1 | The Fiscal Council recommends the following: |
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3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
5 | A bill to be entitled |
6 | An act relating to hurricane preparedness; providing an |
7 | exemption from the sales and use tax for sales of certain |
8 | tangible personal property for a certain period for |
9 | certain purposes; authorizing the Department of Revenue to |
10 | adopt certain rules; providing an appropriation; providing |
11 | an effective date. |
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13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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15 | Section 1. (1) Effective June 1, 2005, through June 12, |
16 | 2005, no tax levied under the provisions of chapter 212, Florida |
17 | Statutes, shall be collected on the sale of: |
18 | (a) Any portable self-powered light source selling for $20 |
19 | or less. |
20 | (b) Any portable self-powered radio, two-way radio, or |
21 | weatherband radio selling for $50 or less. |
22 | (c) Any tarpaulin or other flexible waterproof sheeting |
23 | selling for $50 or less. |
24 | (d) Any self-contained first-aid kit selling for $30 or |
25 | less. |
26 | (e) Any ground anchor system or tie-down kit selling for |
27 | $50 or less. |
28 | (f) Any gas or diesel fuel tank selling for $25 or less. |
29 | (g) Any package of AA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, or 9- |
30 | volt batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries, selling |
31 | for $30 or less. |
32 | (h) Any nonelectric food storage cooler selling for $30 or |
33 | less. |
34 | (i) Any portable generator used to provide light or |
35 | communications or preserve food in the event of a power outage |
36 | selling for $750 or less. |
37 | (2) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules pursuant to |
38 | ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, Florida Statutes, to carry out this |
39 | section. |
40 | Section 2. The sum of $221,400 is appropriated from the |
41 | General Revenue Fund to the Department of Revenue for purposes |
42 | of administering section 1. |
43 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |