House Bill 4595e1

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                                          HB 4595, First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         State Attorney's Forfeiture and Investigative

  4         Support Trust Fund within Justice

  5         Administration without modification; carrying

  6         forward current balances and continuing current

  7         sources and uses thereof; providing an

  8         effective date.

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10         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

11  the State Attorney's Forfeiture and Investigative Support

12  Trust Fund within Justice Administration, which is otherwise

13  scheduled to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate,

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15         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the State

16  Attorney's Forfeiture and Investigative Support Trust Fund

17  within Justice Administration before its scheduled termination

18  date and has found that it continues to meet an important

19  public purpose, and

20         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

21  policy concerning the State Attorney's Forfeiture and

22  Investigative Support Trust Fund within Justice Administration

23  sets adequate parameters for its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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27         Section 1.  The State Attorney's Forfeiture and

28  Investigative Support Trust Fund within Justice

29  Administration, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section

30  19(f), Article III of the State Constitution on November 4,

31  2000, is re-created.


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                                          HB 4595, First Engrossed



  1         Section 2.  All current balances of the State

  2  Attorney's Forfeiture and Investigative Support Trust Fund

  3  within Justice Administration are carried forward, and all

  4  current sources and uses of the trust fund are continued.

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

  6  2000.

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