Florida Senate - 2019                                    SB 1038
       
       
        
       By Senator Rader
       
       
       
       
       
       29-01988-19                                           20191038__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to increment revenues; amending s.
    3         163.370, F.S.; providing that law enforcement, fire
    4         suppression, emergency rescue, and code enforcement
    5         services are not deemed unrelated to the carrying out
    6         of a community redevelopment plan, for purposes of
    7         financing by increment revenues; authorizing a county
    8         or municipality to fund the incremental costs of law
    9         enforcement and emergency response for a community
   10         redevelopment area using increment revenues under
   11         certain circumstances; amending ss. 163.340 and
   12         163.358, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing
   13         an effective date.
   14          
   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   16  
   17         Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 163.370,
   18  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), paragraph
   19  (c) of subsection (3) of that section is amended, and a new
   20  subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
   21         163.370 Powers; counties and municipalities; community
   22  redevelopment agencies.—
   23         (3) The following projects may not be paid for or financed
   24  by increment revenues:
   25         (c) General government operating expenses unrelated to the
   26  planning and carrying out of a community redevelopment plan,
   27  provided that law enforcement, fire suppression, emergency
   28  rescue, and code enforcement services are not deemed unrelated
   29  to the carrying out of a community redevelopment plan.
   30         (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a county or
   31  municipality may fund the incremental costs of law enforcement
   32  and emergency response for a community redevelopment area using
   33  increment revenues if the county or municipality and the
   34  community redevelopment agency have jointly developed a
   35  methodology for the distribution of those revenues for the
   36  duration of the funding.
   37         Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (12) of section
   38  163.340, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   39         163.340 Definitions.—The following terms, wherever used or
   40  referred to in this part, have the following meanings:
   41         (12) “Related activities” means:
   42         (b) The functions related to the acquisition and disposal
   43  of real property pursuant to s. 163.370(5) s. 163.370(4).
   44         Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 163.358, Florida
   45  Statutes, is amended to read:
   46         163.358 Exercise of powers in carrying out community
   47  redevelopment and related activities.—Each county and
   48  municipality has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out
   49  and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part,
   50  including those powers granted under s. 163.370. A county or
   51  municipality may delegate such powers to a community
   52  redevelopment agency created under s. 163.356, except the
   53  following, which continue to vest in the governing body of the
   54  county or municipality:
   55         (4) The power to approve the acquisition, demolition,
   56  removal, or disposal of property as provided in s. 163.370(5) s.
   57  163.370(4) and the power to assume the responsibility to bear
   58  loss as provided in s. 163.370(5) s. 163.370(4).
   59         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.