| 1 | Representative(s) Poppell offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | On page 21, between lines 11 and 12, |
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| 6 | insert: |
| 7 | Section 11. Section 601.992, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 8 | to read: |
| 9 | 601.992 Collection of dues and other payments on behalf of |
| 10 | certain nonprofit corporations engaged in market news and grower |
| 11 | education.--The Florida Department of Citrus or the Department |
| 12 | of Agriculture and Consumer Services or their successors its |
| 13 | successor may collect or compel the entities regulated by the |
| 14 | department to collect dues, contributions, or any other |
| 15 | financial payment upon request by, and on behalf of, any not- |
| 16 | for-profit corporation, and its related not-for-profit |
| 17 | corporations, located in this state which receives payments or |
| 18 | dues from its members. Such not-for-profit corporation must be |
| 19 | engaged, to the exclusion of agricultural commodities other than |
| 20 | citrus, in market news and grower education solely for citrus |
| 21 | growers, and must have at least 5,000 members who are engaged in |
| 22 | growing citrus in this state for commercial sale. The department |
| 23 | may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to |
| 24 | implement this section. The rules may establish indemnity |
| 25 | requirements for the requesting corporation and fees to be |
| 26 | charged to the corporation sufficient but not exceeding the |
| 27 | amount necessary to ensure that any direct costs incurred by the |
| 28 | department that are associated with the implementation of this |
| 29 | section are borne by the requesting corporation and not by the |
| 30 | department. |
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| 34 | On page 2, remove line 22, |
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| 36 | and insert: |
| 37 | than the maximums; amending s. 601.992; F.S.; authorizing the |
| 38 | Department of Citrus or the Department of Agriculture and |
| 39 | Consumer Services to collect or require the collection of |
| 40 | certain financial payments for certain not-for-profit entities |
| 41 | under certain circumstances; authorizing fees and rulemaking; |
| 42 | providing an effective date. |