HB 1759

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust
3Fund; re-creating the Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust
4Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
5without modification; carrying forward current balances
6and continuing current sources and uses thereof; providing
7an effective date.
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9     WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the
10Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund within the Fish and
11Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is otherwise scheduled
12to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and
13     WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before
14its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues
15to meet an important public purpose, and
16     WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public
17policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for
18its use, NOW, THEREFORE,
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20Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22     Section 1.  (1)  The Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund
23within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FLAIR
24number 77-2-458, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section
2519(f), Article III of the State Constitution on November 4,
262008, is re-created.
27     (2)  All current balances of the trust fund are carried
28forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund are
29continued.
30     Section 2.  This act shall take effect November 4, 2008.


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