HB 1751

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Conservation and Recreation Lands
3Program Trust Fund; re-creating the Conservation and
4Recreation Lands Program Trust Fund within the Fish and
5Wildlife Conservation Commission without modification;
6carrying forward current balances and continuing current
7sources and uses thereof; providing an effective date.
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9     WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the
10Conservation and Recreation Lands Program Trust Fund within the
11Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is otherwise
12scheduled to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate,
13and
14     WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before
15its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues
16to meet an important public purpose, and
17     WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public
18policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for
19its use, NOW, THEREFORE,
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21Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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23     Section 1.  (1)  The Conservation and Recreation Lands
24Program Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
25Commission, FLAIR number 77-2-931, which is to be terminated
26pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State Constitution
27on July 1, 2008, unless terminated sooner by law, is re-created.
28     (2)  All current balances of the trust fund are carried
29forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund are
30continued.
31     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.


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