HB 1761

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund; re-
3creating the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish
4and Wildlife Conservation Commission without modification;
5carrying forward current balances and continuing current
6sources and uses thereof; providing an effective date.
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8     WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the
9Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife
10Conservation Commission, which is otherwise scheduled to be
11terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and
12     WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before
13its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues
14to meet an important public purpose, and
15     WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public
16policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for
17its use, NOW, THEREFORE,
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19Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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21     Section 1.  (1)  The Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the
22Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FLAIR number 77-2-
23423, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f),
24Article III of the State Constitution on November 4, 2008, is
25re-created.
26     (2)  All current balances of the trust fund are carried
27forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund are
28continued.
29     Section 2.  This act shall take effect November 4, 2008.


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.