| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Federal Grants Trust Fund; creating |
| 3 | s. 947.045, F.S.; creating the Federal Grants Trust Fund |
| 4 | within the Florida Parole Commission; providing for the |
| 5 | source and use of funds; providing for annual carryover of |
| 6 | funds; providing for review and termination or re-creation |
| 7 | of the trust fund; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 947.045, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 947.045 Federal Grants Trust Fund.--The Federal Grants |
| 14 | Trust Fund is hereby created, to be administered by the Florida |
| 15 | Parole Commission. |
| 16 | (1) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist |
| 17 | of receipts from federal grants and shall be used for the |
| 18 | various purposes for which the federal funds were intended. |
| 19 | (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and |
| 20 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end |
| 21 | of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of |
| 22 | the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of |
| 23 | the trust fund. |
| 24 | (3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2) of Art. III of the |
| 25 | State Constitution, the Federal Grants Trust Fund shall be |
| 26 | terminated on July 1, 2009, unless terminated sooner. Before its |
| 27 | scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as |
| 28 | provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |