CopyCited 4 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 80, 1986 Fla. LEXIS 1695
...Johns decision was rendered, the legislature enacted three laws that pertain to this case. Chapter 84-539, Laws of Florida, provides Halifax Hospital Medical Center with the power to foster community redevelopment within the district through financial contribution of tax increment funds to the redevelopment trust fund. Section 163.353, Florida Statutes (Supp....
CopyAgo (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1991).
Published | Florida Attorney General Reports
...The state attorney asserted that special tax district funds may be utilized only to further the "respective purposes of the district," and that the redevelopment project had no relevant or purposeful connection with the special taxing districts. 13 The Court noted that s. 163.353 , F.S., provides general authority to taxing districts to appropriate funds to redevelopment trust funds 14 and that s....
...ted for water management purposes, is prohibited by article VII , section 9 (a), Florida Constitution, from levying taxes for, or making tax appropriations to, the redevelopment trust fund"). Following the St. Johns decision, the Legislature enacted s. 163.353 , F.S., which provides general authority to taxing districts to appropriate funds to redevelopment trust funds. 14 Section 163.353 , F.S., provides that: Notwithstanding any other provision of general or special law, the purposes for which a taxing authority may levy taxes or appropriate funds to a redevelopment trust fund include the preservation and enhancement...
CopyAgo (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1993).
Published | Florida Attorney General Reports
...1 You further state that WCIND levies ad valorem taxes on taxable real property in all four member counties. A number of community development agencies have been created pursuant to Part III, Ch. 163 , F.S., within the four counties. 2 A question has arisen as to whether WCIND is subject to provisions of ss.
163.353 and
163.387 (2)(a), F.S., which provide for payment of tax increment proceeds to such community redevelopment agencies. Section
163.353 , F.S., provides: Notwithstanding any other provision of general or special law, the purposes for which a taxing authority may levy taxes or appropriate funds to a redevelopment trust fund include the preservation and enhancement of t...
...the plan. No taxing authority is exempt from the provisions of this section. 3 (e.s.) Since WCIND is a special district with ad valorem taxing powers, some redevelopment agencies have questioned whether WCIND is subject to the above provisions. Both s. 163.353 and s....
