Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1272
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/09/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Finance and Tax (Hukill) recommended the
       following:
       
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (669104) (with directory
    2  and title amendments)
    3  
    4         Between lines 51 and 52
    5  insert:
    6         (5)(a) In addition to its existing audit and investigation
    7  authority, the Department of Revenue may perform any additional
    8  financial and technical audits and investigations, including
    9  examining the accounts, books, and records of the tax credit
   10  applicant, which are necessary to verify the information
   11  included in the tax credit return and to ensure compliance with
   12  this section. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer
   13  Services may conduct on-site monitoring visits to renewable
   14  energy facilities that received certification under this section
   15  to verify that the information contained in their application
   16  was true and correct, and shall provide technical assistance
   17  when requested by the Department of Revenue on any technical
   18  audits or examinations performed pursuant to this section.
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   21  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   22         Delete line 14
   23  and insert:
   24         Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (g) of subsection (3),
   25  paragraph (a) of subsection (5), and
   26  
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   28  And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Delete line 8
   30  and insert:
   31         permissible use of certain unallocated credit amounts;
   32         authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
   33         Services to conduct onsite monitoring;