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Florida Senate - 1998 CS for SB 1922
By the Committee on Agriculture and Senator Bronson
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fairs, agricultural centers,
3 pavilions, and multi-use facilities; creating a
4 committee to review and make recommendations
5 concerning funding requests for such projects;
6 prescribing criteria for such reviews;
7 providing that appropriations for unreviewed
8 projects may be placed in reserve; providing an
9 effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. (1) A committee is created to review
14 funding for fairs, agricultural centers, pavilions, and
15 multi-use facilities. The committee shall consist of two
16 members appointed by the Governor, two members appointed by
17 the President of the Senate, and two members appointed by the
18 Speaker of the House of Representatives and a seventh member
19 appointed by the remaining members. All members shall be
20 appointed to serve 2-year terms. The initial appointments by
21 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
22 the House of Representatives must be made by August 15, 1998;
23 and the seventh member must be appointed by September 15,
24 1998. The committee shall designate one of its members as
25 chairperson.
26 (2)(a) The committee shall annually review all funding
27 requests for fairs, agricultural centers, pavilions, and
28 multi-use facilities which have been submitted for the ensuing
29 fiscal year and shall recommend to the Governor and
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1 funding has been requested, the priority that should be given
2 to each request.
3 (b) In making its recommendations, the committee shall
4 consider the extent of local government sponsorship and
5 support and the extent to which the project will provide
6 direct public benefits, including, but not limited to
7 educational and recreational benefits and the preservation of
8 history, culture, or heritage.
9 (3) In addition to the review required by subsection
10 (2), the committee shall annually review those fairs,
11 agricultural centers, pavilions, and multi-use facilities for
12 which the Legislature has appropriated funds but which were
13 not previously reviewed by the committee. If the committee
14 finds that the project substantially meets the criteria
15 prescribed in paragraph (2)(b), it shall recommend to the
16 appropriate agency head that a grant be awarded for the
17 project up to the amount appropriated by the Legislature. If
18 the committee finds that the project does not substantially
19 meet the criteria prescribed in paragraph (2)(b), it shall
20 recommend that the Executive Office of the Governor place the
21 appropriation for the project in reserve. Funds for projects
22 reviewed under this subsection must be awarded or placed in
23 reserve by January 1 of the fiscal year for which the funds
24 were appropriated.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
26 law.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 Senate Bill 1922
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4 The Committee Substitute:
5 1. Provides that the Governor, the President of the Senate,
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives are to
6 appoint two members each, and that the members so
selected are to appoint the final member, rather than the
7 Commissioner of Agriculture making all appointments.
8 2. Reduces the number of committee members from nine to
seven, deletes the requirement that committee members
9 have agricultural backgrounds, and specifies that members
serve two-year terms.
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3. Specifies February 1 preceding the fiscal year for which
11 the funding is requested as the date upon which the
committee's recommendations are to be made to the
12 Governor and the Legislature.
13 4. Alters the committee's criteria for evaluating projects
to include the consideration of public educational and
14 recreational benefits and the preservation of history,
culture or heritage, while excluding consideration of
15 agricultural interests, future costs, and prioritization
of associated costs.
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5. Provides that the committee is to annually review
17 projects that have previously been appropriated funds but
were not previously reviewed by the committee and
18 provides two options after the review:
19 -- If the committee finds that the project meets the
criteria, it is to recommend to the appropriate
20 agency that the funds be awarded for the project up
to the amount appropriated by the legislature.
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-- If the committee finds that the project does not
22 meet the criteria, it is to recommend to the
Executive Office of the Governor that the
23 appropriation for the project be placed in reserve.
24 Funds for projects reviewed in this manner are to be
awarded or placed in reserve by January 1 of the fiscal
25 year for which the funds were appropriated.
26 6. Deletes the requirement that the Department of State
evaluate festivals.
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