Senate Bill 0480

    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SB 480

    By Senator Cowin





    309-536-00                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         Community Services Block Grant Trust Fund

  4         within the Department of Community Affairs

  5         without modification; carrying forward current

  6         balances and continuing current sources and

  7         uses thereof; providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

10  the Community Services Block Grant Trust Fund within the

11  Department of Community Affairs, which is otherwise scheduled

12  to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

13         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

14  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

15  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

16         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

17  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

18  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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22         Section 1.  (1)  The Community Services Block Grant

23  Trust Fund within the Department of Community Affairs, FLAIR

24  number 52-2-118, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section

25  19(f), Article III of the State Constitution on November 4,

26  2000, is re-created.

27         (2)  All current balances of the trust fund are carried

28  forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund

29  are continued.

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

31  2000.

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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.






    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SB 480
    309-536-00                                              See HB




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      Re-creates the Community Services Block Grant Trust Fund
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