| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to property taxes; amending s. 200.071, |
| 3 | F.S.; prohibiting ad valorem tax levies by counties in |
| 4 | excess of amounts specified in the county charter; |
| 5 | prohibiting ad valorem tax levies by counties through |
| 6 | municipal service taxing units in excess of amounts |
| 7 | specified in the ordinance establishing the unit; |
| 8 | providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 200.071, |
| 13 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 14 | 200.071 Limitation of millage; counties.-- |
| 15 | (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, no ad valorem tax |
| 16 | millage shall be levied against real property and tangible |
| 17 | personal property by counties in excess of 10 mills or the |
| 18 | amount specified in the county charter, whichever is less, |
| 19 | except for voted levies. |
| 20 | (3) Any county which, through a municipal service taxing |
| 21 | unit, provides services or facilities of the kind or type |
| 22 | commonly provided by municipalities, may levy, in addition to |
| 23 | the millages otherwise provided in this section, against real |
| 24 | property and tangible personal property within each such |
| 25 | municipal service taxing unit an ad valorem tax millage not in |
| 26 | excess of 10 mills, or the amount specified in the ordinance |
| 27 | establishing the municipal service taxing unit, whichever is |
| 28 | less, to pay for such services or facilities provided with the |
| 29 | funds obtained through such levy within such municipal service |
| 30 | taxing unit. |
| 31 | Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2005. |