House Bill hb0945

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 945

        By Representatives Lee, Mahon, Jordan, Fields, Kravitz,
    Hogan and Davis





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Jacksonville Seaport

  3         Authority; amending ch. 2001-319, Laws of

  4         Florida; authorizing applications to be filed

  5         for, and agreements with respect to, the

  6         establishment of bonded warehouses and a free

  7         port, foreign trade zone, or area for the

  8         reception from foreign countries of articles or

  9         commerce both within and without the

10         territorial boundaries of Duval County;

11         providing an effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Subsection (13) of section 3 of section 1

16  of chapter 2001-319, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:

17         Section 3.  Powers.--Each authority shall have the

18  below specified powers, in addition to other powers otherwise

19  conferred by law; however, those powers that relate to

20  maritime issues are vested in the Jacksonville Seaport

21  Authority; those powers that relate to aviation issues are

22  vested in the Jacksonville Airport Authority; those powers

23  that are neutral in nature are vested in both authorities:

24         (13)  To make any and all applications required by the

25  Treasury Department and other departments or agencies of the

26  Federal Government as a condition precedent to the

27  establishment within or without the county of a free port,

28  foreign trade zone, or area for the reception from foreign

29  countries of articles or commerce and to expedite and

30  encourage foreign commerce, and the handling, processing, and

31  delivery thereof into foreign commerce free from the payment

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 945

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  1  of custom duties and, provided there is an economic benefit to

  2  Duval County, to enter into any agreements required by such

  3  departments or agencies in connection therewith and to make

  4  like applications and agreements with respect to the

  5  establishment within and without said county of one or more

  6  bonded warehouses.

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

  8  law.

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