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11  The Committee on Local Government & Veterans Affairs offered

12  the following:

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15  Remove everything after the enacting clause

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17  and insert:

18         Section 1.  Pursuant to section 189.429, Florida

19  Statutes, this act constitutes the codification of all special

20  acts relating to the Trailer Estates Park and Recreation

21  District. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this

22  law to provide a single, comprehensive special act charter for

23  the district, including all current legislative authority

24  granted to the district by its several legislative enactments

25  and any additional authority granted by this act.

26         Section 2.  Chapters 69-1287, 70-796, 72-612, 73-546,

27  76-420, 76-423, 81-428, 90-447, 94-413, and 96-442, Laws of

28  Florida, are codified, amended, reenacted, and repealed as

29  herein provided.

30         Section 3.  The Trailer Estates Park and Recreation

31  District is re-created and the charter is re-created and

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  1  reenacted to read:

  2         Section 1.  Upon this act becoming a law, all lands

  3  described in Section 2 lying in Manatee County, hereinafter

  4  described, shall become and be incorporated into and as a park

  5  and recreation district, which shall be an independent special

  6  taxing district, having the powers and duties herein set

  7  forth, under the name of "Trailer Estates Park and Recreation

  8  District."

  9         Section 2.  The lands so to be incorporated being

10  described as follows:

11

12         (a)  Trailer Estates Subdivision as recorded in

13         Plat Book 8, page 138, of the Public Records of

14         Manatee County, Florida. First Addition to

15         Trailer Estates Subdivision as recorded in Plat

16         Book 9, page 71, of the Public Records of

17         Manatee County, Florida.

18

19         (b)  Second Addition to Trailer Estates

20         Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 9, page

21         61, of the Public Records of Manatee County,

22         Florida.

23

24         (c)  Third Addition to Trailer Estates

25         Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 10, Page

26         69 of the Public Records of Manatee County,

27         Florida.

28

29         (d)  Fourth Addition to Trailer Estates

30         Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 11, page

31         66, of the Public Records of Manatee County,

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  1         Florida.

  2

  3         (e)  Fifth Addition to Trailer Estates

  4         Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 12, page

  5         55, of the Public Records of Manatee County,

  6         Florida.

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  8         (f)  The SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of

  9         Section 22, TWP. 35 S., Rge. 17 E.; LESS: Land

10         Described in Deed Book 380, Page 451, Official

11         Records Book 208, Pages 156 & 157, Official

12         Records Book 240, Pages 167 & 168, all of the

13         Public Records of Manatee County, Florida; ALSO

14         LESS: The South 133 feet and the East 290 feet

15         of said SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4.

16

17         (g)  A tract of land in the SW 1/4 of the SE

18         1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, Twp. 35 S.

19         Rge. 17 E. of Manatee County, Florida, more

20         particularly described as follows: From the NW

21         corner of said SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE

22         1/4 of Section 22, run S. 88 degrees 30' East

23         along the North line of said SW 1/4 of the SE

24         1/4 of the SE 1/4, 14.74 feet; thence run S. 1

25         degree 48' West, 100 feet for a Point of

26         Beginning; thence run S. 88 degrees 30' East,

27         130 feet to a point; thence run S. 1 degree 48'

28         West, 50 feet to a point; thence run N. 88

29         degrees 30' West, 130 feet to a point; thence

30         run N. 1 degree 48' East 50 feet to the Point

31         of Beginning.

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  2         (h)  A tract of land in the SW 1/4 of the SE

  3         1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, Twp. 35 S.

  4         Rge. 17 E. of Manatee County, Florida, more

  5         particularly described as follows: From the NW

  6         corner of said SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE

  7         1/4 of Section 22, run S. 88 degrees 30' East

  8         along the North line of said SW 1/4 of the SE

  9         1/4 of the SE 1/4, 14.74 feet; thence run S. 1

10         degree 48' West, 150 feet for a Point of

11         Beginning; thence run S. 88 degrees 30' East,

12         130 feet to a point; thence run S. 1 degree 48'

13         West, 50 feet to a point; thence run N. 88

14         degrees 30' West, 130 feet to a point; thence

15         run N. 1 degree 48' East 50 feet to the Point

16         of Beginning.

17

18         (i)  A tract of land in the SW 1/4 of the SE

19         1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, Twp. 35 S.

20         Rge. 17 E. of Manatee County, Florida, more

21         particularly described as follows: From the NW

22         corner of said SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE

23         1/4 of Section 22, run S. 88 degrees 30' East

24         along the North line of said SW 1/4 of the SE

25         1/4 of the SE 1/4, 14.74 feet; thence run S. 1

26         degree 48' West, 200 feet for a Point of

27         Beginning; thence run S. 88 degrees 30' East,

28         130 feet to a point; thence run S. 1 degree 48'

29         West, 50 feet to a point; thence run N. 88

30         degrees 30' West, 130 feet to a point; thence

31         run N. 1 degree 48' East 50 feet to the Point

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  1         of Beginning.

  2

  3         Section 3.  The business and affairs of said district

  4  shall be conducted and administered by a board of nine

  5  trustees (hereinafter referred to as the "trustees") who, upon

  6  their annual election, shall organize by electing from their

  7  number a chair, two vice chairs, a secretary, and a treasurer.

  8  Said trustees shall not receive any compensation for their

  9  services but shall be entitled to be reimbursed from funds of

10  the district for any authorized disbursements they may

11  properly incur on behalf of the district.  Each trustee

12  authorized to sign checks of the district or otherwise

13  designated to handle its funds shall, before he or she enters

14  upon such duties, execute to the Governor for the benefit of

15  said district, a good and sufficient bond approved by a

16  circuit judge of Manatee County in the sum of $5,000 with a

17  qualified corporate surety conditioned to faithfully perform

18  the duties of such trustee and account for all funds which may

19  come into his or her hands as such trustee.  All premiums for

20  such surety on all bonds shall be paid from the funds of said

21  district.

22         Section 4.  Elections shall be held at the usual

23  polling place within the district between the hours of 12 noon

24  and 8 p.m. and shall be conducted and supervised by the

25  supervisor of elections of Manatee County under the rules

26  governing general elections in the county, except as may

27  otherwise be provided herein.  Election of the Board of

28  Trustees shall be held annually on the first Tuesday after the

29  first Monday of December, establishing 2-year terms for all

30  trustees, five to be elected in even years to serve 2-year

31  terms and four to be elected in odd years to serve 2-year

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  1  terms in order of expiration of terms of office and as

  2  required to maintain a full board of nine trustees.

  3         Section 5.  The only persons qualified to vote in said

  4  election shall be owners of record of real property within

  5  said district, but they need not be actually residing in the

  6  district, nor be residents of the state.  The term "owners of

  7  record" means record owners appearing on the current rolls of

  8  the tax assessor of Manatee County not less than 30 days prior

  9  to the date of each election. For the purpose of determining

10  the qualifications of electors, the rolls of the tax assessor

11  of Manatee County shall be presumptive evidence of the record

12  of owners of property within the district, but such

13  presumption may be rebutted by the voter furnishing a recorded

14  deed or facsimile thereof to the supervisor of elections, or

15  his or her designated agent at the polling place, at the time

16  of voting at such election.  Application for absentee ballots

17  may be obtained from the supervisor of elections of Manatee

18  County within 45 days prior to each annual election, and shall

19  be counted if actually received by the supervisor of elections

20  by 5 p.m. on the day before the date of each such election.

21  All election ballots shall be prepared by the supervisor of

22  elections of the county.  Persons desiring to have their names

23  placed on the ballot for election as trustee of the district

24  shall be qualified electors as defined in this act and shall

25  present a written petition to the supervisor of elections of

26  Manatee County not less than 60 days prior to the date of each

27  election, which petition shall be signed by the candidate and

28  notarized, and signed by not less than 25 persons qualified to

29  vote in said election within the district.  Notice of said

30  election setting forth the names of the persons proposed as

31  trustees of the district for the next ensuing 2 years shall be

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  1  given by the district in writing addressed to each record

  2  owner or owners of each parcel of property within the

  3  district, not less than 15 days before the date of each

  4  election, and shall also be published by the district one time

  5  at least 10 days prior to such election, in a newspaper of

  6  general circulation published in the county, and if no

  7  newspaper be published in said county, then they shall cause

  8  written or printed notices of said election to be posted in

  9  five public places within said district.  The trustees may

10  appoint inspectors and clerks for the election whose duties

11  shall be the same as similar officers in general elections,

12  except as herein stated.  Said election may be by ballot or by

13  voting machine, and if by ballot the same shall be written or

14  printed in black ink on plain paper and shall be substantially

15  in the following form:

16

17         Board of Trustees of the Trailer Estates Park

18         and Recreation District (stating their names

19         and residence addresses)

20

21  and if by voting machine the requirements for the ballot

22  herein described shall be adapted to the use of such voting

23  machine.  The nine persons receiving the highest number of

24  votes shall be declared trustees of the district for the

25  ensuing 2 years. Trustees may succeed themselves in office.

26         Section 6.  The supervisor of elections of Manatee

27  County shall canvass the return of election and shall announce

28  the results thereon the day following the election. Should

29  there be a deadlock in the balloting, a runoff election shall

30  be held on the 3rd Tuesday of December next following the

31  deadlocked election, except if a deadlock should occur in the

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  1  first election as provided hereunder, a runoff election shall

  2  be held on the 3rd Tuesday following such deadlocked election.

  3  The supervisor of elections shall be entitled to a reasonable

  4  fee for conducting each election, payable out of general funds

  5  of the district.

  6         Section 7.  The Board of Trustees shall have the right,

  7  power, and authority to levy a special assessment known as a

  8  recreation district tax against all taxable real estate

  9  situated within said district for the purpose of providing

10  funds for the operation of the district.  The trustees shall,

11  on or before April 1 of each year, by resolution, fix the

12  amount of the assessment for the next ensuing year and shall

13  direct the tax assessor of Manatee County to assess and the

14  tax collector of Manatee County to collect such tax as

15  assessed upon each improved residential parcel of property

16  within the district.  Prior to the adoption of the resolution

17  fixing the amount of the assessment, the trustees shall hold a

18  public hearing at which time property owners within the

19  district may appear and be heard.  Notice of the time and

20  place of the public hearing shall be published once in a

21  newspaper of general circulation within the county at least 21

22  days prior to the public hearing.  The county tax assessor

23  shall include on the Manatee County tax roll the special

24  assessment for park and recreation district benefits thus made

25  by the Board of Trustees of the district, and the same shall

26  be collected in the manner and form as provided for collection

27  of county taxes. The county tax collector and the county tax

28  assessor shall each receive compensation for their services

29  regarding such special assessment of 1-1/2 percent of the

30  gross tax receipts instead of the commissions and fees usually

31  earned for the assessment and collection of county taxes.

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  1  Further, the services of the tax assessor and the tax

  2  collector under this act are hereby declared to be special

  3  services performed directly for the district, and any payment

  4  therefor shall not be considered of the general income of such

  5  official nor come under sections 116.03 and 145.121, Florida

  6  Statutes. After deducting therefrom the said fees, the tax

  7  collector shall deposit the funds into a depository designated

  8  by the Board of Trustees of the district for the account of

  9  the district. For the purpose of determining property subject

10  to the district tax, an "improved residential parcel" shall be

11  construed to mean a lot or lots on which a mobile home has

12  been erected as of January 1 of the taxable year.  The

13  district tax shall not be an ad valorem tax but rather shall

14  be a unit tax assessed equally against all improved

15  residential parcels.

16         Section 8.  The district may acquire and hold property,

17  sue and be sued, enter into contracts, and perform other

18  functions necessary or desirable to the carrying out of the

19  provisions and intent of this act. No debt shall be created

20  without the approval of the Board of Trustees.

21         Section 9.  The district tax shall be a lien upon each

22  improved residential parcel of land so assessed until said tax

23  has been paid, and shall be considered a part of the Manatee

24  County tax, subject to the same penalties, charges, fees, and

25  remedies for enforcement and collection as provided by the

26  laws of the state for the collection of such taxes.

27         Section 10.  The proceeds for said tax and the funds of

28  the district shall be deposited in the name of the district in

29  a bank or savings and loan association or building and loan

30  association authorized to receive deposits of county funds,

31  which depository shall be designated by resolution of the

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  1  Board of Trustees.  No funds of the district shall be

  2  disbursed save and except by check or draft signed by the

  3  chair and treasurer of the board or, in the absence of either,

  4  by another trustee designated for that purpose by the board.

  5         Section 11.  Trustees shall hold office for a term of 2

  6  years, and may succeed themselves.  All vacancies occurring in

  7  the Board of Trustees for any cause shall be filled for the

  8  unexpired term by the remaining trustees by the appointment of

  9  a successor trustee or trustees from among the qualified

10  electors of said district as herein defined.  Any trustee

11  failing to discharge the duties of his or her position may be

12  removed for cause by the Board of Trustees, after due notice

13  and an opportunity to be heard upon charges of malfeasance or

14  misfeasance.

15         Section 12.  The fiscal year of the district shall

16  commence January 1.  The trustees shall, on or before April 1

17  of each year, prepare an annual financial statement of income

18  and disbursements during the prior fiscal year.  On or before

19  April 1 of each year, the trustees shall prepare and adopt an

20  itemized budget showing the amount of money necessary for the

21  operation of the district for the next fiscal year, and the

22  district tax to be assessed and collected upon the taxable

23  property of the district for the next ensuing year. Such

24  financial statement shall be published once during the month

25  of April each year in a newspaper of general circulation

26  within the county. A copy of said statement and a copy of said

27  budget shall also be furnished by mail to each taxpayer within

28  the district within 30 days after its preparation and a copy

29  made available for public inspection at the principal office

30  of the district at reasonable hours.

31         Section 13.  The property of the district shall consist

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  1  of the recreational hall, shuffleboard courts, marina,

  2  playgrounds, walks, and other property and improvements now or

  3  hereafter erected or purchased by the trustees for the

  4  district, as well as any other real or personal property which

  5  the trustees of the district may, in their discretion,

  6  determine to be necessary or convenient for the purposes of

  7  the district. In addition thereto, for the comfort and

  8  convenience of taxpayers within the district, the trustees may

  9  in their discretion assume the cost of installing and

10  maintaining entrance parkways and street lighting within the

11  district and may acquire and dispose of any other facilities

12  for the general purpose of the district.

13         Section 14.  Persons entitled to use the facilities and

14  property of the district shall be limited to property owners

15  within the district, their family members and guests, and such

16  other persons and groups as the trustees may authorize from

17  time to time.

18         Section 15.  The trustees shall supervise all real and

19  personal property owned by the district, and shall have the

20  following powers in addition to those already herein

21  enumerated:

22         (a)  To negotiate purchases and to purchase real and

23  personal property on behalf of the district and to pay for

24  such purchases with either cash or by the issuance of bonds or

25  revenue certificates.

26         (b)  To determine and fix the tax to be assessed

27  annually within the district.

28         (c)  To enter into contracts on behalf of the district.

29         (d)  To incur obligations on behalf of the district,

30  including the power to issue bonds, notes, and other evidence

31  of indebtedness of the district for the purpose of obtaining

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  1  funds for the operation of the district, including the

  2  purchase of land, buildings, and other improvements; provided,

  3  however, that the aggregate amount of all obligations of the

  4  district payable in any fiscal year shall not exceed the

  5  aggregate amount of all revenue received by the district from

  6  all sources during such fiscal year. Bonds, notes, or other

  7  certificates of indebtedness issued by the district may be

  8  secured by the pledge of tax revenues obtained by the

  9  district, as well as by mortgage of property owned by the

10  district.

11         (e)  To issue its bonds to finance, in whole or in

12  part, the cost of construction, acquisition, or improvements

13  of real and personal property of the district.  The trustees,

14  in determining such costs, may include all costs and estimated

15  costs of the issuance of said bonds, all engineering,

16  inspection, fiscal, and legal expenses, all costs of

17  preliminary surveys, plans, maps, and specifications, initial

18  reserve funds for debt service, the costs of the services of

19  persons, firms, corporations, partnerships, or associations

20  employed, or consultants, advisors, engineers, or fiscal,

21  financial, or other experts in the planning, preparation, and

22  financing of the district.  The trustees are hereby authorized

23  to employ and to enter into agreements or contracts with

24  consultants, engineers, attorneys, or fiscal, financial, or

25  other experts for the planning, preparation, and financing of

26  the district, or any asset thereof, upon such terms and

27  conditions as the trustees shall deem desirable and proper.

28  The district may pledge to the punctual payment of bonds or

29  revenue certificates issued pursuant to this act, and interest

30  thereon, an amount of the revenue derived from the facilities

31  and services of the district, including acquisitions,

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  1  extensions, and improvements thereof sufficient to pay said

  2  bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due

  3  and to create and maintain reasonable reserves therefor.

  4         (f)  To buy, sell, rent, or lease real and personal

  5  property in the name of the district; to deliver purchase

  6  money notes and mortgages or to assume the obligation of

  7  existing mortgages in connection with the acquisition of

  8  property of the district; and to receive gifts of real or

  9  personal property.

10         (g)  To promulgate reasonable rules and regulations

11  governing the use of the facilities of the district.

12         (h)  To provide trash and garbage collection and

13  central television antenna signals and services for the

14  benefit of all persons residing within the district, to own,

15  operate, and maintain the necessary equipment and apparatus,

16  or to contract with others to provide such services, and to

17  hold such franchises as may be necessary or desirable to

18  provide such services.

19         (i)  To use district funds in the administration and

20  enforcement of the deed restriction as filed in the Manatee

21  County public records for properties within the district.

22         (j)  To recover all costs and reasonable attorney's

23  fees in addition to other appropriate relief should the

24  trustees be the prevailing party in any litigation, and in any

25  appellate proceedings, involving the enforcement of this act

26  and/or the deed restrictions as filed in the Manatee County

27  public records.

28         Section 16.  The construction, acquisition, or

29  improvements of real or personal property of the district, or

30  the refunding of any bonds or other obligations issued for

31  such purposes, may be authorized under this act. Bonds may be

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  1  authorized to be issued under this act to provide funds for

  2  such purposes by resolution or resolutions of the trustees,

  3  which may be adopted at the same meeting at which they were

  4  introduced and may be adopted by a majority of the members

  5  thereof, and shall take effect immediately upon adoption and

  6  need not be published or posted. Said bonds shall bear

  7  interest at such rate or rates not exceeding 6 percent per

  8  annum, payable semiannually, may be in one or more series, may

  9  bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not

10  exceeding 40 years from their respective dates, may be made

11  payable in such medium of payment, at such place, within or

12  without the state, may carry such registration privileges, may

13  be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without

14  premium, may be executed in such manner, may contain such

15  terms, covenants, and conditions, and may be in such form,

16  either coupon or registered, as such resolution or subsequent

17  resolution may provide.  Said bonds may be sold all at one

18  time or in blocks from time to time, at public or private

19  sale, or if refunding bonds, may also be delivered and

20  exchanged for the outstanding obligations to be refunded

21  thereby, in such manner as the trustees shall determine by

22  resolution, and at such price or prices computed according to

23  standard tables of bond value as will yield to the purchasers

24  or the holders of the obligations surrendered in exchange in

25  the case of refunding bonds, income at a rate not exceeding 6

26  percent per annum to the maturity dates of the several bonds

27  so sold or exchanged on the money paid or the principal amount

28  of obligations surrendered therefor to the district. Pending

29  the preparation of the definitive bonds, interim certificates

30  or receipts or temporary bonds in such form and with such

31  provisions as the trustees may determine may be issued to the

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  1  purchaser or purchasers of the bonds sold pursuant to this

  2  act.  Said bonds, and such interim certificates or receipts or

  3  temporary bonds, shall be fully negotiable.

  4         Section 17.  A record shall be kept of all meetings of

  5  the Board of Trustees and in such meetings a concurrence of a

  6  majority of said trustees shall be necessary for any

  7  affirmative action taken by the board.  Said trustees may

  8  adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with any

  9  portion of this act, as they may deem necessary or convenient

10  in and about the transaction of the business of the board and

11  in carrying out the provisions of this act.

12         Section 18.  For the general purposes of this act, each

13  parcel of improved residential property in said district is

14  hereby declared to be uniformly and generally benefited by the

15  provisions hereof.

16         Section 19.  The district hereby created may be

17  abolished by a majority vote of the qualified electors in the

18  district at an election called by the trustees of the district

19  for such purpose, which election shall be held and notice

20  thereof given under the same requirements as are set forth

21  hereunder for the election of trustees and the levying and

22  collecting of the district tax. However, the district shall

23  not be abolished while it has outstanding indebtedness without

24  first making adequate provisions for the liquidation of such

25  outstanding indebtedness.

26         Section 20.  Trustees not guilty of malfeasance in

27  office shall be relieved of any personal liability for any

28  acts done by them while holding office in the district; any

29  trustee who is made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding

30  solely by reason of his or her holding office in the district

31  shall be indemnified by the district against reasonable

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  1  expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by him or her in

  2  defending such suit, action, or proceeding, except with

  3  respect to matters wherein it shall be adjudged in such

  4  proceeding that such trustee is liable for negligence or

  5  misconduct in the performance of his or her duties.

  6         Section 21.  The word "district" means the special park

  7  and recreation district hereby organized; the words "board,"

  8  "trustees," and "Board of Trustees" mean the Board of Trustees

  9  of and for the special park and recreation district hereby

10  created when used in this act, unless otherwise specified.

11         Section 22.  (a)  Notwithstanding any provisions to the

12  contrary (as may now appear in section 8, section 13, or

13  section 15), the trustees of Trailer Estates Park and

14  Recreation District shall not enter into any contract

15  involving the initial purchase, lease, conveyance, or other

16  manner of acquisition of real or tangible personal property

17  constituting recreational facilities, which presently exist

18  within the territory included in the Trailer Estates Park and

19  Recreation District, in any instance when the cost price or

20  consideration therefor exceeds $25,000 including all

21  obligations proposed to be assumed in connection with such

22  acquisition, unless:

23         (1)  The trustees by two-thirds vote have approved the

24  terms and conditions of such acquisition by written

25  resolution;

26         (2)  Within not less than 30 nor more than 60 days

27  after the date of the resolution, the trustees certify the

28  resolution to the supervisor of elections of Manatee County

29  for a referendum election; and

30         (3)  A majority of qualified electors of the district

31  voting in a referendum election approve the resolution.

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  1         (b)  The qualifications of voters, notice, and

  2  procedure for this referendum shall be the same as set forth

  3  herein for the election of trustees and for special referendum

  4  elections.

  5         Section 4.  Chapters 69-1287, 70-796, 72-612, 73-546,

  6  76-420, 76-423, 81-428, 90-447, 94-413, and 96-442, Laws of

  7  Florida, are repealed.

  8         Section 5.  In the event of a conflict of the

  9  provisions of this act with the provisions of any other act,

10  the provisions of this act shall control to the extent of such

11  conflict.

12         Section 6.  The provisions of this act shall be

13  liberally construed in order to effectively carry out the

14  purpose of this act in the interest of the public.

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

16  law.

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20  And the title is amended as follows:

21         On page 1, line 2,

22  remove:  the entire title

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24  and insert:

25         An act relating to the Trailer Estates Park and

26         Recreation District, Manatee County; codifying,

27         reenacting, amending, and repealing special

28         acts relating to the district; providing for

29         the administration of the affairs of said

30         district by a board of nine trustees and

31         defining their powers and duties; providing for

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  1         the qualification of electors in the district

  2         and for annual election of trustees; providing

  3         for removal of trustees and appointment to fill

  4         vacancies; providing for the assessment and

  5         collection of a recreation district tax

  6         assessed against each improved residential

  7         parcel of real property within the district;

  8         providing that such district tax shall be a

  9         lien against each parcel of land so assessed

10         and for the method of collecting such tax;

11         providing for the deposit and disbursement of

12         funds of the district; establishing a fiscal

13         year and providing for publication of annual

14         financial statements; authorizing the trustees

15         of the district to issue bonds and other

16         obligations of the district and to secure the

17         same by pledge of tax revenues and other

18         property of the district; authorizing the

19         trustees of the district to acquire and dispose

20         of real and personal property for the general

21         purpose of the district; authorizing the

22         trustees of the district to promulgate rules

23         and regulations for the use of facilities of

24         the district; providing for the abolishment of

25         the district; providing conditions precedent to

26         the filing of suit against the district or any

27         of the trustees thereof, and relieving

28         individual trustees from personal liability for

29         obligations of the district; defining terms;

30         providing an effective date.

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