HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-032                           Bill No. CS/HB 757, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Romeo offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 87, between lines 28 and 29,

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18         Section 53.  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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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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

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

  6  a discretionary sales surtax, subject to approval by a

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

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

  9  county.

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13  And the title is amended as follows:

14         On page 8, line 16, after the semicolon,

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

18         limitation on which charter counties may levy a

19         charter county transit surtax;

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