Senate Bill 0390

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                   SB 390

    By the Committee on Fiscal Policy





    301-200A-99

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the re-creation of the Plant

  3         Industry Trust Fund without modification;

  4         re-creating the Plant Industry Trust Fund;

  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 Plant Industry Trust Fund, which is otherwise scheduled to

11  be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

12         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the Plant

13  Industry Trust Fund before its scheduled termination date and

14  has found that it continues to meet an important public

15  purpose, and

16         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

17  policy concerning the Plant Industry Trust Fund sets adequate

18  parameters for its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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22         Section 1.  (1)  The Plant Industry Trust Fund, FLAIR

23  number 42-2-507, which was created within the Department of

24  Agriculture and Consumer Services from the Nursery Inspection

25  Trust Fund pursuant to chapter 84-60, Laws of Florida, and

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

27  III of the State Constitution on November 4, 2000, is

28  re-created.

29         (2)  All current balances of the trust fund are carried

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

31  are continued.

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                   SB 390
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  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect November 4,

  2  2000.

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  5                          SENATE SUMMARY

  6    Re-creates the Plant Industry Trust Fund within the
      Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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