| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to impact fees; amending s. 163.31801, |
| 3 | F.S.; revising the requirements for impact fees adopted by |
| 4 | counties, municipalities, and special districts; requiring |
| 5 | independent verification of certain data; revising notice |
| 6 | requirements with respect to imposition of impact fees; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 163.31801, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; definitions; |
| 14 | ordinances levying impact fees.-- |
| 15 | (3) An impact fee adopted by ordinance of a county or |
| 16 | municipality or by resolution of a special district must, at |
| 17 | minimum: |
| 18 | (a) Require that the calculation of the impact fee be |
| 19 | based on the most recent and localized data. |
| 20 | (b) Require independent verification of the data on which |
| 21 | the calculation of the impact fee is based. |
| 22 | (c)(b) Provide for accounting and reporting of impact fee |
| 23 | collections and expenditures. If a local governmental entity |
| 24 | imposes an impact fee to address its infrastructure needs, the |
| 25 | entity shall account for the revenues and expenditures of such |
| 26 | impact fee in a separate accounting fund. |
| 27 | (d)(c) Limit administrative charges for the collection of |
| 28 | impact fees to actual costs. |
| 29 | (e)(d) Require that notice be provided no less than 90 |
| 30 | days before the effective date of an ordinance or resolution |
| 31 | imposing a new or increased amended impact fee. Notice is not |
| 32 | required if an impact fee is decreased or eliminated. |
| 33 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |