HB 1865 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Manatee County local option sales
3	tax; validating all acts and proceedings had and taken in
4	connection with the special election held in Manatee
5	County; authorizing the levy of the one half-cent local
6	option sales tax in Manatee County for the purpose of
7	providing funds to finance the cost of acquisition,
8	construction, and installation of, and renovation to,
9	certain capital improvements and educational facilities
10	within the District; declaring said special election legal
11	and valid; approving the issuance of sales tax revenue
12	bonds; providing for severability; providing an effective
13	date.
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15	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17	Section 1. All acts and proceedings heretofore had and
18	taken in connection with the special election held in Manatee
19	County on May 21, 2002, including, without limitation, any acts
20	in connection with the notice of such election to authorize the
21	levy of the one half-cent local option sales tax on tangible
22	personal property sold in Manatee County for the purpose of
23	providing funds to finance the cost of acquisition,
24	construction, and installation of, and renovation to, certain
25	capital improvements and educational facilities within the
26	District, are hereby ratified, validated, and confirmed and said
27	special election is hereby declared to be valid and legal in all
28	respects.
29	Section 2. All acts and proceedings heretofore taken, had,
30	done, and performed by the School Board of Manatee County and by
31	the duly constituted officials of such board, in connection with
32	the authorization and issuance of not to exceed $117,500,000
33	sales tax revenue bonds of said board, to be paid from the
34	proceeds of the sales tax authorized in said election, are
35	hereby severally ratified, validated, confirmed, and legalized
36	in every respect.
37	Section 3. If any provision of this act or the application
38	thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
39	invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of
40	this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision
41	or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
42	declared severable.
43	Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.