Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Aronberg moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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15 page 39, line 21, delete those lines
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18 Section 16. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section
19 212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is
20 added to that section, to read:
21 212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative
22 intent; authorization and use of proceeds.--It is the
23 legislative intent that any authorization for imposition of a
24 discretionary sales surtax shall be published in the Florida
25 Statutes as a subsection of this section, irrespective of the
26 duration of the levy. Each enactment shall specify the types
27 of counties authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be
28 imposed; the maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed,
29 if any; the procedure which must be followed to secure voter
30 approval, if required; the purpose for which the proceeds may
31 be expended; and such other requirements as the Legislature
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1766
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1 may provide. Taxable transactions and administrative
2 procedures shall be as provided in s. 212.054.
3 (2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX.--
4 (e) School districts, counties, and municipalities
5 receiving proceeds under the provisions of this subsection may
6 pledge such proceeds for the purpose of servicing new bond
7 indebtedness incurred pursuant to law. Local governments may
8 use the services of the Division of Bond Finance of the State
9 Board of Administration pursuant to the State Bond Act to
10 issue any bonds through the provisions of this subsection. In
11 no case may a jurisdiction issue bonds pursuant to this
12 subsection more frequently than once per year. Counties and
13 municipalities may join together for the issuance of bonds
14 authorized by this subsection.
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18 And the title is amended as follows:
19 On page 5, lines 10-18, delete those lines,
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22 amending s. 212.055, F.S.; deleting a
23 restriction on the frequency with which bonds
24 may be issued under s. 212.055(2), F.S.;
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