Purpose


The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.097, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to adopt, by reference, 2 forms used by data center owners to apply for Data Center Property exemption certificates. The purpose of the creation of the proposed Rule 12A-1.108, F.A.C., is to: (1) provide guidance to regarding the exemption for purchases of data center property in Section 212.08(5)(s), F.S., which became effective July 1, 2017, provided by Section 26, Chapter 2017-36, Laws of Florida; and (2) provide exemption requirements, definitions, and application procedures for data center owners, data center tenants, data center contractors, and retailers.