§ 11. Delay in Exercise of Powers; Prohibition on Taxing Power.

(a)

Delay in exercise of powers by governing board. The governing board of the Orange County Library District shall be prohibited from exercising the powers conferred by Section 3 of this Act until such time as this Act is approved in the manner described by Section 10(b) and either a referendum on whether to issue bonds or other forms of indebtedness for the sole purpose of expanding the downtown branch of the Orlando Public Library is approved by the electors of the proposed district in the manner provided by law or the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County and the City Council of the City of Orlando by ordinance authorize the governing board to exercise the powers conferred by Section 3. It is the specific intention of this section to prohibit the governing board from appointing any members of the Board of Trustees, or levying any ad valorem tax, or exercising any powers whatsoever until such time as the contingencies provided in this section are met.

(b)

Prohibition on taxing power. As long as the governing board levies the ad valorem tax authorized by this Act, the Board of County Commissioners or Orange County is prohibited from levying the tax authorized by Florida Statutes § 150.08, as amended by Laws of Fla. ch. 71-14.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 80-555, § 11)