HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/SB 388
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12	Representative Kyle offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendment)
15	Remove everything after the enacting clause, and insert:
16	Section 1. Section 201.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to
17	read:
18	201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.--All taxes
19	collected under this chapter shall be distributed as follows and
20	shall be subject to the service charge imposed in s. 215.20(1),
21	except that such service charge shall not be levied against any
22	portion of taxes pledged to debt service on bonds to the extent
23	that the amount of the service charge is required to pay any
24	amounts relating to the bonds:
25	(1) Seventy-eight and nine hundred forty-six thousandths
26	Sixty-two and sixty-three hundredths percent of the remaining
27	taxes collected under this chapter shall be used for the
28	following purposes:
29	(a) Amounts as shall be necessary to pay the debt service
30	on, or fund debt service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or
31	other amounts payable with respect to Preservation 2000 bonds
32	issued pursuant to s. 375.051 and Florida Forever bonds issued
33	pursuant to s. 215.618, shall be paid into the State Treasury to
34	the credit of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to be used for
35	such purposes. The amount transferred to the Land Acquisition
36	Trust Fund for such purposes shall not exceed $300 million in
37	fiscal year 1999-2000 and thereafter for Preservation 2000 bonds
38	and bonds issued to refund Preservation 2000 bonds, and $300
39	million in fiscal year 2000-2001 and thereafter for Florida
40	Forever bonds. The annual amount transferred to the Land
41	Acquisition Trust Fund for Florida Forever bonds shall not
42	exceed $30 million in the first fiscal year in which bonds are
43	issued. The limitation on the amount transferred shall be
44	increased by an additional $30 million in each subsequent fiscal
45	year, but shall not exceed a total of $300 million in any fiscal
46	year for all bonds issued. It is the intent of the Legislature
47	that all bonds issued to fund the Florida Forever Act be retired
48	by December 31, 2030. Except for bonds issued to refund
49	previously issued bonds, no series of bonds may be issued
50	pursuant to this paragraph unless such bonds are approved and
51	the debt service for the remainder of the fiscal year in which
52	the bonds are issued is specifically appropriated in the General
53	Appropriations Act. For purposes of refunding Preservation 2000
54	bonds, amounts designated within this section for Preservation
55	2000 and Florida Forever bonds may be transferred between the
56	two programs to the extent provided for in the documents
57	authorizing the issuance of the bonds. The Preservation 2000
58	bonds and Florida Forever bonds shall be equally and ratably
59	secured by moneys distributable to the Land Acquisition Trust
60	Fund pursuant to this section, except to the extent specifically
61	provided otherwise by the documents authorizing the issuance of
62	the bonds. No moneys transferred to the Land Acquisition Trust
63	Fund pursuant to this paragraph, or earnings thereon, shall be
64	used or made available to pay debt service on the Save Our Coast
65	revenue bonds.
66	(b) The remainder of the moneys distributed under this
67	subsection, after the required payment under paragraph (a),
68	shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Save
69	Our Everglades Trust Fund in amounts necessary to pay debt
70	service, provide reserves, and pay rebate obligations and other
71	amounts due with respect to bonds issued under s. 215.619.
72	(c) The remainder of the moneys distributed under this
73	subsection, after the required payments under paragraphs (a) and
74	(b), shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the
75	Land Acquisition Trust Fund and may be used for any purpose for
76	which funds deposited in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund may
77	lawfully be used. Payments made under this paragraph shall
78	continue until the cumulative amount credited to the Land
79	Acquisition Trust Fund for the fiscal year under this paragraph
80	and paragraph (2)(b) equals 70 percent of the current official
81	forecast for distributions of taxes collected under this chapter
82	pursuant to subsection (2). As used in this paragraph, the term
83	"current official forecast" means the most recent forecast as
84	determined by the Revenue Estimating Conference. If the current
85	official forecast for a fiscal year changes after payments under
86	this paragraph have ended during that fiscal year, no further
87	payments are required under this paragraph during the fiscal
88	year.
89	(c)(d)The remainder of the moneys distributed under this
90	subsection, after the required payments under paragraphs (a)
91	and, (b), and (c),shall be paid into the State Treasury to the
92	credit of the General Revenue Fund of the state to be used and
93	expended for the purposes for which the General Revenue Fund was
94	created and exists by law or to the Ecosystem Management and
95	Restoration Trust Fund or to the Marine Resources Conservation
96	Trust Fund as provided in subsection (11).
97	(2) Eight and seven hundred twenty-four thousandthsSeven
98	and fifty-six hundredths percent of the remainingtaxes
99	collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
100	Treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. Amounts
101	distributed under this subsection are subject to payment of debt
102	service on bonds issued to acquire coastal lands through deposit
103	into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Any moneys remaining after
104	payment of such debt service shall be available for any purpose
105	for which funds in the General Revenue Fund may be lawfully
106	used.
107	(3) Four and eighty-five hundredths percent of the taxes
108	collected under this chapter shall beused for the following
109	purposes:
110	(a) Amounts as shall be necessary to fully fund the annual
111	debt service reserve in the Affordable Housing Guarantee Fund
112	pursuant to s. 420.5092(6)(a) shall be paid into the State
113	Treasury to the credit of the Affordable Housing Guarantee Fund
114	to be used for the purposes described in that paragraph.
115	(b) Amounts as shall be necessary to maintain or restore
116	the claims paying rating assigned to the Affordable Housing
117	Guarantee Fund such that the rating is not less than the third-
118	highest rating classification of any nationally recognized
119	rating service rating the fund shall, pursuant to s.
120	420.5092(6)(b), be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of
121	the Affordable Housing Guarantee Fund to be used for the
122	purposes described in that paragraph.
123	(a) Beginning in the month following the final payment for
124	a fiscal year under paragraph (1)(c), available moneys shall be
125	paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General
126	Revenue Fund of the state to be used and expended for the
127	purposes for which the General Revenue Fund was created and
128	exists by law or to the Ecosystem Management and Restoration
129	Trust Fund or to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund as
130	provided in subsection (11). Payments made under this paragraph
131	shall continue until the cumulative amount credited to the
132	General Revenue Fund for the fiscal year under this paragraph
133	equals the cumulative payments made under paragraph (1)(c) for
134	the same fiscal year.
135	(c)(b)The remainder of the moneys distributed under this
136	subsection, after the required payments under paragraphs (a) and
137	(b), shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the
138	General Revenue FundLand Acquisition Trust Fund. Sums deposited
139	in the fund pursuant to this subsection may be used for any
140	purpose for which funds deposited in the Land Acquisition Trust
141	Fund may lawfully be used.
142	(4)(3)Seven and forty-eightOne and ninety-four
143	hundredths percent of the remainingtaxes collected under this
144	chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of
145	the General Revenue Fund. Amounts distributed pursuant to this
146	subsection are subject to payment of debt service on outstanding
147	Conservation and Recreation Lands revenue bonds through deposit
148	into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Moneys deposited in the
149	trust fund pursuant to this section shall be used for the
150	following purposes:
151	(a) Sixty percent of the moneys shall be used to acquire
152	coastal lands or to pay debt service on bonds issued to acquire
153	coastal lands; and
154	(b) Forty percent of the moneys shall be used to develop
155	and manage lands acquired with moneys from the Land Acquisition
156	Trust Fund.
157	(4) Four and two-tenths percent of the remaining taxes
158	collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
159	Treasury to the credit of the Water Management Lands Trust Fund.
160	Sums deposited in that fund may be used for any purpose
161	authorized in s. 373.59.
162	(5) Four and two-tenths percent of the remaining taxes
163	collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
164	Treasury to the credit of the Conservation and Recreation Lands
165	Trust Fund to carry out the purposes set forth in s. 259.032.
166	Nine and one-half percent of the amount credited to the
167	Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund pursuant to this
168	subsection shall be transferred to the State Game Trust Fund and
169	used for land management activities.
170	(6) Two and twenty-eight hundredths percent of the
171	remaining taxes collected under this chapter shall be paid into
172	the State Treasury to the credit of the Invasive Plant Control
173	Trust Fund to carry out the purposes set forth in ss. 369.22 and
174	369.252.
175	(7) One-half of one percent of the remaining taxes
176	collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
177	Treasury to the credit of the State Game Trust Fund to be used
178	exclusively for the purpose of implementing the Lake Restoration
179	2020 Program.
180	(8) One-half of one percent of the remaining taxes
181	collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
182	Treasury and divided equally to the credit of the Department of
183	Environmental Protection Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund to
184	address water quality impacts associated with nonagricultural
185	nonpoint sources and to the credit of the Department of
186	Agriculture and Consumer Services General Inspection Trust Fund
187	to address water quality impacts associated with agricultural
188	nonpoint sources, respectively. These funds shall be used for
189	research, development, demonstration, and implementation of
190	suitable best management practices or other measures used to
191	achieve water quality standards in surface waters and water
192	segments identified pursuant to ss. 303(d) of the Clean Water
193	Act, Pub. L. No. 92-500, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq.
194	Implementation of best management practices and other measures
195	may include cost-share grants, technical assistance,
196	implementation tracking, and conservation leases or other
197	agreements for water quality improvement. The Department of
198	Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture and
199	Consumer Services may adopt rules governing the distribution of
200	funds for implementation of best management practices. The
201	unobligated balance of funds received from the distribution of
202	taxes collected under this chapter to address water quality
203	impacts associated with nonagricultural nonpoint sources will be
204	excluded when calculating the unobligated balance of the Water
205	Quality Assurance Trust Fund as it relates to the determination
206	of the applicable excise tax rate.
207	(9) Seven and fifty-three hundredths percent of the
208	remaining taxes collected under this chapter shall be paid into
209	the State Treasury to the credit of the State Housing Trust Fund
210	and shall be used as follows:
211	(a) Half of that amount shall be used for the purposes for
212	which the State Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by
213	law.
214	(b) Half of that amount shall be paid into the State
215	Treasury to the credit of the Local Government Housing Trust
216	Fund and shall be used for the purposes for which the Local
217	Government Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by law.
218	(10) Eight and sixty-six hundredths percent of the
219	remaining taxes collected under this chapter shall be paid into
220	the State Treasury to the credit of the State Housing Trust Fund
221	and shall be used as follows:
222	(a) Twelve and one-half percent of that amount shall be
223	deposited into the State Housing Trust Fund and be expended by
224	the Department of Community Affairs and by the Florida Housing
225	Finance Corporation for the purposes for which the State Housing
226	Trust Fund was created and exists by law.
227	(b) Eighty-seven and one-half percent of that amount shall
228	be distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund and
229	shall be used for the purposes for which the Local Government
230	Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by law. Funds from
231	this category may also be used to provide for state and local
232	services to assist the homeless.
233	(11) From the moneys specified in paragraphs (1)(d) and
234	(2)(a) and prior to deposit of any moneys into the General
235	Revenue Fund, $30 million shall be paid into the State Treasury
236	to the credit of the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust
237	Fund in fiscal year 2000-2001 and each fiscal year thereafter,
238	to be used for the preservation and repair of the state's
239	beaches as provided in ss. 161.091-161.212, and $2 million shall
240	be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Marine
241	Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be used for marine mammal
242	care as provided in s. 370.0603(3).
243	(5)(12)The Department of Revenue may use the payments
244	credited to the General Revenue Fundtrust funds pursuant to
245	paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(b) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6),
246	(7), (8), (9), and (10)to pay the costs of the collection and
247	enforcement of the tax levied by this chapter. The percentage of
248	such costs which may be assessed against a trust fund is a
249	ratio, the numerator of which is payments credited to that trust
250	fund under this section and the denominator of which is the sum
251	of payments made under paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(b) and
252	subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10).
253	(6)(13)Moneys appropriated toThe distribution of
254	proceeds deposited intothe Water Management Lands Trust Fund
255	and the Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund, pursuant
256	to subsections (4) and (5),shall not be used for land
257	acquisition, but may be used for preacquisition costs associated
258	with land purchases. The Legislature intends that the Florida
259	Forever program supplant the acquisition programs formerly
260	authorized under ss. 259.032 and 373.59. Prior to the 2005
261	Regular Session of the Legislature, the Acquisition and
262	Restoration Council shall review and make recommendations to the
263	Legislature concerning the need to repeal this provision. Based
264	on these recommendations, the Legislature shall review the need
265	to repeal this provision during the 2005 Regular Session.
266	(14) Amounts distributed pursuant to subsections (5), (6),
267	(7) and (8) are subject to the payment of debt service on
268	outstanding Conservation and Recreation Lands revenue bonds.
269	Section 2. Section 161.091, Florida Statutes, is amended
270	to read:
271	161.091 Beach management; funding; repair and maintenance
272	strategy.--
273	(1) Subject to such appropriations as the Legislature may
274	make therefor from time to time, disbursements from the
275	Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund may be made by
276	the department in order to carry out the proper state
277	responsibilities in a comprehensive, long-range, statewide beach
278	management plan for erosion control; beach preservation,
279	restoration, and nourishment; and storm and hurricane
280	protection. Legislative intent in appropriating such funds is
281	for the implementation of those projects that contribute most
282	significantly to addressing the state's beach erosion problems.
283	(2) The department shall develop a multiyear repair and
284	maintenance strategy that:
285	(a) Encourages regional approaches to ensure the
286	geographic coordination and sequencing of prioritized projects;
287	(b) Reduces equipment mobilization and demobilization
288	costs;
289	(c) Maximizes the infusion of beach-quality sand into the
290	system;
291	(d) Extends the life of beach nourishment projects and
292	reduces the frequency of nourishment; and
293	(e) Promotes inlet sand bypassing to replicate the natural
294	flow of sand interrupted by improved, modified, or altered
295	inlets and ports.
296	(3) In accordance with the intent expressed in s. 161.088
297	and the legislative finding that erosion of the beaches of this
298	state is detrimental to tourism, the state's major industry,
299	further exposes the state's highly developed coastline to severe
300	storm damage, and threatens beach-related jobs, which, if not
301	stopped, could significantly reduce state sales tax revenues,
302	funds deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the
303	Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund, in the annual
304	amounts provided in s. 201.15(11), shall be used, for a period
305	of not less than 15 years, to fund the development,
306	implementation, and administration of the state's beach
307	management plan, as provided in ss. 161.091-161.212, prior to
308	the use of such funds deposited pursuant to s. 201.15(11) in
309	that trust fund for any other purpose.
310	Section 3. Section 161.05301, Florida Statutes, is
311	repealed.
312	Section 4. Section 201.0205, Florida Statutes, is amended
313	to read:
314	201.0205 Counties that have implemented ch. 83-220;
315	inapplicability of 10-cent tax increase by s. 2, ch. 92-317,
316	Laws of Florida.--The 10-cent tax increase in the documentary
317	stamp tax levied by s. 2, chapter 92-317, does not apply to
318	deeds and other taxable instruments relating to real property
319	located in any county that has implemented the provisions of
320	chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapters 84-270,
321	86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida. Each such county and each
322	eligible jurisdiction within such county shall not be eligible
323	to participate in programs funded pursuant to s. 201.15(6).
324	However, each such county and each eligible jurisdiction within
325	such county shall be eligible to participate in programs funded
326	pursuant to s. 201.15(7).
327	Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
328	259.032, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
329	259.032 Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund;
330	purpose.--
331	(2)(a) The Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund is
332	established within the Department of Environmental Protection.
333	The fund shall be used as a nonlapsing, revolving fund
334	exclusively for the purposes of this section. The fund shall be
335	credited with proceeds from the following excise taxes:
336	1. The excise taxes on documents and other funds
337	distributed to the trust fund as provided in s. 201.15.; and
338	2. The excise tax on the severance of phosphate rock as
339	provided in s. 211.3103.
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341	The Department of Revenue shall credit to the fund each month
342	the proceeds from such taxes as provided in this paragraph.
343	Section 6. Subsection (4) of section 369.252, Florida
344	Statutes, is amended to read:
345	369.252 Invasive exotic plant control on public
346	lands.--The department shall establish a program to:
347	(4) Use funds in the Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund as
348	authorized by the Legislature for carrying out activities under
349	this section on public lands. Twenty percent of the amount
350	credited to the Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund pursuant to s.
351	201.15(6) shall be used for the purpose of controlling
352	nonnative, upland, invasive plant species on public lands.
353	Section 7. Section 370.0603, Florida Statutes, is amended
354	to read:
355	370.0603 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund;
356	purposes.--
357	(1) The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund within
358	the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall serve as a
359	broad-based depository for funds from various marine-related
360	activities and shall be administered by the commission for the
361	purposes of:
362	(a) Funding for marine research.
363	(b) Funding for fishery enhancement, including, but not
364	limited to, fishery statistics development, artificial reefs,
365	and fish hatcheries.
366	(c) Funding for marine law enforcement.
367	(d) Funding for administration of licensing programs for
368	recreational fishing, saltwater products sales, and related
369	information and education activities.
370	(e) Funding for the operations of the Fish and Wildlife
371	Conservation Commission.
372	(f) Funding for titling and registration of vessels.
373	(g) Funding for marine turtle protection, research, and
374	recovery activities from revenues that are specifically credited
375	to the trust fund for these purposes.
376	(h) Funding activities for rehabilitation of oyster
377	harvesting areas from which special oyster surcharge fees are
378	collected, including relaying and transplanting live oysters.
379	(2) The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund shall
380	receive the proceeds from:
381	(a) All license fees collected pursuant to ss. 370.06 and
382	370.07.
383	(b) All funds collected from the registration of vessels
384	and other fees pursuant to s. 328.72.
385	(c) All fees collected pursuant to ss. 370.063, 370.142,
386	and 372.5704.
387	(d) All fines and penalties pursuant to s. 370.021.
388	(e) Other revenues as provided by law.
389	(3) Funds provided to the Marine Resources Conservation
390	Trust Fund from taxes distributed under s. 201.15(11) shall be
391	used for the following purposes:
392	(a) To reimburse the cost of activities authorized
393	pursuant to the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States
394	Department of the Interior. Such facilities must be involved in
395	the actual rescue and full-time acute care veterinarian-based
396	rehabilitation of manatees. The cost of activities includes, but
397	is not limited to, costs associated with expansion, capital
398	outlay, repair, maintenance, and operation related to the
399	rescue, treatment, stabilization, maintenance, release, and
400	monitoring of manatees. Moneys distributed through the
401	contractual agreement to each facility for manatee
402	rehabilitation must be proportionate to the number of manatees
403	under acute care rehabilitation; the number of maintenance days
404	medically necessary in the facility; and the number released
405	during the previous fiscal year. The commission may set a cap on
406	the total amount reimbursed per manatee per year.
407	(b) For training on the care, treatment, and
408	rehabilitation of marine mammals at the Whitney Laboratory and
409	the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida.
410	(c) For program administration costs of the agency.
411	(d) Funds not distributed in any 1 fiscal year must be
412	carried over for distribution in subsequent years.
413	Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 375.075, Florida
414	Statutes, is amended to read:
415	375.075 Outdoor recreation; financial assistance to local
416	governments.--
417	(1) The Department of Environmental Protection is
418	authorized to establish the Florida Recreation Development
419	Assistance Program to provide grants to qualified local
420	governmental entities to acquire or develop land for public
421	outdoor recreation purposes. To the extent not needed for debt
422	service on bonds issued pursuant to s. 375.051, each year the
423	department shall develop and plan a program which shall be based
424	upon funding of not less than 5 percent of the money credited to
425	the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(2) and (3)
426	in that year. Beginning fiscal year 2001-2002,The department
427	shall develop and plan a program which shall be based upon the
428	cumulative total funding provided from this section and from the
429	Florida Forever Trust Fund pursuant to s. 259.105(3)(c).
430	Section 9. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 420.5092,
431	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
432	420.5092 Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program.--
433	(5) Pursuant to s. 16, Art. VII of the State Constitution,
434	the corporation may issue, in accordance with s. 420.509,
435	revenue bonds of the corporation to establish the guarantee
436	fund. Such revenue bonds shall be primarily payable from and
437	secured by annual debt service reserves, from interest earned on
438	funds on deposit in the guarantee fund, from fees, charges, and
439	reimbursements established by the corporation for the issuance
440	of affordable housing guarantees, and from any other revenue
441	sources received by the corporation and deposited by the
442	corporation into the guarantee fund for the issuance of
443	affordable housing guarantees. To the extent such primary
444	revenue sources are considered insufficient by the corporation,
445	pursuant to the certification provided in subsection (6), to
446	fully fund the annual debt service reserve, the certified
447	deficiency in such reserve shall be additionally payable from
448	the distributions of documentary stamp tax proceeds pursuant to
449	s. 201.15(3)firstproceeds of the documentary stamp tax moneys
450	deposited into the State Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s.
451	201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a)during the ensuing state fiscal year.
452	(6)(a) If the primary revenue sources to be used for
453	repayment of revenue bonds used to establish the guarantee fund
454	are insufficient for such repayment, the annual principal and
455	interest due on each series of revenue bonds shall be payable
456	from funds in the annual debt service reserve. The corporation
457	shall, before June 1 of each year, perform a financial audit to
458	determine whether at the end of the state fiscal year there will
459	be on deposit in the guarantee fund an annual debt service
460	reserve from interest earned pursuant to the investment of the
461	guarantee fund, fees, charges, and reimbursements received from
462	issued affordable housing guarantees and other revenue sources
463	available to the corporation. Based upon the findings in such
464	guarantee fund financial audit, the corporation shall certify to
465	the Chief Financial OfficerComptrollerthe amount of any
466	projected deficiency in the annual debt service reserve for any
467	series of outstanding bonds as of the end of the state fiscal
468	year and the amount necessary to maintain such annual debt
469	service reserve. Upon receipt of such certification, the Chief
470	Financial OfficerComptrollershall transfer to the annual debt
471	service reserve, from the distributions of documentary stamp tax
472	proceeds pursuant to s. 201.15(3)first available taxes
473	distributed to the State Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s.
474	201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a)during the ensuing state fiscal year,
475	the amount certified as necessary to maintain the annual debt
476	service reserve.
477	(b) If the claims payment obligations under affordable
478	housing guarantees from amounts on deposit in the guarantee fund
479	would cause the claims paying rating assigned to the guarantee
480	fund to be less than the third-highest rating classification of
481	any nationally recognized rating service, which classifications
482	being consistent with s. 215.84(3) and rules adopted thereto by
483	the State Board of Administration, the corporation shall certify
484	to the Chief Financial OfficerComptrollerthe amount of such
485	claims payment obligations. Upon receipt of such certification,
486	the Chief Financial OfficerComptrollershall transfer to the
487	guarantee fund, from the distributions of documentary stamp tax
488	proceeds pursuant to s. 201.15(3)first available taxes
489	distributed to the State Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s.
490	201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a)during the ensuing state fiscal year,
491	the amount certified as necessary to meet such obligations, such
492	transfer to be subordinate to any transfer referenced in
493	paragraph (a) and not to exceed 50 percent of the maximum
494	possible distributions of documentary stamp tax proceeds
495	pursuant to s. 201.15(3)amounts distributed to the State
496	Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a)
497	during the preceding state fiscal year.
498	Section 10. Section 420.9073, Florida Statutes, is amended
499	to read:
500	420.9073 Local housing distributions.--
501	(1) Distributions from the Local Government Housing Trust
502	Fundcalculated in this sectionshall be disbursed on a monthly
503	basis by the corporation beginning the first day of the month
504	after program approval pursuant to s. 420.9072. Each county's
505	share of the funds to be distributed from the portion of the
506	funds in the Local Government Housing Trust fund received
507	pursuant to s. 201.15(9)shall be calculated by the corporation
508	for each fiscal year as provided in the General Appropriations
509	Act.follows:
510	(a) Each county other than a county that has implemented
511	the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by
512	chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida, shall
513	receive the guaranteed amount for each fiscal year.
514	(b) Each county other than a county that has implemented
515	the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by
516	chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida, may
517	receive an additional share calculated as follows:
518	1. Multiply each county's percentage of the total state
519	population excluding the population of any county that has
520	implemented the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida,
521	as amended by chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of
522	Florida, by the total funds to be distributed.
523	2. If the result in subparagraph 1. is less than the
524	guaranteed amount as determined in subsection (3), that county's
525	additional share shall be zero.
526	3. For each county in which the result in subparagraph 1.
527	is greater than the guaranteed amount as determined in
528	subsection (3), the amount calculated in subparagraph 1. shall
529	be reduced by the guaranteed amount. The result for each such
530	county shall be expressed as a percentage of the amounts so
531	determined for all counties. Each such county shall receive an
532	additional share equal to such percentage multiplied by the
533	total funds received by the Local Government Housing Trust Fund
534	pursuant to s. 201.15(9) reduced by the guaranteed amount paid
535	to all counties.
536	(2) Effective July 1, 1995, distributions calculated in
537	this section shall be disbursed on a monthly basis by the
538	corporation beginning the first day of the month after program
539	approval pursuant to s. 420.9072. Each county's share of the
540	funds to be distributed from the portion of the funds in the
541	Local Government Housing Trust Fund received pursuant to s.
542	201.15(10) shall be calculated by the corporation for each
543	fiscal year as follows:
544	(a) Each county shall receive the guaranteed amount for
545	each fiscal year.
546	(b) Each county may receive an additional share calculated
547	as follows:
548	1. Multiply each county's percentage of the total state
549	population, by the total funds to be distributed.
550	2. If the result in subparagraph 1. is less than the
551	guaranteed amount as determined in subsection (3), that county's
552	additional share shall be zero.
553	3. For each county in which the result in subparagraph 1.
554	is greater than the guaranteed amount, the amount calculated in
555	subparagraph 1. shall be reduced by the guaranteed amount. The
556	result for each such county shall be expressed as a percentage
557	of the amounts so determined for all counties. Each such county
558	shall receive an additional share equal to this percentage
559	multiplied by the total funds received by the Local Government
560	Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(10) as reduced by the
561	guaranteed amount paid to all counties.
562	(3) Calculation of guaranteed amounts:
563	(a) The guaranteed amount under subsection (1) shall be
564	calculated for each state fiscal year by multiplying $350,000 by
565	a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of funds
566	distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund pursuant
567	to s. 201.15(9) and the denominator of which is the total amount
568	of funds distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund
569	pursuant to s. 201.15.
570	(b) The guaranteed amount under subsection (2) shall be
571	calculated for each state fiscal year by multiplying $350,000 by
572	a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of funds
573	distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund pursuant
574	to s. 201.15(10) and the denominator of which is the total
575	amount of funds distributed to the Local Government Housing
576	Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15.
577	(4)Funds distributed pursuant to this section may not be
578	pledged to pay debt service on any bonds.
579	Section 11. Section 420.9078, Florida Statutes, is amended
580	to read:
581	420.9078 State administration of remaining local housing
582	distribution funds.--When appropriated funds remain in the Local
583	Government Housing Trust Fund, the corporation shall distribute
584	the remaining funds as follows:
585	(1) The corporation shall distribute all remaining funds
586	proportionately as provided in s. 420.9073(2)(b)among counties
587	and eligible municipalities for which an emergency or natural
588	disaster has been declared by executive order and which have an
589	approved local housing assistance plan to implement a local
590	housing assistance strategy, consistent with ss. 420.907-
591	420.9079, for repairing and replacing housing damaged as a
592	result of the emergency or natural disaster.
593	(2) If subsection (1) does not apply, the corporation
594	shall distribute the remaining funds proportionately as provided
595	in ss. 420.9072 and 420.9073(2)(b)among all counties and
596	eligible municipalities that have fully expended their local
597	housing distributions for the immediately preceding state fiscal
598	year on eligible activities and have an approved local housing
599	assistance plan. A county or eligible municipality that receives
600	local housing distributions pursuant to this subsection shall
601	expend those funds in accordance with the provisions of ss.
602	420.907-420.9079, corporation rule, and its local housing
603	assistance plan.
604	Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 420.9079, Florida
605	Statutes, is amended to read:
606	420.9079 Local Government Housing Trust Fund.--
607	(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Local
608	Government Housing Trust Fund, which shall be administered by
609	the corporation on behalf of the department according to the
610	provisions of ss. 420.907-420.9078 and this section. There shall
611	be deposited into the fund a portion of the documentary stamp
612	tax revenues as provided in s. 201.15,moneys received from any
613	other source for the purposes of ss. 420.907-420.9078 and this
614	section,and all proceeds derived from the investment of such
615	moneys. Moneys in the fund that are not currently needed for the
616	purposes of the programs administered pursuant to ss. 420.907-
617	420.9078 and this section shall be deposited to the credit of
618	the fund and may be invested as provided by law. The interest
619	received on any such investment shall be credited to the fund.
620	Section 13. For fiscal year 2003-2004, funds are
621	transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the following trust
622	funds in the amounts specified:
623	(1) Department of Environmental Protection:
624	(a) Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund,
625	$54,300,000.
626	(b) Land Acquisition Trust Fund, $96,531,000.
627	(c) Water Management Lands Trust Fund, $48,400,000.
628	(d) Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund,
629	$22,500,000.
630	(e) Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund, $21,500,000.
631	(f) Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund, $3,000,000.
632	(2) Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, State Game
633	Trust Fund, $2,000,000.
634	(3) Department of Revenue, Administrative Trust Fund,
635	$7,900,000.
636	Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
637
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640	Remove the entire title, and insert:
641	A bill to be entitled
642	An act relating to the excise tax on documents; amending
643	s. 201.15, F.S.; eliminating distributions to various
644	trust funds of proceeds of the excise tax on documents;
645	redirecting the tax proceeds to the General Revenue Fund;
646	amending s. 161.091, F.S., relating to a use of the
647	Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund, to
648	conform; repealing s. 161.05301, F.S., relating to beach
649	erosion control project staffing and an appropriation to
650	the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund, to
651	conform; amending s. 201.0205, F.S., relating to
652	eligibility to participate in programs funded from the
653	documentary stamp tax, to conform; amending s. 259.032,
654	F.S., relating to sources of funding for the Conservation
655	and Recreation Lands Trust Fund, to conform; amending s.
656	369.252, F.S., relating to a use of the Invasive Plant
657	Control Trust Fund, to conform; amending s. 370.0603,
658	F.S., relating to uses of the Marine Resources
659	Conservation Trust Fund, to conform; amending s. 375.075,
660	F.S., relating to a use of the Land Acquisition Trust
661	Fund, to conform; amending s. 420.5092, F.S.; revising the
662	use of tax proceeds to support the Florida Affordable
663	Housing Guarantee Program; amending ss. 420.9073,
664	420.9078, and 420.9079, F.S., relating to funding of and
665	distributions from the Local Government Housing Trust
666	Fund, to conform; providing for the transfer of moneys in
667	the General Revenue Fund to specified trust funds for
668	fiscal year 2003-2004; providing an effective date.
669