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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Hill) recommended the following substitute for

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amendment (582890):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 52 and 53

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Section 212.0606, Florida Statutes, is amended

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to read:

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     212.0606 Rental car surcharge; discretionary local rental

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car surcharge.--

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     (1) A surcharge of $2 $2.00 per day or any part of a day is

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imposed upon the lease or rental of a motor vehicle licensed for

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hire and designed to carry fewer less than nine passengers,

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regardless of whether such motor vehicle is licensed in Florida.

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The surcharge applies to only the first 30 days of the term of

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any lease or rental and. The surcharge is subject to all

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applicable taxes imposed by this chapter.

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     (2)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 212.20,

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and less costs of administration, 80 percent of the proceeds of

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the this surcharge imposed under subsection (1) shall be

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deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund, 15.75 percent

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of the proceeds of this surcharge shall be deposited in the

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Tourism Promotional Trust Fund created in s. 288.122, and 4.25

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percent of the proceeds of this surcharge shall be deposited in

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the Florida International Trade and Promotion Trust Fund. As used

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in For the purposes of this subsection, "proceeds" of the

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surcharge means all funds collected and received by the

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department under subsection (1) this section, including interest

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and penalties on delinquent surcharges. The department shall

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provide the Department of Transportation rental car surcharge

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revenue information for the previous state fiscal year by

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September 1 of each year.

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     (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal

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year 2007-2008 and each year thereafter, the proceeds deposited

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in the State Transportation Trust Fund shall be allocated on an

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annual basis in the Department of Transportation's work program

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to each department district, except the Turnpike District. The

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amount allocated for each district shall be based upon the amount

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of proceeds attributed to the counties within each respective

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district.

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     (3)(a) In addition to the surcharge imposed under

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subsection (1), each county containing an international airport

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may levy a discretionary local surcharge pursuant to county

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ordinance and subject to approval by a majority vote of the

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electorate of the county voting in a referendum on the local

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surcharge of $2 per day, or any part of a day, upon the lease or

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rental of a motor vehicle licensed for hire and designed to carry

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fewer than nine passengers, regardless of whether such motor

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vehicle is licensed in this state. The surcharge may be applied

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to only the first 30 days of the term of the lease or rental and

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is subject to all applicable taxes imposed by this chapter.

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     (b) If the ordinance authorizing the imposition of the

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surcharge is approved by such referendum, a certified copy of the

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ordinance shall be furnished by the county to the department

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within 10 days after such approval, but no later than November 16

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prior to the effective date. The notice must specify the time

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period during which the surcharge will be in effect and must

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include a copy of the ordinance and such other information as the

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department requires by rule. Failure to timely provide such

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notification to the department shall result in delay of the

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effective date for a period of 1 year. The effective date for any

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county to impose the surcharge shall be January 1 following the

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year in which the ordinance was approved by referendum. A local

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surcharge may not terminate on a date other than December 31.

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     (c) Any dealer that collects the local surcharge but fails

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to report surcharge collections by county, as required by

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paragraph (4)(b), shall have the surcharge proceeds deposited

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into the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund and then transferred

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to the Local Option Fuel Tax Trust Fund, which is separate from

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the county surcharge collection accounts. The department shall

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distribute funds in this account, less the cost of

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administration, using a distribution factor determined for each

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county that levies a surcharge based on the county's latest

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official population determined pursuant to s. 186.901 and

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multiplied by the amount of funds in the account and available

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for distribution.

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     (d) Notwithstanding s. 212.20, and less the costs of

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administration, the proceeds of the local surcharge imposed under

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paragraph (a) shall be transferred to the Local Option Fuel Tax

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Trust Fund and distributed monthly by the department under s.

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336.025(3)(a)1. or (4)(a) and used solely for costs associated

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with the construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance,

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and repair of facilities under a commuter rail service program

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provided by the state or other governmental entity. As used in

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this subsection, "proceeds" of the local surcharge means all

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funds collected and received by the department under this

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subsection, including interest and penalties on delinquent

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surcharges.

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     (4)(3)(a) Except as provided in this section, the

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department shall administer, collect, and enforce the surcharge

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and local surcharge as provided in this chapter.

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     (b)  The department shall require dealers to report

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surcharge collections according to the county to which the

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surcharge and local surcharge was attributed. For purposes of

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this section, the surcharge and local surcharge shall be

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attributed to the county where the rental agreement was entered

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into.

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     (c) Dealers who collect a the rental car surcharge shall

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report to the department all surcharge and local surcharge

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revenues attributed to the county where the rental agreement was

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entered into on a timely filed return for each required reporting

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period. The provisions of this chapter which apply to interest

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and penalties on delinquent taxes shall apply to the surcharge

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and local surcharge. The surcharge and local surcharge shall not

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be included in the calculation of estimated taxes pursuant to s.

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212.11. The dealer's credit provided in s. 212.12 shall not apply

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to any amount collected under this section.

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     (5)(4) The surcharge and any local surcharge imposed by

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this section does not apply to a motor vehicle provided at no

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charge to a person whose motor vehicle is being repaired,

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adjusted, or serviced by the entity providing the replacement

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motor vehicle.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 2, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 212.0606, F.S.; providing for the

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imposition by countywide referendum of an additional

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surcharge on the lease or rental of a motor vehicle;

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providing for the proceeds of the surcharge to be

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transferred to the Local Option Fuel Tax Trust Fund and

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used for the construction and maintenance of commuter

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rail service facilities; providing definitions relating

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to commuter rail service, rail corridors, and railroad

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operation for purposes of the rail program within the

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department;

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