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Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Between line(s) 2043-2044

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insert:

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     Section 30.  Subsection (7) is added to section 366.04,

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Florida Statutes, to read:

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     366.04  Jurisdiction of commission.--

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     (7)(a) As used in this subsection, the term "affected

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municipal electric utility" means a municipality that operates an

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electric utility that:

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     1. Serves two cities in the same county;

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     2. Is located in a noncharter county;

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     3. Has between 30,000 and 35,000 retail electric customers

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as of September 30, 2007; and

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     4. Does not have a service territory that extends beyond

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its home county as of September 30, 2007.

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     (b) Each affected municipal electric utility shall conduct

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a referendum election of all of its retail electric customers,

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with each named retail electric customer having one vote,

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concurrent with the next regularly scheduled general election

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following the effective date of this act.

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     (c) The ballot for the referendum election required under

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paragraph (b) shall contain the following question: "Should a

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separate electric utility authority be created to operate the

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business of the electric utility in the affected municipal

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electric utility?" The statement shall be followed by the word

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"yes" and the word "no."

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     (d) The provisions of the Election Code relating to notice

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and conduct of the election shall be followed to the extent

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practicable. Costs of the referendum election shall be borne by

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the affected municipal electric utility.

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     (e) If a majority of the affected municipal electric

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utility's retail electric customers vote in favor of creating a

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separate electric utility authority, the affected municipal

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electric utility shall, no later than January 15, 2009, provide

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to each member of the Legislature whose district includes any

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portion of the electric service territory of the affected

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municipal electric utility a proposed charter that transfers

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operations of its electric, water, and sewer utility businesses

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to a duly-created authority, the governing board of which shall

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proportionally represent the number of county and city ratepayers

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of the electric utility.

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4/30/2008  8:05:00 AM     EP.37.09152