| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Florida Panther Research and |
| 3 | Management Trust Fund; re-creating the Florida Panther |
| 4 | Research and Management Trust Fund within the Fish and |
| 5 | Wildlife Conservation Commission without modification; |
| 6 | carrying forward current balances and continuing current |
| 7 | sources and uses thereof; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the |
| 10 | Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund within the |
| 11 | Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is otherwise |
| 12 | scheduled to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, |
| 13 | and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before |
| 15 | its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues |
| 16 | to meet an important public purpose, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public |
| 18 | policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for |
| 19 | its use, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. (1) The Florida Panther Research and |
| 24 | Management Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation |
| 25 | Commission, FLAIR number 77-2-299, which is to be terminated |
| 26 | pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State Constitution |
| 27 | on November 4, 2008, is re-created. |
| 28 | (2) All current balances of the trust fund are carried |
| 29 | forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund are |
| 30 | continued. |
| 31 | Section 2. This act shall take effect November 4, 2008. |