Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SPB 7102
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  02/18/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget (Altman) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 726 - 734
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 21. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section
    6  212.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of
    8  department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated
    9  unconstitutionally collected.—
   10         (6) Distribution of all proceeds under this chapter and s.
   11  202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be as follows:
   12         (d) The proceeds of all other taxes and fees imposed
   13  pursuant to this chapter or remitted pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b)
   14  and (2)(b) shall be distributed as follows:
   15         1. In any fiscal year, the greater of $500 million, minus
   16  an amount equal to 4.6 percent of the proceeds of the taxes
   17  collected pursuant to chapter 201, or 5.2 percent of all other
   18  taxes and fees imposed pursuant to this chapter or remitted
   19  pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be deposited in
   20  monthly installments into the General Revenue Fund.
   21         2. After the distribution under subparagraph 1., 8.814
   22  percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer located
   23  within a participating county pursuant to s. 218.61 shall be
   24  transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax
   25  Clearing Trust Fund. Beginning July 1, 2003, the amount to be
   26  transferred shall be reduced by 0.1 percent, and the department
   27  shall distribute this amount to the Public Employees Relations
   28  Commission Trust Fund less $5,000 each month, which shall be
   29  added to the amount calculated in subparagraph 3. and
   30  distributed accordingly.
   31         3. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1. and 2.,
   32  0.095 percent shall be transferred to the Local Government Half
   33  cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund and distributed pursuant to
   34  s. 218.65.
   35         4. After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., and
   36  3., 2.0440 percent of the available proceeds shall be
   37  transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
   38  Counties pursuant to s. 218.215.
   39         5. After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., and
   40  3., 1.3409 percent of the available proceeds shall be
   41  transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
   42  Municipalities pursuant to s. 218.215. If the total revenue to
   43  be distributed pursuant to this subparagraph is at least as
   44  great as the amount due from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
   45  Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial Assistance
   46  Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999-2000, no municipality shall
   47  receive less than the amount due from the Revenue Sharing Trust
   48  Fund for Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial
   49  Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999-2000. If the
   50  total proceeds to be distributed are less than the amount
   51  received in combination from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
   52  Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial Assistance
   53  Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999-2000, each municipality
   54  shall receive an amount proportionate to the amount it was due
   55  in state fiscal year 1999-2000.
   56         6. Of the remaining proceeds:
   57         a. In each fiscal year, the sum of $29,915,500 shall be
   58  divided into as many equal parts as there are counties in the
   59  state, and one part shall be distributed to each county. The
   60  distribution among the several counties must begin each fiscal
   61  year on or before January 5th and continue monthly for a total
   62  of 4 months. If a local or special law required that any moneys
   63  accruing to a county in fiscal year 1999-2000 under the then
   64  existing provisions of s. 550.135 be paid directly to the
   65  district school board, special district, or a municipal
   66  government, such payment must continue until the local or
   67  special law is amended or repealed. The state covenants with
   68  holders of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued by
   69  local governments, special districts, or district school boards
   70  before July 1, 2000, that it is not the intent of this
   71  subparagraph to adversely affect the rights of those holders or
   72  relieve local governments, special districts, or district school
   73  boards of the duty to meet their obligations as a result of
   74  previous pledges or assignments or trusts entered into which
   75  obligated funds received from the distribution to county
   76  governments under then-existing s. 550.135. This distribution
   77  specifically is in lieu of funds distributed under s. 550.135
   78  before July 1, 2000.
   79         b. The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly
   80  pursuant to s. 288.1162 to each applicant certified as a
   81  facility for a new or retained professional sports franchise
   82  pursuant to s. 288.1162. Up to $41,667 shall be distributed
   83  monthly by the department to each certified applicant as defined
   84  in s. 288.11621 for a facility for a spring training franchise.
   85  However, not more than $416,670 may be distributed monthly in
   86  the aggregate to all certified applicants for facilities for
   87  spring training franchises. Distributions begin 60 days after
   88  such certification and continue for not more than 30 years,
   89  except as otherwise provided in s. 288.11621. A certified
   90  applicant identified in this sub-subparagraph may not receive
   91  more in distributions than expended by the applicant for the
   92  public purposes provided for in s. 288.1162(5) or s.
   93  288.11621(3).
   94         c. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Department of
   95  Economic Opportunity to the Department of Revenue that an
   96  applicant has been certified as the professional golf hall of
   97  fame pursuant to s. 288.1168 and is open to the public, $166,667
   98  shall be distributed monthly, for up to 300 months, to the
   99  applicant.
  100         d. Beginning 30 days after notice by the Department of
  101  Economic Opportunity to the Department of Revenue that the
  102  applicant has been certified as the International Game Fish
  103  Association World Center facility pursuant to s. 288.1169, and
  104  the facility is open to the public, $83,333 shall be distributed
  105  monthly, for up to 168 months, to the applicant. This
  106  distribution is subject to reduction pursuant to s. 288.1169. A
  107  lump sum payment of $999,996 shall be made, after certification
  108  and before July 1, 2000.
  109         e.Beginning 30 days after notice by the Department of
  110  Economic Opportunity to the Department of Revenue that the
  111  Department of Economic Opportunity has approved a plan developed
  112  by the Florida Institute of Technology for establishing a space
  113  exploration research institute, the department must distribute
  114  $416,666 monthly to the Florida Institute of Technology for the
  115  purpose of operating a space exploration research institute.
  116  This amount represents sales and use taxes generated by visitor
  117  activity at the Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air
  118  Force Station. The Florida Institute of Technology shall develop
  119  a plan for the space exploration research institute in
  120  conjunction with Space Florida.
  121         7. All other proceeds must remain in the General Revenue
  122  Fund.
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  125         And the title is amended as follows:
  126         Delete lines 143 - 148
  127  and insert:
  128         specified date; amending s. 212.20, F.S.; requiring
  129         that the Department of Revenue distribute monthly to
  130         the Florida Institute of Technology a specified amount
  131         for the purpose of operating a space exploration
  132         research institute; requiring that the Florida
  133         Institute of Technology develop a plan for the space
  134         exploration research institute in conjunction with
  135         Space Florida; providing effective dates.