Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 2210
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/24/2009 03:30 PM       .                                
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       Senator Wilson moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
    2         Delete line 24
    3  and insert:
    4         (1) CHARTER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION TRANSIT SYSTEM SURTAX.—
    5         (a) Each charter county that has which adopted a charter
    6  prior to January 1, 1984, and each county the government of
    7  which is consolidated with that of one or more municipalities,
    8  may levy a discretionary sales surtax, subject to approval by a
    9  majority vote of the electorate of the county or by a charter
   10  amendment approved by a majority vote of the electorate of the
   11  county.
   12         (b) The rate shall be up to 1 percent.
   13         (c) The proposal to adopt a discretionary sales surtax as
   14  provided in this subsection and to create a trust fund within
   15  the county accounts shall be placed on the ballot in accordance
   16  with law at a time to be set at the discretion of the governing
   17  body.
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   20         And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   21         Delete line 9
   22  and insert:
   23         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section
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   25  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   26         And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Delete lines 2 - 5
   28  and insert:
   29         An act relating to the charter county transit system
   30         surtax; amending s. 212.055, F.S.; changing the name
   31         of the surtax; expanding eligible counties authorized
   32         to levy the surtax; requiring interlocal agreements in
   33         certain counties to be updated no less than every 5
   34         years to include certain municipalities; providing an
   35         effective date.