House Bill 1997

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 1997

        By the Committee on General Government Appropriations and
    Representative Sembler





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; creating s.

  3         589.065, F.S.; creating a Florida Forever

  4         Program Trust Fund within the Department of

  5         Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing

  6         purposes; providing for a source of moneys;

  7         providing for annual carryforward of funds;

  8         providing for future review and termination or

  9         re-creation of the trust fund; providing an

10         effective date.

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

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14         Section 1.  Section 589.065, Florida Statutes, is

15  created to read:

16         589.065  Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the

17  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.--

18         (1)  There is created a Florida Forever Program Trust

19  Fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer

20  Services to carry out the duties of the department under the

21  Florida Forever Act as specified in s. 259.105(3)(e). The

22  trust fund shall receive funds pursuant to s. 259.105(3)(e).

23         (2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and

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

25  end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the

26  end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the

27  purposes of the trust fund.

28         (3)  Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art.

29  III of the State Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless

30  terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2004. Prior to its

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  1  scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as

  2  provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

  3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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  6                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Creates a Florida Forever Program Trust Fund within the
  8    Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to carry
      out the department's duties specified and funded under
  9    the Florida Forever Act. Provides for annual carryforward
      of funds. Provides for future review and termination or
10    re-creation of the trust fund.

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