SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1458, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___

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11  Senator Latvala moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 6, between lines 1 and 2,

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18         Section 2.  Effective September 1, 2000, subsection (1)

19  of section 561.501, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

20         561.501  Surcharge on sale of alcoholic beverages for

21  consumption on the premises; penalty.--

22         (1)  Notwithstanding s. 561.50 or any other provision

23  of the Beverage Law, a surcharge of 3.34 6.67 cents is imposed

24  upon each ounce of liquor and each 4 ounces of wine, a

25  surcharge of 2 4 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of cider,

26  and a surcharge of 1.34 2.67 cents is imposed on each 12

27  ounces of beer sold at retail for consumption on premises

28  licensed by the division as an alcoholic beverage vendor.

29  However, the surcharges imposed under this subsection need not

30  be paid upon such beverages when they are sold by an

31  organization that is licensed by the division under s.

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1458, 1st Eng.

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  1  565.02(4) or s. 561.422 as an alcoholic beverage vendor and

  2  that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be

  3  currently exempt from federal income tax under s. 501(c)(3),

  4  (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code

  5  of 1986, as amended.

  6         Section 3.  Effective September 1, 2000, subsection (4)

  7  of section 561.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  8         561.121  Deposit of revenue.--

  9         (4)  State funds collected pursuant to s. 561.501 shall

10  be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the following

11  accounts:

12         (a)  Twenty-seven and two-tenths Thirteen and

13  six-tenths percent of the surcharge on the sale of alcoholic

14  beverages for consumption on premises shall be transferred to

15  the Children and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund, which

16  shall remain with the Department of Children and Family

17  Services for the purpose of funding programs directed at

18  reducing and eliminating substance abuse problems among

19  children and adolescents.

20         (b)  The remainder of collections shall be credited to

21  the General Revenue Fund.

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23  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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27  And the title is amended as follows:

28         On page 6, line 15, after the semicolon

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31         amending s. 561.501, F.S.; reducing the

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1458, 1st Eng.

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  1         surcharges on liquor, wine, cider, and beer

  2         sold for consumption on the premises; providing

  3         an exemption from the surcharge to certain

  4         nonprofit organizations; amending s. 561.121,

  5         F.S.; increasing the portion of the surcharge

  6         which is transferred to the Children and

  7         Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund;

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