THE BILL ITSELF
CS/HB 4047
Lee County Tourist Development Council, Lee County
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An act relating to Lee County Tourist Development
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Council, Lee County; amending chapter 2013-258, Laws
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of Florida; revising the composition of the Lee County
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Tourist Development Council; providing an effective
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date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 2013-258, Laws of Florida,
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is amended to read:
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Section 1. Lee County Tourist Development Council;
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composition.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s.
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125.0104(4)(e), Florida Statutes, the Lee County Tourist
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Development Council as established by Lee County ordinance
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pursuant to s. 125.0104, Florida Statutes, shall be composed of
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eleven nine members who shall be appointed by the Board of
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County Commissioners of Lee County. The chair of the Board of
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County Commissioners of Lee County or another member as
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designated by the chair shall serve on the council. Three Two
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members of the council shall be elected municipal officials. The
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first municipal official shall be from the most populous
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municipality. The second municipal official, one of whom shall
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be from one of the municipality two municipalities that
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generated the highest revenues from the tourist tax in the most
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recent fiscal year. If the municipality that generated the
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highest revenues from the tourist tax in the most recent fiscal
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year is also the most populous municipality, then the second
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municipal official shall be from the municipality that generated
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the second highest revenues from the tourist tax in the most
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recent fiscal year previous 2 fiscal years and these two
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municipalities shall rotate membership every 2 years. The third
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second elected municipal official shall be from the other one of
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the remaining municipalities and shall serve a term of one year
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the second municipal seat shall also rotate every 2 years.
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Elected municipal officials appointed to those two seats on the
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council shall serve for terms of 2 years. Seven Six members of
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the council shall be persons who are involved in the tourist
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industry and have demonstrated an interest in tourist
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development, of which members, not less than three nor more than
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five four shall be owners or operators of motels, hotels,
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recreational vehicle parks, or other tourist accommodations in
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the county and subject to the tax. All members of the council
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shall be electors of the county. The changes in the composition
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of the membership of the Lee County Tourist Development Council
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mandated by this act are effective July 1, 2026 2013. The
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changes in composition of the membership of the Lee County
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Tourist Development Council mandated by the act shall not cause
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the interruption of the current term of any person who is a
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member of the Lee County Tourist Development Council, except the
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two municipal members upon the effective date of this act
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appointed on July 1, 2013. Except as specifically provided
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herein, the provisions of s. 125.0104(4)(e), Florida Statutes,
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shall apply to the Lee County Tourist Development Council.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.