House Bill 1609
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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 1609
By the Committee on Tourism and Representatives Starks,
Sobel, Bloom, Farkas, Lynn, R. Diaz de la Portilla and Bush
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Office of Tourism,
3 Trade, and Economic Development; amending s.
4 14.2015, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
5 the duty of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
6 Economic Development to serve as contract
7 administrator for the state in contracts with
8 Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Florida
9 Commission on Tourism, and the direct-support
10 organization created to promote the sports
11 industry; providing for assets held in trust by
12 the contracted party upon dissolution of the
13 contracted party or termination of the contract
14 to revert to the state for use by the office;
15 amending s. 288.1224, F.S.; revising provisions
16 relating to the Florida Commission on Tourism's
17 contract with the Florida Tourism Industry
18 Marketing Corporation; providing for assets
19 held in trust by the corporation upon
20 dissolution of the corporation or termination
21 of the contract to revert to the state for use
22 by the office; providing an effective date.
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24 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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26 Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section
27 14.2015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
28 14.2015 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
29 Development; creation; powers and duties.--
30 (2) The purpose of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
31 Economic Development is to assist the Governor in working with
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1 the Legislature, state agencies, business leaders, and
2 economic development professionals to formulate and implement
3 coherent and consistent policies and strategies designed to
4 provide economic opportunities for all Floridians. To
5 accomplish such purposes, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
6 Economic Development shall:
7 (g) Serve as contract administrator for the state with
8 respect to contracts with Enterprise Florida, Inc., the
9 Florida Commission on Tourism, and the direct-support
10 organization created under s. 288.1229 all direct-support
11 organizations under this act, excluding those relating to
12 tourism. To accomplish the provisions of this act and
13 applicable provisions of chapter 288, and notwithstanding the
14 provisions of part I of chapter 287, the office shall enter
15 into specific contracts with Enterprise Florida, Inc., the
16 Florida Commission on Tourism, and the direct-support
17 organization created under s. 288.1229 other appropriate
18 direct-support organizations. Such contracts may be multiyear,
19 and shall include specific performance measures for each year,
20 and shall provide for recovery of state assets in a manner
21 consistent with the provisions of this paragraph in the event
22 of termination. Upon dissolution of the party contracting with
23 the office, the contracted party shall cease incurring debt
24 and all assets of the contracted party held in trust shall
25 revert to the state for use by the office for satisfaction of
26 outstanding debt. After satisfaction of outstanding debt, all
27 assets remaining shall be used by the office for carrying out
28 its duties under this section and chapter 288. Assets of the
29 contracted party held in trust include money, whether from
30 public, private, or third-party sources; real property; and
31 tangible and intangible personal property. The provisions for
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1 dissolution contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to be
2 part of the contract with each party.
3 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 288.1224, Florida
4 Statutes, is amended to read:
5 288.1224 Powers and duties.--The commission:
6 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of part I of
7 chapter 287, upon the approval of the Office of Tourism,
8 Trade, and Economic Development, shall contract, no later than
9 December 31, 1996, with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
10 Corporation, a direct-support organization of the commission
11 created under s. 288.1226, a direct-support organization
12 incorporated as a private, not-for-profit corporation, as
13 defined in s. 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
14 as amended, to execute the tourism marketing and promotion
15 services, functions, and programs for this state including,
16 but not limited to, the activities prescribed by the 4-year
17 marketing plan. The contract shall provide for recovery of
18 state assets in a manner consistent with the provisions of
19 this subsection in the event of termination. The Office of
20 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall review such
21 contract in an expedient manner and shall timely make any
22 recommendations so as to allow for the date of the contract to
23 be met. The commission shall serve as contract administrator.
24 Upon dissolution of the corporation, the corporation shall
25 cease incurring debt and all assets of the corporation held in
26 trust shall revert to the state for use by the office for
27 satisfaction of outstanding debt. After satisfaction of
28 outstanding debt, all assets remaining shall be used to carry
29 out the duties of the office under s. 14.2015 and this
30 chapter. Assets of the corporation held in trust include
31 money, whether from public, private, or third-party sources;
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1 real property; and tangible and intangible personal property.
2 The provisions for dissolution contained in this subsection
3 shall be deemed to be part of the contract.
4 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.
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7 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Revises provisions relating to the duty of the Office of
9 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to serve as
contract administrator for the state in contracts with
10 Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Florida Commission on
Tourism, and the direct-support organization created to
11 promote the sports industry. Provides for assets held in
trust by the contracted party upon dissolution of the
12 contracted party or termination of the contract to revert
to the state for use by the office. Revises provisions
13 relating to the Florida Commission on Tourism's contract
with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation.
14 Provides for assets held in trust by the corporation upon
dissolution of the corporation or termination of the
15 contract to revert to the state for use by the office.
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