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11 Senator Horne moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (3) of section
18 125.0104, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for
20 levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement.--
21 (3) TAXABLE PRIVILEGES; EXEMPTIONS; LEVY; RATE.--
22 (l) In addition to any other tax which is imposed
23 pursuant to this section, a county may impose up to an
24 additional 1-percent tax on the exercise of the privilege
25 described in paragraph (a) by majority vote of the governing
26 board of the county in order to:
27 1. Pay the debt service on bonds issued to finance the
28 construction, reconstruction, or renovation of a professional
29 sports franchise facility, or the acquisition, construction,
30 reconstruction, or renovation of a retained spring training
31 franchise facility, either publicly owned and operated, or
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1 publicly owned and operated by the owner of a professional
2 sports franchise or other lessee with sufficient expertise or
3 financial capability to operate such facility, and to pay the
4 planning and design costs incurred prior to the issuance of
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6 2. Pay the debt service on bonds issued to finance the
7 construction, reconstruction, or renovation of a convention
8 center, and to pay the planning and design costs incurred
9 prior to the issuance of such bonds.
10 3. Pay the operation and maintenance costs of a
11 convention center for a period of up to 10 years. Only
12 counties that have elected to levy the tax for the purposes
13 authorized in subparagraph 2. may use the tax for the purposes
14 enumerated in this subparagraph. Any county that elects to
15 levy the tax for the purposes authorized in subparagraph 2.
16 after July 1, 2000, may use the proceeds of the tax to pay the
17 operation and maintenance costs of a convention center for the
18 life of the bonds.
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20 The provision of paragraph (b) which prohibits any county
21 authorized to levy a convention development tax pursuant to s.
22 212.0305 from levying more than the 2-percent tax authorized
23 by this section, and the provisions of paragraphs (4)(a)
24 through (d), shall not apply to the additional tax authorized
25 in this paragraph. The effective date of the levy and
26 imposition of the tax authorized under this paragraph shall be
27 the first day of the second month following approval of the
28 ordinance by the governing board or the first day of any
29 subsequent month as may be specified in the ordinance. A
30 certified copy of such ordinance shall be furnished by the
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7 And the title is amended as follows:
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11 amending s. 125.0104, F.S.; authorizing
12 counties that levy a tourist development tax
13 after a specified date for the purpose of
14 issuing bonds to construct, reconstruct, or
15 renovate a convention center to pay the
16 operation and maintenance costs of the
17 convention center for the life of the bonds;
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