Senate Bill sb0778

    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                       SB 778

    By Senator Clary





    309-399-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         Florida Quarter Horse Racing Promotion Trust

  4         Fund within the Department of Agriculture and

  5         Consumer Services 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 Florida Quarter Horse Racing Promotion Trust Fund within

12  the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which is

13  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 Florida Quarter Horse Racing

25  Promotion Trust Fund within the Department of Agriculture and

26  Consumer Services, FLAIR number 42-2-564, which is to be

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

28  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 - 2004        (NP)                       SB 778
    309-399-04




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

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