Bill Text: FL S1038 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Increment Revenues
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Community Affairs [S1038 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S1038-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2019 SB 1038 By Senator Rader 29-01988-19 20191038__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to increment revenues; amending s. 3 163.370, F.S.; providing that law enforcement, fire 4 suppression, emergency rescue, and code enforcement 5 services are not deemed unrelated to the carrying out 6 of a community redevelopment plan, for purposes of 7 financing by increment revenues; authorizing a county 8 or municipality to fund the incremental costs of law 9 enforcement and emergency response for a community 10 redevelopment area using increment revenues under 11 certain circumstances; amending ss. 163.340 and 12 163.358, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing 13 an effective date. 14 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 17 Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 163.370, 18 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), paragraph 19 (c) of subsection (3) of that section is amended, and a new 20 subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 21 163.370 Powers; counties and municipalities; community 22 redevelopment agencies.— 23 (3) The following projects may not be paid for or financed 24 by increment revenues: 25 (c) General government operating expenses unrelated to the 26 planning and carrying out of a community redevelopment plan, 27 provided that law enforcement, fire suppression, emergency 28 rescue, and code enforcement services are not deemed unrelated 29 to the carrying out of a community redevelopment plan. 30 (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a county or 31 municipality may fund the incremental costs of law enforcement 32 and emergency response for a community redevelopment area using 33 increment revenues if the county or municipality and the 34 community redevelopment agency have jointly developed a 35 methodology for the distribution of those revenues for the 36 duration of the funding. 37 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (12) of section 38 163.340, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 39 163.340 Definitions.—The following terms, wherever used or 40 referred to in this part, have the following meanings: 41 (12) “Related activities” means: 42 (b) The functions related to the acquisition and disposal 43 of real property pursuant to s. 163.370(5)s. 163.370(4). 44 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 163.358, Florida 45 Statutes, is amended to read: 46 163.358 Exercise of powers in carrying out community 47 redevelopment and related activities.—Each county and 48 municipality has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out 49 and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part, 50 including those powers granted under s. 163.370. A county or 51 municipality may delegate such powers to a community 52 redevelopment agency created under s. 163.356, except the 53 following, which continue to vest in the governing body of the 54 county or municipality: 55 (4) The power to approve the acquisition, demolition, 56 removal, or disposal of property as provided in s. 163.370(5)s.57163.370(4)and the power to assume the responsibility to bear 58 loss as provided in s. 163.370(5)s. 163.370(4). 59 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.