| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Lakeland Downtown Development |
| 3 | Authority; codifying, amending, repealing, and reenacting |
| 4 | special acts relating to the Lakeland Downtown Development |
| 5 | Authority, an independent special district; providing |
| 6 | definitions; providing a statement of policy; providing a |
| 7 | method of defining the downtown area; creating a board to |
| 8 | be known as the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority; |
| 9 | providing for composition of the board; providing for |
| 10 | appointment, term of office, compensation, bonding, and |
| 11 | liability of the members of the board; providing for |
| 12 | filling vacancies in office; providing for bylaws and |
| 13 | internal governance of the board; prescribing the |
| 14 | functions and powers of the board; providing for Polk |
| 15 | County to levy an ad valorem tax of not more than 2 mills; |
| 16 | providing for records and fiscal management; providing for |
| 17 | issuing revenue certificates; providing for succession by |
| 18 | the city if the board ceases to exist or operate; |
| 19 | providing for referenda; prescribing the scope of this |
| 20 | act; providing for liberal construction; repealing |
| 21 | chapters 77-588 and 78-549, Laws of Florida; providing an |
| 22 | effective date. |
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| 24 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 26 | Section 1. Pursuant to section 189.429, Florida Statutes, |
| 27 | this act constitutes the codification of all special acts |
| 28 | relating to the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority |
| 29 | District, also known as the Lakeland Downtown Development |
| 30 | Authority. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this |
| 31 | law to provide a single, comprehensive special act charter for |
| 32 | the district, including all current legislative authority |
| 33 | granted to the district by its several legislative enactments |
| 34 | and any additional authority granted by this act. |
| 35 | Section 2. Chapters 77-588 and 78-549, Laws of Florida, |
| 36 | are codified, reenacted, amended, and repealed as herein |
| 37 | provided. |
| 38 | Section 3. The Lakeland Downtown Development Authority |
| 39 | District is reenacted, and the charter for the district is re- |
| 40 | created and reenacted to read: |
| 41 | Section 1. Short title.--This act shall be known and may |
| 42 | be cited as the "Lakeland Downtown Development Authority Act." |
| 43 | Act." |
| 44 | Section 2. Definitions and rules of construction.--Unless |
| 45 | qualified in the text, the following definitions and rules of |
| 46 | construction shall apply: |
| 47 | (1) "Board" means the Lakeland Downtown Development |
| 48 | Authority Board and any successor to its functions, authority, |
| 49 | rights, and obligations. |
| 50 | (2) "City" and "Lakeland" mean the City of Lakeland. |
| 51 | (3) "City commission" means the Lakeland City Commission |
| 52 | and any succeeding governing body of the city. |
| 53 | (4) "Downtown" and "downtown area" mean the area |