| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the St. Lucie County Fire District; |
| 3 | establishing an exemption from payment to redevelopment |
| 4 | trust funds created by community redevelopment agencies; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Fire District is solely |
| 8 | responsible for fire suppression, prevention, rescue, and |
| 9 | emergency medical services throughout St. Lucie County, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Fire District derives a |
| 11 | substantial portion of its revenues from ad valorem taxes and a |
| 12 | substantial portion of its expenses are personnel costs, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, the implementation of community redevelopment |
| 14 | plans by community redevelopment agencies in St. Lucie County |
| 15 | creates an increasing demand for fire and rescue services |
| 16 | without providing the revenues to support such services, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, the continued payments to redevelopment trust |
| 18 | funds created by community redevelopment agencies in St. Lucie |
| 19 | County will adversely affect the ability of the St. Lucie County |
| 20 | Fire District to provide critical public safety services to the |
| 21 | citizens and visitors of St. Lucie County, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 23 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 25 | Section 1. Effective October 1, 2007, and thereafter, the |
| 26 | St. Lucie County Fire District shall be exempt from payment to |
| 27 | redevelopment trust funds created by community development |
| 28 | agencies in St. Lucie County. |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |