House File 2456 S-5154 Amend House File 2456, as amended, passed, and 1 reprinted by the House, as follows: 2 1. Page 1, line 9, by striking < change > and 3 inserting < increase > 4 2. Page 3, by striking lines 18 through 23 and 5 inserting < for a period of at least twenty consecutive 6 years, the board of directors of the merged area may, 7 by resolution adopted at any time before the end of the 8 most recently authorized period of time for imposing 9 the tax, continue to impose the voted > 10 3. Page 3, line 24, by striking < a period > and 11 inserting < an additional period > 12 4. Page 3, line 32, by striking < changed > and 13 inserting < increased > 14 5. Page 4, line 4, by striking < change > and 15 inserting < increase > 16 6. Page 4, line 9, after < ballot > by inserting < and 17 received by the board of directors by June 1 of the 18 year in which the election is to be held > 19 7. Page 4, line 21, after < subsection 1. > by 20 inserting < If the question of whether to discontinue 21 the authority of the board of directors to impose the 22 tax fails to gain approval at election, the question 23 shall not be submitted to the voters of the merged area 24 for a period of ten years following the date of the 25 election. > 26 8. Page 4, line 22, by striking < change > and 27 inserting < increase > 28 9. Page 4, line 23, by striking < change > and 29 inserting < increase > 30 10. Page 5, line 19, by striking < a period > and 31 inserting < an additional period > 32 11. Page 6, line 13, after < paragraph “a” . > by 33 inserting < If the question of whether to discontinue 34 the authority of the board of directors to impose the 35 additional tax fails to gain approval at election, the 36 question shall not be submitted to the voters of the 37 merged area for a period of ten years following the 38 date of the election. > 39 12. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting 40 internal references as necessary. 41 ______________________________ COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS JOE BOLKCOM, CHAIRPERSON -1- HF2456.4029 (2) 85 md/sc 1/ 1 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. #11. #12.