| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to community redevelopment areas; creating |
| 3 | s. 163.347, F.S.; authorizing counties and municipalities |
| 4 | to use ad valorem tax revenues for certain purposes in |
| 5 | community redevelopment areas; providing an effective |
| 6 | date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 163.347, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 163.347 County or municipality use of ad valorem tax |
| 13 | revenues in community redevelopment areas.--Notwithstanding any |
| 14 | provision of this part or any other provision of law, a county |
| 15 | or municipality may use ad valorem tax revenues to provide law |
| 16 | enforcement, fire rescue, or emergency medical services within a |
| 17 | community redevelopment area in the county or municipality, |
| 18 | respectively, if the community redevelopment area has been in |
| 19 | existence for at least 5 years. |
| 20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |