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Senator Bennett moved the following Senate amendment to House

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amendment (074923):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 443 and 444,

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insert:

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     Section 7.  Subsection (3) of section 170.01, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     170.01  Authority for providing improvements and levying and

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collecting special assessments against property benefited.--

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     (3)(a) Any municipality, subject to the approval of a

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majority of the affected property owners, may levy and collect

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special assessments against property benefited for the purpose of

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stabilizing and improving:

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     1.(a) Retail business districts,

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     2.(b) Wholesale business districts, or

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     3.(c) Nationally recognized historic districts,

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or any combination of such districts, through promotion,

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management, marketing, and other similar services in such

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districts of the municipality. This subsection does not authorize

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a municipality to use bond proceeds to fund ongoing operations of

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these districts.

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     (b) Any municipality may determine, in any resolution

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required by s. 170.03 to declare special assessments, that the

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vote of affected property owners shall be conducted by voting by

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tax folio numbers of affected properties or by total square

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footage of the affected properties.

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     Section 8.  Subsection (1) of section 189.403, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     189.403  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term:

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     (1)  "Special district" means a local unit of special

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purpose, as opposed to general-purpose, government within a

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limited boundary, created by general law, special act, local

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ordinance, or by rule of the Governor and Cabinet. The special

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purpose or purposes of special districts are implemented by

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specialized functions and related prescribed powers. For the

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purpose of ss. s. 196.199(1) and 282.104, special districts shall

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be treated as municipalities. The term does not include a school

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district, a community college district, a special improvement

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district created pursuant to s. 285.17, a municipal service

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taxing or benefit unit as specified in s. 125.01, or a board

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which provides electrical service and which is a political

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subdivision of a municipality or is part of a municipality.

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     Section 9.  Effective July 1, 2008, section 189.414, Florida

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Statutes, is created to read:

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     189.414 Purchases under purchasing agreements of special

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districts, municipalities, or counties.--Each special district

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may purchase commodities and contractual services under the

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purchasing agreement of other special districts, municipalities,

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or counties if such agreement was procured on or after July 1,

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2008, pursuant to competitive bid, requests for proposals, or

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requests for qualifications; was procured by a process that would

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have met the procurement requirements of the purchasing special

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district; and otherwise complies with general law.

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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 919, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 170.01, F.S.; revising requirements governing

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a municipality's levy and collection of special

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assessments against property benefited; providing criteria

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concerning the approval required by the vote of affected

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property owners; authorizing municipalities to conduct

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certain votes using the tax folio numbers or total square

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footage of affected properties; amending s. 189.403, F.S.;

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revising the definition of "special district" to require

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that special districts be treated as municipalities in

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certain circumstances concerning use of the state SUNCOM

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Network; creating s. 189.414, F.S.; authorizing special

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districts to purchase commodities and contractual services

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under certain purchasing agreements of other special

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districts, municipalities, or counties;

5/1/2008  4:39:00 PM     21-09471-08