Florida HB 4047: Deering Estate Foundation's Field Study Research Center Phase 2

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An act relating to Lee County Tourist Development 2
Council, Lee County; amending chapter 2013-258, Laws 3
of Florida; revising the composition of the Lee County 4
Tourist Development Council; providing an effective 5
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 1 of chapter 2013-258, Laws of Florida, 10
is amended to read: 11
Section 1. Lee County Tourist Development Council; 12
composition.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 13
125.0104(4)(e), Florida Statutes, the Lee County Tourist 14
Development Council as established by Lee County ordinance 15
pursuant to s. 125.0104, Florida Statutes, shall be composed of 16
eleven nine members who shall be appointed by the Board of 17
County Commissioners of Lee County. The chair of the Board of 18
County Commissioners of Lee County or another member as 19
designated by the chair shall serve on the council. Three Two 20
members of the council shall be elected municipal officials. The 21
first municipal official shall be from the most populous 22
municipality. The second municipal official, one of whom shall 23
be from one of the municipality two municipalities that 24
generated the highest revenues from the tourist tax in the most 25

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recent fiscal year. If the municipality that generated the 26
highest revenues from the tourist tax in the most recent fiscal 27
year is also the most populous municipality, then the second 28
municipal official shall be from the municipality that generated 29
the second highest revenues from the tourist tax in the most 30
recent fiscal year previous 2 fiscal years and these two 31
municipalities shall rotate membership every 2 years. The third 32
second elected municipal official shall be from the other one of 33
the remaining municipalities and shall serve a term of one year 34
the second municipal seat shall also rotate every 2 years. 35
Elected municipal officials appointed to those two seats on the 36
council shall serve for terms of 2 years. Seven Six members of 37
the council shall be persons who are involved in the tourist 38
industry and have demonstrated an interest in tourist 39
development, of which members, not less than three nor more than 40
five four shall be owners or operators of motels, hotels, 41
recreational vehicle parks, or other tourist accommodations in 42
the county and subject to the tax. All members of the council 43
shall be electors of the county. The changes in the composition 44
of the membership of the Lee County Tourist Development Council 45
mandated by this act are effective July 1, 2026 2013. The 46
changes in composition of the membership of the Lee County 47
Tourist Development Council mandated by the act shall not cause 48
the interruption of the current term of any person who is a 49
member of the Lee County Tourist Development Council, except the 50

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two municipal members upon the effective date of this act 51
appointed on July 1, 2013. Except as specifically provided 52
herein, the provisions of s. 125.0104(4)(e), Florida Statutes, 53
shall apply to the Lee County Tourist Development Council. 54
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 55