Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Alexander moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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17 (1) CHARTER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION TRANSIT SYSTEM
18 SURTAX.--
19 (a) Each charter county that has which adopted a
20 charter prior to January 1, 1984, and each county the
21 government of which is consolidated with that of one or more
22 municipalities, may levy a discretionary sales surtax, subject
23 to approval by a majority vote of the electorate of the county
24 or by a charter amendment approved by a majority vote of the
25 electorate of the county.
26 (b) The rate shall be up to 1 percent.
27 (c) The proposal to adopt a discretionary sales surtax
28 as provided in this subsection and to create a trust fund
29 within the county accounts shall be placed on the ballot in
30 accordance with law at a time to be set at the discretion of
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1 (d) Proceeds from the surtax shall be applied to as
2 many or as few of the uses enumerated below in whatever
3 combination the county commission deems appropriate:
4 1. Deposited by the county in the trust fund and shall
5 be used for the purposes of development, construction,
6 equipment, maintenance, operation, supportive services,
7 including a countywide bus system, and related costs of a
8 fixed guideway rapid transit system;
9 2. Remitted by the governing body of the county to an
10 expressway, transit, or transportation authority created by
11 law to be used, at the discretion of such authority, for the
12 development, construction, operation, or maintenance of roads
13 or bridges in the county, for the operation and maintenance of
14 a bus system, for the payment of principal and interest on
15 existing bonds issued for the construction of such roads or
16 bridges, and, upon approval by the county commission, such
17 proceeds may be pledged for bonds issued to refinance existing
18 bonds or new bonds issued for the construction of such roads
19 or bridges;
20 3. Used by the charter county for the development,
21 construction, operation, and maintenance of roads and bridges
22 in the county; for the expansion, operation, and maintenance
23 of bus and fixed guideway systems; and for the payment of
24 principal and interest on bonds issued for the construction of
25 fixed guideway rapid transit systems, bus systems, roads, or
26 bridges; and such proceeds may be pledged by the governing
27 body of the county for bonds issued to refinance existing
28 bonds or new bonds issued for the construction of such fixed
29 guideway rapid transit systems, bus systems, roads, or bridges
30 and no more than 25 percent used for nontransit uses; and
31 4. Used by the charter county for the planning,
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1 development, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads
2 and bridges in the county; for the planning, development,
3 expansion, operation, and maintenance of bus and fixed
4 guideway systems; and for the payment of principal and
5 interest on bonds issued for the construction of fixed
6 guideway rapid transit systems, bus systems, roads, or
7 bridges; and such proceeds may be pledged by the governing
8 body of the county for bonds issued to refinance existing
9 bonds or new bonds issued for the construction of such fixed
10 guideway rapid transit systems, bus systems, roads, or
11 bridges. Pursuant to an interlocal agreement entered into
12 pursuant to chapter 163, the governing body of the charter
13 county may distribute proceeds from the tax to a municipality,
14 or an expressway or transportation authority created by law to
15 be expended for the purpose authorized by this paragraph.
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19 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
20 On page 23, lines 18 and 19, delete those lines
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23 Section 8. Subsection (1) and paragraph (e) of
24 subsection (2) of section 212.055, Florida Statutes, are
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29 And the title is amended as follows:
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2 renaming the charter county transit system
3 surtax; expanding eligibility to levy the
4 surtax to all charter counties;
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