House Bill 4593

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4593

        By the Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations and
    Representative Villalobos





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the

  3         Consumer Frauds Trust Fund within the Justice

  4         Administrative Commission without modification;

  5         carrying forward current balances and

  6         continuing current sources and uses thereof;

  7         providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

10  the Consumer Frauds Trust Fund within the Justice

11  Administrative Commission, which is otherwise scheduled to be

12  terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

13         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the Consumer

14  Frauds Trust Fund within the Justice Administrative Commission

15  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

16  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

17         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

18  policy concerning the Consumer Frauds Trust Fund within the

19  Justice Administrative Commission sets adequate parameters for

20  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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24         Section 1.  The Consumer Frauds Trust Fund within the

25  Justice Administrative Commission, SAMAS number 212027, which

26  is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of

27  the State Constitution on November 4, 2000, is re-created.

28         Section 2.  All current balances of the Consumer Frauds

29  Trust Fund within the Justice Administrative Commission are

30  carried forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust

31  fund are continued.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4593

    608-113-98






  1         Section 3.  This act shall take effect November 4,

  2  2000.

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      Re-creates the Consumer Frauds Trust Fund within the
  7    Justice Administrative Commission, without modification,
      and carries forward its current balances and continues
  8    its current sources and uses.

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