House Bill 1009

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1009

        By Representative Wiles






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to financial matters; creating

  3         s. 215.245, F.S.; authorizing the state and

  4         agencies or political subdivisions thereof to

  5         enter into hold harmless agreements with the

  6         Federal Government when required by federal law

  7         to obtain federal funding; providing an

  8         effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Section 215.245, Florida Statutes, is

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14         215.245  Contracts with Federal Government;

15  indemnification authorized in certain circumstances.--The

16  state and its political subdivisions thereof, which are

17  authorized to enter into cooperative agreements or otherwise

18  contract with the Federal Government, are authorized to

19  indemnify and hold harmless the Federal Government or agencies

20  thereof in such agreements or contracts when required by

21  federal law in order to obtain federal funds or the benefits

22  from such funds.

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

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1009

    589-130-99






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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides that the state and its agencies and political
  4    subdivisions, which are authorized to enter into
      cooperative agreements or otherwise contract with the
  5    Federal Government, are authorized to indemnify and hold
      harmless the Federal Government or agencies thereof in
  6    such agreements or contracts when required by federal law
      in order to obtain federal funds or the benefit of such
  7    funds.

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