HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1907
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Ambler offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
15	Between lines 811 and 812, insert:
16	(1) CHARTER COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM SURTAX.--
17	(d) Proceeds from the surtax shall be applied to as many
18	or as few of the uses enumerated below in whatever combination
19	the county commission deems appropriate:
20	1. Deposited by the county in the trust fund and shall be
21	used for the purposes of development, construction, equipment,
22	maintenance, operation, supportive services, including a
23	countywide bus system, and related costs of a fixed guideway
24	rapid transit system.;
25	2. Remitted by the governing body of the county to an
26	expressway or transportation authority created by law to be
27	used, at the discretion of such authority, for the development,
28	construction, operation, or maintenance of roads or bridges in
29	the county, for the operation and maintenance of a bus system,
30	for the payment of principal and interest on existing bonds
31	issued for the construction of such roads or bridges, and, upon
32	approval by the county commission, such proceeds may be pledged
33	for bonds issued to refinance existing bonds or new bonds issued
34	for the construction of such roads or bridges.; and
35	3. For each county, as defined in s. 125.011(1), used for
36	the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of
37	roads and bridges in the county; for the expansion, operation,
38	and maintenance of bus and fixed guideway systems; and for the
39	payment of principal and interest on bonds issued for the
40	construction of fixed guideway rapid transit systems, bus
41	systems, roads, or bridges; and such proceeds may be pledged by
42	the governing body of the county for bonds issued to refinance
43	existing bonds or new bonds issued for the construction of such
44	fixed guideway rapid transit systems, bus systems, roads, or
45	bridges and no more than 25 percent used for nontransit uses.
46	4. Used by the charter county for the planning,
47	development, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads
48	and bridges in the county; for the planning, development,
49	expansion, operation, and maintenance of bus and fixed guideway
50	systems; and for the payment of principal and interest on bonds
51	issued for the construction of fixed guideway rapid transit
52	systems, bus systems, roads, or bridges; and such proceeds may
53	be pledged by the governing body of the county for bonds issued
54	to refinance existing bonds or new bonds issued for the
55	construction of such fixed guideway rapid transit systems, bus
56	systems, roads, or bridges. Pursuant to an interlocal agreement
57	entered into pursuant to chapter 163, the governing body of the
58	charter county may distribute proceeds from the tax to a
59	municipality or an expressway or transportation authority
60	created by law to be expended for the purpose authorized by this
61	paragraph.
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64	Remove lines 797 and 798, and insert:
65	Section 19. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and paragraph
66	(d) of subsection (2) of section 212.055, Florida Statutes, are
67	amended to read:
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70	Remove line 63, and insert:
71	circumstances; providing additional uses for revenues raised by
72	the charter county transit system surtax; amending s. 212.0606,
73	F.S., relating to the
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