| 1 | Representative Fresen offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 48 and 49, insert: |
| 5 | Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 170.201, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 170.201 Special assessments.- |
| 8 | (1) In addition to other lawful authority to levy and |
| 9 | collect special assessments, the governing body of a |
| 10 | municipality may levy and collect special assessments to fund |
| 11 | capital improvements and municipal services, including, but not |
| 12 | limited to, fire protection, emergency medical services, garbage |
| 13 | disposal, sewer improvement, street improvement, and parking |
| 14 | facilities. The governing body of a municipality having a |
| 15 | population of fewer than 100 for the previous year's taxing year |
| 16 | may levy and collect special assessments to fund special |
| 17 | security and crime prevention services and facilities, including |
| 18 | guard and gatehouse facilities for the current taxing year. |
| 19 | However, if prior to the levy of the assessment, the cost of |
| 20 | such services and facilities are funded by ad valorem taxes, the |
| 21 | taxes shall be abated annually thereafter, in an amount equal to |
| 22 | the full amount of the special assessment. The governing body of |
| 23 | a municipality may apportion costs of such special assessments |
| 24 | based on: |
| 25 | (a) The front or square footage of each parcel of land; or |
| 26 | (b) An alternative methodology, so long as the amount of |
| 27 | the assessment for each parcel of land is not in excess of the |
| 28 | proportional benefits as compared to other assessments on other |
| 29 | parcels of land. |
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| 33 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 34 | Remove line 5 and insert: |
| 35 | period; amending s. 170.201, F.S.; authorizing certain |
| 36 | municipalities to levy and collect special assessments to |
| 37 | fund special security and crime prevention services and |
| 38 | facilities; amending s. 337.29, F.S.; authorizing |
| 39 | transfers of |