| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to property appraiser assessments; |
| 3 | amending s. 193.023, F.S.; requiring property appraisers |
| 4 | to physically inspect property every 5 years for certain |
| 5 | purposes; amending s. 193.501, F.S.; revising a |
| 6 | definition; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 193.023, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 193.023 Duties of the property appraiser in making |
| 13 | assessments.-- |
| 14 | (2) In making his or her assessment of the value of real |
| 15 | property, the property appraiser is required to inspect |
| 16 | physically the property every 5 3 years to ensure that the tax |
| 17 | roll meets all the requirements of law. However, the property |
| 18 | appraiser shall physically inspect any parcel of taxable real |
| 19 | property upon the request of the taxpayer or owner. |
| 20 | Section 2. Paragraph (g) of subsection (6) of section |
| 21 | 193.501, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 22 | 193.501 Assessment of lands subject to a conservation |
| 23 | easement, environmentally endangered lands, or lands used for |
| 24 | outdoor recreational or park purposes when land development |
| 25 | rights have been conveyed or conservation restrictions have been |
| 26 | covenanted.-- |
| 27 | (6) The following terms whenever used as referred to in |
| 28 | this section have the following meanings unless a different |
| 29 | meaning is clearly indicated by the context: |
| 30 | (g) "Outdoor recreational or park purposes" includes, but |
| 31 | is not necessarily limited to, boating, golfing, camping, |
| 32 | swimming, horseback riding, and archaeological, scenic, or |
| 33 | scientific sites and applies only to land which is open to the |
| 34 | general public. "Open to the general public," as applied to a |
| 35 | golf course, means that the golf course is open for the |
| 36 | property's normal use to any person who pays the daily access |
| 37 | fee. The daily access fee may not exceed the lowest fee charged |
| 38 | to any person. |
| 39 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |