| 1 | Representative Goodlette offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Paragraph (q) of subsection (5) of section |
| 6 | 212.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and |
| 8 | storage tax; specified exemptions.--The sale at retail, the |
| 9 | rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the |
| 10 | storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following |
| 11 | are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this |
| 12 | chapter. |
| 13 | (5) EXEMPTIONS; ACCOUNT OF USE.-- |
| 14 | (q) Community contribution tax credit for donations.-- |
| 15 | 1. Authorization.--Beginning July 1, 2001, persons who are |
| 16 | registered with the department under s. 212.18 to collect or |
| 17 | remit sales or use tax and who make donations to eligible |
| 18 | sponsors are eligible for tax credits against their state sales |
| 19 | and use tax liabilities as provided in this paragraph: |
| 20 | a. The credit shall be computed as 50 percent of the |
| 21 | person's approved annual community contribution; |
| 22 | b. The credit shall be granted as a refund against state |
| 23 | sales and use taxes reported on returns and remitted in the 12 |
| 24 | months preceding the date of application to the department for |
| 25 | the credit as required in sub-subparagraph 3.c. If the annual |
| 26 | credit is not fully used through such refund because of |
| 27 | insufficient tax payments during the applicable 12-month period, |
| 28 | the unused amount may be included in an application for a refund |
| 29 | made pursuant to sub-subparagraph 3.c. in subsequent years |
| 30 | against the total tax payments made for such year. Carryover |
| 31 | credits may be applied for a 3-year period without regard to any |
| 32 | time limitation that would otherwise apply under s. 215.26; |
| 33 | c. No person shall receive more than $200,000 in annual |
| 34 | tax credits for all approved community contributions made in any |
| 35 | one year; |
| 36 | d. All proposals for the granting of the tax credit shall |
| 37 | require the prior approval of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 38 | Economic Development; |
| 39 | e. The total amount of tax credits which may be granted |
| 40 | for all programs approved under this paragraph, s. 220.183, and |
| 41 | s. 624.5105 is $15 $10 million annually; and |
| 42 | f. A person who is eligible to receive the credit provided |
| 43 | for in this paragraph, s. 220.183, or s. 624.5105 may receive |
| 44 | the credit only under the one section of the person's choice. |
| 45 | 2. Eligibility requirements.-- |
| 46 | a. A community contribution by a person must be in the |
| 47 | following form: |
| 48 | (I) Cash or other liquid assets; |
| 49 | (II) Real property; |
| 50 | (III) Goods or inventory; or |
| 51 | (IV) Other physical resources as identified by the Office |
| 52 | of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. |
| 53 | b. All community contributions must be reserved |
| 54 | exclusively for use in a project. As used in this sub- |
| 55 | subparagraph, the term "project" means any activity undertaken |
| 56 | by an eligible sponsor which is designed to construct, improve, |
| 57 | or substantially rehabilitate housing that is affordable to low- |
| 58 | income or very-low-income households as defined in s. |
| 59 | 420.9071(19) and (28); designed to provide commercial, |
| 60 | industrial, or public resources and facilities; or designed to |
| 61 | improve entrepreneurial and job-development opportunities for |
| 62 | low-income persons. A project may be the investment necessary to |
| 63 | increase access to high-speed broadband capability in rural |
| 64 | communities with enterprise zones, including projects that |
| 65 | result in improvements to communications assets that are owned |
| 66 | by a business. A project may include the provision of museum |
| 67 | educational programs and materials that are directly related to |
| 68 | any project approved between January 1, 1996, and December 31, |
| 69 | 1999, and located in an enterprise zone as referenced in s. |
| 70 | 290.00675. This paragraph does not preclude projects that |
| 71 | propose to construct or rehabilitate housing for low-income or |
| 72 | very-low-income households on scattered sites. The Office of |
| 73 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may reserve up to 50 |
| 74 | percent of the available annual tax credits for housing for |
| 75 | very-low-income households pursuant to s. 420.9071(28) for the |
| 76 | first 6 months of the fiscal year. With respect to housing, |
| 77 | contributions may be used to pay the following eligible low- |
| 78 | income and very-low-income housing-related activities: |
| 79 | (I) Project development impact and management fees for |
| 80 | low-income or very-low-income housing projects; |
| 81 | (II) Down payment and closing costs for eligible persons, |
| 82 | as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28); |
| 83 | (III) Administrative costs, including housing counseling |
| 84 | and marketing fees, not to exceed 10 percent of the community |
| 85 | contribution, directly related to low-income or very-low-income |
| 86 | projects; and |
| 87 | (IV) Removal of liens recorded against residential |
| 88 | property by municipal, county, or special district local |
| 89 | governments when satisfaction of the lien is a necessary |
| 90 | precedent to the transfer of the property to an eligible person, |
| 91 | as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), for the purpose of |
| 92 | promoting home ownership. Contributions for lien removal must be |
| 93 | received from a nonrelated third party. |
| 94 | c. The project must be undertaken by an "eligible |
| 95 | sponsor," which includes: |
| 96 | (I) A community action program; |
| 97 | (II) A nonprofit community-based development organization |
| 98 | whose mission is the provision of housing for low-income or |
| 99 | very-low-income households or increasing entrepreneurial and |
| 100 | job-development opportunities for low-income persons; |
| 101 | (III) A neighborhood housing services corporation; |
| 102 | (IV) A local housing authority created under chapter 421; |
| 103 | (V) A community redevelopment agency created under s. |
| 104 | 163.356; |
| 105 | (VI) The Florida Industrial Development Corporation; |
| 106 | (VII) A historic preservation district agency or |
| 107 | organization; |
| 108 | (VIII) A regional workforce board; |
| 109 | (IX) A direct-support organization as provided in s. |
| 110 | 1009.983; |
| 111 | (X) An enterprise zone development agency created under s. |
| 112 | 290.0056; |
| 113 | (XI) A community-based organization incorporated under |
| 114 | chapter 617 which is recognized as educational, charitable, or |
| 115 | scientific pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code |
| 116 | and whose bylaws and articles of incorporation include |
| 117 | affordable housing, economic development, or community |
| 118 | development as the primary mission of the corporation; |
| 119 | (XII) Units of local government; |
| 120 | (XIII) Units of state government; or |
| 121 | (XIV) Any other agency that the Office of Tourism, Trade, |
| 122 | and Economic Development designates by rule. |
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| 124 | In no event may a contributing person have a financial interest |
| 125 | in the eligible sponsor. |
| 126 | d. The project must be located in an area designated an |
| 127 | enterprise zone or a Front Porch Florida Community pursuant to |
| 128 | s. 14.2015(9)(b), unless the project increases access to high- |
| 129 | speed broadband capability for rural communities with enterprise |
| 130 | zones but is physically located outside the designated rural |
| 131 | zone boundaries. Any project designed to construct or |
| 132 | rehabilitate housing for low-income or very-low-income |
| 133 | households as defined in s. 420.0971(19) and (28) is exempt from |
| 134 | the area requirement of this sub-subparagraph. |
| 135 | e.(I) The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 136 | Development shall reserve 80 percent of the available annual |
| 137 | tax credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for |
| 138 | projects that provide homeownership opportunities to low-income |
| 139 | or very-low-income households pursuant to s. 420.9071(19) and |
| 140 | (28) for the first 2 months of the fiscal year. If less than 80 |
| 141 | percent of the annual tax credits for donations made to |
| 142 | eligible sponsors for projects for low-income or very-low- |
| 143 | income households are approved within the first 2 months of the |
| 144 | fiscal year, the office may approve the balance of available |
| 145 | credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for projects |
| 146 | other than those that provide homeownership opportunities for |
| 147 | low-income or very-low-income households. |
| 148 | (II) The office shall reserve 20 percent of the available |
| 149 | annual tax credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for |
| 150 | projects other than those that provide homeownership |
| 151 | opportunities for low-income or very-low-income households |
| 152 | pursuant to s. 420.9071(19) and (28) for the first 2 months of |
| 153 | the fiscal year. If less than 20 percent of the annual tax |
| 154 | credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for projects |
| 155 | other than those that provide homeownership opportunities for |
| 156 | low-income or very-low-income households are approved within |
| 157 | the first 2 months of the fiscal year, the office may approve |
| 158 | the balance of available credits for donations made to eligible |
| 159 | sponsors for projects that provide homeownership opportunities |
| 160 | for low-income or very-low-income households. |
| 161 | (III) If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
| 162 | fiscal year, tax credit applications are received for more than |
| 163 | 80 percent of available annual tax credits from eligible |
| 164 | sponsors for projects that provide homeownership opportunities |
| 165 | for low-income or very-low-income households, the office shall |
| 166 | grant the tax credits for such applications as follows: |
| 167 | (A) If an eligible sponsor submits tax credit |
| 168 | applications which in total do not exceed $200,000, the credits |
| 169 | shall be granted in full if the tax credit applications are |
| 170 | approved and subject to the provisions of sub-sub-subparagraph |
| 171 | (I). |
| 172 | (B) If an eligible sponsor submits tax credit |
| 173 | applications which, in total, equal or exceed $200,000, the |
| 174 | amount of tax credit granted pursuant to sub-sub-sub- |
| 175 | subparagraph (A) shall be subtracted from the amount of |
| 176 | available tax credits pursuant to sub-sub-subparagraph (I), and |
| 177 | the remaining credits shall be granted to each approved tax |
| 178 | credit application on a pro rata basis. |
| 179 | (C) If, after the first 2 months of the fiscal year, |
| 180 | additional credits become available pursuant to sub-sub- |
| 181 | subparagraph (II), the office shall grant the tax credits by |
| 182 | first increasing the credit of those who received a pro rata |
| 183 | reduction and, if there are remaining credits, granting credits |
| 184 | to those who applied on or after the 11th business day of the |
| 185 | state fiscal year on a first-come, first-served basis. |
| 186 | (IV) If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
| 187 | fiscal year, tax credit applications are received for more than |
| 188 | 20 percent of available annual tax credits from eligible |
| 189 | sponsors for projects other than those that provide |
| 190 | homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-income |
| 191 | households, the office shall grant the tax credits to each |
| 192 | approved tax credit application on a pro rata basis. If, after |
| 193 | the first 2 months of the fiscal year, additional credits |
| 194 | become available pursuant to sub-sub-subparagraph (I), the |
| 195 | office shall grant the tax credits by first increasing the |
| 196 | credit of those who received a pro rata reduction and, if there |
| 197 | are remaining credits, granting credits to those who applied on |
| 198 | or after the 11th business day of the state fiscal year on a |
| 199 | first-come, first-served basis. |
| 200 | 3. Application requirements.-- |
| 201 | a. Any eligible sponsor seeking to participate in this |
| 202 | program must submit a proposal to the Office of Tourism, Trade, |
| 203 | and Economic Development which sets forth the name of the |
| 204 | sponsor, a description of the project, and the area in which the |
| 205 | project is located, together with such supporting information as |
| 206 | is prescribed by rule. The proposal must also contain a |
| 207 | resolution from the local governmental unit in which the project |
| 208 | is located certifying that the project is consistent with local |
| 209 | plans and regulations. |
| 210 | b. Any person seeking to participate in this program must |
| 211 | submit an application for tax credit to the Office of Tourism, |
| 212 | Trade, and Economic Development which sets forth the name of the |
| 213 | sponsor, a description of the project, and the type, value, and |
| 214 | purpose of the contribution. The sponsor shall verify the terms |
| 215 | of the application and indicate its receipt of the contribution, |
| 216 | which verification must be in writing and accompany the |
| 217 | application for tax credit. The person must submit a separate |
| 218 | tax credit application to the office for each individual |
| 219 | contribution that it makes to each individual project. |
| 220 | c. Any person who has received notification from the |
| 221 | Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development that a tax |
| 222 | credit has been approved must apply to the department to receive |
| 223 | the refund. Application must be made on the form prescribed for |
| 224 | claiming refunds of sales and use taxes and be accompanied by a |
| 225 | copy of the notification. A person may submit only one |
| 226 | application for refund to the department within any 12-month |
| 227 | period. |
| 228 | 4. Administration.-- |
| 229 | a. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 230 | may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary |
| 231 | to administer this paragraph, including rules for the approval |
| 232 | or disapproval of proposals by a person. |
| 233 | b. The decision of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 234 | Economic Development must be in writing, and, if approved, the |
| 235 | notification shall state the maximum credit allowable to the |
| 236 | person. Upon approval, the office shall transmit a copy of the |
| 237 | decision to the Department of Revenue. |
| 238 | c. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 239 | shall periodically monitor all projects in a manner consistent |
| 240 | with available resources to ensure that resources are used in |
| 241 | accordance with this paragraph; however, each project must be |
| 242 | reviewed at least once every 2 years. |
| 243 | d. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 244 | shall, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, |
| 245 | the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the statewide and |
| 246 | regional housing and financial intermediaries, market the |
| 247 | availability of the community contribution tax credit program to |
| 248 | community-based organizations. |
| 249 | 5. Expiration.--This paragraph expires June 30, 2005; |
| 250 | however, any accrued credit carryover that is unused on that |
| 251 | date may be used until the expiration of the 3-year carryover |
| 252 | period for such credit. |
| 253 | Section 2. Paragraph (t) of subsection (1) of section |
| 254 | 220.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 255 | 220.03 Definitions.-- |
| 256 | (1) SPECIFIC TERMS.--When used in this code, and when not |
| 257 | otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with |
| 258 | the intent thereof, the following terms shall have the following |
| 259 | meanings: |
| 260 | (t) "Project" means any activity undertaken by an eligible |
| 261 | sponsor, as defined in s. 220.183(2)(c), which is designed to |
| 262 | construct, improve, or substantially rehabilitate housing that |
| 263 | is affordable to low-income or very-low-income households as |
| 264 | defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28); designed to provide |
| 265 | commercial, industrial, or public resources and facilities; or |
| 266 | designed to improve entrepreneurial and job-development |
| 267 | opportunities for low-income persons. A project may be the |
| 268 | investment necessary to increase access to high-speed broadband |
| 269 | capability in rural communities with enterprise zones, including |
| 270 | projects that result in improvements to communications assets |
| 271 | that are owned by a business. A project may include the |
| 272 | provision of museum educational programs and materials that are |
| 273 | directly related to any project approved between January 1, |
| 274 | 1996, and December 31, 1999, and located in an enterprise zone |
| 275 | as referenced in s. 290.00675. This paragraph does not preclude |
| 276 | projects that propose to construct or rehabilitate low-income or |
| 277 | very-low-income housing on scattered sites. The Office of |
| 278 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may reserve up to 50 |
| 279 | percent of the available annual tax credits under s. 220.181 for |
| 280 | housing for very-low-income households pursuant to s. |
| 281 | 420.9071(28) for the first 6 months of the fiscal year. With |
| 282 | respect to housing, contributions may be used to pay the |
| 283 | following eligible project-related activities: |
| 284 | 1. Project development, impact, and management fees for |
| 285 | low-income or very-low-income housing projects; |
| 286 | 2. Down payment and closing costs for eligible persons, as |
| 287 | defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28); |
| 288 | 3. Administrative costs, including housing counseling and |
| 289 | marketing fees, not to exceed 10 percent of the community |
| 290 | contribution, directly related to low-income or very-low-income |
| 291 | projects; and |
| 292 | 4. Removal of liens recorded against residential property |
| 293 | by municipal, county, or special-district local governments when |
| 294 | satisfaction of the lien is a necessary precedent to the |
| 295 | transfer of the property to an eligible person, as defined in s. |
| 296 | 420.9071(19) and (28), for the purpose of promoting home |
| 297 | ownership. Contributions for lien removal must be received from |
| 298 | a nonrelated third party. |
| 299 |
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| 300 | The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on |
| 301 | June 30, 2005. |
| 302 | Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph |
| 303 | (b) of subsection (2) of section 220.183, Florida Statutes, are |
| 304 | amended to read: |
| 305 | 220.183 Community contribution tax credit.-- |
| 306 | (1) AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TAX |
| 307 | CREDITS; LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL CREDITS AND PROGRAM |
| 308 | SPENDING.-- |
| 309 | (c) The total amount of tax credit which may be granted |
| 310 | for all programs approved under this section, s. 212.08(5)(q), |
| 311 | and s. 624.5105 is $15 $10 million annually. |
| 312 | (2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.-- |
| 313 | (b)1. All community contributions must be reserved |
| 314 | exclusively for use in projects as defined in s. 220.03(1)(t). |
| 315 | 2. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 316 | shall may reserve 80 up to 50 percent of the available annual |
| 317 | tax credits for housing for donations made to eligible sponsors |
| 318 | for projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low- |
| 319 | income or very-low-income households pursuant to s. 420.9071(19) |
| 320 | and (28) for the first 2 6 months of the fiscal year. If less |
| 321 | than 80 percent of the annual tax credits for donations made to |
| 322 | eligible sponsors for projects for low-income or very-low-income |
| 323 | households are approved within the first 2 months of the fiscal |
| 324 | year, the office may approve the balance of available credits |
| 325 | for donations made to eligible sponsors for projects other than |
| 326 | those that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or |
| 327 | very-low-income households. |
| 328 | 3. The office shall reserve 20 percent of the available |
| 329 | annual tax credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for |
| 330 | projects other than those that provide homeownership |
| 331 | opportunities for low-income or very-low-income households |
| 332 | pursuant to s. 420.9071(19) and (28) for the first 2 months of |
| 333 | the fiscal year. If less than 20 percent of the annual tax |
| 334 | credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for projects |
| 335 | other than those that provide homeownership opportunities for |
| 336 | low-income or very-low-income households are approved within |
| 337 | the first 2 months of the fiscal year, the office may approve |
| 338 | the balance of available credits for donations made to eligible |
| 339 | sponsors for projects that provide homeownership opportunities |
| 340 | for low-income or very-low-income households. |
| 341 | 4. If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
| 342 | fiscal year, tax credit applications are received for more than |
| 343 | 80 percent of available annual tax credits from eligible |
| 344 | sponsors for projects that provide homeownership opportunities |
| 345 | for low-income or very-low-income households, the office shall |
| 346 | grant the tax credits to such applications as follows: |
| 347 | a. If an eligible sponsor submits tax credit applications |
| 348 | which in total do not exceed $200,000, the credits shall be |
| 349 | granted in full if the tax credit applications are approved and |
| 350 | subject to the provisions of subparagraph 2. |
| 351 | b. If an eligible sponsor submits tax credit applications |
| 352 | which in total equal or exceed $200,000, the amount of tax |
| 353 | credits granted pursuant to sub-subparagraph a. shall be |
| 354 | subtracted from the amount of available tax credits pursuant to |
| 355 | subparagraph 2., and the remaining credits shall be granted to |
| 356 | each approved tax credit application on a pro rata basis. |
| 357 | c. If, after the first 2 months of the fiscal year, |
| 358 | additional credits become available pursuant to subparagraph |
| 359 | 3., the office shall grant the tax credits by first increasing |
| 360 | the credit of those who received a pro rata reduction and, if |
| 361 | there are remaining credits, granting credits to those who |
| 362 | applied on or after the 11th business day of the state fiscal |
| 363 | year on a first-come, first-served basis. |
| 364 | 5. If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
| 365 | fiscal year, tax credit applications are received for more than |
| 366 | 20 percent of available annual tax credits from eligible |
| 367 | sponsors for projects other than those that provide |
| 368 | homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-income |
| 369 | households, the office shall grant the tax credits to each |
| 370 | approved tax credit application on a pro rata basis. If, after |
| 371 | the first 2 months of the fiscal year, additional credits |
| 372 | become available pursuant to subparagraph 2., the office shall |
| 373 | grant the tax credits by first increasing the credit of those |
| 374 | who received a pro rata reduction and, if there are remaining |
| 375 | credits, granting credits to those who applied on or after the |
| 376 | 11th business day of the state fiscal year on a first-come, |
| 377 | first-served basis. |
| 378 | Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section |
| 379 | 624.5105, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (e) is |
| 380 | added to subsection (2) of said section, to read: |
| 381 | 624.5105 Community contribution tax credit; authorization; |
| 382 | limitations; eligibility and application requirements; |
| 383 | administration; definitions; expiration.-- |
| 384 | (1) AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT TAX CREDITS; LIMITATIONS.-- |
| 385 | (c) The total amount of tax credit which may be granted |
| 386 | for all programs approved under this section and ss. |
| 387 | 212.08(5)(q) and s. 220.183 is $15 $10 million annually. |
| 388 | (2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.-- |
| 389 | (e)1. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 390 | Development shall reserve 80 percent of the available annual |
| 391 | tax credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for |
| 392 | projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low- |
| 393 | income or very-low-income households pursuant to s. |
| 394 | 420.9071(19) and (28) for the first 2 months of the fiscal |
| 395 | year. If less than 80 percent of the annual tax credits for |
| 396 | donations made to eligible sponsors for projects that provide |
| 397 | homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-income |
| 398 | households are approved within the first 2 months of the fiscal |
| 399 | year, the office may approve the balance of available credits |
| 400 | for donations made to eligible sponsors for projects other than |
| 401 | those that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income |
| 402 | or very-low-income households. |
| 403 | 2. The office shall reserve 20 percent of the available |
| 404 | annual tax credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for |
| 405 | projects other than those that provide homeownership |
| 406 | opportunities for low-income or very-low-income households |
| 407 | pursuant to s. 420.9071(19) and (28) for the first 2 months of |
| 408 | the fiscal year. If less than 20 percent of the annual tax |
| 409 | credits for donations made to eligible sponsors for projects |
| 410 | other than those that provide homeownership opportunities for |
| 411 | low-income or very-low-income households are approved within |
| 412 | the first 2 months of the fiscal year, the office may approve |
| 413 | the balance of available credits for donations made to eligible |
| 414 | sponsors for projects that provide homeownership opportunities |
| 415 | for low-income or very-low-income households. |
| 416 | 3. If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
| 417 | fiscal year, tax credit applications are received for more than |
| 418 | 80 percent of available annual tax credits from eligible |
| 419 | sponsors for projects that provide homeownership opportunities |
| 420 | for low-income or very-low-income households, the office shall |
| 421 | grant the tax credits to such applications as follows: |
| 422 | a. If an eligible sponsor submits tax credit applications |
| 423 | which in total do not exceed $200,000, the credits shall be |
| 424 | granted in full if the tax credit applications are approved and |
| 425 | subject to the provisions of subparagraph 1. |
| 426 | b. If an eligible sponsor submits tax credit applications |
| 427 | which in total equal or exceed $200,000, the amount of tax |
| 428 | credits granted pursuant to sub-subparagraph a. shall be |
| 429 | subtracted from the amount of available tax credits pursuant to |
| 430 | subparagraph 1., and the remaining credits shall be granted to |
| 431 | each approved tax credit application on a pro rata basis. |
| 432 | c. If, after the first 2 months of the fiscal year, |
| 433 | additional credits become available pursuant to subparagraph |
| 434 | 2., the office shall grant the tax credits by first increasing |
| 435 | the credit of those who received a pro rata reduction and, if |
| 436 | there are remaining credits, granting credits to those who |
| 437 | applied on or after the 11th business day of the state fiscal |
| 438 | year on a first-come, first-served basis. |
| 439 | 4. If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
| 440 | fiscal year, tax credit applications are received for more than |
| 441 | 20 percent of available annual tax credits from eligible |
| 442 | sponsors for projects other than those that provide |
| 443 | homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-income |
| 444 | households, the office shall grant the tax credits to each |
| 445 | approved tax credit application on a pro rata basis. If, after |
| 446 | the first 2 months of the fiscal year, additional credits |
| 447 | become available pursuant to subparagraph 1., the office shall |
| 448 | grant the tax credits by first increasing the credit of those |
| 449 | who received a pro rata reduction and, if there are remaining |
| 450 | credits, granting credits to those who applied on or after the |
| 451 | 11th business day of the state fiscal year on a first-come, |
| 452 | first-served basis. |
| 453 | Section 5. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section |
| 454 | 212.055, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 91 of chapter |
| 455 | 2003-402, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 456 | 212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; |
| 457 | authorization and use of proceeds.--It is the legislative intent |
| 458 | that any authorization for imposition of a discretionary sales |
| 459 | surtax shall be published in the Florida Statutes as a |
| 460 | subsection of this section, irrespective of the duration of the |
| 461 | levy. Each enactment shall specify the types of counties |
| 462 | authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be imposed; the |
| 463 | maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed, if any; the |
| 464 | procedure which must be followed to secure voter approval, if |
| 465 | required; the purpose for which the proceeds may be expended; |
| 466 | and such other requirements as the Legislature may provide. |
| 467 | Taxable transactions and administrative procedures shall be as |
| 468 | provided in s. 212.054. |
| 469 | (2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX.-- |
| 470 | (e) School districts, counties, and municipalities |
| 471 | receiving proceeds under the provisions of this subsection may |
| 472 | pledge such proceeds for the purpose of servicing new bond |
| 473 | indebtedness incurred pursuant to law. Local governments may use |
| 474 | the services of the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board |
| 475 | of Administration pursuant to the State Bond Act to issue any |
| 476 | bonds through the provisions of this subsection. In no case may |
| 477 | a jurisdiction issue bonds pursuant to this subsection more |
| 478 | frequently than once per year. Counties and municipalities may |
| 479 | join together for the issuance of bonds authorized by this |
| 480 | subsection. |
| 481 | Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |
| 482 |
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| 483 | ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ============= |
| 484 | Remove the entire title, and insert: |
| 485 | A bill to be entitled |
| 486 | An act relating to the community contribution tax credit |
| 487 | program; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; requiring the Office of |
| 488 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to reserve |
| 489 | portions of certain annual tax credits for eligible |
| 490 | sponsors of certain low-income housing projects; providing |
| 491 | requirements, criteria, and limitations; amending s. |
| 492 | 220.03, F.S.; revising a definition to delete a provision |
| 493 | authorizing the office to reserve certain portions of |
| 494 | available annual tax credits for certain low-income |
| 495 | housing purposes; amending s. 220.183, F.S.; increasing |
| 496 | the amount of available annual community contribution tax |
| 497 | credits; revising eligibility criteria; requiring the |
| 498 | Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to |
| 499 | reserve portions of certain annual tax credits for |
| 500 | eligible sponsors of certain low-income housing projects; |
| 501 | providing requirements, criteria, and limitations; |
| 502 | amending s. 624.5105, F.S.; increasing the amount of |
| 503 | available annual community contribution tax credits; |
| 504 | revising eligibility criteria; requiring the Office of |
| 505 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to reserve |
| 506 | portions of certain annual tax credits for eligible |
| 507 | sponsors of certain low-income housing projects; providing |
| 508 | requirements, criteria, and limitations; amending s. |
| 509 | 212.055, F.S., relating to the local government |
| 510 | infrastructure surtax; deleting a limitation on issuing |
| 511 | bonds; providing an effective date. |