Senate Bill sb1126

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1126

    By Senator Atwater





    25-336A-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the local government

  3         half-cent sales tax; amending s. 218.62, F.S.;

  4         amending the distribution formula for proceeds

  5         from the tax; providing for retroactivity;

  6         providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Section 218.62, Florida Statutes, is

11  amended to read:

12         218.62  Distribution formulas.--

13         (1)  Each participating county and municipal government

14  shall receive a proportion of moneys earmarked for

15  distribution within that county.

16         (2)  The proportion for each county government shall be

17  computed by dividing the sum of the unincorporated area

18  population plus two-thirds of the incorporated area population

19  by the sum of the total county population plus two-thirds of

20  the incorporated area population. Effective October 1, 2000,

21  the apportionment factors shall, except in the case of error,

22  remain in effect for the fiscal year.

23         (3)  The proportion for each municipal government shall

24  be computed by dividing the population of that municipality by

25  the sum of the total county population plus two-thirds of the

26  incorporated area population.

27         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

28  law and shall apply retroactively to October 1, 2000.

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1126
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  2                          SENATE SUMMARY

  3    Amends the distribution formula for proceeds from the
      local government half-cent sales tax. Provides that,
  4    retroactive to October 1, 2000, the apportionment factors
      remain in effect for the fiscal year, except in the case
  5    of error.

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