| 13 | 13 | | An act relating to the Ocean City -Wright Fire Control 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | District, Okaloosa County; amending ch. 99 -478, Laws 3 |
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| 15 | 15 | | of Florida, as amended; providing for future 4 |
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| 16 | 16 | | annexation of certain unincorporated territory; 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | providing an effective date. 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Section 1. Section 14 is added to section 2 of chapter 99 -10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 478, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2001 -315, Laws of 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Florida, to read: 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 14. Annexation of territories by municipalities. — 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) For the purposes and requirements of this act, after 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | the annexation by a municipality of any unincorporated area 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | within the district, the annexed area shall be t reated as lying 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | within the corporate boundaries of the annexing municipality and 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | shall not be subject to a levy of the ad valorem tax that is 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | authorized by this act. 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) Notwithstanding s. 171.093, Florida Statutes, if a 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | municipality annexes any unincorp orated territory situated 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | within the defined boundaries of the district after the 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | effective date of this act, the municipality may levy any 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | applicable taxes, assessments, or fees on the annexed territory 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | but must, by May 1 of each subsequent year after suc h 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 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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| 47 | 47 | | annexation, pay the district for its services in an amount equal 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | to the amount of taxes, assessments, or fees which would have 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | been collected by the district from the annexed territory during 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | that year had the territory not been annexed, using the millag e 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | rate in effect on the effective date of this act, or any lower 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | rate that may be levied by the district. Such payments shall 31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | continue for 10 years. If litigation is required to enforce the 32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | provisions of this act, the prevailing party shall be entitled 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | to an award of attorney fees and costs. 34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 35 |
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