HJR 0233 2004
1	House Joint Resolution
2	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 9 of
3	Article VII of the State Constitution, relating to ad
4	valorem taxes for water management purposes, to
5	standardize the maximum millage rate for the entire state.
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7	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9	That the following amendment to Section 9 of Article VII of
10	the State Constitution set forth below is agreed to and shall be
11	submitted to the electors of Florida for approval or rejection
12	at the general election to be held in November 2004:
13	ARTICLE VII
14	FINANCE AND TAXATION
15	SECTION 9. Local taxes.--
16	(a) Counties, school districts, and municipalities shall,
17	and special districts may, be authorized by law to levy ad
18	valorem taxes and may be authorized by general law to levy other
19	taxes, for their respective purposes, except ad valorem taxes on
20	intangible personal property and taxes prohibited by this
21	constitution.
22	(b) Ad valorem taxes, exclusive of taxes levied for the
23	payment of bonds and taxes levied for periods not longer than
24	two years when authorized by vote of the electors who are the
25	owners of freeholds therein not wholly exempt from taxation,
26	shall not be levied in excess of the following millages upon the
27	assessed value of real estate and tangible personal property:
28	for all county purposes, ten mills; for all municipal purposes,
29	ten mills; for all school purposes, ten mills; for water
30	management purposes for the northwest portion of the state lying
31	west of the line between ranges two and three east, 0.05 mill;
32	for water management purposes for the remaining portions of the
33	state, 1.0 mill; and for all other special districts a millage
34	authorized by law approved by vote of the electors who are
35	owners of freeholds therein not wholly exempt from taxation. A
36	county furnishing municipal services may, to the extent
37	authorized by law, levy additional taxes within the limits fixed
38	for municipal purposes.
39	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the title and substance of the
40	amendment proposed herein shall appear on the ballot as follows:
41	LOCAL TAXES
42	Proposes an amendment to Section 9 of Article VII of the
43	State Constitution to provide a uniform maximum millage rate for
44	water management purposes for the entire state by removing a
45	maximum 0.05 mill limitation on the millage rate for the
46	Northwest Florida Water Management District.