| 1 | The Finance & Tax Committee recommends the following: |
| 2 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 3 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 4 | A bill to be entitled |
| 5 | An act relating to Hernando County special election |
| 6 | validation; validating all acts and proceedings had and |
| 7 | taken in connection with the special election held in the |
| 8 | county on March 9, 2004, to authorize the levy of a |
| 9 | discretionary sales surtax in the county for the purpose |
| 10 | of providing funds to finance the cost of new facilities |
| 11 | consisting of new schools, equipment, and such |
| 12 | improvements associated with such schools within the |
| 13 | county; declaring such special election legal and valid; |
| 14 | providing severability; providing an effective date. |
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| 16 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 18 | Section 1. All acts and proceedings heretofore had and |
| 19 | taken in connection with the special election held in Hernando |
| 20 | County on March 9, 2004, including, but not limited to, any acts |
| 21 | in connection with the notice of such election to authorize the |
| 22 | levy of the discretionary sales surtax in accordance with s. |
| 23 | 212.055(6), Florida Statutes, for the purpose of providing funds |
| 24 | to finance the cost of new facilities consisting of new schools, |
| 25 | equipment, and such improvements associated with such schools |
| 26 | within the county, are hereby ratified, validated, and confirmed |
| 27 | and said special election is hereby declared to be valid and |
| 28 | legal in all respects. |
| 29 | Section 2. If any provision of this section or the |
| 30 | application thereof to any person or circumstance is held |
| 31 | invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or |
| 32 | applications of this act which can be given effect without the |
| 33 | invalid provisions or application, and to this end the |
| 34 | provisions of this section are declared severable. |
| 35 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |