| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Rural Lands Program Trust Fund; |
| 3 | creating s. 570.209, F.S.; creating the Rural Lands |
| 4 | Program Trust Fund within the Department of Agriculture |
| 5 | and Consumer Services; providing for sources of funds and |
| 6 | purposes; providing for an annual carryforward of funds; |
| 7 | providing for future legislative review and termination or |
| 8 | re-creation of the trust fund; providing a contingent |
| 9 | effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Section 570.209, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 570.209 Rural Lands Program Trust Fund of the Department |
| 16 | of Agriculture and Consumer Services.-- |
| 17 | (1) The Rural Lands Program Trust Fund is created within |
| 18 | the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The purpose |
| 19 | of the trust fund is to receive funds pursuant to s. |
| 20 | 201.15(1)(d) in order to pay debt service on bonds issued under |
| 21 | s. 215.6195. |
| 22 | (2) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, |
| 23 | any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year |
| 24 | shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall |
| 25 | be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. |
| 26 | (3) Pursuant to s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 27 | Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be |
| 28 | terminated on July 1, 2009. Prior to its scheduled termination, |
| 29 | the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) |
| 30 | and (2). |
| 31 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005, if |
| 32 | House Bill 1279 or similar legislation is adopted in the same |
| 33 | legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law. |