Amendment
Bill No. 0237
Amendment No. 165239
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Kendrick offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4Remove lines 65-71, and insert:
5     Section 3.  (1)  Beginning at 12:01 a.m. August 1, 2004,
6through midnight August 31, 2004, the tax levied pursuant to s.
7206.41(1)(g), Florida Statutes, shall be reduced by 3 cents per
8gallon. During this period, licensed terminal suppliers,
9wholesalers, and importers of motor fuel shall charge and
10collect the reduced rate of tax on sales of motor fuel to retail
11dealers located in this state.
12     (2)  For the period specified in subsection (1), the
13Department of Revenue shall deposit 5 cents per gallon of the
14tax levied pursuant to s. 206.41(1)(g), Florida Statutes, into
15the General Revenue Fund to be used for purposes of providing
16pay raises to state employees. It is the intent of the
17Legislature that the portion of the motor fuel tax collected and
18deposited under this subsection be used to fund pay raises for
19state employees.
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23     Remove line 7, and insert:
24in the motor fuel tax for one month; requiring the Department of
25Revenue to deposit a portion of the tax into the General Revenue
26Fund for one month for purposes of funding state employee pay
27raises; providing legislative intent; providing dealer


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.