Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1593 Compare Versions

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12	12	A bill to be entitled 1
13	13	An act relating to the Ocean Highway and Port 2
14	14	Authority, Nassau County; amending ch. 2005 -293, Laws 3
15	15	of Florida; prohibiting shifting the responsibility 4
16	16	for paying ad valorem taxes of authority -owned 5
17	17	properties used for private purposes to the authority; 6
18	18	providing exceptions for the necessity of the 7
19	19	authority to obtain certain documentation to develop 8
20	20	facilities or otherwise improve its facilities; 9
21	21	providing an effective date. 10
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23	23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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25	25	Section 1. Sections 10 and 12 of chapter 2005 -293, Laws of 14
26	26	Florida, are amended to read: 15
27	27	Section 10. Tax exemption. —All revenues and income derived 16
28	28	from the services and facilities of the authority shall be 17
29	29	exempt from all taxation by the state or by any county, 18
30	30	municipality, or political subdivision thereof. Bonds, 19
31	31	certificates, or other obligations issued pursuant to this act 20
32	32	shall, together with the income thereon, be exempt from all 21
33	33	taxation by the state or any county, municipality, or other 22
34	34	political subdivision thereof. If authority-owned property 23
35	35	becomes subject to ad valorem taxation resulting from use by a 24
36	36	corporation or other private entity for a private purpo se, the 25
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47	47	responsibility for paying ad valorem taxes resulting from that 26
48	48	private use shall remain with the private entity and may not 27
49	49	shift to the authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 28
50	50	exemption granted by this section shall not be applicable to any 29
51	51	tax imposed by chapter 220, Florida Statutes, on interest, 30
52	52	income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations. 31
53	53	Section 12. Control or jurisdiction over authority ; 32
54	54	effect of local regulations .—It is shall not be necessary for 33
55	55	the authority to obtain any certificate of convenience or 34
56	56	necessity, franchise licenses, license, permits permit, or other 35
57	57	authorizations authorization thereof from the applicable any 36
58	58	county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state that 37
59	59	have jurisdiction in th e geographic location that the authority 38
60	60	intends to develop facilities or otherwise improve its 39
61	61	facilities. However, such development by the authority: 40
62	62	(1) Must comply with the Florida Building Code; 41
63	63	(2) Must comply with the Florida Fire Protection Cod e; 42
64	64	(3) Must comply with the Flood Plain Management Ordinances 43
65	65	of the applicable jurisdiction; 44
66	66	(4) Must comply with the requirements of any applicable 45
67	67	state or federal grants; 46
68	68	(5) For development of authority -owned properties located 47
69	69	in the Downtown Historic District of the City of Fernandina 48
70	70	Beach as of 2021, must comply with the requirements of the City 49
71	71	of Fernandina Beach Historic District requirements delineated in 50
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82	82	the City of Fernandina Beach Land Development Code. 51
83	83	(6) Is prohibited if such deve lopment is a further 52
84	84	expansion of the Port of Fernandina and authority -owned 53
85	85	facilities into the Downtown Historic District of Fernandina 54
86	86	Beach is prohibited. 55
87	87	(7) May not be permitted except in conformity with the 56
88	88	applicable Comprehensive Plan, or elemen ts or portion thereof 57
89	89	prepared and adopted in conformity with the Community Planning 58
90	90	Act as provided in s. 163.3161, Florida Statutes , and this act 59
91	91	shall be full and complete authority for the powers granted in 60
92	92	this act. The rates, rentals, tolls, and othe r revenues and 61
93	93	income of the authority and its contracts, agreements, and acts 62
94	94	shall not be subject to regulation by the state or any board, 63
95	95	body, agency, or political subdivision thereof . 64
96	96	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 65