Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1632
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Diaz de la Portilla moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 2651 - 2736
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 55. The governing body of a municipality that
    6  created a downtown development authority and was authorized to
    7  levy an additional ad valorem tax under chapter 65-1090, Laws of
    8  Florida, may continue to levy said additional ad valorem tax on
    9  all real and personal property in the downtown district of up to
   10  0.5 mill for the purpose of financing the operation of the
   11  authority. The levy of the ad valorem tax shall be in addition
   12  to regular ad valorem taxes and special assessments for
   13  improvements imposed by the governing body of the municipality;
   14  however, the combined levy may not exceed the maximum millage
   15  authorized for municipal purposes under s. 9(b), Article VII of
   16  the State Constitution.
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   19  And the title is amended as follows:
   20         Delete lines 101 - 106
   21  and insert:
   22         website of certain special districts; authorizing
   23         certain municipalities to continue levying an
   24         additional ad valorem tax to finance the operation of
   25         a downtown development authority; providing that the
   26         tax is in addition to regular ad valorem taxes and
   27         assessments imposed by the municipality; prohibiting
   28         the combined taxes and assessments of the municipality
   29         from exceeding a specified millage; amending ss.
   30         11.45,