House Bill hb1853

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1853

        By the Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations and
    Representative Ball





  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         County Article V Trust Fund within the state

  4         courts system without modification; carrying

  5         forward current balances and continuing current

  6         sources and uses thereof; repealing s. 2, ch.

  7         97-64, Laws of Florida, relating to termination

  8         and review of the trust fund, to conform;

  9         providing an effective date.

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11         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

12  the County Article V Trust Fund within the state courts

13  system, which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated pursuant

14  to law, 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 County Article V Trust Fund within

25  the state courts system, FLAIR number 22-2-055, which is to be

26  terminated on June 30, 2002, pursuant to s. 2, ch. 97-64, Laws

27  of Florida, in accordance with Section 19(f), Article III of

28  the State Constitution, 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 House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1853

    608-173-02






  1         Section 2.  Section 2 of chapter 97-64, Laws of

  2  Florida, is repealed.

  3         Section 3.  This act shall take effect June 30, 2002.

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      Re-creates the County Article V Trust Fund within the
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