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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to the tourist development tax; amending | ||
| 3 | s. 125.0104, F.S.; expanding threshold for counties | ||
| 4 | eligible for optional uses of tax proceeds; providing an | ||
| 5 | effective date. | ||
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 9 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section | ||
| 10 | 125.0104, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: | ||
| 11 | 125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; | ||
| 12 | authorized uses; referendum; enforcement.-- | ||
| 13 | (5) AUTHORIZED USES OF REVENUE.-- | ||
| 14 | (b) Tax revenues received pursuant to this section by a | ||
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county of less than 750,000 |
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| 16 | tourist development tax may only be used by that county for the | ||
| 17 | following purposes in addition to those purposes allowed | ||
| 18 | pursuant to paragraph (a): to acquire, construct, extend, | ||
| 19 | enlarge, remodel, repair, improve, maintain, operate, or promote | ||
| 20 | one or more zoological parks, fishing piers or nature centers | ||
| 21 | which are publicly owned and operated or owned and operated by | ||
| 22 | not-for-profit organizations and open to the public. All | ||
| 23 | population figures relating to this subsection shall be based on | ||
| 24 | the most recent population estimates prepared pursuant to the | ||
| 25 | provisions of s. 186.901. These population estimates shall be | ||
| 26 | those in effect on July 1 of each year. | ||
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. | ||