SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 686
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 274836
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 343.58 County funding for the South Florida Regional
18 Transportation Authority.--
19 (1) Each county served by the South Florida Regional
20 Transportation Authority must dedicate $2.67 million to the
21 authority annually. The recurring annual $2.67 million must be
22 dedicated by the governing body of each county by August 1,
23 2003. Notwithstanding ss. 206.41 and 206.87, such dedicated
24 funding may come from each county's share of the ninth-cent
25 fuel tax, the local option fuel tax, or any other source of
26 local gas taxes or other nonfederal funds available to the
27 counties. In addition, the Legislature authorizes the levy of
28 an annual license tax in the amount of $2 for the registration
29 or renewal of registration of each vehicle taxed under s.
30 320.08 and registered in the area served by the South Florida
31 Regional Transportation Authority. The annual license tax
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 686
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 274836
1 shall take effect in any county served by the authority upon
2 approval by the residents in a county served by the authority.
3 The annual license tax shall be levied and the Department of
4 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall remit the proceeds
5 each month from the tax to the South Florida Regional
6 Transportation Authority.
7 (2) In addition, each county shall continue to
8 annually fund the operations of the South Florida Regional
9 Transportation Authority in an amount not less than $1.565
10 million. Such funds pursuant to this subsection shall also be
11 considered a dedicated funding source.
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13 If, by December 31, 2009, the South Florida Regional
14 Transportation Authority has not received federal matching
15 funds based upon the dedication of funds under subsection (1),
16 subsection (1) shall be repealed.
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20 And the title is amended as follows:
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24 county funding for the authority; requiring
25 counties served by the authority to dedicate a
26 specified amount of funding; authorizing a tax
27 on motor vehicle registration; requiring
28 approval by referendum for such tax; providing
29 for distribution to the authority of moneys
30 received for the tax; providing a statement of
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