FL S0296

Department of Revenue must pay for aerial photographs and nonproperty ownership maps furnished to fiscally constrained counties and counties with populations of 25,000 or fewer.

"Fiscally constrained county" is defined as a county in a rural area of opportunity designated by the Governor under s. 288.0656, or any county where one mill of tax will raise no more than $5 million in revenue based on certified school taxable value from the previous July 1.

All other counties (population greater than 25,000 and not fiscally constrained) must pay for aerial photographs and maps at the property appraiser's expense, with the department charging a fee equal to the cost incurred.

Fees collected from counties must be deposited into the Certification Program Trust Fund with a separate account for aerial photographs and nonproperty ownership map expenses.

Effective date is July 1, 2020.