| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Marine Resources Conservation Trust |
| 3 | Fund; re-creating the Marine Resources Conservation Trust |
| 4 | Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| 5 | without modification; carrying forward current balances |
| 6 | and continuing current sources and uses thereof; providing |
| 7 | an effective date. |
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| 9 | WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the |
| 10 | Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund within the Fish and |
| 11 | Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is otherwise scheduled |
| 12 | to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before |
| 14 | its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues |
| 15 | to meet an important public purpose, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public |
| 17 | policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for |
| 18 | its use, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 20 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 22 | Section 1. (1) The Marine Resources Conservation Trust |
| 23 | Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FLAIR |
| 24 | number 77-2-467, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section |
| 25 | 19(f), Article III of the State Constitution on November 4, |
| 26 | 2008, is re-created. |
| 27 | (2) All current balances of the trust fund are carried |
| 28 | forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund are |
| 29 | continued. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect November 4, 2008. |