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Florida House Bill H0877 Compare Versions

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10	10		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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12	12		A bill to be entitled 1
13	13		An act relating to the Downtown Development Authority 2
14	14		of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County; 3
15		-	amending chapter 2005 -346, Laws of Florida; ~~revising~~ a 4
	15	+	amending chapter 2005 -346, Laws of Florida; removing a 4
16	16		specified expiration date; providing for the transfer 5
17	17		of assets from the Downtown Development Authority to 6
18	18		the City of Fort Lauderdale upon the date of 7
19		-	dissolution of the authority; ~~requiring a referendum;~~ 8
20		-	~~providing effective dates~~. 9
	19	+	dissolution of the authority; providing an effective 8
	20	+	date. 9
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22	22		WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Autho rity of the City of 11
23	23		Fort Lauderdale (DDA) was created by special act of the 12
24	24		Legislature in 1965, and 13
25	25		WHEREAS, the DDA has been the driving force in the growth 14
26	26		and progress of Downtown Fort Lauderdale for the past five 15
27	27		decades, and 16
28	28		WHEREAS, the DDA has d edicated land and resources for such 17
29	29		public amenities including the Broward Performing Arts Center, 18
30	30		the Downtown Library, Museum of Science, and Huizenga Plaza 19
31	31		Park, among many others, and 20
32	32		WHEREAS, the DDA has been active in providing input and 21
33	33		solutions for such important ongoing issues such as 22
34	34		transportation, affordable housing, community safety, and parks 23
35	35		and public space improvements, and 24
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46	46		WHEREAS, the DDA is an important vehicle for representation 25
47	47		and participation of the commercial property owners in Downtown 26
48		-	Fort Lauderdale. 27
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50		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 29
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52		-	Section 1. Section 15 of section 3 of chapter 2005 -346, 31
53		-	Laws of Florida, is amended to read: 32
54		-	Section 15. On December 31, 2032 2030, this law shall 33
55		-	expire and all assets of the authority shall on or before that 34
56		-	date be transferred by the authority to the city. Any assets 35
57		-	remaining in the hands of the authority on December 31, 2032 36
58		-	2030, shall automatically devolve upon and become the propert y 37
59		-	of the city. In the event there shall be any indebtedness 38
60		-	outstanding against the authority, the city may continue to levy 39
61		-	whatever portion shall be necessary of the tax authorized by 40
62		-	this law to retire such indebtedness. 41
63		-	Section 2. Referendum.—Notwithstanding the requirement for 42
64		-	a board resolution in subsection (1) of section 18 of section 3 43
65		-	of chapter 2005-346, Laws of Florida, the board by resolution 44
66		-	shall call for a referendum of the authorized voters to be 45
67		-	conducted no later than 3 months after t he effective date of 46
68		-	this act. The referendum shall comply with the requirements of 47
69		-	section 18 of section 3 of chapter 2005 -346, Laws of Florida. 48
70		-	The referendum question shall be in substantially the following 49
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81		-	form: 50
82		-	Extension of dissolution date for the Fo rt Lauderdale 51
83		-	Downtown Development Authority. 52
84		-	Shall section 15 of section 3 of chapter 2005 -346, 53
85		-	Laws of Florida, be amended to provide the dissolution 54
86		-	date for the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development 55
87		-	District is extended from December 31, 2030, to 56
88		-	December 31, 2032? 57
89		-	( ) YES. 58
90		-	( ) NO. 59
91		-	Section 3. This act shall take effect only upon approval 60
92		-	by a majority vote of the landowners within the boundaries of 61
93		-	the Downtown Development Authority of the City of Fort 62
94		-	Lauderdale at a referendum to be held no later than 3 months 63
95		-	after the effective date of this act, except that section 2 and 64
96		-	this section shall take effect upon becoming a law. 65
	48	+	Fort Lauderdale, and 27
	49	+	WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed downtown development 28
	50	+	authorities and special districts on a periodic basis so that a 29
	51	+	separate expiration date is not needed given the important role 30
	52	+	the DDA provides in the community. 31
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	54	+	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 33
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	56	+	Section 1. Section 15 of chapter 2005 -346, Laws of 35
	57	+	Florida, is amended to read: 36
	58	+	Section 15. Upon the date of dissolution of the authority 37
	59	+	pursuant to law On December 31, 2030 , this law shall expire and 38
	60	+	all assets of the authority shall on or before the that date of 39
	61	+	dissolution be transferred by the authority to the city. Any 40
	62	+	assets remaining in the hands of the authority on the date of 41
	63	+	dissolution December 31, 2030, shall automatically devo lve upon 42
	64	+	and become the property of the city. In the event there shall be 43
	65	+	any indebtedness outstanding against the authority, the city may 44
	66	+	continue to levy whatever portion shall be necessary of the tax 45
	67	+	authorized by this law to retire such indebtedness. 46
	68	+	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 47