Florida Senate - 2013                                    SB 1480
       
       
       
       By Senator Latvala
       
       
       
       
       20-00566B-13                                          20131480__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to interlocal agreements; amending s.
    3         163.01, F.S.; modifying the definition of “public
    4         agency” to include a public transit provider;
    5         providing an effective date.
    6  
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
   10  163.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         163.01 Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969.—
   12         (3) As used in this section:
   13         (b) “Public agency” means a political subdivision, agency,
   14  or officer of this state or of any state of the United States,
   15  including, but not limited to, state government, county, city,
   16  school district, single and multipurpose special district,
   17  single and multipurpose public authority, metropolitan or
   18  consolidated government, a separate legal entity or
   19  administrative entity created under subsection (7), a public
   20  transit provider, an independently elected county officer, any
   21  agency of the United States Government, a federally recognized
   22  Native American tribe, and any similar entity of any other state
   23  of the United States.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.