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LEGISLATIVE ALERT!
3/30/2005
This will leave only $2,296,704 in the Senate's recommended budget for the Entertainment Incentive. Currently, the House has $10 million in their recommended budget and the Governor has $4.5 million.
Additionally, the Senate has rolled back the operating budget for the Office of Film & Entertainment to $403,296. Currently, both the House and the Governor have recommended that the OFE's operating budget be increased to $653,296, which will allow us to not only administer the entertainment incentive but also market Florida as a world class production center.
It is imperative that the film and entertainment industry immediately contact Senator Fasano and the other members of the Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee and ask them not to pass this amendment and at least meet the Governor on his budget recommendations.
Here is the information for the Senate Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee. We have also included each senator's district, so you can let them know if you live in their district:
Senator Mike Fasano (Chair) (Citrus, hernando, Pasco, Pinellas)
310 SOB
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Fasano.mike.web@flsenate.gov
850-487-5062
Senator Paula Dockery (Hernando, Lake, Osceola, Polk, Sumter)
326 SOB
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov
850-487-5040
Senator Jim Sebesta (Hillsborough, Pinellas)
322 SOB
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Sebesta.jim.web@flsenate.gov
850-487-5075
Senator Daniel Webster (Orange, Osceola, Seminole)
408 SOB
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Webster.daniel.web@flsenate.gov
850-487-5047
Senator Gwen Margolis (Vice Chair) (Broward, Miami-Dade)
214 SOB
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov
850-487-5121
Senator Anthony "Tony" Hill, Sr. (Duval, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia)
213 SOB
404 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Hill.tony.web@flsenate.gov
850-487-5024
Please copy Commissioner Albershardt on all correspondence, e-mail, other legislative contacts and calls you make. Call the Office of Film & Entertainment if you have questions or if we may be of service: Ph#: 850/410-4765 / 1-877-FLA-FILM / e-mail: film1@myflorida.com or visit the official website for the state film office at www.filminflorida.com.
-Disclaimer Statement-The opinions expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of the Governor's Office of Film & Entertainment, nor do they make claim to represent the office of the Governor. The information contained herein is provided as a public service with the understanding that the Governor's Office of Film & Entertainment makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the information. Nor does the Office of Film & Entertainment warrant that the use of this information is free of any claims of copyright infringement.
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