House Bill 1491

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1491

        By Representative Barreiro






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; creating s.

  3         261.11, F.S.; creating the Off-Highway Vehicle

  4         Revolving Trust Fund; providing for future

  5         review and repeal; providing an effective date.

  6

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

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  9         Section 1.  Section 261.11, Florida Statutes, is

10  created to read:

11         261.11  The Off-Highway Vehicle Revolving Trust

12  Fund.--There is created the Off-Highway Vehicle Revolving

13  Trust Fund to be administered by the Division of Forestry

14  within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

15         (1)  The trust fund shall consist of deposits from the

16  following sources:

17         (a)  Fees paid to the Department of Highway Safety and

18  Motor Vehicles for the titling and registration of off-highway

19  vehicles.

20         (b)  Revenues and income from any other source required

21  by law or as appropriated by the Legislature to be deposited

22  into the fund.

23         (c)  Donations from private sources.

24         (d)  Interest earned on moneys on deposit in the fund.

25         (2)  Moneys in the trust fund shall be available for

26  recommended allocation by the Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation

27  Advisory Committee and the Department of Agriculture and

28  Consumer Services and upon annual appropriation by the

29  Legislature, exclusively for the following:

30         (a)  Implementation of the Off-Highway Vehicle

31  Recreation Program by the Department of Agriculture and

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  1  Consumer Services which includes personnel and other related

  2  expenses, administrative and operating expenses, expenses

  3  related to safety, training, and rider education programs,

  4  and, if funds are available, acquisition of lands to be

  5  included in the Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Program's

  6  system of lands and trails and management and maintenance of

  7  such lands.

  8         (b)  Approved grants to governmental agencies and

  9  entities that wish to provide off-highway vehicle recreation

10  areas or trails for public use.

11         (c)  Matching funds to be used to match off-highway

12  vehicle recreation grant funds available from other sources,

13  including, but not limited to, grant funds available pursuant

14  to the federal Recreational Trails Program.

15         (3)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and

16  pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the

17  end of any fiscal year shall remain therein and shall be

18  available for carrying out the purposes of this section and as

19  otherwise provided by law.

20         (4)  Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art.

21  III of the State Constitution, the Off-Highway Vehicle

22  Revolving Trust Fund, unless terminated sooner, shall be

23  terminated on July 1, 2003. However, prior to its scheduled

24  termination, the Off-Highway Vehicle Revolving Trust Fund

25  shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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29                          HOUSE SUMMARY

30
      Creates the Off-Highway Vehicle Revolving Trust Fund. See
31    bill for details.

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