Senate Bill sb1378

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SB 1378

    By Senator Clary





    4-759-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         Florida Panther Research and Management Trust

  4         Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

  5         Commission without modification; carrying

  6         forward current balances and continuing current

  7         sources and uses thereof; providing an

  8         effective date.

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10         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

11  the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund within

12  the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 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 Panther Research and

25  Management Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife

26  Conservation Commission, FLAIR number 77-2-299, which is to be

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

28  Constitution on November 4, 2008, 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 - 2005        (NP)                      SB 1378
    4-759-05




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

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