Senate Bill sb0912

    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 912

    By Senator Clary





    309-998-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; creating the

  3         Emergency Response Trust Fund within the

  4         Department of Military Affairs; providing

  5         sources of funds; providing for the use of

  6         funds; providing an exemption from certain

  7         service charges; providing for an annual

  8         carryforward of funds; providing for future

  9         legislative review and termination or

10         re-creation of the trust fund; providing a

11         contingent effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Emergency Response Trust Fund.--

16         (1)  The Emergency Response Trust Fund is created

17  within the Department of Military Affairs.

18         (2)  Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall

19  consist of reimbursements from the Federal Emergency

20  Management Agency for the costs of activating the Florida

21  National Guard and transfers of state funds approved by budget

22  amendments processed as provided in chapter 216, Florida

23  Statutes. Such funds shall be used to pay all operational

24  costs incurred by the Florida National Guard when called to

25  active duty.

26         (3)(a)  The trust fund is exempt from the service

27  charges imposed by section 215.20, Florida Statutes.

28         (b)  Notwithstanding section 216.301, Florida Statutes,

29  and pursuant to section 216.351, Florida Statutes, any balance

30  in the trust fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain

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    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 912
    309-998-02




  1  in the trust fund and shall be available for carrying out the

  2  purposes of the trust fund.

  3         (4)  In accordance with Section 19(f)(2) of Article III

  4  of the State Constitution, the Emergency Response Trust Fund

  5  shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1,

  6  2006. Before its scheduled termination, the trust fund shall

  7  be reviewed as provided in section 215.3206(1) and (2),

  8  Florida Statutes.

  9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002,

10  but it shall not take effect unless it is enacted by at least

11  a three-fifths vote of the membership of each house of the

12  Legislature.

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15                          SENATE SUMMARY

16    Creates the Emergency Response Trust Fund within the
      Department of Military Affairs. Provides for sources of
17    funds. Provides for moneys in the trust fund to be used
      to pay operational costs incurred by the Florida National
18    Guard when called to active duty. Provides for an annual
      carryforward of funds. Provides for future review and
19    termination or re-creation of the trust fund.

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