SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 686
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 274836
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11  Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 12, lines 3-16, delete those lines
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17         343.58  County funding for the South Florida Regional
18  Transportation Authority.--
19         (1)  Each county served by the South Florida Regional
20  Transportation Authority must dedicate $2.67 million to the
21  authority annually. The recurring annual $2.67 million must be
22  dedicated by the governing body of each county by August 1,
23  2003. Notwithstanding ss. 206.41 and 206.87, such dedicated
24  funding may come from each county's share of the ninth-cent
25  fuel tax, the local option fuel tax, or any other source of
26  local gas taxes or other nonfederal funds available to the
27  counties. In addition, the Legislature authorizes the levy of
28  an annual license tax in the amount of $2 for the registration
29  or renewal of registration of each vehicle taxed under s.
30  320.08 and registered in the area served by the South Florida
31  Regional Transportation Authority. The annual license tax
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 686 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 274836 1 shall take effect in any county served by the authority upon 2 approval by the residents in a county served by the authority. 3 The annual license tax shall be levied and the Department of 4 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall remit the proceeds 5 each month from the tax to the South Florida Regional 6 Transportation Authority. 7 (2) In addition, each county shall continue to 8 annually fund the operations of the South Florida Regional 9 Transportation Authority in an amount not less than $1.565 10 million. Such funds pursuant to this subsection shall also be 11 considered a dedicated funding source. 12 13 If, by December 31, 2009, the South Florida Regional 14 Transportation Authority has not received federal matching 15 funds based upon the dedication of funds under subsection (1), 16 subsection (1) shall be repealed. 17 18 19 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 20 And the title is amended as follows: 21 On page 1, lines 27-30, delete those lines 22 23 and insert: 24 county funding for the authority; requiring 25 counties served by the authority to dedicate a 26 specified amount of funding; authorizing a tax 27 on motor vehicle registration; requiring 28 approval by referendum for such tax; providing 29 for distribution to the authority of moneys 30 received for the tax; providing a statement of 31 2 5:47 PM 04/25/03 s0686c2c-31j01