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