| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to ad valorem property tax payment |
| 3 | discounts; authorizing certain counties to extend the time |
| 4 | during which ad valorem property tax payments made by |
| 5 | property owners may be eligible for discounts for early |
| 6 | payment under certain circumstances; providing an |
| 7 | exception; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Notwithstanding s. 197.162, Florida Statutes, |
| 12 | in any county that has been declared a major disaster area by |
| 13 | the President of the United States because of a 2005 named |
| 14 | storm, and upon an affirmative vote of the governing body of |
| 15 | that county, property tax payments made by the owners of the |
| 16 | property shall be eligible for any of the following early |
| 17 | payment discounts authorized by the county: 4 percent if made by |
| 18 | January 31, 2006, 3 percent if made by February 28, 2006, and 2 |
| 19 | percent if made by March 31, 2006. This provision shall not |
| 20 | apply to payments made on behalf of property owners by financial |
| 21 | institutions. |
| 22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |