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7. OTHER LEGISLATION <br /> 7.1 BUILDING CODES (SB 704 & HB 535) <br /> Legislation: This legislation makes a large number of changes to the Florida Building Code. During <br /> the last week of session, some language was added to the bill which requires local governments to <br /> place all iof its permit applications online (i.e. pdf format). It also requires local governments be able to <br /> accept permit applications electronically. This can mean vla email if the local government does not <br /> have the,software for e-permitting. This was classified as a "soft push" for local governments to move <br /> in the d lection of e-permitting. <br /> Efirective: This legislation was signed into law on March 28, 2016. The County has until October 1, <br /> 2017, to implement the changes. <br /> 7.2 REDUCED FEES FOR COUNTY AND MUNCIPAL PARKS (SB 1202 & HB <br /> 1321 ). <br /> Legisla tl on: This legislation requires counties and municipalities to provide a partial or a full discount <br /> on park entrance fees to the following people: military members, veterans, and the spouses and parents <br /> of deceased military members and first responders. <br /> Effective: This legislation was presented to the Governor on March 22, 2016. If the legislation be- <br /> comes law, it will take effect on July 1, 2016. <br /> 7.3 A122COHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO' (SB 698 & 1079 HB ) <br /> Legislation:The legislation expands a law which allows "civic organizations" to receive up to three <br /> temporary alcoholic beverage permits per year. The legislation allows municipalities, counties, and <br /> nonprofit civic and charitable organizations to be issued up to 12 temporary alcoholic beverages per- <br /> mits per calendar year. However, there are a number of conditions. The first condition is the county or <br /> municipality must first solicit a qualified civic or charitable organization to conduct the sales and be <br /> unable to Ifind such an organization in a reasonable and practical time frame. The second is if a county <br /> or municipality receives a temporary alcoholic beverages permit, it is required to donate all net profits <br /> from the sale of alcoholic beverages to a nonprofit civic or charitable organization within 90 days of <br /> the event. <br /> This legislation also creates a special license for passenger railroad transit stations. Specifically, a rail- <br /> road transit station is permitted to obtain a license to sell beverages mentioned in the Beverage Law <br /> upon the payment of an annual license tax of$2,500 to the division. Licenses issued to railroad transit <br /> stations would not be subject to the quota licenses restrictions that limit the number of such licenses <br /> that may be issued per county. A license issued to a railroad transit station may not be transferred to <br /> locations beyond the premises of the railroad transit station. The bill prohibits municipalities and <br /> counties from requiring any additional license or levying any tax for the privilege of selling alcoholic <br /> beverages. <br /> Effective:,This legislation was signed into law on March 28, 2016, and is effective as of July 1, 2016. <br /> 12 24 <br />