Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 340
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: UNFAV .
03/14/2017 .
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The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Farmer) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (144456) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Delete line 384
5 and insert:
6 (15) TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ASSESSMENT.—
7 (a) As used in this subsection, the term:
8 1. “Gross trip fare” means the sum of the base fare charge,
9 distance charge, and time charge for the complete trip that is
10 charged to the rider.
11 2. “Local assessment fee” means one-half of 1 percent of
12 the gross trip fare.
13 (b) A TNC shall collect a local assessment fee on behalf of
14 a driver who accepts a request for transportation network
15 company service made through the company’s digital network for
16 all transportation network company service that originates in
17 the state.
18 (c) Within 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter, a
19 TNC shall submit to the Department of Revenue:
20 1. The total local assessment fees collected by a TNC on
21 behalf of the drivers; and
22 2. A report listing the percentage of the gross trip fare
23 that originated in each county during the reporting period.
24 (d)1. The Department of Revenue shall retain an amount of
25 10 percent of the local assessment fee collected under
26 subparagraph (c)1. to cover the expenses incurred by the state
27 to collect, remit, and distribute local assessment fees pursuant
28 to this subsection.
29 2. The remaining portion of the total local assessment fees
30 collected under this subsection, minus the amount retained
31 pursuant to subparagraph 1., shall be distributed to counties as
32 provided in subparagraph 3. Any funds collected and distributed
33 to counties shall be used to address the needs and effective
34 transportation of those citizens who are disabled, including
35 providing wheelchair accessible vehicles.
36 3. Within 60 days after the end of a calendar quarter, the
37 Department of Revenue shall distribute the local assessment fees
38 collected under paragraph (c), minus the amount retained
39 pursuant to subparagraph 1., to each county where a trip
40 originated during the reporting period. The distribution to each
41 county must be proportionate to the percentage of the gross trip
42 fare that originated in each county and must be allocated
43 consistent with subparagraph 2.
44 (e)1. To ensure that the TNC has remitted the correct local
45 assessment fee and has accurately reported the percentages
46 attributable to counties pursuant to paragraph (c), the
47 Department of Revenue may inspect the necessary records at a
48 TNC’s place of business or a mutually agreed upon location. This
49 inspection may not be conducted more than once every 3 years.
50 2. In the event that a TNC submits a report to the
51 Department of Revenue which is subsequently determined to be
52 inaccurate, thereby leading to an underpayment or overpayment of
53 a county’s local assessment fee, the Department of Revenue shall
54 correct the underpayment and overpayment by offsetting the
55 amount of the underpayment or overpayment in subsequent local
56 assessment fee distributions. In the event a TNC remits an
57 assessment fee to the Department of Revenue which is determined
58 to constitute an underpayment of the total assessment fee
59 required by this subsection, the TNC shall, within 30 days after
60 receiving notification of the determination, remit the balance
61 owed to the Department of Revenue.
62 (16) PREEMPTION.—
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64 And the title is amended as follows:
65 Delete line 483
66 and insert:
67 to maintain specified records; defining terms;
68 requiring a TNC to collect a local assessment fee
69 under certain circumstances; requiring the TNC to
70 submit to the Department of Revenue local assessment
71 fees and a certain report by a specified period;
72 requiring the state to retain a specified percent of
73 the local assessment fee for certain purposes;
74 requiring the remaining portion of such fee to be
75 distributed to counties for certain purposes;
76 requiring the department to distribute certain
77 portions of the fee to counties subject to certain
78 requirements; authorizing the department to inspect
79 certain records subject to certain restrictions;
80 directing the department to correct underpayments and
81 overpayments under certain circumstances, subject to
82 certain requirements; requiring the TNC to remit a
83 balance owed to the department within a specified
84 period under certain circumstances; providing
85 legislative