| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to impact of slot machine gaming; creating |
| 3 | s. 551.1062, F.S.; requiring an annual fee to be |
| 4 | established by the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering and |
| 5 | collected from slot machine gaming facilities to mitigate |
| 6 | the impact of slot machine gaming on neighboring |
| 7 | municipalities; defining "neighboring municipality"; |
| 8 | providing for the use of the revenue collected; providing |
| 9 | procedures for collection and distribution by the division |
| 10 | to neighboring municipalities; providing an effective |
| 11 | date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Section 551.1062, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 16 | to read: |
| 17 | 551.1062 Mitigation of impact; fee.--An annual fee not to |
| 18 | exceed $1,000, established by the division, is imposed upon each |
| 19 | slot machine approved for use at any eligible facility that is |
| 20 | within 1 mile of any neighboring municipality. As used in this |
| 21 | section, the term "neighboring municipality" means a |
| 22 | municipality that does not have an eligible facility but is |
| 23 | adjacent to an eligible facility and will have public safety, |
| 24 | police, and fire and rescue impacts that are demonstrated by |
| 25 | significant increased aid calls to affected municipalities that |
| 26 | are not currently funded. Revenue from the fees imposed by this |
| 27 | section must be used by the neighboring municipality to fund the |
| 28 | adverse public health, safety, and welfare and public works and |
| 29 | traffic impacts that will be caused by the implementation of s. |
| 30 | 23, Art. X of the State Constitution and that will occur as a |
| 31 | direct result of slot machine operations. Each year, the fee |
| 32 | shall be remitted to the division to be deposited into the Pari- |
| 33 | mutuel Wagering Trust Fund and distributed to any neighboring |
| 34 | municipality that has provided evidence to the division of |
| 35 | significant local impacts from slot machine operations during |
| 36 | the prior year. Criteria for significant local impacts under |
| 37 | this section shall be established by the division by rule |
| 38 | pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 but shall include |
| 39 | increased crime incident reports, fire and rescue and emergency |
| 40 | medical incident reports, and traffic flow and infrastructure |
| 41 | impacts. The fee must be remitted by February 1 of each year |
| 42 | based on the number of slot machines approved for operation by |
| 43 | the division as of January 1. The funds shall be designated by |
| 44 | the division on a pro rata basis to the affected neighboring |
| 45 | municipalities. |
| 46 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |