Senate Bill 2076

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2076

    By Senator Kirkpatrick





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  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 to serve as contract

  6         administrator for the state in contracts with

  7         Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Florida

  8         Commission on Tourism, and the direct-support

  9         organization created to promote the sports

10         industry; providing for assets held in trust by

11         the contracted party upon dissolution of the

12         contracted party or termination of the contract

13         to be reverted to the state for use by the

14         office; amending s. 288.1224, F.S.; revising

15         provisions relating to the Florida Commission

16         on Tourism's contract with the Florida Tourism

17         Industry Marketing Corporation; providing for

18         assets held in trust by the corporation upon

19         dissolution of the corporation or termination

20         of the contract to be reverted to the state for

21         use by the office; providing an effective date.

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

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25         Section 1.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section

26  14.2015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

27         14.2015  Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

28  Development; creation; powers and duties.--

29         (2)  The purpose of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

30  Economic Development is to assist the Governor in working with

31  the Legislature, state agencies, business leaders, and

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  1  economic development professionals to formulate and implement

  2  coherent and consistent policies and strategies designed to

  3  provide economic opportunities for all Floridians.  To

  4  accomplish such purposes, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

  5  Economic Development shall:

  6         (g)  Serve as contract administrator for the state with

  7  respect to contracts with Enterprise Florida, Inc., the

  8  Florida Commission on Tourism, and the direct-support

  9  organization created under s. 288.1229 all direct-support

10  organizations under this act, excluding those relating to

11  tourism.  To accomplish the provisions of this act and

12  applicable provisions of chapter 288, and notwithstanding the

13  provisions of part I of chapter 287, the office shall enter

14  into specific contracts with Enterprise Florida, Inc., the

15  Florida Commission on Tourism, and the direct-support

16  organization created under s. 288.1229 other appropriate

17  direct-support organizations. Such contracts may be multiyear,

18  and shall include specific performance measures for each year,

19  and shall provide for recovery of state assets in a manner

20  consistent with the provisions of this paragraph in the event

21  of termination. Upon dissolution of the party contracting with

22  the office, the contracted party shall cease incurring debt,

23  and all assets of the contracted party held in trust shall be

24  reverted to the state for use by the office for satisfaction

25  of outstanding debt. After such satisfaction, all assets

26  remaining shall be used by the office for carrying out its

27  duties under this section and chapter 288. Assets of the

28  contracted party held in trust include money, whether from

29  public, private, or third-party sources; real property; and

30  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

26  in trust shall be reverted to the state for use by the Office

27  of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for satisfaction

28  of outstanding debt. After such satisfaction, all assets

29  remaining shall be used to carry out the duties of the office

30  under s. 14.2015 and this chapter. Assets of the corporation

31  held in trust include money, whether from public, private, or

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  1  third-party sources; real property; and tangible and

  2  intangible personal property. The provisions for dissolution

  3  contained in this subsection shall be deemed to be part of the

  4  contract.

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

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  8                          SENATE SUMMARY

  9    Provides that, on dissolution of the contracted party in
      a contract between the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
10    Economic Development and Enterprise Florida, Inc., the
      Florida Commission on Tourism, and the direct-support
11    organization created to promote the sports industry, or
      the dissolution of the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
12    Corporation, the assets of the contracted party or the
      corporation revert to the state for use by the
13    department.

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