HB 0043A 2003
   
1 A bill to be entitled
2          An act relating to the excise tax on documents; amending
3    s. 201.15, F.S.; eliminating distributions to various
4    trust funds of proceeds of the excise tax on documents;
5    redirecting the tax proceeds to the General Revenue Fund;
6    amending s. 161.091, F.S., relating to a use of the
7    Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund, to
8    conform; repealing s. 161.05301, F.S., relating to beach
9    erosion control project staffing and an appropriation to
10    the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund, to
11    conform; amending s. 201.0205, F.S., relating to
12    eligibility to participate in programs funded from the
13    documentary stamp tax, to conform; amending s. 259.032,
14    F.S., relating to sources of funding for the Conservation
15    and Recreation Lands Trust Fund, to conform; amending s.
16    369.252, F.S., relating to a use of the Invasive Plant
17    Control Trust Fund, to conform; amending s. 370.0603,
18    F.S., relating to uses of the Marine Resources
19    Conservation Trust Fund, to conform; amending s. 375.075,
20    F.S., relating to a use of the Land Acquisition Trust
21    Fund, to conform; amending s. 420.5092, F.S.; revising the
22    use of tax proceeds to support the Florida Affordable
23    Housing Guarantee Program; amending ss. 420.9073,
24    420.9078, and 420.9079, F.S., relating to funding of and
25    distributions from the Local Government Housing Trust
26    Fund, to conform; providing for construction of the act in
27    pari materia with laws enacted during the 2003 Regular
28    Session of the Legislature; providing an effective date.
29         
30          Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
31         
32          Section 1. Section 201.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to
33    read:
34          201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.--All taxes
35    collected under this chapter shall be distributed as follows and
36    shall be subject to the service charge imposed in s. 215.20(1),
37    except that such service charge shall not be levied against any
38    portion of taxes pledged to debt service on bonds to the extent
39    that the amount of the service charge is required to pay any
40    amounts relating to the bonds:
41          (1) Seventy-eight and nine hundred forty-six thousandths
42    Sixty-two and sixty-three hundredths percent of the remaining
43    taxes collected under this chapter shall be used for the
44    following purposes:
45          (a) Amounts as shall be necessary to pay the debt service
46    on, or fund debt service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or
47    other amounts payable with respect to Preservation 2000 bonds
48    issued pursuant to s. 375.051 and Florida Forever bonds issued
49    pursuant to s. 215.618, shall be paid into the State Treasury to
50    the credit of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to be used for
51    such purposes. The amount transferred to the Land Acquisition
52    Trust Fund for such purposes shall not exceed $300 million in
53    fiscal year 1999-2000 and thereafter for Preservation 2000 bonds
54    and bonds issued to refund Preservation 2000 bonds, and $300
55    million in fiscal year 2000-2001 and thereafter for Florida
56    Forever bonds. The annual amount transferred to the Land
57    Acquisition Trust Fund for Florida Forever bonds shall not
58    exceed $30 million in the first fiscal year in which bonds are
59    issued. The limitation on the amount transferred shall be
60    increased by an additional $30 million in each subsequent fiscal
61    year, but shall not exceed a total of $300 million in any fiscal
62    year for all bonds issued. It is the intent of the Legislature
63    that all bonds issued to fund the Florida Forever Act be retired
64    by December 31, 2030. Except for bonds issued to refund
65    previously issued bonds, no series of bonds may be issued
66    pursuant to this paragraph unless such bonds are approved and
67    the debt service for the remainder of the fiscal year in which
68    the bonds are issued is specifically appropriated in the General
69    Appropriations Act. For purposes of refunding Preservation 2000
70    bonds, amounts designated within this section for Preservation
71    2000 and Florida Forever bonds may be transferred between the
72    two programs to the extent provided for in the documents
73    authorizing the issuance of the bonds. The Preservation 2000
74    bonds and Florida Forever bonds shall be equally and ratably
75    secured by moneys distributable to the Land Acquisition Trust
76    Fund pursuant to this section, except to the extent specifically
77    provided otherwise by the documents authorizing the issuance of
78    the bonds. No moneys transferred to the Land Acquisition Trust
79    Fund pursuant to this paragraph, or earnings thereon, shall be
80    used or made available to pay debt service on the Save Our Coast
81    revenue bonds.
82          (b) The remainder of the moneys distributed under this
83    subsection, after the required payment under paragraph (a),
84    shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Save
85    Our Everglades Trust Fund in amounts necessary to pay debt
86    service, provide reserves, and pay rebate obligations and other
87    amounts due with respect to bonds issued under s. 215.619.
88          (c) The remainder of the moneys distributed under this
89    subsection, after the required payments under paragraphs (a) and
90    (b), shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the
91    Land Acquisition Trust Fund and may be used for any purpose for
92    which funds deposited in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund may
93    lawfully be used. Payments made under this paragraph shall
94    continue until the cumulative amount credited to the Land
95    Acquisition Trust Fund for the fiscal year under this paragraph
96    and paragraph (2)(b) equals 70 percent of the current official
97    forecast for distributions of taxes collected under this chapter
98    pursuant to subsection (2). As used in this paragraph, the term
99    "current official forecast" means the most recent forecast as
100    determined by the Revenue Estimating Conference. If the current
101    official forecast for a fiscal year changes after payments under
102    this paragraph have ended during that fiscal year, no further
103    payments are required under this paragraph during the fiscal
104    year.
105          (c)(d)The remainder of the moneys distributed under this
106    subsection, after the required payments under paragraphs (a)
107    and, (b), and (c),shall be paid into the State Treasury to the
108    credit of the General Revenue Fund of the state to be used and
109    expended for the purposes for which the General Revenue Fund was
110    created and exists by law or to the Ecosystem Management and
111    Restoration Trust Fund or to the Marine Resources Conservation
112    Trust Fund as provided in subsection (11).
113          (2) Eight and seven hundred twenty-four thousandthsSeven
114    and fifty-six hundredths percent of the remainingtaxes
115    collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
116    Treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. Amounts
117    distributed under this subsection are subject to payment of debt
118    service on bonds issued to acquire coastal lands through deposit
119    into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Any moneys remaining after
120    payment of such debt service shall be available for any purpose
121    for which funds in the General Revenue Fund may be lawfully
122    used.
123          (3) Four and eighty-five hundredths percent of the taxes
124    collected under this chapter shall beused for the following
125    purposes:
126          (a) Amounts as shall be necessary to fully fund the annual
127    debt service reserve in the Affordable Housing Guarantee Fund
128    pursuant to s. 420.5092(6)(a) shall be paid into the State
129    Treasury to the credit of the Affordable Housing Guarantee Fund
130    to be used for the purposes described in that paragraph.
131          (b) Amounts as shall be necessary to maintain or restore
132    the claims paying rating assigned to the Affordable Housing
133    Guarantee Fund such that the rating is not less than the third-
134    highest rating classification of any nationally recognized
135    rating service rating the fund shall, pursuant to s.
136    420.5092(6)(b), be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of
137    the Affordable Housing Guarantee Fund to be used for the
138    purposes described in that paragraph.
139          (a) Beginning in the month following the final payment for
140    a fiscal year under paragraph (1)(c), available moneys shall be
141    paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General
142    Revenue Fund of the state to be used and expended for the
143    purposes for which the General Revenue Fund was created and
144    exists by law or to the Ecosystem Management and Restoration
145    Trust Fund or to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund as
146    provided in subsection (11). Payments made under this paragraph
147    shall continue until the cumulative amount credited to the
148    General Revenue Fund for the fiscal year under this paragraph
149    equals the cumulative payments made under paragraph (1)(c) for
150    the same fiscal year.
151          (c)(b)The remainder of the moneys distributed under this
152    subsection, after the required payments under paragraphs (a) and
153    (b), shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the
154    General Revenue FundLand Acquisition Trust Fund. Sums deposited
155    in the fund pursuant to this subsection may be used for any
156    purpose for which funds deposited in the Land Acquisition Trust
157    Fund may lawfully be used.
158          (4)(3)Seven and forty-eightOne and ninety-four
159    hundredths percent of the remainingtaxes collected under this
160    chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of
161    the General Revenue Fund. Amounts distributed pursuant to this
162    subsection are subject to payment of debt service on outstanding
163    Conservation and Recreation Lands revenue bonds through deposit
164    into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Moneys deposited in the
165    trust fund pursuant to this section shall be used for the
166    following purposes:
167          (a) Sixty percent of the moneys shall be used to acquire
168    coastal lands or to pay debt service on bonds issued to acquire
169    coastal lands; and
170          (b) Forty percent of the moneys shall be used to develop
171    and manage lands acquired with moneys from the Land Acquisition
172    Trust Fund.
173          (4) Four and two-tenths percent of the remaining taxes
174    collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
175    Treasury to the credit of the Water Management Lands Trust Fund.
176    Sums deposited in that fund may be used for any purpose
177    authorized in s. 373.59.
178          (5) Four and two-tenths percent of the remaining taxes
179    collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
180    Treasury to the credit of the Conservation and Recreation Lands
181    Trust Fund to carry out the purposes set forth in s. 259.032.
182    Nine and one-half percent of the amount credited to the
183    Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund pursuant to this
184    subsection shall be transferred to the State Game Trust Fund and
185    used for land management activities.
186          (6) Two and twenty-eight hundredths percent of the
187    remaining taxes collected under this chapter shall be paid into
188    the State Treasury to the credit of the Invasive Plant Control
189    Trust Fund to carry out the purposes set forth in ss. 369.22 and
190    369.252.
191          (7) One-half of one percent of the remaining taxes
192    collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
193    Treasury to the credit of the State Game Trust Fund to be used
194    exclusively for the purpose of implementing the Lake Restoration
195    2020 Program.
196          (8) One-half of one percent of the remaining taxes
197    collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State
198    Treasury and divided equally to the credit of the Department of
199    Environmental Protection Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund to
200    address water quality impacts associated with nonagricultural
201    nonpoint sources and to the credit of the Department of
202    Agriculture and Consumer Services General Inspection Trust Fund
203    to address water quality impacts associated with agricultural
204    nonpoint sources, respectively. These funds shall be used for
205    research, development, demonstration, and implementation of
206    suitable best management practices or other measures used to
207    achieve water quality standards in surface waters and water
208    segments identified pursuant to ss. 303(d) of the Clean Water
209    Act, Pub. L. No. 92-500, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq.
210    Implementation of best management practices and other measures
211    may include cost-share grants, technical assistance,
212    implementation tracking, and conservation leases or other
213    agreements for water quality improvement. The Department of
214    Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture and
215    Consumer Services may adopt rules governing the distribution of
216    funds for implementation of best management practices. The
217    unobligated balance of funds received from the distribution of
218    taxes collected under this chapter to address water quality
219    impacts associated with nonagricultural nonpoint sources will be
220    excluded when calculating the unobligated balance of the Water
221    Quality Assurance Trust Fund as it relates to the determination
222    of the applicable excise tax rate.
223          (9) Seven and fifty-three hundredths percent of the
224    remaining taxes collected under this chapter shall be paid into
225    the State Treasury to the credit of the State Housing Trust Fund
226    and shall be used as follows:
227          (a) Half of that amount shall be used for the purposes for
228    which the State Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by
229    law.
230          (b) Half of that amount shall be paid into the State
231    Treasury to the credit of the Local Government Housing Trust
232    Fund and shall be used for the purposes for which the Local
233    Government Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by law.
234          (10) Eight and sixty-six hundredths percent of the
235    remaining taxes collected under this chapter shall be paid into
236    the State Treasury to the credit of the State Housing Trust Fund
237    and shall be used as follows:
238          (a) Twelve and one-half percent of that amount shall be
239    deposited into the State Housing Trust Fund and be expended by
240    the Department of Community Affairs and by the Florida Housing
241    Finance Corporation for the purposes for which the State Housing
242    Trust Fund was created and exists by law.
243          (b) Eighty-seven and one-half percent of that amount shall
244    be distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund and
245    shall be used for the purposes for which the Local Government
246    Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by law. Funds from
247    this category may also be used to provide for state and local
248    services to assist the homeless.
249          (11) From the moneys specified in paragraphs (1)(d) and
250    (2)(a) and prior to deposit of any moneys into the General
251    Revenue Fund, $30 million shall be paid into the State Treasury
252    to the credit of the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust
253    Fund in fiscal year 2000-2001 and each fiscal year thereafter,
254    to be used for the preservation and repair of the state's
255    beaches as provided in ss. 161.091-161.212, and $2 million shall
256    be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Marine
257    Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be used for marine mammal
258    care as provided in s. 370.0603(3).
259          (5)(12)The Department of Revenue may use the payments
260    credited to the General Revenue Fundtrust funds pursuant to
261    paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(b) and subsections (3), (4), (5), (6),
262    (7), (8), (9), and (10)to pay the costs of the collection and
263    enforcement of the tax levied by this chapter. The percentage of
264    such costs which may be assessed against a trust fund is a
265    ratio, the numerator of which is payments credited to that trust
266    fund under this section and the denominator of which is the sum
267    of payments made under paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(b) and
268    subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10).
269          (6)(13)Moneys appropriated toThe distribution of
270    proceeds deposited intothe Water Management Lands Trust Fund
271    and the Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund, pursuant
272    to subsections (4) and (5),shall not be used for land
273    acquisition, but may be used for preacquisition costs associated
274    with land purchases. The Legislature intends that the Florida
275    Forever program supplant the acquisition programs formerly
276    authorized under ss. 259.032 and 373.59. Prior to the 2005
277    Regular Session of the Legislature, the Acquisition and
278    Restoration Council shall review and make recommendations to the
279    Legislature concerning the need to repeal this provision. Based
280    on these recommendations, the Legislature shall review the need
281    to repeal this provision during the 2005 Regular Session.
282          (14) Amounts distributed pursuant to subsections (5), (6),
283    (7) and (8) are subject to the payment of debt service on
284    outstanding Conservation and Recreation Lands revenue bonds.
285          Section 2. Section 161.091, Florida Statutes, is amended
286    to read:
287          161.091 Beach management; funding; repair and maintenance
288    strategy.--
289          (1) Subject to such appropriations as the Legislature may
290    make therefor from time to time, disbursements from the
291    Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund may be made by
292    the department in order to carry out the proper state
293    responsibilities in a comprehensive, long-range, statewide beach
294    management plan for erosion control; beach preservation,
295    restoration, and nourishment; and storm and hurricane
296    protection. Legislative intent in appropriating such funds is
297    for the implementation of those projects that contribute most
298    significantly to addressing the state's beach erosion problems.
299          (2) The department shall develop a multiyear repair and
300    maintenance strategy that:
301          (a) Encourages regional approaches to ensure the
302    geographic coordination and sequencing of prioritized projects;
303          (b) Reduces equipment mobilization and demobilization
304    costs;
305          (c) Maximizes the infusion of beach-quality sand into the
306    system;
307          (d) Extends the life of beach nourishment projects and
308    reduces the frequency of nourishment; and
309          (e) Promotes inlet sand bypassing to replicate the natural
310    flow of sand interrupted by improved, modified, or altered
311    inlets and ports.
312          (3) In accordance with the intent expressed in s. 161.088
313    and the legislative finding that erosion of the beaches of this
314    state is detrimental to tourism, the state's major industry,
315    further exposes the state's highly developed coastline to severe
316    storm damage, and threatens beach-related jobs, which, if not
317    stopped, could significantly reduce state sales tax revenues,
318    funds deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the
319    Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund, in the annual
320    amounts provided in s. 201.15(11), shall be used, for a period
321    of not less than 15 years, to fund the development,
322    implementation, and administration of the state's beach
323    management plan, as provided in ss. 161.091-161.212, prior to
324    the use of such funds deposited pursuant to s. 201.15(11) in
325    that trust fund for any other purpose.
326          Section 3. Section 161.05301, Florida Statutes, is
327    repealed.
328          Section 4. Section 201.0205, Florida Statutes, is amended
329    to read:
330          201.0205 Counties that have implemented ch. 83-220;
331    inapplicability of 10-cent tax increase by s. 2, ch. 92-317,
332    Laws of Florida.--The 10-cent tax increase in the documentary
333    stamp tax levied by s. 2, chapter 92-317, does not apply to
334    deeds and other taxable instruments relating to real property
335    located in any county that has implemented the provisions of
336    chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapters 84-270,
337    86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida. Each such county and each
338    eligible jurisdiction within such county shall not be eligible
339    to participate in programs funded pursuant to s. 201.15(6).
340    However, each such county and each eligible jurisdiction within
341    such county shall be eligible to participate in programs funded
342    pursuant to s. 201.15(7).
343          Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
344    259.032, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
345          259.032 Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund;
346    purpose.--
347          (2)(a) The Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund is
348    established within the Department of Environmental Protection.
349    The fund shall be used as a nonlapsing, revolving fund
350    exclusively for the purposes of this section. The fund shall be
351    credited with proceeds from the following excise taxes:
352          1. The excise taxes on documents and other funds
353    distributed to the trust fund as provided in s. 201.15.; and
354          2. The excise tax on the severance of phosphate rock as
355    provided in s. 211.3103.
356         
357          The Department of Revenue shall credit to the fund each month
358    the proceeds from such taxes as provided in this paragraph.
359          Section 6. Subsection (4) of section 369.252, Florida
360    Statutes, is amended to read:
361          369.252 Invasive exotic plant control on public
362    lands.--The department shall establish a program to:
363          (4) Use funds in the Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund as
364    authorized by the Legislature for carrying out activities under
365    this section on public lands. Twenty percent of the amount
366    credited to the Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund pursuant to s.
367    201.15(6) shall be used for the purpose of controlling
368    nonnative, upland, invasive plant species on public lands.
369          Section 7. Section 370.0603, Florida Statutes, is amended
370    to read:
371          370.0603 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund;
372    purposes.--
373          (1) The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund within
374    the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall serve as a
375    broad-based depository for funds from various marine-related
376    activities and shall be administered by the commission for the
377    purposes of:
378          (a) Funding for marine research.
379          (b) Funding for fishery enhancement, including, but not
380    limited to, fishery statistics development, artificial reefs,
381    and fish hatcheries.
382          (c) Funding for marine law enforcement.
383          (d) Funding for administration of licensing programs for
384    recreational fishing, saltwater products sales, and related
385    information and education activities.
386          (e) Funding for the operations of the Fish and Wildlife
387    Conservation Commission.
388          (f) Funding for titling and registration of vessels.
389          (g) Funding for marine turtle protection, research, and
390    recovery activities from revenues that are specifically credited
391    to the trust fund for these purposes.
392          (h) Funding activities for rehabilitation of oyster
393    harvesting areas from which special oyster surcharge fees are
394    collected, including relaying and transplanting live oysters.
395          (2) The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund shall
396    receive the proceeds from:
397          (a) All license fees collected pursuant to ss. 370.06 and
398    370.07.
399          (b) All funds collected from the registration of vessels
400    and other fees pursuant to s. 328.72.
401          (c) All fees collected pursuant to ss. 370.063, 370.142,
402    and 372.5704.
403          (d) All fines and penalties pursuant to s. 370.021.
404          (e) Other revenues as provided by law.
405          (3) Funds provided to the Marine Resources Conservation
406    Trust Fund from taxes distributed under s. 201.15(11) shall be
407    used for the following purposes:
408          (a) To reimburse the cost of activities authorized
409    pursuant to the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States
410    Department of the Interior. Such facilities must be involved in
411    the actual rescue and full-time acute care veterinarian-based
412    rehabilitation of manatees. The cost of activities includes, but
413    is not limited to, costs associated with expansion, capital
414    outlay, repair, maintenance, and operation related to the
415    rescue, treatment, stabilization, maintenance, release, and
416    monitoring of manatees. Moneys distributed through the
417    contractual agreement to each facility for manatee
418    rehabilitation must be proportionate to the number of manatees
419    under acute care rehabilitation; the number of maintenance days
420    medically necessary in the facility; and the number released
421    during the previous fiscal year. The commission may set a cap on
422    the total amount reimbursed per manatee per year.
423          (b) For training on the care, treatment, and
424    rehabilitation of marine mammals at the Whitney Laboratory and
425    the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida.
426          (c) For program administration costs of the agency.
427          (d) Funds not distributed in any 1 fiscal year must be
428    carried over for distribution in subsequent years.
429          Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 375.075, Florida
430    Statutes, is amended to read:
431          375.075 Outdoor recreation; financial assistance to local
432    governments.--
433          (1) The Department of Environmental Protection is
434    authorized to establish the Florida Recreation Development
435    Assistance Program to provide grants to qualified local
436    governmental entities to acquire or develop land for public
437    outdoor recreation purposes. To the extent not needed for debt
438    service on bonds issued pursuant to s. 375.051, each year the
439    department shall develop and plan a program which shall be based
440    upon funding of not less than 5 percent of the money credited to
441    the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(2) and (3)
442    in that year. Beginning fiscal year 2001-2002,The department
443    shall develop and plan a program which shall be based upon the
444    cumulative total funding provided from this section and from the
445    Florida Forever Trust Fund pursuant to s. 259.105(3)(c).
446          Section 9. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 420.5092,
447    Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
448          420.5092 Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program.--
449          (5) Pursuant to s. 16, Art. VII of the State Constitution,
450    the corporation may issue, in accordance with s. 420.509,
451    revenue bonds of the corporation to establish the guarantee
452    fund. Such revenue bonds shall be primarily payable from and
453    secured by annual debt service reserves, from interest earned on
454    funds on deposit in the guarantee fund, from fees, charges, and
455    reimbursements established by the corporation for the issuance
456    of affordable housing guarantees, and from any other revenue
457    sources received by the corporation and deposited by the
458    corporation into the guarantee fund for the issuance of
459    affordable housing guarantees. To the extent such primary
460    revenue sources are considered insufficient by the corporation,
461    pursuant to the certification provided in subsection (6), to
462    fully fund the annual debt service reserve, the certified
463    deficiency in such reserve shall be additionally payable from
464    the distributions of documentary stamp tax proceeds pursuant to
465    s. 201.15(3)firstproceeds of the documentary stamp tax moneys
466    deposited into the State Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s.
467    201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a)during the ensuing state fiscal year.
468          (6)(a) If the primary revenue sources to be used for
469    repayment of revenue bonds used to establish the guarantee fund
470    are insufficient for such repayment, the annual principal and
471    interest due on each series of revenue bonds shall be payable
472    from funds in the annual debt service reserve. The corporation
473    shall, before June 1 of each year, perform a financial audit to
474    determine whether at the end of the state fiscal year there will
475    be on deposit in the guarantee fund an annual debt service
476    reserve from interest earned pursuant to the investment of the
477    guarantee fund, fees, charges, and reimbursements received from
478    issued affordable housing guarantees and other revenue sources
479    available to the corporation. Based upon the findings in such
480    guarantee fund financial audit, the corporation shall certify to
481    the Chief Financial OfficerComptrollerthe amount of any
482    projected deficiency in the annual debt service reserve for any
483    series of outstanding bonds as of the end of the state fiscal
484    year and the amount necessary to maintain such annual debt
485    service reserve. Upon receipt of such certification, the Chief
486    Financial OfficerComptrollershall transfer to the annual debt
487    service reserve, 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 maintain the annual debt
492    service reserve.
493          (b) If the claims payment obligations under affordable
494    housing guarantees from amounts on deposit in the guarantee fund
495    would cause the claims paying rating assigned to the guarantee
496    fund to be less than the third-highest rating classification of
497    any nationally recognized rating service, which classifications
498    being consistent with s. 215.84(3) and rules adopted thereto by
499    the State Board of Administration, the corporation shall certify
500    to the Chief Financial OfficerComptrollerthe amount of such
501    claims payment obligations. Upon receipt of such certification,
502    the Chief Financial OfficerComptrollershall transfer to the
503    guarantee fund, from the distributions of documentary stamp tax
504    proceeds pursuant to s. 201.15(3)first available taxes
505    distributed to the State Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s.
506    201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a)during the ensuing state fiscal year,
507    the amount certified as necessary to meet such obligations, such
508    transfer to be subordinate to any transfer referenced in
509    paragraph (a) and not to exceed 50 percent of the maximum
510    possible distributions of documentary stamp tax proceeds
511    pursuant to s. 201.15(3)amounts distributed to the State
512    Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a)
513    during the preceding state fiscal year.
514          Section 10. Section 420.9073, Florida Statutes, is amended
515    to read:
516          420.9073 Local housing distributions.--
517          (1) Distributions from the Local Government Housing Trust
518    Fundcalculated in this sectionshall be disbursed on a monthly
519    basis by the corporation beginning the first day of the month
520    after program approval pursuant to s. 420.9072. Each county's
521    share of the funds to be distributed from the portion of the
522    funds in the Local Government Housing Trust fund received
523    pursuant to s. 201.15(9)shall be calculated by the corporation
524    for each fiscal year as provided in the General Appropriations
525    Act.follows:
526          (a) Each county other than a county that has implemented
527    the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by
528    chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida, shall
529    receive the guaranteed amount for each fiscal year.
530          (b) Each county other than a county that has implemented
531    the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by
532    chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida, may
533    receive an additional share calculated as follows:
534          1. Multiply each county's percentage of the total state
535    population excluding the population of any county that has
536    implemented the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida,
537    as amended by chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of
538    Florida, by the total funds to be distributed.
539          2. If the result in subparagraph 1. is less than the
540    guaranteed amount as determined in subsection (3), that county's
541    additional share shall be zero.
542          3. For each county in which the result in subparagraph 1.
543    is greater than the guaranteed amount as determined in
544    subsection (3), the amount calculated in subparagraph 1. shall
545    be reduced by the guaranteed amount. The result for each such
546    county shall be expressed as a percentage of the amounts so
547    determined for all counties. Each such county shall receive an
548    additional share equal to such percentage multiplied by the
549    total funds received by the Local Government Housing Trust Fund
550    pursuant to s. 201.15(9) reduced by the guaranteed amount paid
551    to all counties.
552          (2) Effective July 1, 1995, distributions calculated in
553    this section shall be disbursed on a monthly basis by the
554    corporation beginning the first day of the month after program
555    approval pursuant to s. 420.9072. Each county's share of the
556    funds to be distributed from the portion of the funds in the
557    Local Government Housing Trust Fund received pursuant to s.
558    201.15(10) shall be calculated by the corporation for each
559    fiscal year as follows:
560          (a) Each county shall receive the guaranteed amount for
561    each fiscal year.
562          (b) Each county may receive an additional share calculated
563    as follows:
564          1. Multiply each county's percentage of the total state
565    population, by the total funds to be distributed.
566          2. If the result in subparagraph 1. is less than the
567    guaranteed amount as determined in subsection (3), that county's
568    additional share shall be zero.
569          3. For each county in which the result in subparagraph 1.
570    is greater than the guaranteed amount, the amount calculated in
571    subparagraph 1. shall be reduced by the guaranteed amount. The
572    result for each such county shall be expressed as a percentage
573    of the amounts so determined for all counties. Each such county
574    shall receive an additional share equal to this percentage
575    multiplied by the total funds received by the Local Government
576    Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(10) as reduced by the
577    guaranteed amount paid to all counties.
578          (3) Calculation of guaranteed amounts:
579          (a) The guaranteed amount under subsection (1) shall be
580    calculated for each state fiscal year by multiplying $350,000 by
581    a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of funds
582    distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund pursuant
583    to s. 201.15(9) and the denominator of which is the total amount
584    of funds distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund
585    pursuant to s. 201.15.
586          (b) The guaranteed amount under subsection (2) shall be
587    calculated for each state fiscal year by multiplying $350,000 by
588    a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of funds
589    distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund pursuant
590    to s. 201.15(10) and the denominator of which is the total
591    amount of funds distributed to the Local Government Housing
592    Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15.
593          (4)Funds distributed pursuant to this section may not be
594    pledged to pay debt service on any bonds.
595          Section 11. Section 420.9078, Florida Statutes, is amended
596    to read:
597          420.9078 State administration of remaining local housing
598    distribution funds.--When appropriated funds remain in the Local
599    Government Housing Trust Fund, the corporation shall distribute
600    the remaining funds as follows:
601          (1) The corporation shall distribute all remaining funds
602    proportionately as provided in s. 420.9073(2)(b)among counties
603    and eligible municipalities for which an emergency or natural
604    disaster has been declared by executive order and which have an
605    approved local housing assistance plan to implement a local
606    housing assistance strategy, consistent with ss. 420.907-
607    420.9079, for repairing and replacing housing damaged as a
608    result of the emergency or natural disaster.
609          (2) If subsection (1) does not apply, the corporation
610    shall distribute the remaining funds proportionately as provided
611    in ss. 420.9072 and 420.9073(2)(b)among all counties and
612    eligible municipalities that have fully expended their local
613    housing distributions for the immediately preceding state fiscal
614    year on eligible activities and have an approved local housing
615    assistance plan. A county or eligible municipality that receives
616    local housing distributions pursuant to this subsection shall
617    expend those funds in accordance with the provisions of ss.
618    420.907-420.9079, corporation rule, and its local housing
619    assistance plan.
620          Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 420.9079, Florida
621    Statutes, is amended to read:
622          420.9079 Local Government Housing Trust Fund.--
623          (1) There is created in the State Treasury the Local
624    Government Housing Trust Fund, which shall be administered by
625    the corporation on behalf of the department according to the
626    provisions of ss. 420.907-420.9078 and this section. There shall
627    be deposited into the fund a portion of the documentary stamp
628    tax revenues as provided in s. 201.15,moneys received from any
629    other source for the purposes of ss. 420.907-420.9078 and this
630    section,and all proceeds derived from the investment of such
631    moneys. Moneys in the fund that are not currently needed for the
632    purposes of the programs administered pursuant to ss. 420.907-
633    420.9078 and this section shall be deposited to the credit of
634    the fund and may be invested as provided by law. The interest
635    received on any such investment shall be credited to the fund.
636          Section 13. If any law amended by this act was also
637    amended by a law enacted at the 2003 Regular Session of the
638    Legislature, such laws shall be construed as if they had been
639    enacted at the same session of the Legislature, and full effect
640    shall be given to each if possible.
641          Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.