Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1256
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/02/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget (Benacquisto) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 642 and 643
    4  insert:
    5         Section 22. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1) of
    6  section 196.199, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         196.199 Government property exemption.—
    8         (1) Property owned and used by the following governmental
    9  units shall be exempt from taxation under the following
   10  conditions:
   11         (d) All property of municipalities is exempt from ad
   12  valorem taxation if used as an essential ancillary function of a
   13  facility constructed with financing obtained in part by pledging
   14  proceeds from the tax authorized under s. 212.0305(4) which is
   15  upon exempt or immune federal, state, or county property.
   16         Section 23. The exemption from ad valorem taxation created
   17  by the amendment in this act to s. 196.199, Florida Statutes,
   18  applies retroactively to the 2012 tax roll.
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   21         And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete line 100
   23  and insert:
   24         appraisers; amending s. 196.199, F.S.; providing that
   25         property of a municipality is exempt from ad valorem
   26         taxation under specified circumstances; providing that
   27         the exemption applies retroactively to the 2012 tax
   28         roll; amending s. 196.202, F.S.; authorizing an