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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 12, 2008

Proposing an amendment to the state Constitution to delete provisions authorizing the Legislature to regulate or prohibit the ownership, inheritance, disposition and real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship.

Florida Marriage Protection Amendment

This amendment protects marriage as the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife and provides that no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized.

The direct financial impact this amendment will have on state and local government revenues and expenditures cannot be determined, but is expected to be minor.

Changes And Improvements Not Affecting The Assessed Value Of Residential Real Property

Authorizes the Legislature, by general law, to prohibit consideration of changes or improvements to residential real property which increase resistance to wind damage and installation of renewable energy source devices as factors in assessing the property's value for ad valorem taxation purposes. Effective upon adoption, repeals the existing renewable energy source device exemption no longer in effect.

Property Tax Exemption Of Perpetually Conserved Land; Classification And Assessment Of Land Used For Conservation

Requires Legislature to provide a property tax exemption for real property encumbered by perpetual conservation easements or other perpetual conservation protections, defined by general law. Requires Legislature to provide for classification and assessment of land used for conservation purposes and not perpertually encumbered, solely on the basis of character or use. Subjects assessment benefit to conditions, limitations and reasonable definitions established by general law. Applies to property taxes beginning in 2010.

Assessment Of Working Waterfront Property Based Upon Current Use

Provides for assessment based upon use of land used predominantly for commercial fishing purposes; land used for vessel launches into waters that are navigable and accessible to the public; marinas and drystacks that are open to the public and water-dependent marine manufacturing facilities, commercial fishing facilities and marine vessel construction and repair facilities and their support activities, subject to conditions, limitations and reasonable definitions specified by general law.

Local Option Community College Funding

Proposing an amendment to the state Constitution to require Legislature authorize counties to levy a local option sales tax to supplement community college funding, requiring voter approval to levy the tax, providing that approved taxes will sunset after 5 years and may be reauthorized by the voters.

Declaration Of Rights

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