Amendment
Bill No. 0401
Amendment No. 938439
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Kyle offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
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5established to create. However, the powers conferred to the
6Southwest Florida Expressway Authority and part X of chapter
7348, Florida Statutes, the statutory establishment of the
8Southwest Florida Expressway Authority, shall not expire only
9if, prior to such expiration, continuation of the authority has
10been approved by a majority vote of those qualified electors of
11Lee and Collier Counties, voting in a referendum to be held in
12conjunction with a regular general election by Lee and Collier
13Counties and conducted by the Supervisors of Elections of those
14counties, regardless of the previous qualifiers.
15     Section 3.  No toll shall be set, changed, charged, or
16collected except upon prior express approval by a majority vote
17of those qualified electors of both Lee and Collier Counties
18voting in a referendum to be held in conjunction with a regular
19general election by Lee and Collier Counties and conducted by
20the Supervisors of Elections of those counties.
21     Section 4.  Upon resolutions in support of this act being
22passed by both the Lee County Board of County Commissioners and
23the Collier County Board of County Commissioners, but no sooner
24than July 1, 2005, this act shall take effect only upon express
25approval by a majority vote of those qualified electors of Lee
26and Collier Counties, voting in a referendum to be held in
27conjunction with a regular general election by Lee and Collier
28Counties and conducted by the Supervisors of Elections of those
29counties, except that this section shall take effect upon this
30act becoming a law.
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35providing for continuation of the authority contingent
36upon referendum approval; requiring referendum approval of
37tolls to be collected; requiring a referendum; providing a
38contingent effective date.


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