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    Bill No. SB 706

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11  Senator Mitchell moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         Delete everything after the enacting clause

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16  and insert:

17         Section 1.  Florida Commission on Federal and State

18  Agricultural Relations.--

19         (1)(a)  There is created within the Department of

20  Agriculture and Consumer Services the Florida Commission on

21  Federal and State Agricultural Relations. The commission shall

22  be composed of 16 members, as follows: Two members shall be

23  members of the Florida Senate appointed by the President of

24  the Senate; three members shall be members of the Florida

25  House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House

26  of Representatives; the President of the Senate, the Speaker

27  of the House of Representatives, the Governor, and the

28  Commissioner of Agriculture shall each appoint two residents

29  of the state who are engaged in the agriculture business, and

30  each appointing authority shall consult with all the other

31  appointing authorities to make certain that a diversity of

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 1  agricultural business interests are represented on the

 2  commission; and the Commissioner of Agriculture shall request

 3  two members of the United States Congress and the state

 4  executive director of the Farm Services Agency of the United

 5  States Department of Agriculture to serve on the commission.

 6         (b)  The  members representing agricultural business

 7  interests shall be appointed to 4-year terms. A vacancy on the

 8  commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original

 9  appointment. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall serve as

10  chair of the commission.

11         (c)  Commission members shall serve without

12  compensation, but may be reimbursed for per diem and travel

13  expenses in accordance with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes, up

14  to a maximum of $10,000 for the commission, per year.

15         (2)  The commission shall coordinate, in manners and

16  methods deemed appropriate, the efforts of federal and state

17  agencies to identify, seek out, and assist local agencies in

18  maximizing the amount of federal funds obtained for Florida

19  agricultural purposes.

20         (3)  The Commissioner of Agriculture shall annually

21  report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

22  House of Representatives on the actions of the commission

23  pursuant to this section.

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

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29  And the title is amended as follows:

30         Delete everything before the enacting clause

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 2                      A bill to be entitled

 3         An act relating to agriculture; creating the

 4         Florida Commission on Federal and State

 5         Agricultural Relations; providing for its

 6         membership and duties; providing for members'

 7         per diem and travel expenses; requiring

 8         reports; providing an effective date.

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