Bill Text: FL H0893 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Environmental Surcharge on Bottled Water

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee [H0893 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-H0893-Introduced.html

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HB 893

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to an environmental surcharge on
3	bottled water; establishing a surcharge on bottled
4	water sold at retail in this state; providing an
5	exception; requiring that moneys collected from the
6	surcharge be deposited into the Ecosystem Management
7	and Restoration Trust Fund; providing an effective
8	date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  (1)  An environmental surcharge is imposed on
13	each bottle of water sold in the amount of 6 percent of the sale
14	price of each item, article, or group of items of or containing
15	bottled water when sold at retail in this state. The surcharge
16	does not apply to water bottled in 1 gallon containers or
17	larger.
18	(2)  All moneys collected from the surcharge levied under
19	this section shall be deposited into the Ecosystem Management
20	and Restoration Trust Fund within the Department of
21	Environmental Protection.
22	(3)  The surcharge levied under this section shall be
23	administered, collected, and enforced in the same manner as the
24	tax imposed under s. 212.05, Florida Statutes.
25	Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2012.

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