Senate Bill sb0742

    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 742

    By Senator Cowin





    309-900-02                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         State Attorney's Forfeiture and Investigative

  4         Support Trust Fund within the Justice

  5         Administrative Commission 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 State Attorney's Forfeiture and Investigative Support

12  Trust Fund within the Justice Administrative Commission, 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 State Attorney's Forfeiture and

25  Investigative Support Trust Fund within the Justice

26  Administrative Commission, FLAIR number 21-2-316, which is to

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

28  State Constitution on November 4, 2004, 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 - 2002        (NP)                       SB 742
    309-900-02                                              See HB




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

  2  2004.

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      Re-creates the State Attorney's Forfeiture and
  7    Investigative Support Trust Fund within the Justice
      Administrative Commission.
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