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House Bill 1225




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1225

        By the Committee on Agriculture and Representative Bronson






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to citrus canker; amending s.

  3         602.065, F.S.; revising provisions relating to

  4         the deposit of certain funds for the

  5         eradication of citrus canker; providing an

  6         effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (9) of section 602.065, Florida

11  Statutes, 1996 Supplement, is amended to read:

12         602.065  Citrus canker claims; procedures.--

13         (9)  The Department of Legal Affairs shall provide

14  representation and assistance to the Office of Citrus Canker

15  Claims and may provide representation to any state agency

16  affected by this act. The Department of Legal Affairs shall

17  also take all necessary and appropriate action determined to

18  be available to ensure that the Federal Government releases to

19  the State of Florida any available funds which reimburse the

20  state the Federal Government's share of the costs arising from

21  the eradication of citrus canker. All funds received by the

22  state from the Federal Government to reimburse the state for

23  its share of the costs arising from the eradication of the

24  citrus canker shall be divided and deposited in the Plant

25  Industry Trust Fund and shall be used for the eradication of

26  citrus canker. following proportions:

27         (a)  Fifty percent into the General Revenue Fund; and

28         (b)  Fifty percent into the Citrus Advertising Trust

29  Fund.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

31  law.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1225

    188-526-97






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      Revises provisions relating to the deposit of federal
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