FL S0640

Fiscally constrained counties located adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean would be authorized to use up to 10 percent of tourist development tax revenues to reimburse expenses for public safety services needed to address impacts from increased tourism and visitors

Tax revenues used for emergency medical services or public safety services related to tourism or special events may not supplant the normal operating expenses of emergency medical services departments, fire departments, sheriff's offices, or police departments

Amends section 125.0104, Florida Statutes, by adding a new paragraph (d) to the authorized uses of tourist development tax revenue and redesignating existing paragraphs accordingly

The definition of "fiscally constrained county" references section 218.67(1), Florida Statutes, which establishes specific criteria for that designation

Effective date of July 1, 2023