| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Broward County; amending chapter 94- |
| 3 | 429, Laws of Florida, as amended; authorizing expenditures |
| 4 | for the purposes enumerated therein, including meals, |
| 5 | hospitality, and entertainment of persons in the interest |
| 6 | of promoting and engendering goodwill toward its seaport, |
| 7 | Port Everglades; providing severability; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 5 of chapter 94-429, |
| 13 | Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 99-475, Laws of Florida, |
| 14 | is amended to read: |
| 15 | Section 5. Powers and duties.--The county shall have full |
| 16 | power and authority: |
| 17 | (2) To create and promote commerce and industry within the |
| 18 | county; promote the activities of its seaport; make known the |
| 19 | advantages, facilities, resources, and attributes of its |
| 20 | seaport; and, in furtherance thereof, authorize expenditures for |
| 21 | the purposes of this subsection, including meals, hospitality, |
| 22 | and entertainment of persons in the interest of promoting and |
| 23 | engendering goodwill toward its port jurisdictional area, as |
| 24 | defined in subsection (3) of section 2 of chapter 94-429, Laws |
| 25 | of Florida, as amended by chapter 99-475, Laws of Florida, which |
| 26 | area shall be known as Port Everglades. |
| 27 | Section 2. Severability.--It is declared to be the |
| 28 | legislative intent that if any section, subsection, sentence, |
| 29 | clause, or provision or part thereof of this act is held |
| 30 | invalid, unenforceable, or unconstitutional, it shall not affect |
| 31 | the remainder of the act, and the remainder of the act shall |
| 32 | remain in full force and effect as if the invalid portions of |
| 33 | the act had not been enacted. |
| 34 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |