Senate Bill 0478

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    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SB 478

    By Senator Cowin





    309-535-00                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the

  3         Florida Small Cities Community Development

  4         Block Grant Program Fund within the Department

  5         of Community Affairs without modification;

  6         carrying forward current balances and

  7         continuing current sources and uses thereof;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

11  the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant

12  Program Fund within the Department of Community Affairs, which

13  is otherwise scheduled to be terminated pursuant to

14  constitutional mandate, and

15         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

16  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

17  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

18         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

19  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

20  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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24         Section 1.  (1)  The Florida Small Cities Community

25  Development Block Grant Program Fund within the Department of

26  Community Affairs, FLAIR number 52-2-109, which is to be

27  terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State

28  Constitution on November 4, 2000, is 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 - 2000        (NP)                       SB 478
    309-535-00                                              See HB




  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect November 4,

  2  2000.

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      Re-creates the Florida Small Cities Community Development
  7    Block Grant Program Fund within the Department of
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