HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 23A
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	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.--
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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;