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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Fasano) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 79 and 80,

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insert:

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     Section 2.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section

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288.1162, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     288.1162  Professional sports franchises; spring training

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franchises; duties.--

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     (5)

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     (d)  Funds may not be expended to subsidize privately owned

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and maintained facilities for use by the spring training

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franchise. Funds may be used to relocate a retained spring

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training franchise to another unit of local government upon

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approval of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

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Development. The office shall establish criteria for use of the

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funds to relocate a retained spring training franchise consistent

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with the requirements of this section only if the existing unit

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of local government with the retained spring training franchise

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agrees to the relocation. A spring training franchise that is

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eligible for a sales tax refund pursuant to s. 212.20 and that

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relocates from one community in this state to another community

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may not receive more than 90 percent of the refund. The office

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may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to

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administer this section.

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     Section 3. On or before December 31, 2008, the Office of

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Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall develop a

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comprehensive strategic plan, including the use of financial

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resources, for the purpose of retaining the tradition of spring

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training in Florida. Such plan shall identify the financial

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impact spring training has on this state and identify efforts

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made by other states to organize spring training efforts and the

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effects of those efforts on Florida's relationship with

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professional baseball.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 17, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 288.1162, F.S.; authorizing the use of certain

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funds to relocate a retained spring training franchise to

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another unit of local government upon approval of the

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Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development;

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requiring that the office establish criteria for the use

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of such funds; limiting the amount of a certain sales tax

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refund that may be received by a spring training franchise

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relocating from one community in Florida to another;

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authorizing the office to adopt rules; requiring that the

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office develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the

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purpose of retaining the tradition of spring training in

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Florida; requiring that such plan identify certain

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information;

4/9/2008  12:29:00 PM     11-07034-08