((LATE FILED FOR: APRIL 16 SPECIAL ORDER ))Amendment
Bill No. HB 5121
Amendment No. 599237
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Brandenburg offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Remove lines 446-491 and insert:
5     403.7062  Solid waste disposal tax.--
6     (1)  For the privilege of engaging in business, a tax for
7each ton of solid waste disposed of at a permitted solid waste
8management facility in the state is imposed on the owner of such
9a facility. The tax shall be imposed at the rate of $1.25 for
10each ton of solid waste received at the facility.
11     (2)  As used in this section, the term:
12     (a)  "Owner" means any special district or private,
13governmental, or other entity authorized to own or operate a
14solid waste management facility.
15     (b)  "Permitted solid waste management facility" means a
16Class I or Class III landfill, a construction and demolition
17debris disposal facility, or a land clearing debris disposal
18facility.
19     (c)  "Proceeds of the tax" means all funds collected and
20received by the Department of Revenue pursuant to this section,
21including interest and penalties on delinquent taxes.
22     (3)  The tax imposed by this section must be paid to the
23Department of Revenue by electronic funds transfer on or before
24the 20th day of the month following the month in which the solid
25waste is received at the facility. The payment of the tax must
26be accompanied by a form prescribed by the Department of Revenue
27and initiated by the owner of the facility through electronic
28data interchange.
29     (4)  The proceeds of the solid waste disposal tax, less
30administrative costs, shall be paid into the State Treasury to
31the credit of the General Revenue Fund. Administrative costs may
32not exceed 3 percent of the total revenues collected pursuant to
33this section and may include only those costs reasonably
34attributable to the tax.
35     (5)(a)  The Department of Revenue shall administer,
36collect, and enforce the tax authorized under this section
37pursuant to the procedures for administration, collection, and
38enforcement of the general state sales tax imposed under chapter
39212, except as provided in this section. The provisions of this
40section regarding the authority of the Department of Revenue to
41audit and make assessments, the keeping of books and records,
42and the interest and penalties imposed on delinquent taxes
43apply. The tax may not be included in computing estimated taxes
44under s. 212.11, and the dealer's credit for collecting taxes or
45fees provided for in s. 212.12 does not apply to the tax imposed
46by this section.
47     (b)  The Department of Revenue is authorized to adopt rules
48and prescribe and publish such forms as are necessary to
49administer this section and establish audit procedures and
50assess delinquent taxes.
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T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
57     Remove lines 24-25 and insert:
58solid waste disposal tax; providing requirements for imposition
59and collection of the tax; providing for


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