HB 1381

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to required advertisements and public
3notices by governmental entities; creating s. 50.0311,
4F.S.; defining the term "publicly accessible website";
5authorizing a governmental entity to use its publicly
6accessible website for legally required advertisements and
7public notices; providing conditions for such use;
8providing for optional receipt of legally required
9advertisements and public notices by first-class mail;
10providing requirements for advertisements and public
11notices published on a publicly accessible website;
12amending s. 50.011, F.S.; providing that a notice,
13advertisement, or publication on a publicly accessible
14website in accordance with s. 50.0311, F.S., constitutes
15legal notice; amending s. 50.021, F.S.; providing that
16advertisements directed by law or order or decree of court
17to be made in a county in which no newspaper is published
18may be made by publication on a publicly accessible
19website; amending s. 50.051, F.S.; providing clarifying
20provisions; amending s. 50.061, F.S.; providing clarifying
21provisions; amending s. 100.342, F.S.; providing for
22notice of special election or referendum on a publicly
23accessible website; amending s. 125.012, F.S.; providing
24that required publication of notice of a county's
25intention to grant certain exclusive franchises may be
26provided on a publicly accessible website; amending s.
27125.35, F.S.; providing for publication of notice of the
28sale of real property by a county on a publicly accessible
29website for a specified period; amending s. 125.66, F.S.;
30providing for notice of consideration of an ordinance by a
31board of county commissioners to be published on a
32publicly accessible website; requiring maintenance of the
33advertisement for a specified period; providing clarifying
34provisions; amending s. 129.03, F.S.; providing for the
35advertisement of a summary statement of adopted tentative
36county budgets on a publicly accessible website; amending
37s. 129.06, F.S.; providing for advertisement of a public
38hearing relating to the amendment of a county budget on a
39publicly accessible website; amending s. 138.12, F.S.;
40providing for publication of notice of a proposal to
41expand a county seat and meetings related thereto on a
42publicly accessible website; amending s. 153.53, F.S.;
43providing for publication of notice of an election to
44create a county water and sewer system district on a
45publicly accessible website; amending s. 153.55, F.S.;
46providing for advertisement of a hearing on a report
47relative to the creation of a county water and sewer
48system district on a publicly accessible website; amending
49s. 153.79, F.S.; providing for public advertisement by a
50county water and sewer system district of projects to
51construct, reconstruct, acquire, or improve a water system
52or a sewer system, and of a call for sealed bids for such
53projects, on a publicly accessible website; amending s.
54157.03, F.S.; providing for advertisement for bids for the
55construction of ditches, drains, or canals within a county
56on a publicly accessible website; amending s. 157.21,
57F.S.; providing for advertisement by a county on a
58publicly accessible website for bids to enlarge or deepen
59a drain; amending s. 157.28, F.S.; providing for
60advertisement for bids for the repair of a county ditch,
61drain, or canal on a publicly accessible website; amending
62s. 159.32, F.S.; providing for advertisement for
63competitive bids for contracts for the construction of a
64project under the Florida Industrial Development Financing
65Act on a publicly accessible website; amending s. 162.12,
66F.S.; providing for optional serving of notice by a code
67enforcement board of a violation of a county or municipal
68code via a publicly accessible website; amending s.
69163.3184, F.S.; providing for notice of public hearings on
70the adoption of a local government comprehensive plan or
71plan amendment or the approval of a compliance agreement
72under the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
73Development Regulation Act via a publicly accessible
74website; amending s. 163.3225, F.S.; providing for
75advertisement by a local government of notice of intent to
76consider a development agreement on a publicly accessible
77website; amending s. 163.356, F.S.; providing for posting
78of notice of the filing of a report of the activities of a
79community redevelopment agency on a publicly accessible
80website; amending s. 163.360, F.S.; providing for notice
81of a public hearing on a community redevelopment plan via
82a publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.361, F.S.;
83providing for notice of a public hearing on a proposed
84modification of a community redevelopment plan via a
85publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.380, F.S.;
86providing for public notice of the disposition of any real
87property in a community redevelopment area on a publicly
88accessible website; amending s. 163.387, F.S.; providing
89for publication on a publicly accessible website of notice
90of a public hearing regarding a taxing authority's
91intention to limit the amount of the authority's
92contribution to a community redevelopment trust fund;
93providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
94of notice of a local governing body's public hearing on a
95special district's request for exemption from  
96appropriation of tax increment funds to a community
97redevelopment trust fund; amending s. 163.511, F.S.;
98providing for notification of electors and freeholders of
99general provisions relating to special neighborhood
100improvement districts via a publicly accessible website;
101amending s. 163.514, F.S.; providing for notification of
102electors in a neighborhood improvement district of general
103provisions relating to powers of such districts via a
104publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.516, F.S.;
105providing for publication of notice of a public hearing on
106a safe neighborhood improvement plan or on the amendment
107or modification of a safe neighborhood improvement plan
108via a publicly accessible website; amending s. 163.524,
109F.S.; providing for publication of notice of a joint
110public hearing on the adoption, amendment, or modification
111of a neighborhood enhancement plan via a publicly
112accessible website; amending s. 165.041, F.S.; providing
113for publication of notice of an election for the approval
114of a charter for the merger of two or more municipalities
115and associated unincorporated areas via a publicly
116accessible website; amending s. 165.051, F.S.; providing
117for notice of an election to vote on an ordinance to
118revoke the charter of an existing municipality to be
119published on a publicly accessible website; amending s.
120166.041, F.S.; providing for notice of adoption of a
121municipal ordinance via a publicly accessible website;
122providing clarifying provisions; amending s. 166.0497,
123F.S.; providing for publication of notice of a public
124hearing on the adoption of an ordinance to alter, amend,
125or expand a municipal downtown development district via a
126publicly accessible website; amending s. 170.05, F.S.;
127providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
128of a resolution relating to municipal public improvements
129financed by special assessments; amending s. 170.07, F.S.;
130providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
131of notice of hearing on municipal public improvements
132financed by special assessments; amending s. 171.0413,
133F.S.; providing for publication of notice of a referendum
134on annexation of territory by a municipality via a
135publicly accessible website; amending s. 171.051, F.S.;
136providing for notice of a contraction ordinance and
137publication of notice of a referendum on contraction of
138municipal boundaries via a publicly accessible website;
139amending s. 173.09, F.S.; providing for advertisement via
140a publicly accessible website of the sale of land pursuant
141to foreclosure of municipal tax and special assessment
142liens; amending s. 177.101, F.S.; providing for publishing
143of legal notice of intention to apply to a county
144governing body to vacate a plat of land via a publicly
145accessible website; amending s. 180.09, F.S.; providing
146for publication of notice via a publicly accessible
147website of the adoption of a resolution or ordinance by a
148city council or other legislative body authorizing the
149issuance of mortgage revenue certificates or debentures;
150amending s. 180.24, F.S.; providing for advertisement via
151a publicly accessible website of specified construction
152contracts for utilities or extensions to a previously
153constructed utility; amending s. 189.4044, F.S.; providing
154for publication of a notice of proposed declaration of
155inactive status of a special district via a publicly
156accessible website; amending s. 189.417, F.S.; providing
157for the advertisement of meetings of the governing body of
158an independent special district via a publicly accessible
159website; providing for notice of public meetings of a
160water management district held to evaluate responses to
161solicitations issued by the district via a publicly
162accessible website; amending s. 190.006, F.S.; providing
163for publication of notice via a publicly accessible
164website of a meeting of the landowners of a community
165development district for the purpose of electing district
166supervisors; amending s. 190.033, F.S.; providing for
167advertisement for notice of bids or other competitive
168solicitation by the board of supervisors of a community
169development district via a publicly accessible website;
170amending s. 191.005, F.S.; providing for publication via a
171publicly accessible website of special notice of any
172meeting at which the governing board of an independent
173fire control district will consider a salary change for a
174board member; amending s. 192.0105, F.S.; providing for
175advertisement via a publicly accessible website of a  
176listing of the names of taxpayers who are delinquent in
177paying tangible personal property taxes as provided for
178under the Florida Taxpayer's Bill of Rights; providing for  
179advertised notice via a publicly accessible website of the
180actions of a value adjustment board as provided for under
181the Florida Taxpayer's Bill of Rights; amending s.
182194.037, F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly
183accessible website of the findings and results of a
184property tax value adjustment board; amending s. 197.3632,
185F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly accessible
186website of a local government's notice of intent to use
187the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem
188assessments; amending s. 200.065, F.S.; providing for
189advertisement on a publicly accessible website of a taxing
190authority's intent to adopt a millage rate and budget;
191providing for advertisement on a publicly accessible
192website of a school district's intent to adopt a tentative
193budget; providing for advertisement on a publicly
194accessible website of the intention of a specified
195multicounty taxing authority to adopt a tentative budget
196and millage rate; providing clarifying and conforming
197provisions; providing for notice via a publicly accessible
198website of correction of a specified error contained in a
199notice of proposed property taxes mailed to taxpayers;
200amending s. 205.032, F.S.; providing for publication of
201notice on a publicly accessible website of the levy of a
202business tax by a county governing body; amending s.
203205.042, F.S.; providing for publication of notice on a
204publicly accessible website of the levy of a business tax
205by the governing body of an incorporated municipality;
206amending s. 255.0525, F.S.; providing for advertisement
207via a publicly accessible website for the solicitation of
208competitive bids or proposals for construction projects of
209a county, municipality, or other political subdivision
210which are projected to exceed specified costs; amending s.
211274.06, F.S.; providing for publication of notice via a
212publicly accessible website of a local government's sale
213of tangible personal property having a specified value;
214amending s. 290.0057, F.S.; providing for notice via a
215publicly accessible website of a public hearing on an
216enterprise zone strategic plan; amending s. 298.301, F.S.;
217providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
218of notice of a public hearing on a proposed district water
219control plan or plan amendment; providing for publication
220by the board of supervisors of a water control district  
221on a publicly accessible website of the filing of an
222engineer's report and a geographical depiction of the
223water control district; providing conforming provisions;
224amending ss. 348.243, 348.83, 348.943, 348.953, and
225348.968, F.S.; providing for advertisement via a publicly
226accessible website of public hearings on specified
227projects of the Broward County Expressway Authority, the
228Pasco County Expressway Authority, the St. Lucie County
229Expressway and Bridge Authority, the Seminole County
230Expressway Authority, and the Santa Rosa Bay Bridge
231Authority, respectively; amending s. 350.81, F.S.;
232providing for publication on a publicly accessible website
233of notice of public hearings by a governmental entity that
234proposes to provide a communications service; amending s.
235373.4592, F.S.; providing for publication on a publicly
236accessible website of notice by the South Florida Water
237Management District of the certification of a non-ad
238valorem assessment roll in specified counties relative to
239Everglades management and improvement; amending s.
240373.45924, F.S.; providing for publication as a notice on
241a publicly accessible website of a truth-in-borrowing
242statement from the South Florida Water Management District
243relative to the district's proposal to borrow or otherwise
244finance with debt any fixed capital outlay projects or
245operating capital outlay for Everglades management and
246improvement; amending s. 373.536, F.S.; providing for
247publication on a publicly accessible website of notice of
248budget hearings conducted by the governing board or
249district staff of the South Florida Water Management
250District, advertisement of budget workshops conducted by
251the district for the public, advertisement of the
252district's intention to adopt a tentative budget and
253millage rate, and notices of the district governing
254board's intention to adopt a final budget for the district
255for the ensuing fiscal year under the Everglades
256Restoration Investment Act; amending s. 376.80, F.S.;
257providing for notice via a publicly accessible website of
258public hearings on the proposed designation of a specified
259brownfield area by a local government; amending s.
260379.2425, F.S.; providing for publication of notice via a
261publicly accessible website of the establishment of a
262restricted area by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
263Commission; amending s. 380.06, F.S.; providing for
264publication of an advertisement on a publicly accessible
265website of a public hearing by a local government on an
266areawide development of regional impact under the Florida
267Environmental Land and Water Management Act of 1972;
268amending s. 403.973, F.S.; redefining the term "duly
269noticed" to include publication on a publicly accessible
270website; providing conforming provisions; amending s.
271420.9075, F.S.; providing for advertisement of notice on a
272publicly accessible website of funding availability
273through a local housing assistance plan under the State
274Housing Initiatives Partnership Act; amending s. 553.73,
275F.S.; providing for advertisement on a publicly accessible
276website of a public hearing on the need to adopt local
277technical amendments to the Florida Building Code which
278provide for more stringent requirements; amending s.
279633.025, F.S.; providing for advertisement on a publicly
280accessible website of a public hearing to determine the
281need to strengthen a local governing body's minimum
282firesafety code requirements; amending s. 705.103, F.S.;
283providing for publication of notice on a publicly
284accessible website of a law enforcement agency's election
285to retain lost property; providing for publication on a
286publicly accessible website of the advertisement of public
287sale of lost property by a law enforcement agency;
288amending s. 715.109, F.S.; providing for publication on a
289publicly accessible website of advertisement of the sale
290of abandoned property under the Disposition of Personal
291Property Landlord and Tenant Act; reenacting ss. 125.56(1)
292and 212.054(6), F.S., relating to enforcement and
293amendment of the Florida Building Code and Florida Fire
294Prevention Code and a discretionary sales surtax, to
295incorporate the amendment to s. 125.66, F.S., in
296references thereto; reenacting ss. 163.3164(18), 163.346,
297and 376.80(1), F.S., relating to the definition of "public
298notice" for purposes of the Local Government Comprehensive
299Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, notice to
300taxing authorities, and the brownfield program
301administration process, respectively, to incorporate the
302amendments to ss. 125.66 and 166.041, F.S., in references
303thereto; reenacting ss. 30.50(4) and 200.065(3)(l), F.S.,
304relating to amendment of a county budget relative to
305payment of salaries and expenses by a sheriff and
306advertisement and notice requirements with respect to the
307fixing of millage rates, to incorporate the amendments to
308ss. 129.03 and 129.06, F.S., in references thereto;
309reenacting ss. 163.3246(9)(a), 163.32465(6)(h),
310288.975(10) and (12)(d), 420.5095(9), and 1013.30(6),
311F.S., relating to adoption and review of local government
312comprehensive plan amendments, entry into compliance
313agreements between parties to an administrative challenge
314to an amendment to certain urban local comprehensive
315plans, military base reuse plans, a local government
316comprehensive plan amendment to implement a community
317workforce housing innovation pilot program project, and
318review of a university campus draft master plan,
319respectively, to incorporate the amendments to s.
320163.3184, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting s.
321163.3187(1)(c), F.S., relating to the amendment of an
322adopted comprehensive plan, to incorporate the amendments
323to s. 166.041, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting
324ss. 192.0105(1)(b) and (c), 200.068, and 286.0105, F.S.,
325relating to taxpayer rights, certification of compliance
326with ch. 200, F.S., relating to determination of millage,
327and to a requirement that notices of meetings and hearings
328of a board, commission, or agency of the state advise that
329a record of the proceedings is required to appeal,
330respectively, to incorporate the amendments to s. 200.065,
331F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 705.104(1) and
332717.119(5)(b), F.S., relating to title to lost or
333abandoned property and to disposition by a law enforcement
334agency of a firearm or ammunition found in an unclaimed
335safe-deposit box or other safekeeping repository,
336respectively, to incorporate the amendment to s. 705.103,
337F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date.
338
339Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
340
341     Section 1.  Section 530.0311, Florida Statutes, is created
342to read:
343     530.0311  Publication of advertisements and public notices
344on a governmental entity's publicly accessible website.-
345     (1)  For purposes of notices and advertisements required by
346statute to be published by governmental entities, the term
347"publicly accessible website" means a governmental entity's
348official website that is accessible via the Internet.
349     (2)  If specifically authorized by statute, a governmental
350entity may use its website for legally required advertisements
351and public notices if:
352     (a)  A public library or other governmental facility
353providing free access to the Internet during regular business
354hours exists within the jurisdictional boundaries of such
355governmental entity;
356     (b)  The governmental entity provides notice to its
357residents at least once per year in a newspaper of general
358circulation, the governmental entity's newsletter or periodical,
359or another publication that is mailed or delivered to all
360residents or property owners throughout the governmental
361entity's jurisdiction, indicating that residents may receive
362legally required advertisements and public notices from the
363governmental entity by first-class mail or e-mail upon
364registering their name and address or e-mail address with the
365local governmental entity;
366     (c)  The governmental entity maintains a registry of names,
367addresses, and e-mail addresses of residents who request in
368writing that they receive legally required advertisements and
369public notices from the governmental entity by first-class mail
370or e-mail; and
371     (d)  At the time of initial publication of an advertisement
372or public notice on a governmental entity's publicly accessible
373website, the governmental entity mails or e-mails a copy of such
374publication to residents indicating a preference to receive such
375advertisements and notices by first-class mail or e-mail.
376     (3)  Advertisements and public notices published on a
377publicly accessible website shall be conspicuously placed on the
378website's homepage or accessible through a direct link from the
379homepage. The advertisement shall indicate the date on which the
380advertisement was first published on the publicly accessible
381website.
382     Section 2.  Section 50.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to
383read:
384     50.011  Where and in what language legal notices to be
385published.-Whenever by statute an official or legal
386advertisement or a publication, or notice in a newspaper has
387been or is directed or permitted in the nature of or in lieu of
388process, or for constructive service, or in initiating,
389assuming, reviewing, exercising or enforcing jurisdiction or
390power, or for any purpose, including all legal notices and
391advertisements of sheriffs and tax collectors, the
392contemporaneous and continuous intent and meaning of such
393legislation all and singular, existing or repealed, is and has
394been and is hereby declared to be and to have been, and the rule
395of interpretation is and has been, a publication in a newspaper
396printed and published periodically once a week or oftener,
397containing at least 25 percent of its words in the English
398language, entered or qualified to be admitted and entered as
399periodicals matter at a post office in the county where
400published, for sale to the public generally, available to the
401public generally for the publication of official or other
402notices and customarily containing information of a public
403character or of interest or of value to the residents or owners
404of property in the county where published, or of interest or of
405value to the general public. Notwithstanding any provisions to
406the contrary, and if specifically authorized by statute, a
407notice, advertisement, or publication on a publicly accessible
408website in accordance with s. 50.0311 constitutes legal notice.
409     Section 3.  Section 50.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to
410read:
411     50.021  Publication when no newspaper in county.-When any
412law, or order or decree of court, shall direct advertisements to
413be made in any county and there be no newspaper published in the
414said county, the advertisement may be made by publishing such
415advertisement on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
416entity responsible for publication or posting three copies
417thereof in three different places in said county, one of which
418shall be at the front door of the courthouse, and by publication
419in the nearest county in which a newspaper is published.
420     Section 4.  Section 50.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
421read:
422     50.051  Proof of publication; form of uniform affidavit.-
423The printed form upon which all such affidavits establishing
424proof of publication in a newspaper are to be executed shall be
425substantially as follows:
426
427
NAME OF NEWSPAPER
428
Published (Weekly or Daily)
429
(Town or City)  (County)  FLORIDA
430
431STATE OF FLORIDA
432
433COUNTY OF ....:
434     Before the undersigned authority personally appeared ....,
435who on oath says that he or she is .... of the ...., a ....
436newspaper published at .... in .... County, Florida; that the
437attached copy of advertisement, being a .... in the matter of
438.... in the .... Court, was published in said newspaper in the
439issues of .....
440     Affiant further says that the said .... is a newspaper
441published at ...., in said .... County, Florida, and that the
442said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in
443said .... County, Florida, each .... and has been entered as
444periodicals matter at the post office in ...., in said ....
445County, Florida, for a period of 1 year next preceding the first
446publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant
447further says that he or she has neither paid nor promised any
448person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or
449refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for
450publication in the said newspaper.
451
452Sworn to and subscribed before me this .... day of ....,
453...(year)..., by ...., who is personally known to me or who has
454produced (type of identification) as identification.
455
456
457...(Signature of Notary Public)...
458
459...(Print, Type, or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public)...
460
461...(Notary Public)...
462     Section 5.  Subsection (4) of section 50.061, Florida
463Statutes, is amended to read:
464     50.061  Amounts chargeable.-
465     (4)  All official public notices and legal advertisements
466published in a newspaper shall be charged and paid for on the
467basis of 6-point type on 6-point body, unless otherwise
468specified by statute.
469     Section 6.  Section 100.342, Florida Statutes, is amended
470to read:
471     100.342  Notice of special election or referendum.-In any
472special election or referendum not otherwise provided for there
473shall be at least 30 days' notice of the election or referendum
474by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
475county, district, or municipality, as the case may be, or
476publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
477entity responsible for publication and published daily during
478the 5 weeks immediately preceding the election or referendum. If
479advertised in the newspaper, the publication shall be made at
480least twice, once in the fifth week and once in the third week
481prior to the week in which the election or referendum is to be
482held. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the
483county, district, or municipality and publication is not made on
484a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
485responsible for publication, the notice shall be posted in no
486fewer less than five places within the territorial limits of the
487county, district, or municipality.
488     Section 7.  Subsection (17) of section 125.012, Florida
489Statutes, is amended to read:
490     125.012  Project facilities; general powers and duties.-Any
491county and the board of county commissioners thereof shall have
492the power, in addition to the powers otherwise conferred:
493     (17)  To grant exclusive or nonexclusive franchises to
494persons, firms, or corporations for the operating of
495restaurants, cafeterias, bars, taxicabs, vending machines, and
496other concessions of a nonaeronautical nature in, on, and in
497connection with any project owned and operated by the county.
498However, no exclusive franchise shall be so granted unless the
499board of county commissioners of such county shall award such
500franchise following receipt of sealed competitive bids in the
501manner prescribed by law, or cause to be published on a publicly
502accessible website maintained by the county or in a newspaper of
503general circulation in the county notice of the fact that it
504intends to grant such exclusive franchise and will at a time
505certain to be fixed in such notice, not less than 30 days after
506the publication of the notice, enter into negotiations with any
507interested parties as to the terms, conditions, and provisions
508of any such exclusive franchise. Such negotiations with any
509interested parties as to the terms, conditions, and provisions
510of any such exclusive franchise are to continue for a period of
511not less than 10 days before such exclusive franchise is
512granted.
513     Section 8.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
514125.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
515     125.35  County authorized to sell real and personal
516property and to lease real property.-
517     (1)
518     (c)  No sale of any real property shall be made unless
519notice thereof is published once a week for at least 2 weeks in
520some newspaper of general circulation published in the county or
521published daily during the 2 weeks preceding the sale of any
522real property on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
523county, calling for bids for the purchase of the real estate so
524advertised to be sold. In the case of a sale, the bid of the
525highest bidder complying with the terms and conditions set forth
526in such notice shall be accepted, unless the board of county
527commissioners rejects all bids because they are too low. The
528board of county commissioners may require a deposit to be made
529or a surety bond to be given, in such form or in such amount as
530the board determines, with each bid submitted.
531     Section 9.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
532(b) of subsection (4) of section 125.66, Florida Statutes, are
533amended to read:
534     125.66  Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency
535ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or
536resolutions.-
537     (2)(a)  The regular enactment procedure shall be as
538follows: The board of county commissioners at any regular or
539special meeting may enact or amend any ordinance, except as
540provided in subsection (4), if notice of intent to consider such
541ordinance is given at least 10 days before the prior to said
542meeting on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
543county or by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
544in the county. If advertised on a publicly accessible website,
545the advertisement shall be published daily during the 10 days
546immediately preceding the meeting. A copy of such notice shall
547be kept available for public inspection during the regular
548business hours of the office of the clerk of the board of county
549commissioners. The notice of proposed enactment shall state the
550date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or titles of
551proposed ordinances; and the place or places within the county
552where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public.
553The notice shall also advise that interested parties may appear
554at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed
555ordinance.
556     (4)  Ordinances or resolutions, initiated by other than the
557county, that change the actual zoning map designation of a
558parcel or parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to
559subsection (2). Ordinances or resolutions that change the actual
560list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within a
561zoning category, or ordinances or resolutions initiated by the
562county that change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel
563or parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to the following
564procedure:
565     (b)  In cases in which the proposed ordinance or resolution
566changes the actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited
567uses within a zoning category, or changes the actual zoning map
568designation of a parcel or parcels of land involving 10
569contiguous acres or more, the board of county commissioners
570shall provide for public notice and hearings as follows:
571     1.  The board of county commissioners shall hold two
572advertised public hearings on the proposed ordinance or
573resolution. At least one hearing shall be held after 5 p.m. on a
574weekday, unless the board of county commissioners, by a majority
575plus one vote, elects to conduct that hearing at another time of
576day. The first public hearing shall be held at least 7 days
577after the day that the first advertisement is published. The
578second hearing shall be held at least 10 days after the first
579hearing and shall be advertised at least 5 days prior to the
580public hearing.
581     2.  The required newspaper advertisements shall be no less
582than 2 columns wide by 10 inches long in a standard size or a
583tabloid size newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement
584shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. The newspaper
585advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the
586newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements
587appear. The newspaper advertisement shall be placed in a
588newspaper of general paid circulation in the county and of
589general interest and readership in the community pursuant to
590chapter 50, not one of limited subject matter. It is the
591legislative intent that, whenever possible, the newspaper
592advertisement shall appear in a newspaper that is published at
593least 5 days a week unless the only newspaper in the community
594is published less than 5 days a week. The newspaper
595advertisement shall be in substantially the following form:
596
597
NOTICE OF (TYPE OF) CHANGE
598
599     The ...(name of local governmental unit)... proposes to
600adopt the following by ordinance or resolution:...(title of
601ordinance or resolution)....
602     A public hearing on the ordinance or resolution will be
603held on ...(date and time)... at ...(meeting place)....
604
605Except for amendments which change the actual list of permitted,
606conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, the
607advertisement shall contain a geographic location map which
608clearly indicates the area within the local government covered
609by the proposed ordinance or resolution. The map shall include
610major street names as a means of identification of the general
611area.
612     3.  In lieu of publishing the advertisements set out in
613this paragraph, the board of county commissioners may mail a
614notice to each person owning real property within the area
615covered by the ordinance or resolution. Such notice shall
616clearly explain the proposed ordinance or resolution and shall
617notify the person of the time, place, and location of both
618public hearings on the proposed ordinance or resolution.
619     Section 10.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
620129.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
621     129.03  Preparation and adoption of budget.-
622     (3)  No later than 15 days after certification of value by
623the property appraiser pursuant to s. 200.065(1), the county
624budget officer, after tentatively ascertaining the proposed
625fiscal policies of the board for the ensuing fiscal year, shall
626prepare and present to the board a tentative budget for the
627ensuing fiscal year for each of the funds provided in this
628chapter, including all estimated receipts, taxes to be levied,
629and balances expected to be brought forward and all estimated
630expenditures, reserves, and balances to be carried over at the
631end of the year.
632     (b)  Upon receipt of the tentative budgets and completion
633of any revisions made by the board, the board shall prepare a
634statement summarizing all of the adopted tentative budgets. This
635summary statement shall show, for each budget and the total of
636all budgets, the proposed tax millages, the balances, the
637reserves, and the total of each major classification of receipts
638and expenditures, classified according to the classification of
639accounts prescribed by the appropriate state agency. The board
640shall cause this summary statement to be advertised one time in
641a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, on a
642publicly accessible website maintained by the county, or by
643posting at the courthouse door if there is no such newspaper or
644website, and the advertisement shall appear adjacent to the
645advertisement required pursuant to s. 200.065.
646     Section 11.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
647129.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
648     129.06  Execution and amendment of budget.-
649     (2)  The board at any time within a fiscal year may amend a
650budget for that year, and may within the first 60 days of a
651fiscal year amend the budget for the prior fiscal year, as
652follows:
653     (f)  If an amendment to a budget is required for a purpose
654not specifically authorized in paragraphs (a)-(e), unless
655otherwise prohibited by law, the amendment may be authorized by
656resolution or ordinance of the board of county commissioners
657adopted following a public hearing. The public hearing must be
658advertised at least 2 days, but not more than 5 days, before the
659date of the hearing. The advertisement must appear on a publicly
660accessible website maintained by the county or in a newspaper of
661paid general circulation and must identify the name of the
662taxing authority, the date, place, and time of the hearing, and
663the purpose of the hearing. If advertised in the newspaper, the
664public hearing must be advertised at least 2 days, but not more
665than 5 days, before the date of the hearing. If advertised on a
666publicly accessible website, the notice must be published daily
667during the 5 days immediately preceding the hearing. The
668advertisement must also identify each budgetary fund to be
669amended, the source of the funds, the use of the funds, and the
670total amount of each budget.
671     Section 12.  Section 138.12, Florida Statutes, is amended
672to read:
673     138.12  Commissioners may expand county seat.-The board of
674county commissioners of any county may expand the geographical
675area of the county seat of its county beyond the corporate
676limits of the municipality named as the county seat by adopting
677a resolution to that effect at any regular or special meeting of
678the board. Such a resolution may be adopted only after the board
679has held not less than two public hearings on the proposal at
680intervals of not less than 10 or more than 20 days and after
681notice of the proposal and such meetings has been published on a
682publicly accessible website maintained by the county or in a
683newspaper of general circulation in the county. However, nothing
684herein shall be deemed to extend the boundaries of the
685municipality in which the county seat was previously located or
686annex to such municipality the territory added to the county
687seat.
688     Section 13.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
689153.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
690     153.53  Establishment of districts in unincorporated
691areas.-
692     (2)
693     (d)  Within 30 days after the petition is received by the
694property appraiser, said property appraiser shall determine
695whether such petition has been duly signed by the requisite
696number of property owners within the boundaries of the proposed
697district. If there is a sufficient number of valid signatures,
698the property appraiser shall forthwith deliver said petition to
699the board of county commissioners who shall within 60 days hold
700an election to determine if the district shall be created. The
701board of county commissioners shall have notice of such election
702published once a week for 4 successive weeks in a newspaper of
703general circulation within the area of the proposed district or
704daily during the 4 successive weeks immediately preceding the
705election on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
706county. Said notice shall describe the purpose for which the
707district is to be established and the territory proposed to be
708included in the said district. If there is no such newspaper or
709website, then notice may be posted on the courthouse door and in
710five conspicuous places within the proposed district.
711     Section 14.  Subsection (1) of section 153.55, Florida
712Statutes, is amended to read:
713     153.55  Public hearing upon report of county commissioners
714and creation of district; findings of board of county
715commissioners.-
716     (1)  Upon submission of any such report the board of county
717commissioners shall hold a public hearing upon such report and
718the question of the creation of such district, giving at least
71920 days' notice of such hearing by advertisement in a newspaper
720published in the county and circulating in the area of the
721proposed district, by daily publication during the 20 days
722immediately preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible
723website maintained by the county, or by posting as provided in
724s. 153.56 if no such newspaper or website is be published.
725     Section 15.  Section 153.79, Florida Statutes, is amended
726to read:
727     153.79  Contracts for construction of improvements, sealed
728bids.-All contracts let, awarded, or entered into by the
729district for the construction, reconstruction, or acquisition or
730improvement of a water system or a sewer system or both or any
731part thereof, if the amount thereof shall exceed $1,000, shall
732be awarded only after public advertisement and call for sealed
733bids therefor on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
734county or, in a newspaper published in the county circulating in
735the district, or, if there is be no such website or newspaper,
736then in a newspaper published in the state and circulating in
737the district. If advertised in the newspaper, such advertisement
738shall to be published at least once at least 3 weeks before the
739date set for the receipt of such bids. If advertised on a
740publicly accessible website, such advertisement shall be
741published daily during the 3 weeks immediately preceding the
742date set for the receipt of such bids. Such advertisements for
743bids in addition to the other necessary and pertinent matter
744shall state in general terms the nature and description of the
745improvement or improvements to be undertaken and shall state
746that detailed plans and specifications for such work are on file
747for inspection in the office of the district clerk and copies
748thereof shall be furnished to any interested party upon payment
749of reasonable charges to reimburse the district for its expenses
750in providing such copies. The award shall be made to the
751responsible and competent bidder or bidders who shall offer to
752undertake the improvements at the lowest cost to the district
753and such bidder or bidders shall be required to file bond for
754the full and faithful performance of such work and the execution
755of any such contract in such amount as the district board shall
756determine, and in all other respects the letting of such
757construction contracts shall comply with applicable provisions
758of the general laws relating to the letting of public contracts.
759Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the district
760from hiring or retaining such consulting engineers, attorneys,
761financial experts or other technicians as it shall determine, in
762its discretion, or from undertaking any construction work with
763its own resources, without any such public advertisement.
764     Section 16.  Section 157.03, Florida Statutes, is amended
765to read:
766     157.03  Commissioners to appoint committee; report of plans
767and estimate; letting contract; right-of-way for drains.-When
768the county commissioners shall order that such ditch, drain, or
769canal, shall be established, they shall appoint a committee of
770three disinterested freeholders who are citizens of the county,
771who may employ a surveyor, and shall cause an accurate survey to
772be made of the proposed ditch, drain, or canal, and shall
773establish the commencement, route, and terminus of said ditch,
774drain, or canal, the width, length, and depth thereof, and shall
775make and present to the county commissioners, at their next
776regular meeting, or at a meeting as soon thereafter as
777practicable, plans, specifications, and profiles for said
778construction, together with an estimate of the approximate cost
779of said ditch, drain, or canal, and the annual cost of its
780maintenance, and upon this report of the said committee, the
781board of county commissioners shall advertise once a week for 3
782weeks, in a newspaper published in the said county or daily for
7833 weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
784county, for bids for the construction of said ditch, drain, or
785canal, and the same shall be given to the lowest responsible
786bidder; provided, the board of county commissioners may, if they
787deem it for the best interest of all concerned, reject all bids;
788and in case said bids are rejected they may advertise for
789further bids. Whenever the survey for any proposed ditch, drain,
790or canal, shall run through the lands of anyone who shall object
791thereto, the board of county commissioners may proceed to
792condemn the right-of-way for such ditch, drain, or canal, and
793pay therefor out of the funds arising from the levy and
794assessments hereinafter provided for.
795     Section 17.  Section 157.21, Florida Statutes, is amended
796to read:
797     157.21  Enlargement of drains; appointment of committee;
798report to commissioners; letting contract; contractor's bond;
799payments; assessment.-Whenever the board of county commissioners
800shall have determined upon a petition, filed as provided in s.
801157.16, to enlarge or deepen any drain, they shall appoint a
802committee of the three competent and disinterested persons who
803are citizens of the county, who shall cause an accurate survey
804to be made of the proposed work, and shall establish the depth
805or width to which the same shall be deepened and shall make and
806present to the county commissioners at their next regular
807meeting, an estimate of the cost of said work, and upon the
808report of said committee to them, said county commissioners
809shall advertise not less than 2 weeks in a newspaper published
810in the county or daily for 2 weeks on a publicly accessible
811website maintained by the county, for bids on said work, to be
812given to the lowest responsible bidder, with the privilege of
813rejecting all bids that may be offered, should the same be
814considered unreasonable; and in case the said bids are rejected,
815they may again advertise for further bids. The said board of
816county commissioners shall require of the person whose bid is
817accepted for said work a good and sufficient bond for the
818faithful performance of said contract, which said work shall be
819done under the supervision of the committee appointed as
820aforesaid. When the work shall be completed the committee shall
821certify the same to the board of county commissioners who shall
822also inspect such work before final payment is made to the
823contractor, and such confirmation with the report of the
824committee that the work has been done according to contract,
825shall be made a matter of record; provided, that nothing in this
826chapter shall prevent the county commissioners from making
827payments in installments during the progress of the work, if
828deemed expedient. Before letting such contract, the committee
829appointed by the commissioners shall view the lands to be
830benefited by the enlargement or deepening of said drain or
831auxiliary and assess each parcel according and in proportion as
832each shall be benefited, both those lands lying immediately
833along such ditch, drain, or canal, and those adjacent thereto,
834for all the expenses that may be incurred in the enlarging or
835deepening of said drain and keeping the same in repair from year
836to year, and shall file a report of the same with the board of
837county commissioners, which said report shall show the several
838tracts of lands assessed and the names of the owners thereof,
839and the amounts assessed against each tract; provided, however,
840that if the owners of any tract cannot be ascertained by
841diligent inquiry, said tract shall be assessed as unknown.
842     Section 18.  Section 157.28, Florida Statutes, is amended
843to read:
844     157.28  Awarding contracts for repair; approval.-If the
845estimated cost of repairing any such ditch, drain, or canal
846shall not exceed the sum of $100, the board of county
847commissioners shall have full power to have the same done in
848such manner as said board may see fit; but if such estimated
849cost shall exceed $100, then the contract shall be let to the
850lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids at least
851once each week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper
852published in the county or advertising daily for 2 consecutive
853weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the county,
854or by posting in five conspicuous places in the commissioners'
855district in which such ditch, drain, or canal shall be located,
856and all work done shall be subject to the approval and
857acceptance of the board of county commissioners.
858     Section 19.  Section 159.32, Florida Statutes, is amended
859to read:
860     159.32  Construction contracts.-Contracts for the
861construction of the project may be awarded by the local agency
862in such manner as in its judgment will best promote free and
863open competition, including advertisement for competitive bids
864in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of
865the local agency or on a publicly accessible website maintained
866by the local agency responsible for publication; however, if the
867local agency shall determine that the purposes of this part will
868be more effectively served, the local agency in its discretion
869may award or cause to be awarded contracts for the construction
870of any project, or any part thereof, upon a negotiated basis as
871determined by the local agency. The local agency shall prescribe
872bid security requirements and other procedures in connection
873with the award of such contracts as in its judgment shall
874protect the public interest. The local agency may by written
875contract engage the services of the lessee, purchaser, or
876prospective lessee or purchaser of any project in the
877construction of the project and may provide in the contract that
878the lessee, purchaser, or prospective lessee or purchaser may
879act as an agent of, or an independent contractor for, the local
880agency for the performance of the functions described therein,
881subject to such conditions and requirements consistent with the
882provisions of this part as shall be prescribed in the contract,
883including functions such as the acquisition of the site and
884other real property for the project; the preparation of plans,
885specifications, and contract documents; the award of
886construction and other contracts upon a competitive or
887negotiated basis; the construction of the project, or any part
888thereof, directly by the lessee, purchaser, or prospective
889lessee or purchaser; the inspection and supervision of
890construction; the employment of engineers, architects, builders,
891and other contractors; and the provision of money to pay the
892cost thereof pending reimbursement by the local agency. Any such
893contract may provide that the local agency may, out of proceeds
894of bonds, make advances to or reimburse the lessee, purchaser,
895or prospective lessee or purchaser for its costs incurred in the
896performance of those functions, and shall set forth the
897supporting documents required to be submitted to the local
898agency and the reviews, examinations, and audits that shall be
899required in connection therewith to assure compliance with the
900provisions of this part and the contract.
901     Section 20.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
902162.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
903     162.12  Notices.-
904     (2)  In addition to providing notice as set forth in
905subsection (1), at the option of the code enforcement board,
906notice may also be served by publication or posting, as follows:
907     (a)1.  Such notice shall be published once during each week
908for 4 consecutive weeks (four publications being sufficient) in
909a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the code
910enforcement board is located or daily during the 4 weeks
911immediately preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible
912website maintained by the local government. The website and
913newspaper shall meet such requirements as are prescribed under
914chapter 50 for legal and official advertisements.
915     2.  Proof of newspaper publication shall be made as
916provided in ss. 50.041 and 50.051.
917
918Evidence that an attempt has been made to hand deliver or mail
919notice as provided in subsection (1), together with proof of
920publication or posting as provided in subsection (2), shall be
921sufficient to show that the notice requirements of this part
922have been met, without regard to whether or not the alleged
923violator actually received such notice.
924     Section 21.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (15) and paragraph
925(c) of subsection (16) of section 163.3184, Florida Statutes,
926are amended to read:
927     163.3184  Process for adoption of comprehensive plan or
928plan amendment.-
929     (15)  PUBLIC HEARINGS.-
930     (b)  The local governing body shall hold at least two
931advertised public hearings on the proposed comprehensive plan or
932plan amendment as follows:
933     1.  The first public hearing shall be held at the
934transmittal stage pursuant to subsection (3). It shall be held
935on a weekday at least 7 days after the day that the first
936advertisement is published or after the notice of the first
937public hearing is initially published on the publicly accessible
938website.
939     2.  The second public hearing shall be held at the adoption
940stage pursuant to subsection (7). It shall be held on a weekday
941at least 5 days after the day that the second advertisement is
942published or after the notice of the second public hearing is
943initially published on the publicly accessible website.
944     (16)  COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS.-
945     (c)  Before Prior to its execution of a compliance
946agreement, the local government must approve the compliance
947agreement at a public hearing advertised at least 10 days before
948the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the
949area or daily during the 10 days immediately preceding the
950hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local
951government in accordance with the advertisement requirements of
952subsection (15).
953     Section 22.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
954163.3225, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
955     163.3225  Public hearings.-
956     (2)(a)  Notice of intent to consider a development
957agreement shall be advertised approximately 7 days before each
958public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation and
959readership in the county where the local government is located
960or advertised daily during the 7 days immediately preceding the
961hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local
962government. Notice of intent to consider a development agreement
963shall also be mailed to all affected property owners before the
964first public hearing. The day, time, and place at which the
965second public hearing will be held shall be announced at the
966first public hearing.
967     Section 23.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
968163.356, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
969     163.356  Creation of community redevelopment agency.-
970     (3)
971     (c)  The governing body of the county or municipality shall
972designate a chair and vice chair from among the commissioners.
973An agency may employ an executive director, technical experts,
974and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as
975it requires, and determine their qualifications, duties, and
976compensation. For such legal service as it requires, an agency
977may employ or retain its own counsel and legal staff. An agency
978authorized to transact business and exercise powers under this
979part shall file with the governing body, on or before March 31
980of each year, a report of its activities for the preceding
981fiscal year, which report shall include a complete financial
982statement setting forth its assets, liabilities, income, and
983operating expenses as of the end of such fiscal year. At the
984time of filing the report, the agency shall publish on a
985publicly accessible website maintained by the agency or in a
986newspaper of general circulation in the community a notice to
987the effect that such report has been filed with the county or
988municipality and that the report is available for inspection
989during business hours in the office of the clerk of the city or
990county commission and in the office of the agency.
991     Section 24.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
992163.360, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
993     163.360  Community redevelopment plans.-
994     (6)(a)  The governing body shall hold a public hearing on a
995community redevelopment plan after public notice thereof by
996posting on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local
997government responsible for publication or by publication in a
998newspaper having a general circulation in the area of operation
999of the county or municipality. The notice shall describe the
1000time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing, identify
1001generally the community redevelopment area covered by the plan,
1002and outline the general scope of the community redevelopment
1003plan under consideration.
1004     Section 25.  Subsection (2) of section 163.361, Florida
1005Statutes, is amended to read:
1006     163.361  Modification of community redevelopment plans.-
1007     (2)  The governing body shall hold a public hearing on a
1008proposed modification of any community redevelopment plan after
1009public notice thereof on a publicly accessible website
1010maintained by the local government responsible for publication
1011or by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in
1012the area of operation of the agency.
1013     Section 26.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
1014163.380, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1015     163.380  Disposal of property in community redevelopment
1016area.-The disposal of property in a community redevelopment area
1017which is acquired by eminent domain is subject to the
1018limitations set forth in s. 73.013.
1019     (3)(a)  Before Prior to disposition of any real property or
1020interest therein in a community redevelopment area, any county,
1021municipality, or community redevelopment agency shall give
1022public notice of such disposition by publication in a newspaper
1023having a general circulation in the community or on a publicly
1024accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for
1025publication, at least 30 days before prior to the execution of
1026any contract to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property
1027and, before prior to the delivery of any instrument of
1028conveyance with respect thereto under the provisions of this
1029section, invite proposals from, and make all pertinent
1030information available to, private redevelopers or any persons
1031interested in undertaking to redevelop or rehabilitate a
1032community redevelopment area or any part thereof. Such notice
1033shall identify the area or portion thereof and shall state that
1034proposals must be made by those interested within 30 days after
1035the date of publication of the notice and that such further
1036information as is available may be obtained at such office as is
1037designated in the notice. The county, municipality, or community
1038redevelopment agency shall consider all such redevelopment or
1039rehabilitation proposals and the financial and legal ability of
1040the persons making such proposals to carry them out; and the
1041county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency may
1042negotiate with any persons for proposals for the purchase,
1043lease, or other transfer of any real property acquired by it in
1044the community redevelopment area. The county, municipality, or
1045community redevelopment agency may accept such proposal as it
1046deems to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the
1047purposes of this part. Except in the case of a governing body
1048acting as the agency, as provided in s. 163.357, a notification
1049of intention to accept such proposal must be filed with the
1050governing body not less than 30 days before prior to any such
1051acceptance. Thereafter, the county, municipality, or community
1052redevelopment agency may execute such contract in accordance
1053with the provisions of subsection (1) and deliver deeds, leases,
1054and other instruments and take all steps necessary to effectuate
1055such contract.
1056     Section 27.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
1057(d) of subsection (2) of section 163.387, Florida Statutes, are
1058amended to read:
1059     163.387  Redevelopment trust fund.-
1060     (1)
1061     (b)1.  For any governing body that has not authorized by
1062June 5, 2006, a study to consider whether a finding of necessity
1063resolution pursuant to s. 163.355 should be adopted, has not
1064adopted a finding of necessity resolution pursuant to s. 163.355
1065by March 31, 2007, has not adopted a community redevelopment
1066plan by June 7, 2007, and was not authorized to exercise
1067community redevelopment powers pursuant to a delegation of
1068authority under s. 163.410 by a county that has adopted a home
1069rule charter, the amount of tax increment to be contributed by
1070any taxing authority shall be limited as follows:
1071     a.  If a taxing authority imposes a millage rate that
1072exceeds the millage rate imposed by the governing body that
1073created the trust fund, the amount of tax increment to be
1074contributed by the taxing authority imposing the higher millage
1075rate shall be calculated using the millage rate imposed by the
1076governing body that created the trust fund. Nothing shall
1077prohibit any taxing authority from voluntarily contributing a
1078tax increment at a higher rate for a period of time as specified
1079by interlocal agreement between the taxing authority and the
1080community redevelopment agency.
1081     b.  At any time more than 24 years after the fiscal year in
1082which a taxing authority made its first contribution to a
1083redevelopment trust fund, by resolution effective no sooner than
1084the next fiscal year and adopted by majority vote of the taxing
1085authority's governing body at a public hearing held not less
1086than 30 or more than 45 days after written notice by registered
1087mail to the community redevelopment agency and published on a
1088publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
1089for publication or in a newspaper of general circulation in the
1090redevelopment area, the taxing authority may limit the amount of
1091increment contributed by the taxing authority to the
1092redevelopment trust fund to the amount of increment the taxing
1093authority was obligated to contribute to the redevelopment trust
1094fund in the fiscal year immediately preceding the adoption of
1095such resolution, plus any increase in the increment after the
1096adoption of the resolution computed using the taxable values of
1097any area which is subject to an area reinvestment agreement. As
1098used in this subparagraph, the term "area reinvestment
1099agreement" means an agreement between the community
1100redevelopment agency and a private party, with or without
1101additional parties, which provides that the increment computed
1102for a specific area shall be reinvested in services or public or
1103private projects, or both, including debt service, supporting
1104one or more projects consistent with the community redevelopment
1105plan that is identified in the agreement to be constructed
1106within that area. Any such reinvestment agreement must specify
1107the estimated total amount of public investment necessary to
1108provide the projects or services, or both, including any
1109applicable debt service. The contribution to the redevelopment
1110trust fund of the increase in the increment of any area that is
1111subject to an area reinvestment agreement following the passage
1112of a resolution as provided in this sub-subparagraph shall cease
1113when the amount specified in the area reinvestment agreement as
1114necessary to provide the projects or services, or both,
1115including any applicable debt service, has been invested.
1116     2.  For any community redevelopment agency that was not
1117created pursuant to a delegation of authority under s. 163.410
1118by a county that has adopted a home rule charter and that
1119modifies its adopted community redevelopment plan after October
11201, 2006, in a manner that expands the boundaries of the
1121redevelopment area, the amount of increment to be contributed by
1122any taxing authority with respect to the expanded area shall be
1123limited as set forth in sub-subparagraphs 1.a. and b.
1124     (2)
1125     (d)1.  A local governing body that creates a community
1126redevelopment agency under s. 163.356 may exempt from paragraph
1127(a) a special district that levies ad valorem taxes within that
1128community redevelopment area. The local governing body may grant
1129the exemption either in its sole discretion or in response to
1130the request of the special district. The local governing body
1131must establish procedures by which a special district may submit
1132a written request to be exempted from paragraph (a).
1133     2.  In deciding whether to deny or grant a special
1134district's request for exemption from paragraph (a), the local
1135governing body must consider:
1136     a.  Any additional revenue sources of the community
1137redevelopment agency which could be used in lieu of the special
1138district's tax increment.
1139     b.  The fiscal and operational impact on the community
1140redevelopment agency.
1141     c.  The fiscal and operational impact on the special
1142district.
1143     d.  The benefit to the specific purpose for which the
1144special district was created. The benefit to the special
1145district must be based on specific projects contained in the
1146approved community redevelopment plan for the designated
1147community redevelopment area.
1148     e.  The impact of the exemption on incurred debt and
1149whether such exemption will impair any outstanding bonds that
1150have pledged tax increment revenues to the repayment of the
1151bonds.
1152     f.  The benefit of the activities of the special district
1153to the approved community redevelopment plan.
1154     g.  The benefit of the activities of the special district
1155to the area of operation of the local governing body that
1156created the community redevelopment agency.
1157     3.  The local governing body must hold a public hearing on
1158a special district's request for exemption after public notice
1159of the hearing is published on a publicly accessible website
1160maintained by the local governing body or in a newspaper having
1161a general circulation in the county or municipality that created
1162the community redevelopment area. The notice must describe the
1163time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing and must identify
1164generally the community redevelopment area covered by the plan
1165and the impact of the plan on the special district that
1166requested the exemption.
1167     4.  If a local governing body grants an exemption to a
1168special district under this paragraph, the local governing body
1169and the special district must enter into an interlocal agreement
1170that establishes the conditions of the exemption, including, but
1171not limited to, the period of time for which the exemption is
1172granted.
1173     5.  If a local governing body denies a request for
1174exemption by a special district, the local governing body shall
1175provide the special district with a written analysis specifying
1176the rationale for such denial. This written analysis must
1177include, but is not limited to, the following information:
1178     a.  A separate, detailed examination of each consideration
1179listed in subparagraph 2.
1180     b.  Specific examples of how the approved community
1181redevelopment plan will benefit, and has already benefited, the
1182purpose for which the special district was created.
1183     6.  The decision to either deny or grant an exemption must
1184be made by the local governing body within 120 days after the
1185date the written request was submitted to the local governing
1186body pursuant to the procedures established by such local
1187governing body.
1188     Section 28.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and paragraph
1189(c) of subsection (4) of section 163.511, Florida Statutes, are
1190amended to read:
1191     163.511  Special neighborhood improvement districts;
1192creation; referendum; board of directors; duration; extension.-
1193     (3)
1194     (c)  Within 45 days from compilation of the voter
1195registration list pursuant to paragraph (b), the city clerk or
1196the supervisor of elections shall notify each such elector of
1197the general provisions of this section, including the taxing
1198authority and the date of the upcoming referendum. Notification
1199shall be by United States mail and, in addition thereto, by
1200publication one time in a newspaper of general circulation in
1201the county or municipality in which the district is located or
1202on a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
1203responsible for such publication.
1204     (4)
1205     (c)  Within 45 days from compilation of the freeholders'
1206registration list pursuant to paragraph (b), the city clerk or
1207the supervisor of elections shall notify each such freeholder of
1208the general provisions of this section, including the taxing
1209authority and the date of the upcoming referendum, and the
1210method provided for submitting corrections to the registration
1211list should the status of the freeholder have changed since the
1212compilation of the tax rolls. Notification shall be by United
1213States mail and, in addition thereto, by publication one time in
1214a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality
1215in which the district is located or on a publicly accessible
1216website maintained by the entity responsible for such
1217publication.
1218     Section 29.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (16) of section
1219163.514, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1220     163.514  Powers of neighborhood improvement districts.-
1221Unless prohibited by ordinance, the board of any district shall
1222be empowered to:
1223     (16)
1224     (b)  In order to implement this subsection, the city clerk
1225or the supervisor of elections, whichever is appropriate, shall
1226compile a list of the names and last known addresses of the
1227electors in the neighborhood improvement district from the list
1228of registered voters of the county as of the last day of the
1229preceding month. The same shall constitute the registration list
1230for the purposes of a referendum. Within 45 days after
1231compilation of the voter registration list, the city clerk or
1232the supervisor of elections shall notify each elector of the
1233general provisions of this section, including the taxing
1234authority and the date of the upcoming referendum. Notification
1235shall be by United States mail and, in addition thereto, by
1236publication one time in a newspaper of general circulation in
1237the county or municipality in which the district is located or
1238on a publicly accessible website maintained by the county or
1239municipality responsible for such publication.
1240     Section 30.  Subsections (5) and (7) of section 163.516,
1241Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1242     163.516  Safe neighborhood improvement plans.-
1243     (5)  Before Prior to adoption of the safe neighborhood
1244improvement plan, the board shall hold a public hearing on the
1245plan after public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper
1246of general circulation in the county or municipality in which
1247the district is located or on a publicly accessible website
1248maintained by the entity responsible for such publication. The
1249notice shall describe the time, date, place, and purpose of the
1250hearing; identify the boundaries of the district; and outline
1251the general scope of the plan.
1252     (7)  If, at any time after approval of the safe
1253neighborhood improvement plan, it becomes desirable to amend or
1254modify the plan, the board may do so. Before Prior to any such
1255amendment or modification, the board shall obtain written
1256approval of the local governing body concerning conformity to
1257the local government comprehensive plan and hold a public
1258hearing on the proposed amendment or modification after public
1259notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of general
1260circulation in the county or municipality in which the district
1261is located or on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1262entity responsible for such publication. The notice shall
1263describe the time, place, and purpose of the hearing and
1264generally describe the proposed amendment or modification.
1265     Section 31.  Subsections (10) and (11) of section 163.524,
1266Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1267     163.524  Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement Program;
1268participation; creation of Neighborhood Preservation and
1269Enhancement Districts; creation of Neighborhood Councils and
1270Neighborhood Enhancement Plans.-
1271     (10)  Before Prior to the adoption of the Neighborhood
1272Enhancement Plan, the local government planning agency and
1273Neighborhood Council shall hold a joint public hearing on the
1274plan after public notice by the local government by publication
1275in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or
1276municipality in which the district is located or on a publicly
1277accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for such
1278publication. The notice shall describe the time, date, place,
1279and purpose of the hearing; identify the boundaries of the
1280district; and outline the general scope of the plan as required
1281by law.
1282     (11)  If at any time after approval of the Neighborhood
1283Enhancement Plan, it becomes desirable to amend or modify the
1284plan, the local governing body may do so. Before Prior to any
1285such amendment or modification, the local government planning
1286agency and the Neighborhood Council shall hold a joint public
1287hearing on the proposed amendment or modification after public
1288notice by the local government by publication in a newspaper of
1289general circulation in the county or municipality in which the
1290district is located or on a publicly accessible website
1291maintained by the entity responsible for such publication. The
1292notice shall describe the time, place, and purpose of the
1293hearing and shall generally describe the proposed amendment or
1294modification.
1295     Section 32.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
1296165.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1297     165.041  Incorporation; merger.-
1298     (2)
1299     (c)  Notice of the election shall be published at least
1300once each week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding
1301prior to the election, in a newspaper of general circulation in
1302the area to be affected or published daily during the 2
1303consecutive weeks immediately preceding the election on a
1304publicly accessible website maintained by the local government
1305responsible for publication. Such notice shall give the time and
1306places for the election and a general description of the area to
1307be included in the municipality, which shall be in the form of a
1308map to show clearly the area to be covered by the municipality.
1309     Section 33.  Subsection (2) of section 165.051, Florida
1310Statutes, is amended to read:
1311     165.051  Dissolution procedures.-
1312     (2)  If a vote of the qualified voters is required, the
1313governing body of the municipality or, if the municipal
1314governing body does not act within 30 days, the governing body
1315of the county or counties in which the municipality is located,
1316shall set the date of the election, which shall be the next
1317regularly scheduled election or a special election held before
1318prior to such election, if approved by a majority of the members
1319of the governing body of each governmental unit affected, but no
1320sooner than 30 days after passage of the ordinance. Notice of
1321the election shall be published at least once each week for 2
1322consecutive weeks preceding prior to the election in a newspaper
1323of general circulation in the municipality or published daily
1324during the 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the
1325election on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1326local government responsible for publication.
1327     Section 34.  Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (3) of
1328section 166.041, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1329     166.041  Procedures for adoption of ordinances and
1330resolutions.-
1331     (3)(a)  Except as provided in paragraph (c), a proposed
1332ordinance may be read by title, or in full, on at least 2
1333separate days and shall, at least 10 days before prior to
1334adoption, be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation
1335in the municipality or noticed daily during the 10 days
1336immediately preceding the adoption on a publicly accessible
1337website maintained by the municipality. The notice of proposed
1338enactment shall state the date, time, and place of the meeting;
1339the title or titles of proposed ordinances; and the place or
1340places within the municipality where such proposed ordinances
1341may be inspected by the public. The notice shall also advise
1342that interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard
1343with respect to the proposed ordinance.
1344     (c)  Ordinances initiated by other than the municipality
1345that change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel or
1346parcels of land shall be enacted pursuant to paragraph (a).
1347Ordinances that change the actual list of permitted,
1348conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, or
1349ordinances initiated by the municipality that change the actual
1350zoning map designation of a parcel or parcels of land shall be
1351enacted pursuant to the following procedure:
1352     1.  In cases in which the proposed ordinance changes the
1353actual zoning map designation for a parcel or parcels of land
1354involving less than 10 contiguous acres, the governing body
1355shall direct the clerk of the governing body to notify by mail
1356each real property owner whose land the municipality will
1357redesignate by enactment of the ordinance and whose address is
1358known by reference to the latest ad valorem tax records. The
1359notice shall state the substance of the proposed ordinance as it
1360affects that property owner and shall set a time and place for
1361one or more public hearings on such ordinance. Such notice shall
1362be given at least 30 days prior to the date set for the public
1363hearing, and a copy of the notice shall be kept available for
1364public inspection during the regular business hours of the
1365office of the clerk of the governing body. The governing body
1366shall hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance and may,
1367upon the conclusion of the hearing, immediately adopt the
1368ordinance.
1369     2.  In cases in which the proposed ordinance changes the
1370actual list of permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses within
1371a zoning category, or changes the actual zoning map designation
1372of a parcel or parcels of land involving 10 contiguous acres or
1373more, the governing body shall provide for public notice and
1374hearings as follows:
1375     a.  The local governing body shall hold two advertised
1376public hearings on the proposed ordinance. At least one hearing
1377shall be held after 5 p.m. on a weekday, unless the local
1378governing body, by a majority plus one vote, elects to conduct
1379that hearing at another time of day. The first public hearing
1380shall be held at least 7 days after the day that the first
1381advertisement is published. The second hearing shall be held at
1382least 10 days after the first hearing and shall be advertised at
1383least 5 days prior to the public hearing.
1384     b.  The required newspaper advertisements shall be no less
1385than 2 columns wide by 10 inches long in a standard size or a
1386tabloid size newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement
1387shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. The newspaper
1388advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the
1389newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements
1390appear. The newspaper advertisement shall be placed in a
1391newspaper of general paid circulation in the municipality and of
1392general interest and readership in the municipality, not one of
1393limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50. It is the
1394legislative intent that, whenever possible, the newspaper
1395advertisement appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5
1396days a week unless the only newspaper in the municipality is
1397published less than 5 days a week. The newspaper advertisement
1398shall be in substantially the following form:
1399
NOTICE OF (TYPE OF) CHANGE
1400
1401     The ...(name of local governmental unit)... proposes to
1402adopt the following ordinance:...(title of the ordinance)....
1403     A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on ...(date
1404and time)... at ...(meeting place)....
1405
1406Except for amendments which change the actual list of permitted,
1407conditional, or prohibited uses within a zoning category, the
1408advertisement shall contain a geographic location map which
1409clearly indicates the area covered by the proposed ordinance.
1410The map shall include major street names as a means of
1411identification of the general area.
1412     c.  In lieu of publishing the advertisement set out in this
1413paragraph, the municipality may mail a notice to each person
1414owning real property within the area covered by the ordinance.
1415Such notice shall clearly explain the proposed ordinance and
1416shall notify the person of the time, place, and location of any
1417public hearing on the proposed ordinance.
1418     Section 35.  Subsection (2) of section 166.0497, Florida
1419Statutes, is amended to read:
1420     166.0497  Alteration, amendment, or expansion of
1421established downtown development district; procedures.-
1422     (2)  In the resolution of intent, the governing body shall
1423set a date for a public hearing on adoption of an ordinance
1424altering, amending, or expanding the district and describing the
1425new proposed district. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the
1426governing body shall cause a notice of the public hearing to be
1427published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the
1428municipality or on a publicly accessible website maintained by
1429the municipality. Such, which notice shall be published in the
1430newspaper one time not less than 30 days and no nor more than 60
1431days before prior to the date of the hearing, or published daily
1432on the website during the 60 days immediately preceding the date
1433of the hearing. The notice shall set forth the date, time, and
1434place of the hearing and shall describe the new proposed
1435boundaries of the district. Any citizen, taxpayer, or property
1436owner shall have the right to be heard in opposition to the
1437proposed amendment or expansion of the district. After the
1438public hearing, if the governing body intends to proceed with
1439the amendment or expansion of the district, it shall, in the
1440manner authorized by law, adopt an ordinance defining the new
1441district. The governing body shall not incorporate land into the
1442district not included in the description contained in the
1443resolution and the notice of public hearing, but it may
1444eliminate any lands from that description when it adopts the
1445ordinance containing the final determination of the boundaries.
1446     Section 36.  Section 170.05, Florida Statutes, is amended
1447to read:
1448     170.05  Publication of resolution.-Upon the adoption of the
1449resolution provided for in s. 170.03, the municipality shall
1450cause said resolution to be published on a publicly accessible
1451website maintained by the municipality or one time in a
1452newspaper of general circulation published in said municipality,
1453and if there is be no website or newspaper published in said
1454municipality, the governing authority of said municipality shall
1455cause said resolution to be published once a week for a period
1456of 2 weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in
1457the county in which said municipality is located.
1458     Section 37.  Section 170.07, Florida Statutes, is amended
1459to read:
1460     170.07  Publication of preliminary assessment roll.-Upon
1461the completion of said preliminary assessment roll, the
1462governing authority of the municipality shall by resolution fix
1463a time and place at which the owners of the property to be
1464assessed or any other persons interested therein may appear
1465before said governing authority and be heard as to the propriety
1466and advisability of making such improvements, as to the cost
1467thereof, as to the manner of payment therefor, and as to the
1468amount thereof to be assessed against each property so improved.
1469Thirty days' notice in writing of such time and place shall be
1470given to such property owners. The notice shall include the
1471amount of the assessment and shall be served by mailing a copy
1472to each of such property owners at his or her last known
1473address, the names and addresses of such property owners to be
1474obtained from the records of the property appraiser or from such
1475other sources as the city or town clerk or engineer deems
1476reliable, proof of such mailing to be made by the affidavit of
1477the clerk or deputy clerk of said municipality, or by the
1478engineer, said proof to be filed with the clerk, provided, that
1479failure to mail said notice or notices shall not invalidate any
1480of the proceedings hereunder. Notice of the time and place of
1481such hearing shall also be given by two publications a week
1482apart in a newspaper of general circulation in said municipality
1483or by publication daily for 2 weeks on a publicly accessible
1484website maintained by the municipality, and if there is be no
1485website or newspaper published in said municipality,
1486governing authority of said municipality shall cause said notice
1487to be published in like manner in a newspaper of general
1488circulation published in the county in which said municipality
1489is located; provided that the last publication shall be at least
14901 week before prior to the date of the hearing. Said notice
1491shall describe the streets or other areas to be improved and
1492advise all persons interested that the description of each
1493property to be assessed and the amount to be assessed to each
1494piece or parcel of property may be ascertained at the office of
1495the clerk of the municipality. Such service by publication shall
1496be verified by the affidavit of the publisher and filed with the
1497clerk of said municipality.
1498     Section 38.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
1499171.0413, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1500     171.0413  Annexation procedures.-Any municipality may annex
1501contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory in the following
1502manner:
1503     (2)  Following the final adoption of the ordinance of
1504annexation by the governing body of the annexing municipality,
1505the ordinance shall be submitted to a vote of the registered
1506electors of the area proposed to be annexed. The governing body
1507of the annexing municipality may also choose to submit the
1508ordinance of annexation to a separate vote of the registered
1509electors of the annexing municipality. The referendum on
1510annexation shall be called and conducted and the expense thereof
1511paid by the governing body of the annexing municipality.
1512     (b)  The governing body of the annexing municipality shall
1513publish notice of the referendum on annexation at least once
1514each week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date
1515of the referendum in a newspaper of general circulation in the
1516area in which the referendum is to be held or daily during the 2
1517weeks immediately preceding the date of the referendum on a
1518publicly accessible website maintained by the annexing
1519municipality. The notice shall give the ordinance number, the
1520time and places for the referendum, and a brief, general
1521description of the area proposed to be annexed. The description
1522shall include a map clearly showing the area and a statement
1523that the complete legal description by metes and bounds and the
1524ordinance can be obtained from the office of the city clerk.
1525     Section 39.  Subsections (3) and (7) of section 171.051,
1526Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1527     171.051  Contraction procedures.-Any municipality may
1528initiate the contraction of municipal boundaries in the
1529following manner:
1530     (3)  After introduction, the contraction ordinance shall be
1531noticed at least once per week for 2 consecutive weeks in a
1532newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or
1533published daily during the 2 consecutive weeks immediately
1534preceding the date of the meeting on a publicly accessible
1535website maintained by the municipality, such notice to describe
1536the area to be excluded. Such description shall include a
1537statement of findings to show that the area to be excluded fails
1538to meet the criteria of s. 171.043, set the time and place of
1539the meeting at which the ordinance will be considered, and
1540advise that all parties affected may be heard.
1541     (7)  The municipal governing body shall establish the date
1542of election and publish notice of the referendum election at
1543least once a week for the 2 consecutive weeks immediately
1544preceding prior to the election in a newspaper of general
1545circulation in the area proposed to be excluded or in the
1546municipality or daily during the 2 consecutive weeks immediately
1547preceding the date of the meeting on a publicly accessible
1548website maintained by the municipality. Such notice shall give
1549the time and places for the election and a general description
1550of the area to be excluded, which shall be in the form of a map
1551clearly showing the area proposed to be excluded.
1552     Section 40.  Subsection (1) of section 173.09, Florida
1553Statutes, is amended to read:
1554     173.09  Judgment for complainant; special magistrate's
1555sale; complainant may purchase and later sell.-
1556     (1)  Any such decree shall direct the special magistrate
1557thereby appointed to sell the several parcels of land separately
1558to the highest and best bidder for cash (or, at the option of
1559complainant, to the extent of special assessments included in
1560such judgment, for bonds or interest coupons issued by
1561complainant), at public outcry at the courthouse door of the
1562county in which such suit is pending, or at such point or place
1563in the complainant municipality as the court in such final
1564decree may direct, after having advertised such sale (which
1565advertisement may include all lands so ordered sold) once each
1566week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the
1567city or town in which the complainant is situated or publishing
1568notice of the sale daily for 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly
1569accessible website maintained by the municipality, or if there
1570is no such website or newspaper, in a newspaper published in the
1571county in which the suit is pending, and if all the lands so
1572advertised for sale be not sold on the day specified in such
1573advertisement, such sale shall be continued from day to day
1574until the sale of all such land is completed.
1575     Section 41.  Subsection (4) of section 177.101, Florida
1576Statutes, is amended to read:
1577     177.101  Vacation and annulment of plats subdividing land.-
1578     (4)  Persons making application for vacations of plats
1579either in whole or in part shall give notice of their intention
1580to apply to the governing body of the county to vacate said plat
1581by publishing legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation
1582in the county in which the tract or parcel of land is located,
1583in not less than two weekly issues of said paper, or daily for 2
1584weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local
1585government, and must attach to the petition for vacation the
1586proof of such publication, together with certificates showing
1587that all state and county taxes have been paid. For the purpose
1588of the tax collector's certification that state, county, and
1589municipal taxes have been paid, the taxes shall be deemed to
1590have been paid if, in addition to any partial payment under s.
1591194.171, the owner of the platted lands sought to be vacated
1592shall post a cash bond, approved by the tax collector of the
1593county where the land is located and by the Department of
1594Revenue, conditioned to pay the full amount of any judgment
1595entered pursuant to s. 194.192 adverse to the person making
1596partial payment, including all costs, interest, and penalties.
1597The circuit court shall fix the amount of said bond by order,
1598after considering the reasonable timeframe for such litigation
1599and all other relevant factors; and a certified copy of such
1600approval, order, and cash bond shall be attached to the
1601application. If such tract or parcel of land is within the
1602corporate limits of any incorporated city or town, the governing
1603body of the county shall be furnished with a certified copy of a
1604resolution of the town council or city commission, as the case
1605may be, showing that it has already by suitable resolution
1606vacated such plat or subdivision or such part thereof sought to
1607be vacated.
1608     Section 42.  Section 180.09, Florida Statutes, is amended
1609to read:
1610     180.09  Notice of resolution or ordinance authorizing
1611issuance of certificates.-Upon the adoption of resolution or
1612ordinance by the city council, or other legislative body, by
1613whatever name known, authorizing the issuance of mortgage
1614revenue certificates or debentures, a notice thereof shall be
1615published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
1616general circulation in the county in which the municipality is
1617located or daily for 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly
1618accessible website maintained by the municipality, or posted by
1619posting a notice in at least three conspicuous places within the
1620limits of the municipality, one of which shall be posted at the
1621door of the city hall or city offices; provided, that if any of
1622the mortgage revenue certificates or debentures are to be
1623purchased by the United States of America, or any
1624instrumentality or subdivision thereof, it shall not be
1625necessary to advertise or offer the same for sale by competitive
1626bidding.
1627     Section 43.  Subsection (1) of section 180.24, Florida
1628Statutes, is amended to read:
1629     180.24  Contracts for construction; bond; publication of
1630notice; bids.-
1631     (1)  Any municipality desiring the accomplishment of any or
1632all of the purposes of this chapter may make contracts for the
1633construction of any of the utilities mentioned in this chapter,
1634or any extension or extensions to any previously constructed
1635utility, which said contracts shall be in writing, and the
1636contractor shall be required to give bond, which said bond shall
1637be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the
1638state; provided, however, construction contracts in excess of
1639$25,000 shall be advertised by the publication of a notice in a
1640newspaper of general circulation in the county in which said
1641municipality is located at least once each week for 2
1642consecutive weeks, by publication daily for 2 weeks on a
1643publicly accessible website maintained by the municipality, or
1644by posting three notices in three conspicuous places in said
1645municipality, one of which shall be on the door of the city
1646hall; and that at least 10 days shall elapse between the date of
1647the first publication or posting of such notice and the date of
1648receiving bids and the execution of such contract documents. For
1649municipal construction projects identified in s. 255.0525, the
1650notice provision of that section supersedes and replaces the
1651notice provisions in this section.
1652     Section 44.  Subsection (1) of section 189.4044, Florida
1653Statutes, is amended to read:
1654     189.4044  Special procedures for inactive districts.-
1655     (1)  The department shall declare inactive any special
1656district in this state by documenting that:
1657     (a)  The special district meets one of the following
1658criteria:
1659     1.  The registered agent of the district, the chair of the
1660governing body of the district, or the governing body of the
1661appropriate local general-purpose government notifies the
1662department in writing that the district has taken no action for
16632 or more years;
1664     2.  Following an inquiry from the department, the
1665registered agent of the district, the chair of the governing
1666body of the district, or the governing body of the appropriate
1667local general-purpose government notifies the department in
1668writing that the district has not had a governing board or a
1669sufficient number of governing board members to constitute a
1670quorum for 2 or more years or the registered agent of the
1671district, the chair of the governing body of the district, or
1672the governing body of the appropriate local general-purpose
1673government fails to respond to the department's inquiry within
167421 days; or
1675     3.  The department determines, pursuant to s. 189.421, that
1676the district has failed to file any of the reports listed in s.
1677189.419.
1678     (b)  The department, special district, or local general-
1679purpose government published a notice of proposed declaration of
1680inactive status on a publicly accessible website maintained by
1681the entity responsible for publication or in a newspaper of
1682general circulation in the county or municipality in which the
1683territory of the special district is located and sent a copy of
1684such notice by certified mail to the registered agent or chair
1685of the board, if any. Such notice must include the name of the
1686special district, the law under which it was organized and
1687operating, a general description of the territory included in
1688the special district, and a statement that any objections must
1689be filed pursuant to chapter 120 within 21 days after the
1690publication date; and
1691     (c)  Twenty-one days have elapsed from the publication date
1692of the notice of proposed declaration of inactive status and no
1693administrative appeals were filed.
1694     Section 45.  Subsection (1) of section 189.417, Florida
1695Statutes, is amended to read:
1696     189.417  Meetings; notice; required reports.-
1697     (1)  The governing body of each special district shall file
1698quarterly, semiannually, or annually a schedule of its regular
1699meetings with the local governing authority or authorities. The
1700schedule shall include the date, time, and location of each
1701scheduled meeting. The schedule shall be published quarterly,
1702semiannually, or annually in a newspaper of general paid
1703circulation in the manner required in this subsection. The
1704governing body of an independent special district shall
1705advertise the day, time, place, and purpose of any meeting other
1706than a regular meeting or any recessed and reconvened meeting of
1707the governing body, at least 7 days before prior to such
1708meeting, in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the
1709county or counties in which the special district is located, or
1710daily during the 7 days immediately preceding the meeting on a
1711publicly accessible website maintained by the district, unless a
1712bona fide emergency situation exists, in which case a meeting to
1713deal with the emergency may be held as necessary, with
1714reasonable notice, so long as it is subsequently ratified by the
1715board. No approval of the annual budget shall be granted at an
1716emergency meeting. If the advertisement is published in a
1717newspaper, the advertisement shall be placed in that portion of
1718the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements
1719appear and. The advertisement shall appear in a newspaper that
1720is published at least 5 days a week, unless the only newspaper
1721in the county is published fewer than 5 days a week. The
1722newspaper selected must be one of general interest and
1723readership in the community and not one of limited subject
1724matter, pursuant to chapter 50. Any other provision of law to
1725the contrary notwithstanding, and except in the case of
1726emergency meetings, water management districts may provide
1727reasonable notice of public meetings held to evaluate responses
1728to solicitations issued by the water management district, by
1729publication in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the
1730county where the principal office of the water management
1731district is located, or in the county or counties where the
1732public work will be performed, no less than 7 days before such
1733meeting or on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1734district during the 7 days immediately preceding the meeting.
1735     Section 46.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
1736190.006, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1737     190.006  Board of supervisors; members and meetings.-
1738     (2)(a)  Within 90 days following the effective date of the
1739rule or ordinance establishing the district, there shall be held
1740a meeting of the landowners of the district for the purpose of
1741electing five supervisors for the district. Notice of the
1742landowners' meeting shall be published once a week for 2
1743consecutive weeks in a newspaper that which is in general
1744circulation in the area of the district, the last day of such
1745newspaper publication to be not less fewer than 14 days or more
1746than 28 days before the date of the election, or published daily
1747during the 28 days immediately preceding the date of the
1748election on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1749district. The landowners, when assembled at such meeting, shall
1750organize by electing a chair who shall conduct the meeting. The
1751chair may be any person present at the meeting. If the chair is
1752a landowner or proxy holder of a landowner, he or she may
1753nominate candidates and make and second motions.
1754     Section 47.  Subsection (1) of section 190.033, Florida
1755Statutes, is amended to read:
1756     190.033  Bids required.-
1757     (1)  No contract shall be let by the board for any goods,
1758supplies, or materials to be purchased when the amount thereof
1759to be paid by the district shall exceed the amount provided in
1760s. 287.017 for category four, unless notice of bids or other
1761competitive solicitation, including requests for proposals or
1762qualifications, is advertised once in a newspaper in general
1763circulation in the county and in the district or on a publicly
1764accessible website maintained by the district. Any board seeking
1765to construct or improve a public building, structure, or other
1766public works shall comply with the bidding procedures of s.
1767255.20 and other applicable general law. In each case, the bid
1768of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be
1769accepted unless all bids are rejected because the bids are too
1770high, or the board determines it is in the best interests of the
1771district to reject all bids. In each case in which requests for
1772proposals, qualifications, or other competitive solicitations
1773are used, the district shall determine which response is most
1774advantageous for the district and award the contract to that
1775proposer. The board may require the bidders or proposers to
1776furnish bond with a responsible surety to be approved by the
1777board. If the district does not receive a response to its
1778competitive solicitation, the district may proceed to purchase
1779such goods, supplies, materials, or construction services in the
1780manner it deems in the best interests of the district. Nothing
1781in this section shall prevent the board from undertaking and
1782performing the construction, operation, and maintenance of any
1783project or facility authorized by this act by the employment of
1784labor, material, and machinery.
1785     Section 48.  Subsection (4) of section 191.005, Florida
1786Statutes, is amended to read:
1787     191.005  District boards of commissioners; membership,
1788officers, meetings.-
1789     (4)  Members of the board may each be paid a salary or
1790honorarium to be determined by at least a majority plus one vote
1791of the board, which salary or honorarium may not exceed $500 per
1792month for each member. Special notice of any meeting at which
1793the board will consider a salary change for a board member shall
1794be published at least once, at least 14 days before prior to the
1795meeting, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in
1796which the district is located or published daily during the 14
1797days immediately preceding the meeting on a publicly accessible
1798website maintained by the district. Separate compensation for
1799the board member serving as treasurer may be authorized by like
1800vote so long as total compensation for the board member does not
1801exceed $500 per month. Members may be reimbursed for travel and
1802per diem expenses as provided in s. 112.061.
1803     Section 49.  Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) and paragraph
1804(g) of subsection (2) of section 192.0105, Florida Statutes, are
1805amended to read:
1806     192.0105  Taxpayer rights.-There is created a Florida
1807Taxpayer's Bill of Rights for property taxes and assessments to
1808guarantee that the rights, privacy, and property of the
1809taxpayers of this state are adequately safeguarded and protected
1810during tax levy, assessment, collection, and enforcement
1811processes administered under the revenue laws of this state. The
1812Taxpayer's Bill of Rights compiles, in one document, brief but
1813comprehensive statements that summarize the rights and
1814obligations of the property appraisers, tax collectors, clerks
1815of the court, local governing boards, the Department of Revenue,
1816and taxpayers. Additional rights afforded to payors of taxes and
1817assessments imposed under the revenue laws of this state are
1818provided in s. 213.015. The rights afforded taxpayers to assure
1819that their privacy and property are safeguarded and protected
1820during tax levy, assessment, and collection are available only
1821insofar as they are implemented in other parts of the Florida
1822Statutes or rules of the Department of Revenue. The rights so
1823guaranteed to state taxpayers in the Florida Statutes and the
1824departmental rules include:
1825     (1)  THE RIGHT TO KNOW.-
1826     (i)  The right to an advertisement in a newspaper or on a
1827publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
1828for publication listing names of taxpayers who are delinquent in
1829paying tangible personal property taxes, with amounts due, and
1830giving notice that interest is accruing at 18 percent and that,
1831unless taxes are paid, warrants will be issued, prior to
1832petition made with the circuit court for an order to seize and
1833sell property (see s. 197.402(2)).
1834     (2)  THE RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS.-
1835     (g)  The right to be mailed a timely written decision by
1836the value adjustment board containing findings of fact and
1837conclusions of law and reasons for upholding or overturning the
1838determination of the property appraiser, and the right to
1839advertised notice, including notice on a publicly accessible
1840website, of all board actions, including appropriate narrative
1841and column descriptions, in brief and nontechnical language (see
1842ss. 194.034(2) and 194.037(3)).
1843     Section 50.  Subsection (1) of section 194.037, Florida
1844Statutes, is amended to read:
1845     194.037  Disclosure of tax impact.-
1846     (1)  After hearing all petitions, complaints, appeals, and
1847disputes, the clerk shall make public notice of the findings and
1848results of the board. If advertised in the newspaper, the
1849advertisement shall be in at least a quarter-page size
1850advertisement of a standard size or tabloid size newspaper, and
1851the headline shall be in a type no smaller than 18 point. If
1852advertised in the newspaper, the advertisement shall not be
1853placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and
1854classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be
1855published in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the
1856county or on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
1857entity responsible for publication. If the advertisement is
1858published in a newspaper, the newspaper selected shall be one of
1859general interest and readership in the community, and not one of
1860limited subject matter, pursuant to chapter 50. The headline
1861shall read: TAX IMPACT OF VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. The public
1862notice shall list the members of the value adjustment board and
1863the taxing authorities to which they are elected. The form shall
1864show, in columnar form, for each of the property classes listed
1865under subsection (2), the following information, with
1866appropriate column totals:
1867     (a)  In the first column, the number of parcels for which
1868the board granted exemptions that had been denied or that had
1869not been acted upon by the property appraiser.
1870     (b)  In the second column, the number of parcels for which
1871petitions were filed concerning a property tax exemption.
1872     (c)  In the third column, the number of parcels for which
1873the board considered the petition and reduced the assessment
1874from that made by the property appraiser on the initial
1875assessment roll.
1876     (d)  In the fourth column, the number of parcels for which
1877petitions were filed but not considered by the board because
1878such petitions were withdrawn or settled prior to the board's
1879consideration.
1880     (e)  In the fifth column, the number of parcels for which
1881petitions were filed requesting a change in assessed value,
1882including requested changes in assessment classification.
1883     (f)  In the sixth column, the net change in taxable value
1884from the assessor's initial roll which results from board
1885decisions.
1886     (g)  In the seventh column, the net shift in taxes to
1887parcels not granted relief by the board. The shift shall be
1888computed as the amount shown in column 6 multiplied by the
1889applicable millage rates adopted by the taxing authorities in
1890hearings held pursuant to s. 200.065(2)(d) or adopted by vote of
1891the electors pursuant to s. 9(b) or s. 12, Art. VII of the State
1892Constitution, but without adjustment as authorized pursuant to
1893s. 200.065(6). If for any taxing authority the hearing has not
1894been completed at the time the notice required herein is
1895prepared, the millage rate used shall be that adopted in the
1896hearing held pursuant to s. 200.065(2)(c).
1897     Section 51.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
1898197.3632, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1899     197.3632  Uniform method for the levy, collection, and
1900enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments.-
1901     (3)(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
1902contrary, a local government which is authorized to impose a
1903non-ad valorem assessment and which elects to use the uniform
1904method of collecting such assessment for the first time as
1905authorized in this section shall adopt a resolution at a public
1906hearing before prior to January 1 or, if the property appraiser,
1907tax collector, and local government agree, March 1. The
1908resolution shall clearly state its intent to use the uniform
1909method of collecting such assessment. The local government shall
1910publish notice of its intent to use the uniform method for
1911collecting such assessment weekly in a newspaper of general
1912circulation within each county contained in the boundaries of
1913the local government for 4 consecutive weeks preceding the
1914hearing or daily during the 4 consecutive weeks immediately
1915preceding the hearing on a publicly accessible website
1916maintained by the local government. The resolution shall state
1917the need for the levy and shall include a legal description of
1918the boundaries of the real property subject to the levy. If the
1919resolution is adopted, the local governing board shall send a
1920copy of it by United States mail to the property appraiser, the
1921tax collector, and the department by January 10 or, if the
1922property appraiser, tax collector, and local government agree,
1923March 10.
1924     Section 52.  Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (2),
1925paragraph (g) of subsection (3), paragraph (b) of subsection
1926(12), and paragraph (a) of subsection (14) of section 200.065,
1927Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1928     200.065  Method of fixing millage.-
1929     (2)  No millage shall be levied until a resolution or
1930ordinance has been approved by the governing board of the taxing
1931authority which resolution or ordinance must be approved by the
1932taxing authority according to the following procedure:
1933     (d)  Within 15 days after the meeting adopting the
1934tentative budget, the taxing authority shall advertise in a
1935newspaper of general circulation in the county as provided in
1936subsection (3), its intent to finally adopt a millage rate and
1937budget or advertise on its publicly accessible website its
1938intent to finally adopt a millage rate and budget, and shall
1939maintain the notice on its website until completion of the
1940hearing. If advertised in a newspaper, a public hearing to
1941finalize the budget and adopt a millage rate shall be held not
1942less than 2 days nor more than 5 days after the day that the
1943advertisement is first published. During the hearing, the
1944governing body of the taxing authority shall amend the adopted
1945tentative budget as it sees fit, adopt a final budget, and adopt
1946a resolution or ordinance stating the millage rate to be levied.
1947The resolution or ordinance shall state the percent, if any, by
1948which the millage rate to be levied exceeds the rolled-back rate
1949computed pursuant to subsection (1), which shall be
1950characterized as the percentage increase in property taxes
1951adopted by the governing body. The adoption of the budget and
1952the millage-levy resolution or ordinance shall be by separate
1953votes. For each taxing authority levying millage, the name of
1954the taxing authority, the rolled-back rate, the percentage
1955increase, and the millage rate to be levied shall be publicly
1956announced before prior to the adoption of the millage-levy
1957resolution or ordinance. In no event may The millage rate
1958adopted pursuant to this paragraph may not exceed the millage
1959rate tentatively adopted pursuant to paragraph (c). If the rate
1960tentatively adopted pursuant to paragraph (c) exceeds the
1961proposed rate provided to the property appraiser pursuant to
1962paragraph (b), or as subsequently adjusted pursuant to
1963subsection (11), each taxpayer within the jurisdiction of the
1964taxing authority shall be sent notice by first-class mail of his
1965or her taxes under the tentatively adopted millage rate and his
1966or her taxes under the previously proposed rate. The notice must
1967be prepared by the property appraiser, at the expense of the
1968taxing authority, and must generally conform to the requirements
1969of s. 200.069. If such additional notice is necessary, its
1970mailing must precede the hearing held pursuant to this paragraph
1971by not less than 10 days and not more than 15 days.
1972     (f)1.  Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (c) to
1973the contrary, each school district shall advertise its intent to
1974adopt a tentative budget in a newspaper of general circulation
1975pursuant to subsection (3) or on the school district's publicly
1976accessible website within 29 days after of certification of
1977value pursuant to subsection (1). Not less than 2 days or more
1978than 5 days thereafter, the district shall hold a public hearing
1979on the tentative budget pursuant to the applicable provisions of
1980paragraph (c). The advertisement shall remain on the website or
1981in the newspaper through the date of the hearing.
1982     2.  Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (b) to the
1983contrary, each school district shall advise the property
1984appraiser of its recomputed proposed millage rate within 35 days
1985after of certification of value pursuant to subsection (1). The
1986recomputed proposed millage rate of the school district shall be
1987considered its proposed millage rate for the purposes of
1988paragraph (b).
1989     3.  Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraph (d) to the
1990contrary, each school district shall hold a public hearing to
1991finalize the budget and adopt a millage rate within 80 days
1992after of certification of value pursuant to subsection (1), but
1993not earlier than 65 days after certification. The hearing shall
1994be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of
1995paragraph (d), except that a newspaper advertisement need not
1996precede the hearing.
1997     (3)  The advertisement shall be no less than one-quarter
1998page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size newspaper, and
1999the headline in the advertisement shall be in a type no smaller
2000than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in that
2001portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified
2002advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be published in a
2003newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or in a
2004geographically limited insert of such newspaper. The geographic
2005boundaries in which such insert is circulated shall include the
2006geographic boundaries of the taxing authority. It is the
2007legislative intent that, whenever possible, the advertisement
2008appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week
2009unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than 5
2010days a week, or that the advertisement appear in a
2011geographically limited insert of such newspaper which insert is
2012published throughout the taxing authority's jurisdiction at
2013least twice each week. It is further the legislative intent that
2014the newspaper selected be one of general interest and readership
2015in the community and not one of limited subject matter, pursuant
2016to chapter 50.
2017     (g)  If In the event that the mailing of the notice of
2018proposed property taxes is delayed beyond September 3 in a
2019county, any multicounty taxing authority which levies ad valorem
2020taxes within that county shall advertise its intention to adopt
2021a tentative budget and millage rate on a publicly accessible
2022website maintained by the taxing authority or in a newspaper of
2023paid general circulation within that county, as provided in this
2024subsection, and shall hold the hearing required pursuant to
2025paragraph (2)(c). If advertised in the newspaper, the hearing
2026shall be held not less than 2 days or more than 5 days
2027thereafter, and not later than September 18. If advertised on
2028the website, the hearing shall be held not less than 2 days
2029after initial publication of the advertisement on the website
2030and not later than September 18, and shall remain on the website
2031until the date of the hearing. The advertisement shall be in the
2032following form, unless the proposed millage rate is less than or
2033equal to the rolled-back rate, computed pursuant to subsection
2034(1), in which case the advertisement shall be as provided in
2035paragraph (e):
2036
NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE
2037
2038     The ...(name of the taxing authority)... proposes to
2039increase its property tax levy by ...(percentage of increase
2040over rolled-back rate)... percent.
2041     All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public
2042hearing on the proposed tax increase to be held on ...(date and
2043time)... at ...(meeting place)....
2044     (12)  The time periods specified in this section shall be
2045determined by using the date of certification of value pursuant
2046to subsection (1) or July 1, whichever date is later, as day 1.
2047The time periods shall be considered directory and may be
2048shortened, provided:
2049     (b)  Any public hearing preceded by a newspaper
2050advertisement is held not less than 2 days or more than 5 days
2051following publication of such advertisement and any public
2052hearing preceded by advertisement on a website advertisement is
2053held not less than 2 days after initial publication; and
2054     (14)(a)  If the notice of proposed property taxes mailed to
2055taxpayers under this section contains an error, the property
2056appraiser, in lieu of mailing a corrected notice to all
2057taxpayers, may correct the error by mailing a short form of the
2058notice to those taxpayers affected by the error and its
2059correction. The notice shall be prepared by the property
2060appraiser at the expense of the taxing authority which caused
2061the error or at the property appraiser's expense if he or she
2062caused the error. The form of the notice must be approved by the
2063executive director of the Department of Revenue or the executive
2064director's designee. If the error involves only the date and
2065time of the public hearings required by this section, the
2066property appraiser, with the permission of the taxing authority
2067affected by the error, may correct the error by advertising the
2068corrected information on a publicly accessible website
2069maintained by the taxing authority or in a newspaper of general
2070circulation in the county as provided in subsection (3).
2071     Section 53.  Section 205.032, Florida Statutes, is amended
2072to read:
2073     205.032  Levy; counties.-The governing body of a county may
2074levy, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, a business tax for
2075the privilege of engaging in or managing any business,
2076profession, or occupation within its jurisdiction. However, the
2077governing body must first give at least 14 days' public notice
2078between the first and last reading of the resolution or
2079ordinance by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general
2080circulation within its jurisdiction as defined by law or by
2081publishing the notice daily for at least 14 days during the
2082period between the first and last reading of the resolution or
2083ordinance on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2084county. The public notice must contain the proposed
2085classifications and rates applicable to the business tax.
2086     Section 54.  Section 205.042, Florida Statutes, is amended
2087to read:
2088     205.042  Levy; municipalities.-The governing body of an
2089incorporated municipality may levy, by appropriate resolution or
2090ordinance, a business tax for the privilege of engaging in or
2091managing any business, profession, or occupation within its
2092jurisdiction. However, the governing body must first give at
2093least 14 days' public notice between the first and last reading
2094of the resolution or ordinance by publishing the notice in a
2095newspaper of general circulation within its jurisdiction as
2096defined by law or by publishing the notice daily for at least 14
2097days during the period between the first and last reading of the
2098resolution or ordinance on a publicly accessible website
2099maintained by the county. The notice must contain the proposed
2100classifications and rates applicable to the business tax. The
2101business tax may be levied on:
2102     (1)  Any person who maintains a permanent business location
2103or branch office within the municipality, for the privilege of
2104engaging in or managing any business within its jurisdiction.
2105     (2)  Any person who maintains a permanent business location
2106or branch office within the municipality, for the privilege of
2107engaging in or managing any profession or occupation within its
2108jurisdiction.
2109     (3)  Any person who does not qualify under subsection (1)
2110or subsection (2) and who transacts any business or engages in
2111any occupation or profession in interstate commerce, if the
2112business tax is not prohibited by s. 8, Art. I of the United
2113States Constitution.
2114     Section 55.  Subsection (2) of section 255.0525, Florida
2115Statutes, is amended to read:
2116     255.0525  Advertising for competitive bids or proposals.-
2117     (2)  The solicitation of competitive bids or proposals for
2118any county, municipality, or other political subdivision
2119construction project that is projected to cost more than
2120$200,000 shall be publicly advertised at least once in a
2121newspaper of general circulation in the county where the project
2122is located at least 21 days before prior to the established bid
2123opening and at least 5 days before prior to any scheduled prebid
2124conference, or advertised daily during the 21-day period
2125immediately preceding the established bid opening date and daily
2126during the 5-day period immediately preceding any scheduled
2127prebid conference on a publicly accessible website maintained by
2128the entity responsible for publication. The solicitation of
2129competitive bids or proposals for any county, municipality, or
2130other political subdivision construction project that is
2131projected to cost more than $500,000 shall be publicly
2132advertised at least once in a newspaper of general circulation
2133in the county where the project is located at least 30 days
2134before prior to the established bid opening and at least 5 days
2135before prior to any scheduled prebid conference, or advertised
2136daily during the 30-day period immediately preceding the
2137established bid opening date and daily during the 5-day period
2138immediately preceding any scheduled prebid conference on a
2139publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
2140for publication. Bids or proposals shall be received and opened
2141at the location, date, and time established in the bid or
2142proposal advertisement. In cases of emergency, the procedures
2143required in this section may be altered by the local
2144governmental entity in any manner that is reasonable under the
2145emergency circumstances.
2146     Section 56.  Section 274.06, Florida Statutes, is amended
2147to read:
2148     274.06  Alternative procedure.-Having consideration for the
2149best interests of the county or district, a governmental unit's
2150property that is obsolete or the continued use of which is
2151uneconomical or inefficient, or which serves no useful function,
2152which property is not otherwise lawfully disposed of, may be
2153disposed of for value to any person, or may be disposed of for
2154value without bids to the state, to any governmental unit, or to
2155any political subdivision as defined in s. 1.01, or if the
2156property is without commercial value it may be donated,
2157destroyed, or abandoned. The determination of property to be
2158disposed of by a governmental unit pursuant to this section
2159instead of pursuant to other provisions of law shall be at the
2160election of such governmental unit in the reasonable exercise of
2161its discretion. Property, the value of which the governmental
2162unit estimates to be under $5,000, may be disposed of in the
2163most efficient and cost-effective means as determined by the
2164governmental unit. Any sale of property the value of which the
2165governmental unit estimates to be $5,000 or more shall be sold
2166only to the highest responsible bidder, or by public auction,
2167after publication of notice not less than 1 week nor more than 2
2168weeks before such prior to sale in a newspaper having a general
2169circulation in the county or district in which is located the
2170official office of the governmental unit, and in additional
2171newspapers if in the judgment of the governmental unit the best
2172interests of the county or district will better be served by the
2173additional notices, or daily during the 2 weeks immediately
2174preceding such sale on a publicly accessible website maintained
2175by the entity responsible for publication. This section does
2176not; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed
2177to require the sheriff of a county to advertise the sale of
2178miscellaneous contraband of an estimated value of less than
2179$5,000.
2180     Section 57.  Subsection (3) of section 290.0057, Florida
2181Statutes, is amended to read:
2182     290.0057  Enterprise zone development plan.-
2183     (3)  Prior to adopting the strategic plan, the governing
2184body or bodies shall hold a public hearing on the strategic plan
2185after public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having
2186a general circulation in the area of operation of the governing
2187body or bodies or by publication on a publicly accessible
2188website maintained by the entity responsible for publication.
2189The notice shall describe the time, date, place, and purpose of
2190the hearing, identify the nominated area covered by the plan,
2191and outline the general scope of the strategic plan under
2192consideration.
2193     Section 58.  Subsections (2) and (6) of section 298.301,
2194Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2195     298.301  District water control plan adoption; district
2196boundary modification; plan amendment; notice forms; objections;
2197hearings; assessments.-
2198     (2)  Before adopting a water control plan or plan
2199amendment, the board of supervisors must adopt a resolution to
2200consider adoption of the proposed plan or plan amendment. As
2201soon as the resolution proposing the adoption or amendment of
2202the district's water control plan has been filed with the
2203district secretary, the board of supervisors shall give notice
2204of a public hearing on the proposed plan or plan amendment by
2205causing publication to be made once a week for 3 consecutive
2206weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in each
2207county in which lands and other property described in the
2208resolution are situated or by publication daily for 3
2209consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by
2210the entity responsible for such publication. The notice must be
2211in substantially the following form:
2212
2213
Notice of Hearing
2214
2215     To the owners and all persons interested in the lands
2216corporate, and other property in and adjacent to the ...name of
2217district... District.
2218     You are notified that the ...name of district... District
2219has filed in the office of the secretary of the district a
2220resolution to consider approval of a water control plan or an
2221amendment to the current water control plan to provide ...here
2222insert a summary of the proposed water control plan or plan
2223amendment.... On or before its scheduled meeting of ...(date and
2224time)... at the district's offices located at ...(list address
2225of offices)... written objections to the proposed plan or plan
2226amendment may be filed at the district's offices. A public
2227hearing on the proposed plan or plan amendment will be conducted
2228at the scheduled meeting, and written objections will be
2229considered at that time. At the conclusion of the hearing, the
2230board of supervisors may determine to proceed with the process
2231for approval of the proposed plan or plan amendment and direct
2232the district engineer to prepare an engineer's report
2233identifying any property to be taken, determining benefits and
2234damages, and estimating the cost of implementing the
2235improvements associated with the proposed plan or plan
2236amendment. A final hearing on approval of the proposed plan or
2237plan amendment and engineer's report shall be duly noticed and
2238held at a regularly scheduled board of supervisors meeting at
2239least 25 days but no later than 60 days after the last scheduled
2240publication of the notice of filing of the engineer's report
2241with the secretary of the district.
2242
2243Date of first publication: ........, ...(year)...
2244............................................
2245(Chair or President, Board of Supervisors)
2246................ County, Florida
2247     (6)  Upon the filing of the engineer's report, the board of
2248supervisors shall give notice thereof by arranging the
2249publication of the notice of filing of the engineer's report
2250together with a geographical depiction of the district once a
2251week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
2252circulation in each county in the district or by publishing such
2253notice daily for 3 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible
2254website maintained by the entity responsible for such
2255publication. A location map or legal description of the land
2256shall constitute a geographical depiction. The notice must be
2257substantially as follows:
2258
Notice of Filing Engineer's Report for
2259
................ District
2260
2261     Notice is given to all persons interested in the following
2262described land and property in ........ County (or Counties),
2263Florida, viz.: ...(Here describe land and property)... included
2264within the ............ district that the engineer hereto
2265appointed to determine benefits and damages to the property and
2266lands situated in the district and to determine the estimated
2267cost of construction required by the water control plan, within
2268or without the limits of the district, under the proposed water
2269control plan or plan amendment, filed her or his report in the
2270office of the secretary of the district, located at ...(list
2271address of district offices)..., on the ........ day of
2272............, ...(year)..., and you may examine the report and
2273file written objections with the secretary of the district to
2274all, or any part thereof, on or before ......(enter date 20 days
2275after the last scheduled publication of this notice, if
2276published in the newspaper, or if published on the website,
2277enter date 60 days after the initial publication on the website,
2278which date must be before the date of the final hearing).... The
2279report recommends ...(describe benefits and damages).... A final
2280hearing to consider approval of the report and proposed water
2281control plan or plan amendment shall be held ...(time, place,
2282and date at least 25 days but no later than 60 days after the
2283last scheduled newspaper publication of this notice, or if
2284published on the website, no less than 60 days after the initial
2285publication on the website)....
2286
2287Date of first publication: ........, ...(year)...
2288............................................
2289(Chair or President, Board of Supervisors)
2290................ County, Florida
2291     Section 59.  Subsection (3) of section 348.243, Florida
2292Statutes, is amended to read:
2293     348.243  Purposes and powers.-
2294     (3)  Any provision in this part or any other provision of
2295law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2296municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority,
2297whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the
2298boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and
2299residents of any municipality in which any project of the
2300authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given
2301ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2302authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised
2303public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be by
2304publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2305entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks
2306immediately preceding the public hearing, or by way of a
2307newspaper published in Broward County and circulated in the
2308affected municipality. If published in a newspaper, the legal
2309notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2
2310weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public
2311hearing and shall contain the time and place of the public
2312hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed.
2313The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set
2314for a time and place certain without the necessity of further
2315advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its
2316interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall
2317give due regard to the effect of such location on the
2318municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split,
2319divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from
2320the other.
2321     Section 60.  Subsection (4) of section 348.83, Florida
2322Statutes, is amended to read:
2323     348.83  Purposes and powers.-
2324     (4)  Anything in this part or any other provision of the
2325law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2326municipality shall not be necessary for any project of the
2327authority, whether or not the project lies within the boundaries
2328of any municipality either in whole or in part. However, the
2329officials and residents of any municipality in which any project
2330of the authority is to be located in whole or in part shall be
2331given ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2332authority as to their position thereon at a duly advertised
2333public hearing. Advertisement of said public hearing shall be by
2334publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2335entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks
2336immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2337newspaper published in Pasco County and circulated in the
2338affected municipalities. If published in a newspaper, the Said
2339legal advertisement shall be published once at least 2 weeks
2340before prior to the public hearing. Advertisement of the public
2341hearing and shall contain the time and place of the public
2342hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed.
2343The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set
2344for a time and place certain without necessity of further
2345advertisement.
2346     Section 61.  Subsection (3) of section 348.943, Florida
2347Statutes, is amended to read:
2348     348.943  Purposes and powers.-
2349     (3)  Any provision in this part or any other provision of
2350law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2351municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority,
2352whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the
2353boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and
2354residents of any municipality in which any project of the
2355authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given
2356ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2357authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised
2358public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be by
2359publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2360entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks
2361immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2362newspaper published in St. Lucie County and circulated in the
2363affected municipality. If published in a newspaper, the legal
2364notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2
2365weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public
2366hearing and shall contain the time and place of the public
2367hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed.
2368The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set
2369for a time and place certain without the necessity of further
2370advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its
2371interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall
2372give due regard to the effect of such location on the
2373municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split,
2374divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from
2375the other.
2376     Section 62.  Subsection (4) of section 348.953, Florida
2377Statutes, is amended to read:
2378     348.953  Purposes and powers.-
2379     (4)  Anything in this part or any other provision of the
2380law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2381municipality shall not be necessary for any project of the
2382authority, whether or not the project lies within the boundaries
2383of any municipality, either in whole or in part. However, the
2384officials and residents of any municipality in which any project
2385of the authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be
2386given ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2387authority as to their position thereon at a duly advertised
2388public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be by
2389publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2390entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks
2391immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2392newspaper published in Seminole County and circulated in the
2393affected municipalities. If published in a newspaper, the legal
2394advertisement shall be published once at least 2 weeks before
2395prior to the public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing
2396and shall contain the time and place of the public hearing and a
2397short description of the subject to be discussed. The public
2398hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set for a time
2399and place certain without necessity of further advertisement. In
2400routing and locating any expressway or its interchanges in or
2401through a municipality, the authority shall give due regard to
2402the effect of such location on the municipality as a whole and
2403shall not unreasonably split, divide, or otherwise separate
2404areas of the municipality one from the other.
2405     Section 63.  Subsection (3) of section 348.968, Florida
2406Statutes, is amended to read:
2407     348.968  Purposes and powers.-
2408     (3)  Any provision in this part or any other provision of
2409law to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of any
2410municipality is not necessary for any project of the authority,
2411whether or not the project lies in whole or in part within the
2412boundaries of the municipality. However, the officials and
2413residents of any municipality in which any project of the
2414authority is to be located, in whole or in part, shall be given
2415ample opportunity to discuss the project and advise the
2416authority as to their positions thereon at a duly advertised
2417public hearing. Advertisement of the public hearing shall be by
2418publication on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2419entity responsible for publication daily during the 2 weeks
2420immediately preceding the public hearing or by way of a
2421newspaper published in Santa Rosa County and circulated in the
2422affected municipality. If published in a newspaper, the legal
2423notice and display advertisement shall be published at least 2
2424weeks before the public hearing. Advertisement of the public
2425hearing and shall contain the time and place of the public
2426hearing and a short description of the subject to be discussed.
2427The public hearing may be adjourned from time to time and set
2428for a time and place certain without the necessity of further
2429advertisement. In routing and locating any expressway or its
2430interchanges in or through a municipality, the authority shall
2431give due regard to the effect of such location on the
2432municipality as a whole and shall not unreasonably split,
2433divide, or otherwise separate areas of the municipality one from
2434the other.
2435     Section 64.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
2436350.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2437     350.81  Communications services offered by governmental
2438entities.-
2439     (2)(a)  A governmental entity that proposes to provide a
2440communications service shall hold no less than two public
2441hearings, which shall be held not less than 30 days apart. At
2442least 30 days before the first of the two public hearings, the
2443governmental entity must give notice of the hearing by
2444publication in the predominant newspaper of general circulation
2445in the area considered for service or by publication daily
2446during the 30 days immediately preceding the first of the two
2447public hearings on a publicly accessible website maintained by
2448the entity responsible for such publication. At least 40 days
2449before the first public hearing, the governmental entity must
2450electronically provide notice to the Department of Revenue and
2451the Public Service Commission, which shall post the notice on
2452the department's and the commission's website to be available to
2453the public. The Department of Revenue shall also send the notice
2454by United States Postal Service to the known addresses for all
2455dealers of communications services registered with the
2456department under chapter 202 or provide an electronic
2457notification, if the means are available, within 10 days after
2458receiving the notice. The notice must include the time and place
2459of the hearings and must state that the purpose of the hearings
2460is to consider whether the governmental entity will provide
2461communications services. The notice must include, at a minimum,
2462the geographic areas proposed to be served by the governmental
2463entity and the services, if any, which the governmental entity
2464believes are not currently being adequately provided. The notice
2465must also state that any dealer who wishes to do so may appear
2466and be heard at the public hearings.
2467     Section 65.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
2468373.4592, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2469     373.4592  Everglades improvement and management.-
2470     (8)  SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.-
2471     (c)  The district shall publish notice of the certification
2472of the non-ad valorem assessment roll pursuant to chapter 197 in
2473a newspaper of general circulation in the counties wherein the
2474assessment is being levied, within 1 week after the district
2475certifies the non-ad valorem assessment roll to the tax
2476collector pursuant to s. 197.3632(5), or on a publicly
2477accessible website maintained by the district during the week
2478after the district certifies the non-ad valorem assessment roll
2479to the tax collector. The assessments levied pursuant to
2480paragraph (a) shall be final and conclusive as to each lot or
2481parcel unless the owner thereof shall, within 90 days after of
2482certification of the non-ad valorem assessment roll pursuant to
2483s. 197.3632(5), commence an action in circuit court. Absent such
2484commencement of an action within such period of time by an owner
2485of a lot or parcel, such owner shall thereafter be estopped to
2486raise any question related to the special benefit afforded the
2487property or the reasonableness of the amount of the assessment.
2488Except with respect to an owner who has commenced such an
2489action, the non-ad valorem assessment roll as finally adopted
2490and certified by the South Florida Water Management District to
2491the tax collector pursuant to s. 197.3632(5) shall be competent
2492and sufficient evidence that the assessments were duly levied
2493and that all other proceedings adequate to the adoption of the
2494non-ad valorem assessment roll were duly held, taken, and
2495performed as required by s. 197.3632. If any assessment is
2496abated in whole or in part by the court, the amount by which the
2497assessment is so reduced may, by resolution of the governing
2498board of the district, be payable from funds of the district
2499legally available for that purpose, or at the discretion of the
2500governing board of the district, assessments may be increased in
2501the manner provided in s. 197.3632.
2502     Section 66.  Subsection (2) of section 373.45924, Florida
2503Statutes, is amended to read:
2504     373.45924  South Florida Water Management District;
2505Everglades truth in borrowing.-
2506     (2)  Whenever the South Florida Water Management District
2507proposes to borrow or to otherwise finance with debt any fixed
2508capital outlay projects or operating capital outlay for purposes
2509pursuant to s. 373.4592, it shall develop the following
2510documents to explain the issuance of a debt or obligation:
2511     (a)  A summary of outstanding debt, including borrowing.
2512     (b)  A statement of proposed financing, which shall include
2513the following items:
2514     1.  A listing of the purpose of the debt or obligation.
2515     2.  The source of repayment of the debt or obligation.
2516     3.  The principal amount of the debt or obligation.
2517     4.  The interest rate on the debt or obligation.
2518     5.  A schedule of annual debt service payments for each
2519proposed debt or obligation.
2520     (c)  A truth-in-borrowing statement, developed from the
2521information compiled pursuant to this section, in substantially
2522the following form:
2523
2524     The South Florida Water Management District is proposing to
2525incur $...(insert principal)... of debt or obligation through
2526borrowing for the purpose of ...(insert purpose).... This debt
2527or obligation is expected to be repaid over a period of
2528...(insert term of issue from subparagraph (b)5.)... years from
2529the following sources: ...(list sources).... At a forecasted
2530interest rate of ...(insert rate of interest from subparagraph
2531(b)4.)..., total interest paid over the life of the debt or
2532obligation will be $...(insert sum of interest payments)....
2533
2534The truth-in-borrowing statement shall be published as a notice
2535in one or more newspapers having a combined general circulation
2536in the counties having land in the district or on a publicly
2537accessible website maintained by the district. If advertised in
2538a newspaper, such notice must be at least 6 inches square in
2539size and shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper
2540where legal notices and classified advertisements appear.
2541     Section 67.  Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of
2542subsection (3) of section 373.536, Florida Statutes, are amended
2543to read:
2544     373.536  District budget and hearing thereon.-
2545     (3)  BUDGET HEARINGS AND WORKSHOPS; NOTICE.-
2546     (a)  Unless alternative notice requirements are otherwise
2547provided by law, notice of all budget hearings conducted by the
2548governing board or district staff must be published in a
2549newspaper of general paid circulation in each county in which
2550the district lies not less than 5 days nor more than 15 days
2551before the hearing or published daily during the 15 days before
2552the hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2553district.
2554     (b)  Budget workshops conducted for the public and not
2555governed by s. 200.065 must be advertised in a newspaper of
2556general paid circulation in the community or area in which the
2557workshop will occur not less than 5 days nor more than 15 days
2558before the workshop or published daily during the 15 days before
2559the hearing on a publicly accessible website maintained by the
2560district.
2561     (c)  The tentative budget shall be adopted in accordance
2562with the provisions of s. 200.065; however, if the mailing of
2563the notice of proposed property taxes is delayed beyond
2564September 3 in any county in which the district lies, the
2565district shall advertise its intention to adopt a tentative
2566budget and millage rate, pursuant to s. 200.065(3)(g), in a
2567newspaper of general paid circulation in that county or on a
2568publicly accessible website maintained by the district.
2569     (d)  As provided in s. 200.065(2)(d), the board shall
2570publish one or more notices of its intention to adopt a final
2571budget for the district for the ensuing fiscal year. The notice
2572shall appear adjacent to an advertisement that sets forth the
2573tentative budget in a format meeting the budget summary
2574requirements of s. 129.03(3)(b). The district shall not include
2575expenditures of federal special revenues and state special
2576revenues when preparing the statement required by s.
2577200.065(3)(l). The notice and advertisement shall be published
2578in one or more newspapers having a combined general paid
2579circulation in each county in which the district lies or on a
2580publicly accessible website maintained by the district.
2581Districts may include explanatory phrases and examples in budget
2582advertisements published under s. 200.065 to clarify or
2583illustrate the effect that the district budget may have on ad
2584valorem taxes.
2585     Section 68.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of
2586section 376.80, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2587     376.80  Brownfield program administration process.-
2588     (2)(a)  If a local government proposes to designate a
2589brownfield area that is outside community redevelopment areas,
2590enterprise zones, empowerment zones, closed military bases, or
2591designated brownfield pilot project areas, the local government
2592shall adopt the resolution and conduct the public hearings in
2593accordance with the requirements of subsection (1), except at
2594least one of the required public hearings shall be conducted as
2595close as reasonably practicable to the area to be designated to
2596provide an opportunity for public input on the size of the area,
2597the objectives for rehabilitation, job opportunities and
2598economic developments anticipated, neighborhood residents'
2599considerations, and other relevant local concerns. Notice of the
2600public hearing must be made in a newspaper of general
2601circulation in the area or on a publicly accessible website
2602maintained by the local government. If published in a newspaper,
2603and the notice must be at least 16 square inches in size. Notice
2604of the public hearing, must be in ethnic newspapers or local
2605community bulletins, must be posted in the affected area, and
2606must be announced at a scheduled meeting of the local governing
2607body before the actual public hearing. In determining the areas
2608to be designated, the local government must consider:
2609     1.  Whether the brownfield area warrants economic
2610development and has a reasonable potential for such activities;
2611     2.  Whether the proposed area to be designated represents a
2612reasonably focused approach and is not overly large in
2613geographic coverage;
2614     3.  Whether the area has potential to interest the private
2615sector in participating in rehabilitation; and
2616     4.  Whether the area contains sites or parts of sites
2617suitable for limited recreational open space, cultural, or
2618historical preservation purposes.
2619     (b)  A local government shall designate a brownfield area
2620under the provisions of this act provided that:
2621     1.  A person who owns or controls a potential brownfield
2622site is requesting the designation and has agreed to
2623rehabilitate and redevelop the brownfield site;
2624     2.  The rehabilitation and redevelopment of the proposed
2625brownfield site will result in economic productivity of the
2626area, along with the creation of at least 5 new permanent jobs
2627at the brownfield site that are full-time equivalent positions
2628not associated with the implementation of the brownfield site
2629rehabilitation agreement and that are not associated with
2630redevelopment project demolition or construction activities
2631pursuant to the redevelopment of the proposed brownfield site or
2632area. However, the job creation requirement shall not apply to
2633the rehabilitation and redevelopment of a brownfield site that
2634will provide affordable housing as defined in s. 420.0004 or the
2635creation of recreational areas, conservation areas, or parks;
2636     3.  The redevelopment of the proposed brownfield site is
2637consistent with the local comprehensive plan and is a
2638permittable use under the applicable local land development
2639regulations;
2640     4.  Notice of the proposed rehabilitation of the brownfield
2641area has been provided to neighbors and nearby residents of the
2642proposed area to be designated, and the person proposing the
2643area for designation has afforded to those receiving notice the
2644opportunity for comments and suggestions about rehabilitation.
2645Notice pursuant to this subparagraph must be made on a publicly
2646accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for
2647publication or in a newspaper of general circulation in the
2648area. The notice must be, at least 16 square inches in size, and
2649the notice must be posted in the affected area; and
2650     5.  The person proposing the area for designation has
2651provided reasonable assurance that he or she has sufficient
2652financial resources to implement and complete the rehabilitation
2653agreement and redevelopment of the brownfield site.
2654     Section 69.  Subsection (3) of section 379.2425, Florida
2655Statutes, is amended to read:
2656     379.2425  Spearfishing; definition; limitations; penalty.-
2657     (3)  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
2658have the power to establish restricted areas when it is
2659determined that safety hazards exist or when needs are
2660determined by biological findings. Restricted areas shall be
2661established only after an investigation has been conducted and
2662upon application by the governing body of the county or
2663municipality in which the restricted areas are to be located and
2664one publication in a local newspaper of general circulation in
2665said county or municipality or on a publicly accessible website
2666maintained by the entity responsible for publication, in
2667addition to any other notice required by law. Before Prior to
2668promulgation of regulations, the local governing body of the
2669area affected shall agree to post and maintain notices in the
2670area affected.
2671     Section 70.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (25) of section
2672380.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2673     380.06  Developments of regional impact.-
2674     (25)  AREAWIDE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT.-
2675     (e)  The local government shall schedule a public hearing
2676within 60 days after receipt of the petition. The public hearing
2677shall be advertised at least 30 days before prior to the
2678hearing. In addition to the public hearing notice by the local
2679government, the petitioner, except when the petitioner is a
2680local government, shall provide actual notice to each person
2681owning land within the proposed areawide development plan at
2682least 30 days before prior to the hearing. If the petitioner is
2683a local government, or local governments pursuant to an
2684interlocal agreement, notice of the public hearing shall be
2685provided by the publication of an advertisement on a publicly
2686accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for
2687publication or in a newspaper of general circulation that meets
2688the requirements of this paragraph. The newspaper advertisement
2689must be no less than one-quarter page in a standard size or
2690tabloid size newspaper, and the headline in the newspaper
2691advertisement must be in type no smaller than 18 point. The
2692newspaper advertisement may shall not be published in that
2693portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified
2694advertisements appear. The advertisement must be published on a
2695publicly accessible website maintained by the entity responsible
2696for publication or in a newspaper of general paid circulation in
2697the county and of general interest and readership in the
2698community, not one of limited subject matter, pursuant to
2699chapter 50. Whenever possible, the newspaper advertisement must
2700appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week,
2701unless the only newspaper in the community is published less
2702than 5 days a week. The advertisement must be in substantially
2703the form used to advertise amendments to comprehensive plans
2704pursuant to s. 163.3184. The local government shall specifically
2705notify in writing the regional planning agency and the state
2706land planning agency at least 30 days before prior to the public
2707hearing. At the public hearing, all interested parties may
2708testify and submit evidence regarding the petitioner's
2709qualifications, the need for and benefits of an areawide
2710development of regional impact, and such other issues relevant
2711to a full consideration of the petition. If more than one local
2712government has jurisdiction over the defined planning area in an
2713areawide development plan, the local governments shall hold a
2714joint public hearing. Such hearing shall address, at a minimum,
2715the need to resolve conflicting ordinances or comprehensive
2716plans, if any. The local government holding the joint hearing
2717shall comply with the following additional requirements:
2718     1.  The notice of the hearing shall be published at least
271960 days in advance of the hearing and shall specify where the
2720petition may be reviewed.
2721     2.  The notice shall be given to the state land planning
2722agency, to the applicable regional planning agency, and to such
2723other persons as may have been designated by the state land
2724planning agency as entitled to receive such notices.
2725     3.  A public hearing date shall be set by the appropriate
2726local government at the next scheduled meeting.
2727     Section 71.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
2728403.973, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2729     403.973  Expedited permitting; comprehensive plan
2730amendments.-
2731     (2)  As used in this section, the term:
2732     (a)  "Duly noticed" means publication on a publicly
2733accessible website maintained by the municipality or county
2734having jurisdiction or in a newspaper of general circulation in
2735the municipality or county having with jurisdiction. If
2736published in a newspaper, the notice shall appear on at least 2
2737separate days, one of which shall be at least 7 days before the
2738meeting. If published on a publicly accessible website, the
2739notice shall appear daily during the 7 days immediately
2740preceding the meeting. The notice shall state the date, time,
2741and place of the meeting scheduled to discuss or enact the
2742memorandum of agreement, and the places within the municipality
2743or county where such proposed memorandum of agreement may be
2744inspected by the public. The newspaper notice must be one-eighth
2745of a page in size and must be published in a portion of the
2746paper other than the legal notices section. The notice shall
2747also advise that interested parties may appear at the meeting
2748and be heard with respect to the memorandum of agreement.
2749     Section 72.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
2750420.9075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2751     420.9075  Local housing assistance plans; partnerships.-
2752     (4)  Each local housing assistance plan is governed by the
2753following criteria and administrative procedures:
2754     (b)  The county or eligible municipality or its
2755administrative representative shall advertise the notice of
2756funding availability in a newspaper of general circulation and
2757periodicals serving ethnic and diverse neighborhoods, at least
275830 days before the beginning of the application period or daily
2759during the 30 days immediately preceding the application period
2760on a publicly accessible website maintained by the county or
2761eligible municipality. If no funding is available due to a
2762waiting list, no notice of funding availability is required.
2763     Section 73.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
2764553.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2765     553.73  Florida Building Code.-
2766     (4)
2767     (b)  Local governments may, subject to the limitations of
2768this section, adopt amendments to the technical provisions of
2769the Florida Building Code which apply solely within the
2770jurisdiction of such government and which provide for more
2771stringent requirements than those specified in the Florida
2772Building Code, not more than once every 6 months. A local
2773government may adopt technical amendments that address local
2774needs if:
2775     1.  The local governing body determines, following a public
2776hearing which has been advertised in a newspaper of general
2777circulation at least 10 days before the hearing or daily during
2778the 10 days immediately preceding the hearing on a publicly
2779accessible website maintained by the local government, that
2780there is a need to strengthen the requirements of the Florida
2781Building Code. The determination must be based upon a review of
2782local conditions by the local governing body, which review
2783demonstrates by evidence or data that the geographical
2784jurisdiction governed by the local governing body exhibits a
2785local need to strengthen the Florida Building Code beyond the
2786needs or regional variation addressed by the Florida Building
2787Code, that the local need is addressed by the proposed local
2788amendment, and that the amendment is no more stringent than
2789necessary to address the local need.
2790     2.  Such additional requirements are not discriminatory
2791against materials, products, or construction techniques of
2792demonstrated capabilities.
2793     3.  Such additional requirements may not introduce a new
2794subject not addressed in the Florida Building Code.
2795     4.  The enforcing agency shall make readily available, in a
2796usable format, all amendments adopted pursuant to this section.
2797     5.  Any amendment to the Florida Building Code shall be
2798transmitted within 30 days by the adopting local government to
2799the commission. The commission shall maintain copies of all such
2800amendments in a format that is usable and obtainable by the
2801public. Local technical amendments shall not become effective
2802until 30 days after the amendment has been received and
2803published by the commission.
2804     6.  Any amendment to the Florida Building Code adopted by a
2805local government pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective
2806only until the adoption by the commission of the new edition of
2807the Florida Building Code every third year. At such time, the
2808commission shall review such amendment for consistency with the
2809criteria in paragraph (8)(a) and adopt such amendment as part of
2810the Florida Building Code or rescind the amendment. The
2811commission shall immediately notify the respective local
2812government of the rescission of any amendment. After receiving
2813such notice, the respective local government may readopt the
2814rescinded amendment pursuant to the provisions of this
2815paragraph.
2816     7.  Each county and municipality desiring to make local
2817technical amendments to the Florida Building Code shall by
2818interlocal agreement establish a countywide compliance review
2819board to review any amendment to the Florida Building Code,
2820adopted by a local government within the county pursuant to this
2821paragraph, that is challenged by any substantially affected
2822party for purposes of determining the amendment's compliance
2823with this paragraph. If challenged, the local technical
2824amendments shall not become effective until time for filing an
2825appeal pursuant to subparagraph 8. has expired or, if there is
2826an appeal, until the commission issues its final order
2827determining the adopted amendment is in compliance with this
2828subsection.
2829     8.  If the compliance review board determines such
2830amendment is not in compliance with this paragraph, the
2831compliance review board shall notify such local government of
2832the noncompliance and that the amendment is invalid and
2833unenforceable until the local government corrects the amendment
2834to bring it into compliance. The local government may appeal the
2835decision of the compliance review board to the commission. If
2836the compliance review board determines such amendment to be in
2837compliance with this paragraph, any substantially affected party
2838may appeal such determination to the commission. Any such appeal
2839shall be filed with the commission within 14 days of the board's
2840written determination. The commission shall promptly refer the
2841appeal to the Division of Administrative Hearings for the
2842assignment of an administrative law judge. The administrative
2843law judge shall conduct the required hearing within 30 days, and
2844shall enter a recommended order within 30 days of the conclusion
2845of such hearing. The commission shall enter a final order within
284630 days thereafter. The provisions of chapter 120 and the
2847uniform rules of procedure shall apply to such proceedings. The
2848local government adopting the amendment that is subject to
2849challenge has the burden of proving that the amendment complies
2850with this paragraph in proceedings before the compliance review
2851board and the commission, as applicable. Actions of the
2852commission are subject to judicial review pursuant to s. 120.68.
2853The compliance review board shall determine whether its
2854decisions apply to a respective local jurisdiction or apply
2855countywide.
2856     9.  An amendment adopted under this paragraph shall include
2857a fiscal impact statement which documents the costs and benefits
2858of the proposed amendment. Criteria for the fiscal impact
2859statement shall include the impact to local government relative
2860to enforcement, the impact to property and building owners, as
2861well as to industry, relative to the cost of compliance. The
2862fiscal impact statement may not be used as a basis for
2863challenging the amendment for compliance.
2864     10.  In addition to subparagraphs 7. and 9., the commission
2865may review any amendments adopted pursuant to this subsection
2866and make nonbinding recommendations related to compliance of
2867such amendments with this subsection.
2868     Section 74.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
2869633.025, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2870     633.025  Minimum firesafety standards.-
2871     (4)  Such codes shall be minimum codes and a municipality,
2872county, or special district with firesafety responsibilities may
2873adopt more stringent firesafety standards, subject to the
2874requirements of this subsection. Such county, municipality, or
2875special district may establish alternative requirements to those
2876requirements which are required under the minimum firesafety
2877standards on a case-by-case basis, in order to meet special
2878situations arising from historic, geographic, or unusual
2879conditions, if the alternative requirements result in a level of
2880protection to life, safety, or property equal to or greater than
2881the applicable minimum firesafety standards. For the purpose of
2882this subsection, the term "historic" means that the building or
2883structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
2884of the United States Department of the Interior.
2885     (a)  The local governing body shall determine, following a
2886public hearing that which has been advertised in a newspaper of
2887general circulation at least 10 days before the hearing or daily
2888on a publicly accessible website maintained by the local
2889government during the 10 days immediately preceding the hearing,
2890if there is a need to strengthen the requirements of the minimum
2891firesafety code adopted by such governing body. The
2892determination must be based upon a review of local conditions by
2893the local governing body, which review demonstrates that local
2894conditions justify more stringent requirements than those
2895specified in the minimum firesafety code for the protection of
2896life and property or justify requirements that meet special
2897situations arising from historic, geographic, or unusual
2898conditions.
2899
2900This subsection gives local government the authority to
2901establish firesafety codes that exceed the minimum firesafety
2902codes and standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal. The
2903Legislature intends that local government give proper public
2904notice and hold public hearings before adopting more stringent
2905firesafety codes and standards. A substantially affected person
2906may appeal, to the department, the local government's resolution
2907of the challenge, and the department shall determine if the
2908amendment complies with this section. Actions of the department
2909are subject to judicial review pursuant to s. 120.68. The
2910department shall consider reports of the Florida Building
2911Commission, pursuant to part IV of chapter 553, when evaluating
2912building code enforcement.
2913     Section 75.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
2914705.103, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2915     705.103  Procedure for abandoned or lost property.-
2916     (2)  Whenever a law enforcement officer ascertains that an
2917article of lost or abandoned property is present on public
2918property and is of such nature that it cannot be easily removed,
2919the officer shall cause a notice to be placed upon such article
2920in substantially the following form:
2921
2922NOTICE TO THE OWNER AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ATTACHED
2923PROPERTY. This property, to wit: ...(setting forth brief
2924description)... is unlawfully upon public property known as
2925...(setting forth brief description of location)... and must be
2926removed within 5 days; otherwise, it will be removed and
2927disposed of pursuant to chapter 705, Florida Statutes. The owner
2928will be liable for the costs of removal, storage, and
2929publication of notice. Dated this: ...(setting forth the date of
2930posting of notice)..., signed: ...(setting forth name, title,
2931address, and telephone number of law enforcement officer)....
2932
2933Such notice shall be not less than 8 inches by 10 inches and
2934shall be sufficiently weatherproof to withstand normal exposure
2935to the elements. In addition to posting, the law enforcement
2936officer shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the name and
2937address of the owner. If such is reasonably available to the
2938officer, she or he shall mail a copy of such notice to the owner
2939on or before the date of posting. If the property is a motor
2940vehicle as defined in s. 320.01(1) or a vessel as defined in s.
2941327.02, the law enforcement agency shall contact the Department
2942of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in order to determine the
2943name and address of the owner and any person who has filed a
2944lien on the vehicle or vessel as provided in s. 319.27(2) or (3)
2945or s. 328.15(1). On receipt of this information, the law
2946enforcement agency shall mail a copy of the notice by certified
2947mail, return receipt requested, to the owner and to the
2948lienholder, if any. If, at the end of 5 days after posting the
2949notice and mailing such notice, if required, the owner or any
2950person interested in the lost or abandoned article or articles
2951described has not removed the article or articles from public
2952property or shown reasonable cause for failure to do so, the
2953following shall apply:
2954     (b)  For lost property, the officer shall take custody and
2955the agency shall retain custody of the property for 90 days. The
2956agency shall publish notice of the intended disposition of the
2957property, as provided in this section, during the first 45 days
2958of this time period.
2959     1.  If the agency elects to retain the property for use by
2960the unit of government, donate the property to a charitable
2961organization, surrender such property to the finder, sell the
2962property, or trade the property to another unit of local
2963government or state agency, notice of such election shall be
2964given by an advertisement published daily for 2 consecutive
2965weeks on a publicly accessible website maintained by the entity
2966responsible for publication or once a week for 2 consecutive
2967weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where
2968the property was found if the value of the property is more than
2969$100. If the value of the property is $100 or less, notice shall
2970be given by posting a description of the property at the law
2971enforcement agency where the property was turned in. The notice
2972must be posted for not less than 2 consecutive weeks in a public
2973place designated by the law enforcement agency. The notice must
2974describe the property in a manner reasonably adequate to permit
2975the rightful owner of the property to claim it.
2976     2.  If the agency elects to sell the property, it must do
2977so at public sale by competitive bidding. Notice of the time and
2978place of the sale shall be given by an advertisement of the sale
2979published daily for the 4 consecutive weeks immediately
2980preceding the sale on a publicly accessible website maintained
2981by the entity responsible for publication or once a week for 2
2982consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the
2983county where the sale is to be held. The notice shall include a
2984statement that the sale shall be subject to any and all liens.
2985The sale must be held at the nearest suitable place to that
2986where the lost or abandoned property is held or stored. The
2987advertisement must include a description of the goods and the
2988time and place of the sale. If advertised in the newspaper, the
2989sale may take place no earlier than 10 days after the final
2990publication. If there is no publicly accessible website
2991maintained by the entity responsible for publication or
2992newspaper of general circulation in the county where the sale is
2993to be held, the advertisement shall be posted at the door of the
2994courthouse and at three other public places in the county at
2995least 10 days before the prior to sale. Notice of the agency's
2996intended disposition shall describe the property in a manner
2997reasonably adequate to permit the rightful owner of the property
2998to identify it.
2999     Section 76.  Subsection (2) of section 715.109, Florida
3000Statutes, is amended to read:
3001     715.109  Sale or disposition of abandoned property.-
3002     (2)  Notice of the time and place of the public sale shall
3003be given by an advertisement of the sale published once a week
3004for 2 two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
3005circulation where the sale is to be held or publication daily
3006during the 4 weeks immediately preceding the sale on a publicly
3007accessible website maintained by the entity responsible for
3008publication. The sale must be held at the nearest suitable place
3009to that where the personal property is held or stored. The
3010advertisement must include a description of the goods, the name
3011of the former tenant, and the time and place of the sale. If
3012advertised in a newspaper, the sale must take place at least 10
3013days after the first publication. If there is no newspaper of
3014general circulation where the sale is to be held or no publicly
3015accessible website maintained by the governing body responsible
3016for publication, the advertisement must be posted at least 10
3017days before the sale in not less than six conspicuous places in
3018the neighborhood of the proposed sale. The last publication
3019shall be at least 5 days before the sale is to be held. Notice
3020of sale may be published before the last of the dates specified
3021for taking possession of the property in any notice given
3022pursuant to s. 715.104.
3023     Section 77.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3024made by this act to section 125.66, Florida Statutes, in a
3025reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 125.56, Florida
3026Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3027     125.56  Enforcement and amendment of the Florida Building
3028Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; inspection fees;
3029inspectors; etc.-
3030     (1)  The board of county commissioners of each of the
3031several counties of the state is authorized to enforce the
3032Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, as
3033provided in ss. 553.80, 633.022, and 633.025, and, at its
3034discretion, to adopt local technical amendments to the Florida
3035Building Code, pursuant to s. 553.73(4)(b) and (c) and local
3036technical amendments to the Florida Fire Prevention Code,
3037pursuant to s. 633.0215, to provide for the safe construction,
3038erection, alteration, repair, securing, and demolition of any
3039building within its territory outside the corporate limits of
3040any municipality. Upon a determination to consider amending the
3041Florida Building Code or the Florida Fire Prevention Code by a
3042majority of the members of the board of county commissioners of
3043such county, the board shall call a public hearing and comply
3044with the public notice requirements of s. 125.66(2). The board
3045shall hear all interested parties at the public hearing and may
3046then amend the building code or the fire code consistent with
3047the terms and purposes of this act. Upon adoption, an amendment
3048to the code shall be in full force and effect throughout the
3049unincorporated area of such county until otherwise notified by
3050the Florida Building Commission pursuant to s. 553.73 or the
3051State Fire Marshal pursuant to s. 633.0215. Nothing herein
3052contained shall be construed to prevent the board of county
3053commissioners from repealing such amendment to the building code
3054or the fire code at any regular meeting of such board.
3055     Section 78.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3056made by this act to section 125.66, Florida Statutes, in a
3057reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 212.054, Florida
3058Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3059     212.054  Discretionary sales surtax; limitations,
3060administration, and collection.-
3061     (6)  The governing body of any county levying a
3062discretionary sales surtax shall enact an ordinance levying the
3063surtax in accordance with the procedures described in s.
3064125.66(2).
3065     Section 79.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3066amendments made by this act to sections 125.66 and 166.041,
3067Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (18) of
3068section 163.3164, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3069     163.3164  Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
3070Development Regulation Act; definitions.-As used in this act:
3071     (18)  "Public notice" means notice as required by s.
3072125.66(2) for a county or by s. 166.041(3)(a) for a
3073municipality. The public notice procedures required in this part
3074are established as minimum public notice procedures.
3075     Section 80.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3076amendments made by this act to sections 125.66 and 166.041,
3077Florida Statutes, in references thereto, section 163.346,
3078Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3079     163.346  Notice to taxing authorities.-Before the governing
3080body adopts any resolution or enacts any ordinance required
3081under s. 163.355, s. 163.356, s. 163.357, or s. 163.387; creates
3082a community redevelopment agency; approves, adopts, or amends a
3083community redevelopment plan; or issues redevelopment revenue
3084bonds under s. 163.385, the governing body must provide public
3085notice of such proposed action pursuant to s. 125.66(2) or s.
3086166.041(3)(a) and, at least 15 days before such proposed action,
3087mail by registered mail a notice to each taxing authority which
3088levies ad valorem taxes on taxable real property contained
3089within the geographic boundaries of the redevelopment area.
3090     Section 81.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3091amendments made by this act to sections 125.66 and 166.041,
3092Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (1) of
3093section 376.80, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3094     376.80  Brownfield program administration process.-
3095     (1)  A local government with jurisdiction over the
3096brownfield area must notify the department of its decision to
3097designate a brownfield area for rehabilitation for the purposes
3098of ss. 376.77-376.86. The notification must include a
3099resolution, by the local government body, to which is attached a
3100map adequate to clearly delineate exactly which parcels are to
3101be included in the brownfield area or alternatively a less-
3102detailed map accompanied by a detailed legal description of the
3103brownfield area. If a property owner within the area proposed
3104for designation by the local government requests in writing to
3105have his or her property removed from the proposed designation,
3106the local government shall grant the request. For
3107municipalities, the governing body shall adopt the resolution in
3108accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 166.041, except
3109that the notice for the public hearings on the proposed
3110resolution must be in the form established in s. 166.041(3)(c)2.
3111For counties, the governing body shall adopt the resolution in
3112accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 125.66, except
3113that the notice for the public hearings on the proposed
3114resolution shall be in the form established in s. 125.66(4)(b)2.
3115     Section 82.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3116amendments made by this act to section 129.06, Florida Statutes,
3117in a reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 30.50, Florida
3118Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3119     30.50  Payment of salaries and expenses.-
3120     (4)  The sheriff shall keep necessary budget accounts and
3121records, and shall charge all paid bills and payrolls to the
3122proper budget accounts. The reserve for contingencies, or any
3123part thereof, may be transferred to any of the budget
3124appropriations, in the discretion of the sheriff. With the
3125approval of the board of county commissioners, or of the budget
3126commission if there is a budget commission in the county, the
3127budget may be amended as provided for county budgets in s.
3128129.06(2).
3129     Section 83.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
3130made by this act to section 129.03, Florida Statutes, in a
3131reference thereto, paragraph (l) of subsection (3) of section
3132200.065, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3133     200.065  Method of fixing millage.-
3134     (3)  The advertisement shall be no less than one-quarter
3135page in size of a standard size or a tabloid size newspaper, and
3136the headline in the advertisement shall be in a type no smaller
3137than 18 point. The advertisement shall not be placed in that
3138portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified
3139advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be published in a
3140newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or in a
3141geographically limited insert of such newspaper. The geographic
3142boundaries in which such insert is circulated shall include the
3143geographic boundaries of the taxing authority. It is the
3144legislative intent that, whenever possible, the advertisement
3145appear in a newspaper that is published at least 5 days a week
3146unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than 5
3147days a week, or that the advertisement appear in a
3148geographically limited insert of such newspaper which insert is
3149published throughout the taxing authority's jurisdiction at
3150least twice each week. It is further the legislative intent that
3151the newspaper selected be one of general interest and readership
3152in the community and not one of limited subject matter, pursuant
3153to chapter 50.
3154     (l)  Any advertisement required pursuant to this section
3155shall be accompanied by an adjacent notice meeting the budget
3156summary requirements of s. 129.03(3)(b). Except for those taxing
3157authorities proposing to levy ad valorem taxes for the first
3158time, the following statement shall appear in the budget summary
3159in boldfaced type immediately following the heading, if the
3160applicable percentage is greater than zero:
3161
3162     THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET EXPENDITURES OF ...(name of
3163taxing authority)... ARE ...(percent rounded to one decimal
3164place)... MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
3165
3166For purposes of this paragraph, "proposed operating budget
3167expenditures" or "operating expenditures" means all moneys of
3168the local government, including dependent special districts,
3169that:
3170     1.  Were or could be expended during the applicable fiscal
3171year, or
3172     2.  Were or could be retained as a balance for future
3173spending in the fiscal year.
3174
3175Provided, however, those moneys held in or used in trust,
3176agency, or internal service funds, and expenditures of bond
3177proceeds for capital outlay or for advanced refunded debt
3178principal, shall be excluded.
3179     Section 84.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3180amendments made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida
3181Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection
3182(9) of section 163.3246, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3183     163.3246  Local government comprehensive planning
3184certification program.-
3185     (9)(a)  Upon certification all comprehensive plan
3186amendments associated with the area certified must be adopted
3187and reviewed in the manner described in ss. 163.3184(1), (2),
3188(7), (14), (15), and (16) and 163.3187, such that state and
3189regional agency review is eliminated. The department may not
3190issue any objections, recommendations, and comments report on
3191proposed plan amendments or a notice of intent on adopted plan
3192amendments; however, affected persons, as defined by s.
3193163.3184(1)(a), may file a petition for administrative review
3194pursuant to the requirements of s. 163.3187(3)(a) to challenge
3195the compliance of an adopted plan amendment.
3196     Section 85.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3197amendments made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida
3198Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (h) of subsection
3199(6) of section 163.32465, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to
3200read:
3201     163.32465  State review of local comprehensive plans in
3202urban areas.-
3203     (6)  ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES TO PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR PILOT
3204PROGRAM.-
3205     (h)  Parties to a proceeding under this section may enter
3206into compliance agreements using the process in s. 163.3184(16).
3207Any remedial amendment adopted pursuant to a settlement
3208agreement shall be provided to the agencies and governments
3209listed in paragraph (4)(a).
3210     Section 86.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3211amendments made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida
3212Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (10) and paragraph
3213(d) of subsection (12) of section 288.975, Florida Statutes, are
3214reenacted to read:
3215     288.975  Military base reuse plans.-
3216     (10)  Within 60 days after receipt of a proposed military
3217base reuse plan, these entities shall review and provide
3218comments to the host local government. The commencement of this
3219review period shall be advertised in newspapers of general
3220circulation within the host local government and any affected
3221local government to allow for public comment. No later than 180
3222days after receipt and consideration of all comments, and the
3223holding of at least two public hearings, the host local
3224government shall adopt the military base reuse plan. The host
3225local government shall comply with the notice requirements set
3226forth in s. 163.3184(15) to ensure full public participation in
3227this planning process.
3228     (12)  Following receipt of a petition, the petitioning
3229party or parties and the host local government shall seek
3230resolution of the issues in dispute. The issues in dispute shall
3231be resolved as follows:
3232     (d)  Within 45 days after receiving the report from the
3233state land planning agency, the Administration Commission shall
3234take action to resolve the issues in dispute. In deciding upon a
3235proper resolution, the Administration Commission shall consider
3236the nature of the issues in dispute, any requests for a formal
3237administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 120, the compliance
3238of the parties with this section, the extent of the conflict
3239between the parties, the comparative hardships and the public
3240interest involved. If the Administration Commission incorporates
3241in its final order a term or condition that requires any local
3242government to amend its local government comprehensive plan, the
3243local government shall amend its plan within 60 days after the
3244issuance of the order. Such amendment or amendments shall be
3245exempt from the limitation of the frequency of plan amendments
3246contained in s. 163.3187(1), and a public hearing on such
3247amendment or amendments pursuant to s. 163.3184(15)(b)1. shall
3248not be required. The final order of the Administration
3249Commission is subject to appeal pursuant to s. 120.68. If the
3250order of the Administration Commission is appealed, the time for
3251the local government to amend its plan shall be tolled during
3252the pendency of any local, state, or federal administrative or
3253judicial proceeding relating to the military base reuse plan.
3254     Section 87.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3255amendments made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida
3256Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (9) of section
3257420.5095, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3258     420.5095  Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot
3259Program.-
3260     (9)  Notwithstanding s. 163.3184(3)-(6), any local
3261government comprehensive plan amendment to implement a Community
3262Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program project found
3263consistent with the provisions of this section shall be
3264expedited as provided in this subsection. At least 30 days prior
3265to adopting a plan amendment under this subsection, the local
3266government shall notify the state land planning agency of its
3267intent to adopt such an amendment, and the notice shall include
3268its evaluation related to site suitability and availability of
3269facilities and services. The public notice of the hearing
3270required by s. 163.3184(15)(b)2. shall include a statement that
3271the local government intends to use the expedited adoption
3272process authorized by this subsection. Such amendments shall
3273require only a single public hearing before the governing board,
3274which shall be an adoption hearing as described in s.
3275163.3184(7). The state land planning agency shall issue its
3276notice of intent pursuant to s. 163.3184(8) within 30 days after
3277determining that the amendment package is complete. Any further
3278proceedings shall be governed by ss. 163.3184(9)-(16).
3279Amendments proposed under this section are not subject to s.
3280163.3187(1), which limits the adoption of a comprehensive plan
3281amendment to no more than two times during any calendar year.
3282     Section 88.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3283amendments made by this act to section 163.3184, Florida
3284Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (6) of section
32851013.30, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3286     1013.30  University campus master plans and campus
3287development agreements.-
3288     (6)  Before a campus master plan is adopted, a copy of the
3289draft master plan must be sent for review or made available
3290electronically to the host and any affected local governments,
3291the state land planning agency, the Department of Environmental
3292Protection, the Department of Transportation, the Department of
3293State, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the
3294applicable water management district and regional planning
3295council. At the request of a governmental entity, a hard copy of
3296the draft master plan shall be submitted within 7 business days
3297of an electronic copy being made available. These agencies must
3298be given 90 days after receipt of the campus master plans in
3299which to conduct their review and provide comments to the
3300university board of trustees. The commencement of this review
3301period must be advertised in newspapers of general circulation
3302within the host local government and any affected local
3303government to allow for public comment. Following receipt and
3304consideration of all comments and the holding of an informal
3305information session and at least two public hearings within the
3306host jurisdiction, the university board of trustees shall adopt
3307the campus master plan. It is the intent of the Legislature that
3308the university board of trustees comply with the notice
3309requirements set forth in s. 163.3184(15) to ensure full public
3310participation in this planning process. The informal public
3311information session must be held before the first public
3312hearing. The first public hearing shall be held before the draft
3313master plan is sent to the agencies specified in this
3314subsection. The second public hearing shall be held in
3315conjunction with the adoption of the draft master plan by the
3316university board of trustees. Campus master plans developed
3317under this section are not rules and are not subject to chapter
3318120 except as otherwise provided in this section.
3319     Section 89.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3320amendments made by this act to section 166.041, Florida
3321Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection
3322(1) of section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3323     163.3187  Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.-
3324     (1)  Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant to
3325this part may be made not more than two times during any
3326calendar year, except:
3327     (c)  Any local government comprehensive plan amendments
3328directly related to proposed small scale development activities
3329may be approved without regard to statutory limits on the
3330frequency of consideration of amendments to the local
3331comprehensive plan. A small scale development amendment may be
3332adopted only under the following conditions:
3333     1.  The proposed amendment involves a use of 10 acres or
3334fewer and:
3335     a.  The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all
3336small scale development amendments adopted by the local
3337government shall not exceed:
3338     (I)  A maximum of 120 acres in a local government that
3339contains areas specifically designated in the local
3340comprehensive plan for urban infill, urban redevelopment, or
3341downtown revitalization as defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill
3342and redevelopment areas designated under s. 163.2517,
3343transportation concurrency exception areas approved pursuant to
3344s. 163.3180(5), or regional activity centers and urban central
3345business districts approved pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e);
3346however, amendments under this paragraph may be applied to no
3347more than 60 acres annually of property outside the designated
3348areas listed in this sub-sub-subparagraph. Amendments adopted
3349pursuant to paragraph (k) shall not be counted toward the
3350acreage limitations for small scale amendments under this
3351paragraph.
3352     (II)  A maximum of 80 acres in a local government that does
3353not contain any of the designated areas set forth in sub-sub-
3354subparagraph (I).
3355     (III)  A maximum of 120 acres in a county established
3356pursuant to s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
3357     b.  The proposed amendment does not involve the same
3358property granted a change within the prior 12 months.
3359     c.  The proposed amendment does not involve the same
3360owner's property within 200 feet of property granted a change
3361within the prior 12 months.
3362     d.  The proposed amendment does not involve a text change
3363to the goals, policies, and objectives of the local government's
3364comprehensive plan, but only proposes a land use change to the
3365future land use map for a site-specific small scale development
3366activity.
3367     e.  The property that is the subject of the proposed
3368amendment is not located within an area of critical state
3369concern, unless the project subject to the proposed amendment
3370involves the construction of affordable housing units meeting
3371the criteria of s. 420.0004(3), and is located within an area of
3372critical state concern designated by s. 380.0552 or by the
3373Administration Commission pursuant to s. 380.05(1). Such
3374amendment is not subject to the density limitations of sub-
3375subparagraph f., and shall be reviewed by the state land
3376planning agency for consistency with the principles for guiding
3377development applicable to the area of critical state concern
3378where the amendment is located and shall not become effective
3379until a final order is issued under s. 380.05(6).
3380     f.  If the proposed amendment involves a residential land
3381use, the residential land use has a density of 10 units or less
3382per acre or the proposed future land use category allows a
3383maximum residential density of the same or less than the maximum
3384residential density allowable under the existing future land use
3385category, except that this limitation does not apply to small
3386scale amendments involving the construction of affordable
3387housing units meeting the criteria of s. 420.0004(3) on property
3388which will be the subject of a land use restriction agreement,
3389or small scale amendments described in sub-sub-subparagraph
3390a.(I) that are designated in the local comprehensive plan for
3391urban infill, urban redevelopment, or downtown revitalization as
3392defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill and redevelopment areas
3393designated under s. 163.2517, transportation concurrency
3394exception areas approved pursuant to s. 163.3180(5), or regional
3395activity centers and urban central business districts approved
3396pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e).
3397     2.a.  A local government that proposes to consider a plan
3398amendment pursuant to this paragraph is not required to comply
3399with the procedures and public notice requirements of s.
3400163.3184(15)(c) for such plan amendments if the local government
3401complies with the provisions in s. 125.66(4)(a) for a county or
3402in s. 166.041(3)(c) for a municipality. If a request for a plan
3403amendment under this paragraph is initiated by other than the
3404local government, public notice is required.
3405     b.  The local government shall send copies of the notice
3406and amendment to the state land planning agency, the regional
3407planning council, and any other person or entity requesting a
3408copy. This information shall also include a statement
3409identifying any property subject to the amendment that is
3410located within a coastal high-hazard area as identified in the
3411local comprehensive plan.
3412     3.  Small scale development amendments adopted pursuant to
3413this paragraph require only one public hearing before the
3414governing board, which shall be an adoption hearing as described
3415in s. 163.3184(7), and are not subject to the requirements of s.
3416163.3184(3)-(6) unless the local government elects to have them
3417subject to those requirements.
3418     4.  If the small scale development amendment involves a
3419site within an area that is designated by the Governor as a
3420rural area of critical economic concern under s. 288.0656(7) for
3421the duration of such designation, the 10-acre limit listed in
3422subparagraph 1. shall be increased by 100 percent to 20 acres.
3423The local government approving the small scale plan amendment
3424shall certify to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
3425Development that the plan amendment furthers the economic
3426objectives set forth in the executive order issued under s.
3427288.0656(7), and the property subject to the plan amendment
3428shall undergo public review to ensure that all concurrency
3429requirements and federal, state, and local environmental permit
3430requirements are met.
3431     Section 90.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3432amendments made by this act to section 200.065, Florida
3433Statutes, in references thereto, paragraphs (b) and (c) of
3434subsection (1) of section 192.0105, Florida Statutes, are
3435reenacted to read:
3436     192.0105  Taxpayer rights.-There is created a Florida
3437Taxpayer's Bill of Rights for property taxes and assessments to
3438guarantee that the rights, privacy, and property of the
3439taxpayers of this state are adequately safeguarded and protected
3440during tax levy, assessment, collection, and enforcement
3441processes administered under the revenue laws of this state. The
3442Taxpayer's Bill of Rights compiles, in one document, brief but
3443comprehensive statements that summarize the rights and
3444obligations of the property appraisers, tax collectors, clerks
3445of the court, local governing boards, the Department of Revenue,
3446and taxpayers. Additional rights afforded to payors of taxes and
3447assessments imposed under the revenue laws of this state are
3448provided in s. 213.015. The rights afforded taxpayers to assure
3449that their privacy and property are safeguarded and protected
3450during tax levy, assessment, and collection are available only
3451insofar as they are implemented in other parts of the Florida
3452Statutes or rules of the Department of Revenue. The rights so
3453guaranteed to state taxpayers in the Florida Statutes and the
3454departmental rules include:
3455     (1)  THE RIGHT TO KNOW.-
3456     (b)  The right to notification of a public hearing on each
3457taxing authority's tentative budget and proposed millage rate
3458and advertisement of a public hearing to finalize the budget and
3459adopt a millage rate (see s. 200.065(2)(c) and (d)).
3460     (c)  The right to advertised notice of the amount by which
3461the tentatively adopted millage rate results in taxes that
3462exceed the previous year's taxes (see s. 200.065(2)(d) and (3)).
3463The right to notification by first-class mail of a comparison of
3464the amount of the taxes to be levied from the proposed millage
3465rate under the tentative budget change, compared to the previous
3466year's taxes, and also compared to the taxes that would be
3467levied if no budget change is made (see ss. 200.065(2)(b) and
3468200.069(2), (3), (4), and (8)).
3469     Section 91.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3470amendments made by this act to section 200.065, Florida
3471Statutes, in a reference thereto, section 200.068, Florida
3472Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3473     200.068  Certification of compliance with this chapter.-Not
3474later than 30 days following adoption of an ordinance or
3475resolution establishing a property tax levy, each taxing
3476authority shall certify compliance with the provisions of this
3477chapter to the Department of Revenue. In addition to a statement
3478of compliance, such certification shall include a copy of the
3479ordinance or resolution so adopted; a copy of the certification
3480of value showing rolled-back millage and proposed millage rates,
3481as provided to the property appraiser pursuant to s. 200.065(1)
3482and (2)(b); maximum millage rates calculated pursuant to s.
3483200.065(5), s. 200.185, or s. 200.186, together with values and
3484calculations upon which the maximum millage rates are based; and
3485a certified copy of the advertisement, as published pursuant to
3486s. 200.065(3). In certifying compliance, the governing body of
3487the county shall also include a certified copy of the notice
3488required under s. 194.037. However, if the value adjustment
3489board completes its hearings after the deadline for
3490certification under this section, the county shall submit such
3491copy to the department not later than 30 days following
3492completion of such hearings.
3493     Section 92.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3494amendments made by this act to section 200.065, Florida
3495Statutes, in a reference thereto, section 286.0105, Florida
3496Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3497     286.0105  Notices of meetings and hearings must advise that
3498a record is required to appeal.-Each board, commission, or
3499agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof
3500shall include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if notice
3501of the meeting or hearing is required, of such board,
3502commission, or agency, conspicuously on such notice, the advice
3503that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the
3504board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter
3505considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a
3506record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she
3507may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
3508made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon
3509which the appeal is to be based. The requirements of this
3510section do not apply to the notice provided in s. 200.065(3).
3511     Section 93.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3512amendments made by this act to section 705.103, Florida
3513Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (1) of section
3514705.104, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3515     705.104  Title to lost or abandoned property.-
3516     (1)  Title to lost or abandoned property is hereby vested
3517in the finder upon the expiration of the 90-day custodial time
3518period specified in s. 705.103(2)(b), provided the notice
3519requirements of s. 705.103 have been met, unless the rightful
3520owner or a lienholder claims the property within that time.
3521     Section 94.  For the purpose of incorporating the
3522amendments made by this act to section 705.103, Florida
3523Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (5)
3524of section 717.119, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3525     717.119  Payment or delivery of unclaimed property.-
3526     (5)  All intangible and tangible property held in a safe-
3527deposit box or any other safekeeping repository reported under
3528s. 717.117 shall not be delivered to the department until 120
3529days after the report due date. The delivery of the property,
3530through the United States mail or any other carrier, shall be
3531insured by the holder at an amount equal to the estimated value
3532of the property. Each package shall be clearly marked on the
3533outside "Deliver Unopened." A holder's safe-deposit box contents
3534shall be delivered to the department in a single shipment. In
3535lieu of a single shipment, holders may provide the department
3536with a single detailed shipping schedule that includes package
3537tracking information for all packages being sent pursuant to
3538this section.
3539     (b)  Any firearm or ammunition found in an unclaimed safe-
3540deposit box or any other safekeeping repository shall be
3541delivered by the holder to a law enforcement agency for disposal
3542pursuant to s. 705.103(2)(b) with the balance of the proceeds
3543deposited into the State School Fund if the firearm is sold.
3544However, the department is authorized to make a reasonable
3545attempt to ascertain the historical value to collectors of any
3546firearm that has been delivered to the department. Any firearm
3547appearing to have historical value to collectors may be sold by
3548the department pursuant to s. 717.122 to a person having a
3549federal firearms license. Any firearm which is not sold pursuant
3550to s. 717.122 shall be delivered by the department to a law
3551enforcement agency in this state for disposal pursuant to s.
3552705.103(2)(b) with the balance of the proceeds deposited into
3553the State School Fund if the firearm is sold. The department
3554shall not be administratively, civilly, or criminally liable for
3555any firearm delivered by the department to a law enforcement
3556agency in this state for disposal.
3557     Section 95.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.


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