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13	13		An act relating to the Pace Fire Rescue District, 2
14	14		Santa Rosa County; amending chapter 2017 -221, Laws of 3
15	15		Florida; repealing the district's authority to levy 4
16	16		and collect ad valorem taxes; establishing maximum 5
17	17		rates for non-ad valorem assessments; providing an 6
18	18		exception to general law relating to the initial levy 7
19	19		of non-ad valorem assessments; providing effective 8
20	20		dates. 9
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22	22		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of t he State of Florida: 11
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24	24		Section 1. Effective October 1, 2024, subsection (1) of 13
25	25		section 7 and section 8 of chapter 2017 -221, Laws of Florida, 14
26	26		are amended to read: 15
27	27		Section 7. Powers; use of district funds. — 16
28	28		(1) The district shall have, and the board may exercise, 17
29	29		all the powers and duties set forth in chapters 189 and 191, 18
30	30		Florida Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time, and 19
31	31		shall include fire control, fire prevention, and emergency 20
32	32		medical, rescue response and public safety services , except the 21
33	33		authority to levy and collect ad valorem taxes . 22
34	34		Section 8. Finances. — 23
35	35		(1) The powers, functions, and duties of the district 24
36	36		regarding ad valorem taxation, bond issuance, other revenue -25
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47	47		raising capabilities, budget preparation and approval, lien s and 26
48	48		foreclosure of liens, use of tax deeds and tax certificates as 27
49	49		appropriate for non-ad valorem assessments, and contractual 28
50	50		agreements, and the methods for financing the district and for 29
51	51		collecting non-ad valorem assessments, fees, or service charges, 30
52	52		shall be as set forth in this charter, in chapters 170, 189, 31
53	53		191, and 197, Florida Statutes, and in any applicable general or 32
54	54		special law except as limited herein. 33
55	55		(2) The district shall have the authority to levy and 34
56	56		collect ad valorem taxes in accorda nce with s. 191.009, Florida 35
57	57		Statutes, and chapter 200, Florida Statutes. The taxes levied 36
58	58		and assessed by the district shall be a lien upon the land so 37
59	59		assessed along with the county taxes assessed against such land 38
60	60		until such assessments and taxes have b een paid, and if the 39
61	61		taxes levied by the district become delinquent, such taxes shall 40
62	62		be considered a part of the county tax subject to the same 41
63	63		penalties, charges, fees, and remedies for enforcement and 42
64	64		collection and shall be enforced and collected as pr ovided by 43
65	65		general law for the collection of such taxes. The maximum ad 44
66	66		valorem millage rate that can be levied in any one year shall be 45
67	67		3.75 mills, unless a lower maximum rate is authorized by 46
68	68		referendum. 47
69	69		(2)(3) The district shall have the authority to l evy non-48
70	70		ad valorem assessments. The methods for assessing and collecting 49
71	71		non-ad valorem assessments, fees, or service charges shall be as 50
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82	82		set forth in this charter, chapter 170, Florida Statutes, 51
83	83		chapter 189, Florida Statutes, chapter 191, Florida Statutes , 52
84	84		and chapter 197, Florida Statutes. 53
85	85		(3) The non-ad valorem assessments may be levied up to the 54
86	86		following maximum amounts: 55
87	87		(a) Two hundred fifty dollars for residential properties 56
88	88		up to 1,600 square feet, with an additional $0.1544 per square 57
89	89		foot in excess of 1,600 square feet. 58
90	90		(b) Thirty dollars and 96 cents for vacant land. 59
91	91		(c) Five hundred dollars for commercial properties up to 60
92	92		950 square feet, with an additional $0.1544 per square foot in 61
93	93		excess of 950 square feet. 62
94	94		(d) Thirty dollars and 96 cents for unimproved acreage up 63
95	95		to 3 acres, with an additional $10.32 per acre in excess of 3 64
96	96		acres Pursuant to s. 191.009, Florida Statutes, the first -time 65
97	97		levy of non-ad valorem assessments must be approved by a 66
98	98		referendum of the electors of the district . 67
99	99		(4) The district shall have the authority to charge and 68
100	100		collect impact fees for capital improvements on new construction 69
101	101		within the district as prescribed in chapter 191, Florida 70
102	102		Statutes, or any other applicable general law. The district 71
103	103		shall comply with the requirements in ss. 163.31801 and 72
104	104		191.009(4), Florida Statutes, in its collection and use of 73
105	105		impact fees. New facilities and equipment shall be as provided 74
106	106		for in s. 191.009(4), Florida Statutes. The district is 75
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117	117		authorized to enter in to agreements regarding the collection of 76
118	118		impact fees. 77
119	119		(5) The district shall have the authority to issue general 78
120	120		obligation bonds, assessment bonds, revenue bonds, notes, bond 79
121	121		anticipation notes, and other evidences of indebtedness to 80
122	122		finance all or a part of any proposed improvements in accordance 81
123	123		with s. 191.012, Florida Statutes, chapter 189, Florida 82
124	124		Statutes, and any other applicable general or special law. 83
125	125		(6) The board shall annually prepare, consider, and adopt 84
126	126		a district budget pursuant to the applicable requirements of 85
127	127		chapters 189 and 191, Florida Statutes. The fiscal year shall be 86
128	128		from October 1 through September 30. The budget shall state the 87
129	129		purpose for which the money is required and the amount necessary 88
130	130		to be raised by taxation within the district. Such budget and 89
131	131		proposed non-ad valorem assessment millage rate shall be 90
132	132		noticed, heard, and adopted in accordance with chapters 189, 91
133	133		192, and 200, Florida Statutes. 92
134	134		(7) All warrants for the payment of labor, equipment, 93
135	135		materials, and other al lowable expenses incurred by the district 94
136	136		board in carrying out the provisions of this charter shall be 95
137	137		payable on accounts and vouchers approved by the district board. 96
138	138		Section 2. Notwithstanding s. 191.009, Florida Statutes, 97
139	139		or any other provision of law, the Board of Commissioners of the 98
140	140		Pace Fire Rescue District may adopt an initial levy of a non -ad 99
141	141		valorem assessment, subject to the rate limitations set forth in 100
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152	152		section 1 of this act, by resolution pursuant to s. 191.011, 101
153	153		Florida Statutes, adopted b efore July 1, 2024, without the need 102
154	154		for a referendum. Future non -ad valorem assessment rates are 103
155	155		subject to s. 191.009, Florida Statutes, and other applicable 104
156	156		law. 105
157	157		Section 3. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 106
158	158		act, this act shall take effe ct upon becoming a law. 107