| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to county powers and duties; amending s. |
| 3 | 125.01, F.S.; authorizing counties to provide by ordinance |
| 4 | for abatements and rebates of certain ad valorem taxes, |
| 5 | discretionary sales surtaxes, or fuel taxes; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (ee) is added to subsection (1) of |
| 11 | section 125.01, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 125.01 Powers and duties.-- |
| 13 | (1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall |
| 14 | have the power to carry on county government. To the extent not |
| 15 | inconsistent with general or special law, this power includes, |
| 16 | but is not restricted to, the power to: |
| 17 | (ee) Provide by ordinance for abatements and rebates of |
| 18 | any ad valorem tax levied pursuant to s. 125.016, discretionary |
| 19 | sales surtax levied pursuant to s. 212.055, or fuel tax levied |
| 20 | pursuant to s. 336.021 or s. 336.025. |
| 21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |