Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2-B
                        Barcode 061828
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11  Senators Saunders and Ring moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 7, between lines 2 and 3,
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17         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 191.009, Florida
18  Statutes, is amended to read:
19         191.009  Taxes; non-ad valorem assessments; impact fees
20  and user charges.--
21         (2)  NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS.--A district may levy
22  non-ad valorem assessments as defined in s. 197.3632 to
23  construct, operate, and maintain district facilities and
24  services.  The rate of such assessments must be fixed by
25  resolution of the board pursuant to the procedures contained
26  in s. 191.011.  Non-ad valorem assessment rates set by the
27  board may exceed the maximum rates established by special act,
28  county ordinance, or the previous year's resolution, or
29  referendum in an amount not to exceed the average annual
30  growth rate in Florida personal income over the previous 5
31  years.  Non-ad valorem assessment rate increases within the
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    9:36 AM   06/14/07                              s0002Bc-37-201

Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2-B Barcode 061828 1 personal income threshold are deemed to be within the maximum 2 rate authorized by law at the time of initial imposition. 3 Proposed non-ad valorem assessment increases which exceed the 4 rate set the previous fiscal year or the rate previously set 5 by special act or county ordinance, whichever is more recent, 6 by more than the average annual growth rate in Florida 7 personal income over the last 5 years, or the first-time levy 8 of non-ad valorem assessments in a district, must be approved 9 by a super majority vote of the board referendum of the 10 electors of the district. The referendum on the first-time 11 levy of an assessment shall include a notice of the future 12 non-ad valorem assessment rate increases permitted by this act 13 without a referendum. Non-ad valorem assessments shall be 14 imposed, collected, and enforced pursuant to s. 191.011. 15 16 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 17 18 19 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 20 And the title is amended as follows: 21 On page 1, line 2, after the semicolon, 22 23 insert: 24 amending s. 191.009, F.S.; revising 25 requirements for approval of increases in the 26 non-ad valorem assessment rate; 27 28 29 30 31 2 9:36 AM 06/14/07 s0002Bc-37-201