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Notice: 6426170

Notice of Emergency Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Division:

Property Tax Oversight Program

Overview

RULE:

12DER08-29

Reporting of Fiscal Data by Fiscally Constrained Counties to the Department of Revenue For Fiscal Year 2008-09

SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE:

Chapter 2008-173 (Senate Bill 1588), Laws of Florida, authorized the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules that could remain in effect for 18 months and that could be renewed. These acts further provided that all conditions imposed by Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, were deemed to be met.

REASON FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE PROCEDURE IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES:

The Legislature expressly authorized the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules that implement the provisions of Chapter 2008-173 (Senate Bill 1588), Laws of Florida. The law provides that these emergency rules remain in effect for a period of 18 months and that they may be renewed. The forms included here are based on the requirements of Chapter 2008-173 (Senate Bill 1588), Laws of Florida, as passed by the 2008 Legislature. The Department of Revenue has taken several actions to inform interested parties about the forms, procedures, and emergency rules that are being developed to implement this new law, and to give such parties an opportunity to review and comment. These interested parties include Property Appraisers, county governments and the professional associations that represent them. The actions that the Department has taken include: making the proposed drafts available via the Internet for public review and comments, establishing a Department email address to make it easier for interested parties to submit comments and questions to the agency; emailing copies of the draft forms to interested parties, as well as receiving and incorporating public comments on the drafts of forms.

SUMMARY:

Emergency Rule 12DER08-29 (Reporting of Fiscal Data by Fiscally Constrained Counties to the Department of Revenue For Fiscal Year 2008-09), provides assistance regarding certain actions to be taken by local governments and officials. Section 16 of Senate Bill 1588 (Chapter 2008-173, L.O.F.) states that on or before November 15 each year, beginning in 2008, each fiscally constrained county shall apply to the Department of Revenue to participate in the distribution of funds appropriated by the Legislature in the form and manner prescribed by the Department. This rule adopts and incorporates by reference Form DR-420FC, Distribution To Fiscally Constrained Counties Application (N. 10/08), to be used by counties that meet the fiscally constrained definition in Section 218.67(1), Florida Statutes.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

Janice Forrester, Department of Revenue, Property Tax Technical Unit, 725 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0100; telephone (850)922-7945; Fax (850)488-9482; email address: forrestj@dor.state.fl.us

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/21/2008 Vol. 34/47

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=12DER08-29&PDate=11/21/2008&Section=4

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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