Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2302
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11  The Committee on Regulated Industries (Haridopolos)
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On page 2, lines 1-16, delete those lines
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18         (1)  The Legislature finds and declares that there is
19  an insufficient required connection between development and
20  the impacts for which it is assessed; that benefits paid for
21  by impact fees do not always directly benefit the assessed
22  development; and that there is a lack of consistent criteria
23  for the determination of the appropriateness, amount, and
24  collection of impact fees. Consequently, there is a wide
25  disparity developing in the application and relative burden of
26  impact fees in different areas of the state. In some areas of
27  the state, impact fees are driving up the cost of housing to
28  an unreasonable degree, and there is insufficient oversight of
29  local governments that collect and use impact fees. Therefore,
30  it is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that impact fees
31  should only be imposed to offset those capital costs
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2302
                        Barcode 920292
 1  specifically caused by the development for which they are
 2  assessed; ensure that the impact fees directly benefit the fee
 3  payer; ensure greater consistency in the determination of the
 4  appropriateness, amount, and collection of impact fees; ensure
 5  flexibility in the timing of payment of impact fees; provide
 6  appropriate notice to fee payers of new fees or fee increases;
 7  and ensure the accountability of local governments for the
 8  collection and expenditure of all impact fees.
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