SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1360

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 723408

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11  Senator Pruitt moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 24, line 26, through

15            page 25, line 15, delete those lines

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18         Section 15.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3)

19  of section 193.461, Florida Statutes, to read:

20         193.461  Agricultural lands; classification and

21  assessment; mandated eradication or quarantine program.--

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23         (e)  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a),

24  land that has received an agricultural classification from the

25  value adjustment board or a court of competent jurisdiction

26  pursuant to this section is entitled to receive such

27  classification in any subsequent year until such agricultural

28  use of the land is abandoned or discontinued, the land is

29  diverted to a nonagricultural use, or the land is reclassified

30  as nonagricultural pursuant to subsection (4). The property

31  appraiser must, no later than January 15, of each year,

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1360

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 723408





  1  provide notice to the owner of land that was classified

  2  agricultural in the previous year informing the owner of the

  3  requirements of this paragraph and requiring the owner to

  4  certify that neither the ownership nor the use of the land has

  5  changed. The department shall, by administrative rule,

  6  prescribe the form of the notice to be used by the property

  7  appraiser under this paragraph. However, this paragraph does

  8  not apply to any property if the agricultural classification

  9  of that property is the subject of current litigation.

10         Section 16.  There is appropriated from the General

11  Revenue Fund to the Department of Revenue the sum of $45,000

12  for the purpose of reimbursing counties for the cost of using

13  special masters as provided in section 194.035, Florida

14  Statutes, as amended by this act.

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16  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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20  And the title is amended as follows:

21         On page 2, line 22, after the semicolon,

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24         providing an exception under certain

25         circumstances; providing an appropriation;

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