax shall be published in the Florida

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

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

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

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

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

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

22  be expended; and such other requirements as the Legislature

23  may provide.  Taxable transactions and administrative

24  procedures shall be as provided in s. 212.054.

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

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

27  to June 1, 1976, and each county the government of which is

28  consolidated with that of one or more municipalities, may levy

29  a discretionary sales surtax, subject to approval by a

30  majority vote of the electorate of the county or by a charter

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 675

    792-114-02






  1  amendment approved by a majority vote of the electorate of the

  2  county.

  3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  4  law.

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  7                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Removes a charter county transit surtax limitation
  9    operating to authorize only those charter counties which
      adopted a charter before June 1, 1976, to levy the
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