The Florida Senate

¹215.211  Service charge; elimination or reduction for specified proceeds.--

(1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.20(1) and (3), the service charge provided in s. 215.20(1) and (3), which is deducted from the proceeds of the taxes distributed under ss. 206.606(1), 207.026, 212.0501(6), and 319.32(5), shall be eliminated beginning July 1, 2000.

(2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.20(1) and (3), the service charge provided in s. 215.20(1) and (3), which is deducted from the proceeds of the taxes distributed under ss. 206.608 and 320.072(4), shall be eliminated beginning July 1, 2001.

(3)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.20(1), the service charge provided in s. 215.20(1), which is deducted from the proceeds of the local option fuel tax distributed under s. 336.025, shall be reduced as follows:

(a)  For the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, the rate of the service charge shall be 3.5 percent.

(b)  Beginning July 1, 2006, and thereafter, no service charge shall be deducted from the proceeds of the local option fuel tax distributed under s. 336.025

The increased revenues derived from this subsection shall be deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund and used to fund the County Incentive Grant Program and the Small County Outreach Program. Up to 20 percent of such funds shall be used for the purpose of implementing the Small County Outreach Program as provided in this act. Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, the requirements of ss. 339.135, 339.155, and 339.175 shall not apply to these funds and programs.

History.--ss. 2, 3, 5, ch. 2000-257.

¹Note.--Section 22, ch. 2000-257, provides that "[n]otwithstanding any other law to the contrary the requirements of sections 206.46(3) and 206.606(2), Florida Statutes, shall not apply to any funding, programs, or other provisions contained in this act."