Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 615
                        Barcode 075882
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11  Senator Bennett moved the following amendment to amendment
12  (172868):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 13, between lines 21 and 22,
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17  insert:  
18         Section 7.  Notwithstanding section 6 and the
19  provisions of s. 288.11635(6), Florida Statutes, no funds may
20  be disbursed until approved by a majority vote of the electors
21  of the state voting in a referendum in the next general
22  election. After certification and, if required, necessary
23  legislative approval, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
24  Economic Development shall submit a statement that includes a
25  brief and general description of the purposes to be funded,
26  conforming to the requirements of s. 101.161(1), to the
27  Department of State to be reviewed and placed upon the ballot
28  by the supervisors of elections. The Office of Tourism, Trade,
29  and Economic Development must publish notice of the referendum
30  once in the tenth week, and once in the sixth week immediately
31  preceding the week in which the election is held, in one
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    10:57 PM   05/05/06                            h061500c-21-2qb

Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 615 Barcode 075882 1 newspaper of general circulation in each county in which a 2 newspaper is published. Any costs associated with the required 3 referendum must be borne by the applicant. 4 5 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 6 7 8 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 9 And the title is amended as follows: 10 On page 15, line 7, following the semicolon 11 12 insert: 13 requiring statewide referendum approval for 14 disbursement of funds; 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 10:57 PM 05/05/06 h061500c-21-2qb