| 1 | The Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee recommends |
| 2 | the following: |
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| 4 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 5 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 6 | A bill to be entitled |
| 7 | An act relating to automated teller machine transaction |
| 8 | charges; creating s. 655.966, F.S.; authorizing the |
| 9 | operator of an automated teller machine to charge an |
| 10 | access fee or surcharge for transactions using accounts |
| 11 | from certain financial institutions; providing an |
| 12 | effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Section 655.966, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 17 | to read: |
| 18 | 655.966 Automated teller machine; surcharge.--The operator |
| 19 | of an automated teller machine, as defined in s. 655.960(3), may |
| 20 | charge an access fee or surcharge not otherwise prohibited under |
| 21 | state or federal law to a customer conducting a transaction |
| 22 | using an account from a financial institution, as defined in s. |
| 23 | 655.005(1)(h), that is located outside of the United States. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |