Florida Senate - 2015 (NP) SR 1670 By Senator Evers 2-04392A-15 20151670__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution encouraging the Governor to negotiate an 3 agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., 4 which authorizes on-reservation sales of tax-exempt 5 cigarettes to nontribal members, and to present the 6 proposed agreement to the Legislature for its 7 consideration under s. 210.1801(6), Florida Statutes. 8 9 WHEREAS, in 1979, the Legislature enacted s. 210.05(5), 10 Florida Statutes, authorizing on-reservation sales of tax-exempt 11 cigarettes to nontribal members by the Seminole Tribe of 12 Florida, Inc., and 13 WHEREAS, in 2009, the Legislature enacted s. 210.1801, 14 Florida Statutes, which repealed the authority granted to the 15 Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., in 1979, and 16 WHEREAS, s. 210.1801(6), Florida Statutes, contemplates the 17 resumption of on-reservation sales of tax-exempt cigarettes to 18 nontribal members by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., under 19 an agreement with the State of Florida, NOW, THEREFORE, 20 21 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 22 23 That the Governor is encouraged to negotiate an agreement 24 with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., which authorizes on 25 reservation sales of tax-exempt cigarettes to nontribal members, 26 and to present the proposed agreement to the Legislature for its 27 consideration under s. 210.1801(6), Florida Statutes, at the 28 next regular session of the Legislature.