HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 23A
   
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Senate House
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12          Representative Mayfield offered the following:
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14          Amendment (with title amendment)
15          Between line(s) 1121 and 1122, insert:
16          Section 50. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
17    62 of the 2003-2004 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (f) is
18    added to subsection (4) of section 206.41, Florida Statutes, to
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20          206.41 State taxes imposed on motor fuel.--
21          (4)
22          (e)1. The portion of the tax imposed by paragraph (1)(g)
23    which results from the collection of such tax paid by a school
24    district or a private contractor operating school buses for a
25    school district or by a nonpublic school on motor fuel or diesel
26    fuel for use in a motor vehicle operated by such district,
27    private contractor, or nonpublic school shall be returned to the
28    governing body of such school district or to such nonpublic
29    school. A school district, when licensed as a local government
30    user, shall be entitled to take a credit on the monthly diesel
31    fuel tax return not to exceed the tax imposed under paragraphs
32    (1)(b) and (g) on those gallons which would otherwise be
33    eligible for refund.
34          2. Funds returned to school districts shall be used to
35    fund construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and
36    streets within the school district required as a result of the
37    construction of new schools or the renovation of existing
38    schools. The school board shall select the projects to be
39    funded; however, the first priority shall be given to projects
40    required as the result of the construction of new schools,
41    unless a waiver is granted by the affected county or municipal
42    government. Funds returned to nonpublic schools shall be used
43    for transportation-related purposes.
44          (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), a district school board
45    that has completely addressed district needs associated with the
46    construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and has a
47    fund balance remaining may expend such balance on student
48    transportation. Funds transferred pursuant this paragraph for
49    student transportation shall not exceed the actual cost of
50    providing such transportation. This paragraph expires July 1,
51    2004.
52          Section 51. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
53    62 of the 2003-2004 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3)
54    is added to section 206.625, Florida Statutes, to read:
55          206.625 Return of tax to municipalities, counties, and
56    school districts.--
57          (2) Those portions of the county fuel tax imposed by s.
58    206.41(1)(b) which result from the collection of such tax paid
59    by a school district, or by a private contractor operating
60    school buses for a school district, on motor fuel for use in a
61    motor vehicle operated by such district or private contractor
62    shall be returned to the governing body of each such school
63    district according to the administrative procedures in s. 206.41
64    to be used to fund construction, reconstruction, and maintenance
65    of roads and streets within the school district required as a
66    result of new school construction or renovation of existing
67    schools. The school board shall select the projects to be
68    funded; however, first priority shall be given to projects
69    required as the result of new school construction, unless a
70    waiver is granted by the affected county or municipal
71    government.
72          (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a district school
73    board that has completely addressed district needs associated
74    with the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads
75    and has a fund balance remaining may expend such balance on
76    student transportation. Funds transferred pursuant this
77    paragraph for student transportation shall not exceed the actual
78    cost of providing such transportation. This subsection expires
79    July 1, 2004.
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82          Between line(s) 120 and 121, insert:
83          amending ss. 206.41 and 206.625, F.S.; authorizing, for purposes
84    of implementing certain specific appropriations in the 2003-2004
85    General Appropriations Act, school district boards to expend
86    certain excess fund balances on student transportation under
87    certain circumstances; providing a limitation;