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FL Stat § 616.255 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 616 - Public Fairs and Expositions|Part III - Florida State Fair Authority (Ss. 616.251-616.265)|616.255 - Duties of authority; Florida State Fairgrounds.

616.255 Duties of authority; Florida State Fairgrounds.—The authority shall:(1) Designate a suitable location in Hillsborough County as the Florida State Fairgrounds.(2) Throughout each year, promote the progress of the state and stimulate public interest in the advantages and development of the state by providing facilities for agricultural and industrial exhibitions, public gatherings, cultural activities, and other functions intended to advance the educational, physical, economic, and cultural interests of the public. It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority, when contracting for concessions at functions held pursuant to this subsection, give consideration to increasing the number of concessionaires that are minority businesses.(3) Hold an annual fair on the Florida State Fairgrounds for the exhibition of agricultural, industrial, mechanical, horticultural, dairy, forestry, poultry, livestock, mineral, cultural, and all other interests of the state, and establish rules of exhibition and operation for the fair. The fair shall be subject to the requirements of ss. 616.15 and 616.17.(4) Erect and repair buildings on the Florida State Fairgrounds, make any and all necessary or proper improvements, and generally carry on a program of development and extension of facilities designed to accomplish the objectives set forth in this section.(5) Develop and implement a master plan to remedy the infrastructure deficiencies on and surrounding the fairgrounds. The deficiencies shall include, but are not limited to, stormwater and drainage, internal and external traffic including parking and construction. The development of the plan shall include input from Hillsborough County.History.—s. 6, ch. 74-322; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 22, 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 30, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 28, ch. 96-231.
FL Stat § 616.257 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 616 - Public Fairs and Expositions|Part III - Florida State Fair Authority (Ss. 616.251-616.265)|616.257 - Issuance of revenue bonds by authority.

616.257 Issuance of revenue bonds by authority.—(1) Revenue bonds may be issued on behalf of and at the request of the authority, as provided in the State Bond Act. The proceeds of each issue of bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the state fair project or projects for which the bonds were issued, as provided in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds.(2) No revenue bonds shall be issued under the provisions of this part unless the authority shall have found and determined:(a) The estimated cost of the project for which the bonds are proposed to be issued.(b) The estimated annual revenues of the project, and of any other special funds provided for in this part, which may be pledged as security for the bonds.(c) The estimated annual cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the project.(3) Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this part shall not be deemed to be a debt of the state or to pledge the faith and credit or taxing power of the state, but such bonds shall be payable exclusively from the funds pledged for their payment as authorized in this part.(4) All projects of the authority shall be deemed to be state fixed capital projects within the meaning of s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution.History.—ss. 8, 9, ch. 74-322; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 32, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 30, ch. 96-231.
FL Stat § 616.258 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 616 - Public Fairs and Expositions|Part III - Florida State Fair Authority (Ss. 616.251-616.265)|616.258 - Revenues from projects of authority.

616.258 Revenues from projects of authority.—(1) The authority shall fix and revise from time to time rates, fees, rentals, tolls, or other charges for the use of each project or for the services and facilities furnished thereby and charge and collect the same. Such rates, fees, rentals, tolls, or other charges shall be so fixed and adjusted, in respect of the aggregate of rates, fees, rentals, tolls, or other charges from the project or projects for which bonds are issued, as to provide a fund sufficient, together with any other special funds pledged therefor as provided in this part, to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating such project or projects and the principal of, and interest on, the revenue bonds as the same shall become due and to provide reserves for such purposes, and to make all such other payments required by the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such revenue bonds. The rates, fees, rentals, tolls, and other charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulations by any state commission, board, bureau, or agency other than the authority.(2) All, or a sufficient amount of, the revenues derived from a project or projects for which revenue bonds have been issued shall be set aside, at such regular intervals as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, or in the trust agreement securing them, in a sinking fund for the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds as they become due and any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase as therein provided, and for reserves therefor, and to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the project or projects and of providing reserves therefor, all in the order of priority and manner as shall be provided in the resolution or trust agreement. The use and disposition of the sinking fund shall be subject to such regulations as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust agreement.History.—s. 10, ch. 74-322; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 33, 44, ch. 93-168.
FL Stat § 616.259 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 616 - Public Fairs and Expositions|Part III - Florida State Fair Authority (Ss. 616.251-616.265)|616.259 - Revenues of authority; trust funds.

616.259 Revenues of authority; trust funds.—All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this part, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds. Proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds shall be held and applied as provided by law. Revenues of the authority shall be held and applied, consistent with law, as provided by resolutions of the authority.History.—s. 11, ch. 74-322; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 34, 44, ch. 93-168.
FL Stat § 616.260 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 616 - Public Fairs and Expositions|Part III - Florida State Fair Authority (Ss. 616.251-616.265)|616.260 - Tax exemption of authority.

616.260 Tax exemption of authority.—It is hereby found and determined that all of the projects authorized by this part constitute essential governmental purposes, and all of the properties, revenues, moneys, and other assets owned and used in the operation of those projects shall be exempt from all taxation, including special assessments, by the state or by any county, municipality, political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof. However, nothing in this section shall grant any person other than the authority an exemption from the tax imposed in chapter 220, and if property of the authority is leased, the property shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation only if the use by the lessee qualifies the property for exemption under s. 196.199. The exemption granted by this section shall not be applicable to any tax imposed by chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations. The property of the authority shall be subject to the provisions of s. 196.199.History.—s. 12, ch. 74-322; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 35, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 23, ch. 99-391.
FL Stat § 616.261 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 616 - Public Fairs and Expositions|Part III - Florida State Fair Authority (Ss. 616.251-616.265)|616.261 - Finances of Florida State Fair.

616.261 Finances of Florida State Fair.—Operation of the Florida State Fair, and custody and maintenance of the buildings and grounds, shall be financed from the revenues derived from the state fair and other exhibits or events; revenue bonds; lease, rental, or other charges for the use of the buildings or grounds; and donations and other available sources of funds or revenues.History.—s. 13, ch. 74-322; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 36, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 31, ch. 96-231; s. 20, ch. 96-420; s. 23, ch. 99-4.
FL Stat § 616.262 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 616 - Public Fairs and Expositions|Part III - Florida State Fair Authority (Ss. 616.251-616.265)|616.262 - Conveyance by the authority; option to acquire by Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund.

616.262 Conveyance by the authority; option to acquire by Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund.—Any provision of this part to the contrary notwithstanding, no transfer, lease, conveyance, or encumbrance of any land or interest therein inconsistent with the development of a state fair as provided in this part shall be made without prior approval from the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or its successors. Prior to any lawful transfer of title to all or any part of the property owned by the authority by any public entity to any private person, individual, group, partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other private entity or entities, the board of trustees or its successors shall have an option to acquire the subject property without payment of consideration.History.—s. 14, ch. 74-322; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 37, 44, ch. 93-168.
FL Stat § 616.263 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 616 - Public Fairs and Expositions|Part III - Florida State Fair Authority (Ss. 616.251-616.265)|616.263 - Annual reports of authority.

616.263 Annual reports of authority.—(1) The authority shall submit each year, at least 60 days prior to the convening of the Legislature in regular session, a comprehensive report to the Commissioner of Agriculture outlining the progress and the activities of the authority, including all land bought, leased, acquired, sold, mortgaged, or conveyed, and all buildings and improvements erected, in the preceding 12 months and, as ascertainable, purchases, leases, acquisitions, sales, mortgages, and conveyances of land, and buildings and improvements, proposed for the subsequent 12 months in the year preceding that session. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall transmit the report to the Legislature, together with a plan for oversight of the authority, including, but not limited to, program review, goal setting, objectives to be achieved, strategies, and any recommendations for legislation.(2) The authority shall at all times maintain proper accounting systems and procedures and shall be subject to audit by the Auditor General.History.—ss. 15, 16, ch. 74-322; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 83-239; ss. 38, 44, ch. 93-168; s. 7, ch. 95-220; s. 16, ch. 95-317; s. 125, ch. 2001-266.
FL Stat § 620.1101 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1101 - Popular name.

620.1101 Popular name.—This section and sections 620.1102-620.2205 may be cited as the “Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005.”History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
FL Stat § 620.1104 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1104 - Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.

620.1104 Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.—(1) A limited partnership is an entity distinct from its partners. A limited partnership is the same entity regardless of whether its certificate states that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership.(2) A limited partnership may be organized under this act for any lawful purpose.(3) A limited partnership has a perpetual duration.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
FL Stat § 620.1105 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1105 - Powers.

620.1105 Powers.—A limited partnership has the powers to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its activities, including the power to sue, be sued, and defend in its own name and to maintain an action against a partner for harm caused to the limited partnership by a breach of the partnership agreement or violation of a duty to the partnership.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
FL Stat § 620.1106 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1106 - Governing law.

620.1106 Governing law.—The laws of this state govern relations among the partners of a limited partnership and between the partners and the limited partnership and the liability of partners as partners for an obligation of the limited partnership.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
FL Stat § 620.1107 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1107 - Supplemental principles of law; rate of interest.

620.1107 Supplemental principles of law; rate of interest.—(1) Unless displaced by particular provisions of this act, the principles of law and equity supplement this act.(2) If an obligation to pay interest arises under this act and the rate is not specified, the same rate of interest that has been determined for judgments in accordance with s. 55.03 shall apply to the obligation in question.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
FL Stat § 620.11085 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.11085 - Reserved name.

620.11085 Reserved name.—(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of the name of a limited partnership, including an alternate name for a foreign limited partnership whose name is not available, by delivering an application to the Department of State for filing. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the department finds that the name of the limited partnership applied for is available, it must reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for a nonrenewable 120-day period.(2) The owner of a reserved name of a limited partnership may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the Department of State a signed notice of the transfer that states the name and address of the transferee.(3) The Department of State may revoke any reservation if, after a hearing, it finds that the application therefor or any transfer thereof was not made in good faith.History.—s. 279, ch. 2019-90.
FL Stat § 620.1109 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1109 - Department of State; fees.

620.1109 Department of State; fees.—In addition to the supplemental corporate fee of $88.75 imposed pursuant to s. 607.193, the fees of the Department of State under this act are as follows:(1) For furnishing a certified copy, $52.50 for the first 15 pages plus $1.00 for each additional page.(2) For filing an original certificate of limited partnership, $965.(3) For filing an original application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, $965.(4) For filing certificate of conversion, $52.50.(5) For filing certificate of merger, $52.50 for each party thereto.(6) For filing a reinstatement, $500 for each calendar year or part thereof the limited partnership was administratively dissolved or foreign limited partnership was revoked in the records of the Department of State.(7) For filing an annual report, $411.25.(8) For filing a certificate:(a) Designating a registered agent, $35;(b) Changing a registered agent or registered office address, $35;(c) Resigning as a registered agent, $87.50; or(d) Of amendment or restatement of the certificate of limited partnership, $52.50;(9) For filing a statement of termination, $52.50.(10) For filing a notice of cancellation for foreign limited partnership, $52.50.(11) For furnishing a certificate of status or authorization, $8.75.(12) For filing a certificate of dissolution, $52.50.(13) For filing a certificate of revocation of dissolution, $52.50.(14) For filing any other domestic or foreign limited partnership document, $52.50.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
FL Stat § 620.1110 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1110 - Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.

620.1110 Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the partnership agreement governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership. To the extent the partnership agreement does not otherwise provide, this act governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.(2) A partnership agreement may not:(a) Vary a limited partnership’s power under s. 620.1105 to sue, be sued, and defend in its own name;(b) Vary the law applicable to a limited partnership under s. 620.1106;(c) Vary the requirements of s. 620.1204;(d) Vary the information required under s. 620.1111 or unreasonably restrict the right to information under s. 620.1304 or s. 620.1407, but the partnership agreement may impose reasonable restrictions on the availability and use of information obtained under those sections and may define appropriate remedies, including liquidated damages, for a breach of any reasonable restriction on use;(e) Eliminate the duty of loyalty of a general partner under s. 620.1408 but the partnership agreement may:1. Identify specific types or categories of activities that do not violate the duty of loyalty, if not manifestly unreasonable; and2. Specify the number, percentage, class, or other type of partners that may authorize or ratify, after full disclosure to all partners of all material facts, a specific act or transaction that otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty;(f) Unreasonably reduce the duty of care of a general partner under s. 620.1408(3);(g) Eliminate the obligation of good faith and fair dealing under ss. 620.1305(2) and 620.1408(4), but the partnership agreement may prescribe the standards by which the performance of the obligation is to be measured, if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable;(h) Vary the power of a person to dissociate as a general partner under s. 620.1604(1), except to require that the notice under s. 620.1603(1) be in a record;(i) Vary the power of a court to decree dissolution in the circumstances specified in s. 620.1802;(j) Vary the requirement to wind up the partnership’s business as specified in s. 620.1803;(k) Unreasonably restrict the right to maintain an action under s. 620.2001 or s. 620.2002;(l) Restrict the right of a partner under s. 620.2110(1) to approve a conversion or merger or the right of a general partner under s. 620.2110(2) to consent to an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership which deletes a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership; or(m) Restrict rights under this act of a person other than a partner or a transferee.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267; s. 72, ch. 2006-1.
FL Stat § 620.1111 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1111 - Required information.

620.1111 Required information.—A limited partnership shall maintain at its designated office the following information:(1) A current list showing the full name and last known street and mailing address of each partner, separately identifying the general partners, in alphabetical order, and the limited partners, in alphabetical order.(2) A copy of the initial certificate of limited partnership and all amendments to and restatements of the certificate, together with signed copies of any powers of attorney under which any certificate, amendment, or restatement has been signed.(3) A copy of any filed certificate of conversion or merger, together with the plan of conversion or plan of merger approved by the partners.(4) A copy of the limited partnership’s federal, state, and local income tax returns and reports, if any, for the 3 most recent years.(5) A copy of any partnership agreement made in a record and any amendment made in a record to any partnership agreement.(6) A copy of any financial statement of the limited partnership for the 3 most recent years.(7) A copy of the three most recent annual reports delivered by the limited partnership to the Department of State pursuant to s. 620.1210.(8) A copy of any record made by the limited partnership during the past 3 years of any consent given by or vote taken of any partner pursuant to this act or the partnership agreement.(9) Unless contained in a partnership agreement made in a record, a record stating:(a) The amount of cash and a description and statement of the agreed value of the other benefits contributed and agreed to be contributed by each partner.(b) The times at which, or events on the happening of which, any additional contributions agreed to be made by each partner are to be made.(c) For any person that is both a general partner and a limited partner, a specification of transferable interest the person owns in each capacity.(d) Any events upon the happening of which the limited partnership is to be dissolved and its activities wound up.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
FL Stat § 620.1112 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1112 - Business transactions of partner with partnership.

620.1112 Business transactions of partner with partnership.—A partner may lend money to and transact other business with the limited partnership and, subject to s. 620.1408 and any other applicable provisions of this act, a partner has the same rights and obligations with respect to the loan or other transaction as a person that is not a partner.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.
FL Stat § 620.1113 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXVI - Business Organizations|Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws|Part I - Florida Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2005 (Ss. 620.1101-620.2205)|620.1113 - Dual capacity.

620.1113 Dual capacity.—A person may be both a general partner and a limited partner. A person that is both a general and limited partner has the rights, powers, duties, and obligations provided by this act and the partnership agreement in each of those capacities. When the person acts as a general partner, the person is subject to the obligations, duties, and restrictions under this act and the partnership agreement for general partners. When the person acts as a limited partner, the person is subject to the obligations, duties, and restrictions under this act and the partnership agreement for limited partners.History.—s. 17, ch. 2005-267.