Amendment
Bill No. 2702

Amendment No. 247501

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Negron offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
5	Section 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the
6	implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to
7	the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2006-2007.
8	Section 2.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
9	7, 8, and 91-97 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, the
10	calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program for the
11	2006-2007 fiscal year in the document entitled "Public School
12	Funding The Florida Education Finance Program" dated April 6,
13	2006, and filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
14	are incorporated by reference for the purpose of displaying the
15	calculations used by the Legislature, consistent with the
16	requirements of the Florida Statutes, in making appropriations
17	for the Florida Education Finance Program.
18	Section 3.  In order to implement section 11 of the 2006-
19	2007 General Appropriations Act, section 1004.065, Florida
20	Statutes, is amended to read:
21	1004.065  Limitation on university and direct-support
22	organization financings.--No project may be financed by or on
23	behalf of a university or a direct-support organization pursuant
24	to s. 1001.74(5), s. 1004.28(6), s. 1010.60(2), s. 1013.15, s.
25	1013.16, s. 1013.17, s. 1013.171, s. 1013.74, or s. 1013.78, or
26	through any financing mechanism, including, but not limited to,
27	revenue bonds, promissory notes, certificates of participation,
28	lease-purchase agreements, or any other form of indebtedness,
29	without prior approval of the project by the Legislature by an
30	act relating to appropriations or general law. This section
31	expires July 1, 2007 2006.
32	Section 4.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
33	375-380 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, paragraph
34	(c) is added to subsection (14) of section 287.057, Florida
35	Statutes, to read:
36	287.057  Procurement of commodities or contractual
37	services.--
38	(14)
39	(c)  Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the Department of
40	Children and Family Services may enter into agreements, not to
41	exceed 23 years, with a private contractor to finance, design,
42	and construct a secure facility, as described in s. 394.917, of
43	at least 600 beds and to operate all aspects of daily operations
44	within the secure facility. The contractor may sponsor the
45	issuance of tax-exempt certificates of participation or other
46	securities to finance the project, and the state may enter into
47	a lease-purchase agreement for the secure facility. The
48	department shall begin the implementation of this privatization
49	initiative by July 1, 2006. This section expires July 1, 2007.
50	Section 5.  In order to fulfill legislative intent
51	regarding the use of funds contained in Specific Appropriations
52	720, 731, 741, and 1167 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations
53	Act, the Department of Corrections and the Department of
54	Juvenile Justice may expend appropriated funds to assist in
55	defraying the costs of impacts that are incurred by a
56	municipality or county and associated with opening or operating
57	a facility under the authority of the respective department
58	which is located within that municipality or county. The amount
59	that is to be paid under this section for any facility may not
60	exceed 1 percent of the facility construction cost, less
61	building impact fees imposed by the municipality or by the
62	county if the facility is located in the unincorporated portion
63	of the county. This section expires July 1, 2007.
64	Section 6.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
65	710-805 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, subsection
66	(4) of section 216.262, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
67	216.262  Authorized positions.--
68	(4)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter on
69	increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the 2006-
70	2007 2005-2006 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate population
71	of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate population
72	projections of the March 21, 2006 February 14, 2005, Criminal
73	Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2 consecutive
74	months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive Office of the
75	Governor, with the approval of the Legislative Budget
76	Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice
77	Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible
78	to revise the estimates. The Department of Corrections may then
79	submit a budget amendment requesting the establishment of
80	positions in excess of the number authorized by the Legislature
81	and additional appropriations from unallocated general revenue
82	the General Revenue Fund or the Working Capital Fund sufficient
83	to provide for essential staff, fixed capital improvements, and
84	other resources to provide classification, security, food
85	services, health services, and other variable expenses within
86	the institutions to accommodate the estimated increase in the
87	inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to the authority
88	granted in this subsection shall be subject to review and
89	approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection
90	expires July 1, 2007 2006.
91	Section 7.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
92	880B, 3248, and 3248A of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations
93	Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
94	procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, funds in Specific
95	Appropriations 880B, 3248, and 3248A of the 2006-2007 General
96	Appropriations Act may be transferred between the courts and the
97	Justice Administrative Commission in order to address
98	unanticipated shortfalls in due process services appropriations
99	in excess of the contingency fund provided in Specific
100	Appropriations 880B, 3248, and 3248A of the 2006-2007 General
101	Appropriations Act. This section expires July 1, 2007.
102	Section 8.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
103	880B, 3248, and 3248A of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations
104	Act, if a deficit is projected by the Justice Administrative
105	Commission or the state courts in any specific appropriation
106	provided for due process services, the Governor or the Chief
107	Justice of the Supreme Court, respectively, may submit a budget
108	amendment for consideration by the Legislative Budget Commission
109	to authorize the expenditure of funds from unallocated general
110	revenue to offset such deficiency. Any budget amendment
111	submitted by the Governor to the Legislative Budget Commission
112	shall contain certification by the Justice Administrative
113	Commission that all actions required by s. 29.015, Florida
114	Statutes, have been completed and that no funds exist in any
115	contingency fund appropriation available to the entity projected
116	to experience the deficiency. Any budget amendment submitted by
117	the Supreme Court shall contain certification that the court has
118	completed all actions required by s. 29.016, Florida Statutes,
119	and that no funds exist in any contingency fund available to the
120	state courts system. This section expires July 1, 2007.
121	Section 9.  In order to implement the appropriation of
122	funds in Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance of the
123	2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the
124	notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida
125	Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor is authorized to
126	transfer funds appropriated in the appropriation category
127	"Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance" of the 2006-2007
128	General Appropriations Act between departments in order to align
129	the budget authority granted with the premiums paid by each
130	department for risk management insurance. This section expires
131	July 1, 2007.
132	Section 10.  In order to implement the appropriation of
133	funds in Special Categories-Transfer to Department of Management
134	Services-Human Resources Services Purchased Per Statewide
135	Contract of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, and
136	pursuant to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s.
137	216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor
138	is authorized to transfer funds appropriated in the
139	appropriation category "Special Categories-Transfer to
140	Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services
141	Purchased Per Statewide Contract" of the 2006-2007 General
142	Appropriations Act between departments in order to align the
143	budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid
144	by each agency to the Department of Management Services for
145	human resource management services. This section expires July 1,
146	2007.
147	Section 11.  In order to implement sections 2-7 of the
148	2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of
149	subsection (5) and paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section
150	112.061, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
151	112.061  Per diem and travel expenses of public officers,
152	employees, and authorized persons.--
153	(5)  COMPUTATION OF TRAVEL TIME FOR REIMBURSEMENT.--For
154	purposes of reimbursement and methods of calculating fractional
155	days of travel, the following principles are prescribed:
156	(c)  For the 2006-2007 2005-2006 fiscal year only and
157	notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, for
158	Class C travel, a state traveler shall not be reimbursed on a
159	per diem basis nor shall a traveler receive subsistence
160	allowance. This paragraph expires July 1, 2007 2006.
161	(6)  RATES OF PER DIEM AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.--For
162	purposes of reimbursement rates and methods of calculation, per
163	diem and subsistence allowances are divided into the following
164	groups and rates:
165	(d)  For the 2006-2007 2005-2006 fiscal year only and
166	notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, for
167	Class C travel, a state traveler shall not be reimbursed on a
168	per diem basis nor shall a traveler receive subsistence
169	allowance. This paragraph expires July 1, 2007 2006.
170	Section 12.  Notwithstanding s. 403.7095, Florida Statutes,
171	in order to implement Specific Appropriation 1868 of the 2006-
172	2007 General Appropriations Act, the Department of Environmental
173	Protection shall award:
174	(1)  $6,500,000 in grants equally to counties with
175	populations of fewer than 100,000 for waste tire, litter
176	prevention, recycling and education, and general solid waste
177	programs.
178	(2)  $1,599,500 to be used for Innovative Grants.
179	(3)  $1,500,000 to be used for the Florida Green
180	Procurement Initiative to assist state agencies in meeting s.
181	403.7065.
182	(4)  $5,000,000 to be used for the Treasure Coast Regional
183	Biosolids Management Facility.
184
185	This section expires July 1, 2007.
186	Section 13.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
187	1847 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, and for the
188	2006-2007 fiscal year only, the Department of Environmental
189	Protection shall conduct a pilot program of the efficacy of
190	expedited site evaluation and cleanup of existing public port
191	and airport facility sites that have high redevelopment
192	potential and that serve an immediate and demonstrated public
193	purpose. The department shall conduct the pilot program at sites
194	that will serve as prototypes to evaluate the need for funding
195	in subsequent years.
196	(1)  The pilot program sites selected must include:
197	(a)  A port facility at which petroleum contamination is a
198	potential threat to marine and estuarine waters and is hindering
199	the tourism, trade, and economic development potential for the
200	facility and the surrounding area; and
201	(b)  An airport adjacent to marine or estuarine waters
202	where redevelopment and expansion are likely to be hindered by
203	petroleum contamination issues.
204	(2)  The pilot program should focus on:
205	(a)  Rapid assessment of the scope of the contamination
206	issues;
207	(b)  The effective use of existing site information;
208	(c)  For larger, multiyear projects, the development of
209	project phases, schedules, and budget estimates, including
210	appropriate cost sharing components with affected entities;
211	(d)  Commitment of one-time funds for petroleum
212	contamination assessment, free product removal, soil removal,
213	and restoration that will render site conditions suitable for
214	immediate redevelopment; and
215	(e)  Preparation of an independent oversight report that
216	evaluates the cost-effectiveness of this funding approach with
217	emphasis on the timing of tax benefits that may accrue.
218	(3)  The department is directed to implement this pilot
219	program as soon as possible and report its progress to the
220	Legislature by March 1, 2007.
221	(4)  This section expires July 1, 2007.
222	Section 14.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
223	1825 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, and for the
224	2006-2007 fiscal year only, there is hereby created the
225	Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers Corridor Advisory Council.
226	(1)  For purposes of this act, the hydrologic basins of the
227	Caloosahatchee River and its estuary and the St. Lucie River and
228	its estuary, including Lake Okeechobee, shall be known as the
229	"Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers Corridor."
230	(2)  The Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers Corridor Advisory
231	Council is under the Department of Environmental Protection and
232	shall consist of 17 members who shall be appointed as follows:
233	(a)  The Governor shall appoint:
234	1.  One consumer member.
235	2.  One member with hydrologic experience within the
236	Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers Corridor and expertise in
237	engineering.
238	3.  One member from the agriculture industry.
239	4.  One member from an environmental group.
240	5.  One member from the business or tourism community in
241	Okeechobee County, Martin County, or Palm Beach County.
242	(b)  The President of the Senate shall appoint:
243	1.  One member representing local government in Lee County.
244	2.  One member with hydrologic experience within the
245	Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers Corridor and expertise in
246	hydrology.
247	3.  One member from the agriculture industry.
248	4.  One member from an environmental group.
249	5.  One member from the business or tourism community in
250	Lee County or Charlotte County.
251	6.  One member from the Senate.
252	(c)  The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
253	appoint:
254	1.  One member representing local government in Martin
255	County.
256	2.  One member with hydrologic experience within the
257	Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers Corridor and expertise in
258	biology.
259	3.  One member from the agriculture industry.
260	4.  One member from an environmental group.
261	5.  One member from the business or tourism community in
262	Hendry County or Glades County.
263	6.  One member from the House of Representatives.
264	(d)  The Governor shall appoint the chair of the advisory
265	council from among its members.
266	(e)  Appointments to the advisory council shall be made no
267	later than 30 days after the effective date of this act.
268	(f)  Each member of the advisory council may receive per
269	diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061, Florida
270	Statutes, while carrying out the business of the advisory
271	council.
272	(g)  The first meeting of the advisory council shall be
273	held no later than 60 days after the effective date of this act.
274	(h)  The records and meetings of the advisory council are
275	subject to the provisions of chapter 119 and s. 286.011, Florida
276	Statutes.
277	(i)  The advisory council shall be staffed by an executive
278	director and other personnel selected and hired by the
279	Department of Environmental Protection who shall be exempt from
280	part II of chapter 110, Florida Statutes, relating to the Career
281	Service System. The Department of Environmental Protection may
282	employ staff and consultants as necessary to assist the advisory
283	council in fulfilling its responsibilities. The South Florida
284	Water Management District and the Department of Environmental
285	Protection shall each appoint a liaison for the respective
286	agency to work directly with the executive director of the
287	advisory council and to provide expertise and assistance to the
288	advisory council.
289	(3)  The duties of the Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers
290	Corridor Advisory Council are to:
291	(a)  Meet at least five times after August 1, 2006.
292	(b)  Hold a minimum of five public hearings within the
293	Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers Corridor for the purpose of
294	receiving public comments and information.
295	(c)  Review the operation and management of Lake Okeechobee
296	and the associated discharges from the lake for the purpose of
297	formulating specific recommendations relating to, but not
298	limited to:
299	1.  Scientifically viable, economically feasible projects,
300	programs, and regulations that address or mitigate the impacts
301	of high-level discharges from Lake Okeechobee upon the receiving
302	waters of the Caloosahatchee River and the St. Lucie Canal and
303	St. Lucie River and their respective estuaries.
304	2.  Ongoing projects and plans authorized pursuant to the
305	Lake Okeechobee Protection Program and the Comprehensive
306	Everglades Restoration Plan under s. 373.4592, Florida Statutes.
307	3.  Environmentally and economically feasible projects to
308	remove accumulated sedimentation from Lake Okeechobee.
309	4.  Alternative treatment strategies, projects, best
310	management practices, and funding sources to manage more
311	effectively the hydrology of the corridor to minimize adverse
312	ecological effects upon the receiving waters from Lake
313	Okeechobee discharge.
314	5.  Long-term funding for implementation of the projects
315	and programs identified in the report.
316	(4)  The advisory council shall prepare and submit a report
317	and recommendations to the President of the Senate and the
318	Speaker of the House of Representatives prior to the 2007
319	Regular Session of the Legislature for implementation of
320	projects and strategies to mitigate the present effects of high
321	discharges from Lake Okeechobee upon the described basins.
322	(5)  The advisory council shall submit to the Governor, the
323	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
324	Representatives by March 1, 2007, a report with specific
325	recommendations for implementation by the Legislature and the
326	Governor that will mitigate ecological effects upon the
327	Caloosahatchee-St. Lucie Rivers Corridor and stabilize the
328	effect of high discharges from Lake Okeechobee upon the tourist
329	economy of Southwest and Southeast Florida.
330	(6)  The advisory council shall expire on April 1, 2007,
331	and this section shall expire July 1, 2007.
332	Section 15.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
333	1857A of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, there is
334	hereby created the Fuel Distributors Emergency Power Assistance
335	Grant Program within the Department of Community Affairs to
336	provide assistance to fuel distributors in retrofitting their
337	facilities to accommodate portable generators in preparation for
338	major power outages. This section expires July 1, 2007.
339	Section 16.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
340	1827 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5)
341	is added to section 373.1961, Florida Statutes, to read:
342	373.1961  Water production; general powers and duties;
343	identification of needs; funding criteria; economic incentives;
344	reuse funding.--
345	(5)  FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS FOR THE
346	2006-2007 FISCAL YEAR.--For the 2006-2007 fiscal year only, and
347	notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the water
348	management districts shall fund the alternative water supply
349	projects listed in the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act.
350	This subsection expires July 1, 2007.
351	Section 17.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
352	1820 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, subsection (6)
353	is added to section 373.459, Florida Statutes, to read:
354	373.459  Funds for surface water improvement and
355	management.--
356	(6)  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year only, and
357	notwithstanding any other provision of ss. 373.451-373.459, the
358	water management districts shall fund the surface water
359	improvement projects listed in the 2006-2007 General
360	Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2007.
361	Section 18.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
362	1820 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c)
363	of subsection (1) of section 403.890, Florida Statutes, is
364	amended to read:
365	403.890  Water Protection and Sustainability Program;
366	intent; goals; purposes.--
367	(1)  Effective July 1, 2006, revenues transferred from the
368	Department of Revenue pursuant to s. 201.15(1)(d)2. shall be
369	deposited into the Water Protection and Sustainability Program
370	Trust Fund in the Department of Environmental Protection. These
371	revenues and any other additional revenues deposited into or
372	appropriated to the Water Protection and Sustainability Trust
373	Fund shall be distributed by the Department of Environmental
374	Protection in the following manner:
375	(c)1.  Ten percent shall be disbursed for the purposes of
376	funding projects pursuant to ss. 373.451-373.459 or surface
377	water restoration activities in water-management-district-
378	designated priority water bodies. The Secretary of Environmental
379	Protection shall ensure that each water management district
380	receives the following percentage of funds annually:
381	a.1.  Thirty-five percent to the South Florida Water
382	Management District;
383	b.2.  Twenty-five percent to the Southwest Florida Water
384	Management District;
385	c.3.  Twenty-five percent to the St. Johns River Water
386	Management District;
387	d.4.  Seven and one-half percent to the Suwannee River
388	Water Management District; and
389	e.5.  Seven and one-half percent to the Northwest Florida
390	Water Management District.
391	2.  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year only, and notwithstanding
392	subparagraph 1., the water management districts shall fund the
393	surface water improvement projects listed in the 2006-2007
394	General Appropriations Act. This subparagraph expires July 1,
395	2007.
396	Section 19.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
397	1826 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4)
398	is added to section 403.1838, Florida Statutes, to read:
399	403.1838  Small Community Sewer Construction Assistance
400	Act.--
401	(4)  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year only, and
402	notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the
403	department shall fund the wastewater projects listed in the
404	2006-2007 General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires
405	July 1, 2007.
406	Section 20.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
407	1790 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3)
408	of section 120.551, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
409	120.551  Internet publication.--
410	(3)  This section is repealed effective July 1, 2007 2006,
411	unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that
412	date.
413	Section 21.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
414	1362-1546A of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, section
415	502.015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
416	502.015  General Inspection Trust Fund.--
417	(1)  Any moneys collected by the department pursuant to
418	this chapter shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust
419	Fund and used solely for the programs in this chapter.
420	(2)  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year only and notwithstanding
421	any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to the
422	spending authorized in subsection (1), moneys in the General
423	Inspection Trust Fund may be appropriated for programs operated
424	by the department which are related to the programs authorized
425	by this chapter. This subsection expires July 1, 2007.
426	Section 22.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
427	2788 and 2789 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act,
428	section 11.151, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
429	11.151  Annual legislative appropriation to contingency
430	fund for use of Senate President and House Speaker.--
431	(1)  There is established a legislative contingency fund
432	consisting of $10,000 for the President of the Senate and
433	$10,000 for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which
434	amounts shall be set aside annually from moneys appropriated for
435	legislative expense. These funds shall be disbursed by the Chief
436	Financial Officer upon receipt of vouchers authorized by the
437	President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of
438	Representatives. Such funds may be expended at the unrestricted
439	discretion of the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the
440	House of Representatives in carrying out their official duties
441	during the entire period between the date of their election as
442	such officers at the organizational meeting held pursuant to s.
443	3(a), Art. III of the State Constitution and the next general
444	election.
445	(2)  For the 2006-2007 2005-2006 fiscal year only, the
446	contingency fund amounts in subsection (1) are increased to
447	$20,000. This subsection expires July 1, 2007 2006.
448	Section 23.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
449	2688 of the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b)
450	of subsection (9) of section 320.08058, Florida Statutes, is
451	amended to read:
452	320.08058  Specialty license plates.--
453	(9)  FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM LICENSE PLATES.--
454	(b)  The license plate annual use fees are to be annually
455	distributed as follows:
456	1.  Fifty-five percent of the proceeds from the Florida
457	Professional Sports Team plate must be deposited into the
458	Professional Sports Development Trust Fund within the Office of
459	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. These funds must be
460	used solely to attract and support major sports events in this
461	state. As used in this subparagraph, the term "major sports
462	events" means, but is not limited to, championship or all-star
463	contests of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball
464	Association, the National Football League, the National Hockey
465	League, the men's and women's National Collegiate Athletic
466	Association Final Four basketball championship, or a horseracing
467	or dogracing Breeders' Cup. All funds must be used to support
468	and promote major sporting events, and the uses must be approved
469	by the Florida Sports Foundation.
470	2.  The remaining proceeds of the Florida Professional
471	Sports Team license plate must be allocated to the Florida
472	Sports Foundation, a direct-support organization of the Office
473	of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. These funds must be
474	deposited into the Professional Sports Development Trust Fund
475	within the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.
476	These funds must be used by the Florida Sports Foundation to
477	promote the economic development of the sports industry; to
478	distribute licensing and royalty fees to participating
479	professional sports teams; to promote education programs in
480	Florida schools that provide an awareness of the benefits of
481	physical activity and nutrition standards; to partner with the
482	Department of Education and the Department of Health to develop
483	a program that recognizes schools whose students demonstrate
484	excellent physical fitness or fitness improvement; to institute
485	a grant program for communities bidding on minor sporting events
486	that create an economic impact for the state; to distribute
487	funds to Florida-based charities designated by the Florida
488	Sports Foundation and the participating professional sports
489	teams; and to fulfill the sports promotion responsibilities of
490	the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.
491	3.  The Florida Sports Foundation shall provide an annual
492	financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981 of its financial
493	accounts and records by an independent certified public
494	accountant pursuant to the contract established by the Office of
495	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development as specified in s.
496	288.1229(5). The auditor shall submit the audit report to the
497	Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for review
498	and approval. If the audit report is approved, the office shall
499	certify the audit report to the Auditor General for review.
500	4.  For the 2006-2007 2005-2006 fiscal year only and
501	notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs 1. and 2.,
502	proceeds from the Professional Sports Development Trust Fund may
503	also be used for operational expenses of the Florida Sports
504	Foundation and financial support of the Sunshine State Games.
505	This subparagraph expires July 1, 2007 2006.
506	Section 24.  In order to implement section 32 of the 2006-
507	2007 General Appropriations Act, subsection (13) of section
508	253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
509	253.034  State-owned lands; uses.--
510	(13)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, funds
511	from the sale of property by the Department of Highway Safety
512	and Motor Vehicles located in Palm Beach County are authorized
513	to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to
514	facilitate the exchange as provided in the General
515	Appropriations Act, provided that at the conclusion of both
516	exchanges the values are equalized. This subsection expires July
517	1, 2007 2006.
518	Section 25.  In order to implement proviso language in
519	Specific Appropriation 2304 of the 2006-2007 General
520	Appropriations Act, section 402.3017, Florida Statutes, is
521	amended to read:
522	402.3017  Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH)
523	scholarship program.--
524	(1)  The Legislature finds that the level of early child
525	care teacher education and training is a key predictor for
526	determining program quality. The Legislature also finds that low
527	wages for child care workers prevent many from obtaining
528	increased training and education and contribute to high turnover
529	rates. The Legislature therefore intends to help fund a program
530	which links teacher training and education to compensation and
531	commitment to the field of early childhood education.
532	(2)  The Department of Children and Family Services is
533	authorized to contract for the administration of the Teacher
534	Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) scholarship program,
535	which provides educational scholarships to caregivers and
536	administrators of early childhood programs, family day care
537	homes, and large family child care homes.
538	(3)  The department shall adopt rules as necessary to
539	implement this section.
540	(4)  For the 2006-2007 2005-2006 fiscal year only, the
541	Agency for Workforce Innovation may shall administer this
542	section. This subsection expires July 1, 2007 2006.
543	Section 26.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
544	1594, 1596, 1598, and 1600 of the 2006-2007 General
545	Appropriations Act, subsection (5) of section 216.292, Florida
546	Statutes, is amended to read:
547	216.292  Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.--
548	(5)(a)  A transfer of funds may not result in the
549	initiation of a fixed capital outlay project that has not
550	received a specific legislative appropriation, except that
551	federal funds for fixed capital outlay projects for the
552	Department of Military Affairs, which do not carry a continuing
553	commitment on future appropriations by the Legislature, may be
554	approved by the Executive Office of the Governor for the purpose
555	received, subject to the notice, review, and objection
556	procedures set forth in s. 216.177.
557	(b)  Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2006-2007
558	fiscal year only, the Governor may recommend the initiation of
559	fixed capital outlay projects funded by grants awarded by the
560	Federal Emergency Management Agency for FEMA Disaster
561	Declarations 1539-DR-FL, 1545-DR-FL, 1551-DR-FL, and 1561-DR-FL.
562	All actions taken pursuant to the authority granted in this
563	paragraph are subject to review and approval by the Legislative
564	Budget Commission. This paragraph expires July 1, 2007.
565	Section 27.  In order to implement specific appropriations
566	for salaries and benefits in the 2006-2007 General
567	Appropriations Act, notwithstanding the provisions of s.
568	110.1245(4), Florida Statutes, and for the 2006-2007 fiscal year
569	only, agencies may additionally use funds for cash awards to
570	state employees who demonstrate satisfactory service in the
571	agency or to the state, in appreciation and recognition of such
572	service. Awards may not exceed $100 each and will be allocated
573	from an agency's existing budget. By March 1, 2007, agencies
574	that elect to make cash awards will report to the Governor and
575	Cabinet, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
576	House of Representatives the dollar value and number of such
577	awards given. If available, any additional information
578	concerning employee satisfaction and feedback should be
579	provided. This section expires July 1, 2007.
580	Section 28.  In order to implement the issuance of new debt
581	authorized in the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act, and
582	pursuant to the requirements of s. 215.98, Florida Statutes, the
583	Legislature determines that the authorization and issuance of
584	debt for the 2006-2007 fiscal year is in the best interest of
585	the state and should be implemented.
586	Section 29.  A section of this act that implements a
587	specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
588	language in the 2006-2007 General Appropriations Act is void if
589	the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
590	language is vetoed. A section of this act that implements more
591	than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of
592	specifically identified proviso language in the 2006-2007
593	General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific
594	appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso
595	language are vetoed.
596	Section 30.  If any other act passed in 2006 contains a
597	provision that is substantively the same as a provision in this
598	act, but that removes or is otherwise not subject to the future
599	repeal applied to such provision by this act, the Legislature
600	intends that the provision in the other act shall take
601	precedence and shall continue to operate, notwithstanding the
602	future repeal provided by this act.
603	Section 31.  The agency performance measures and standards
604	in the document entitled "Performance Measures and Standards
605	Approved by the Legislature for Fiscal Year 2006-2007" dated
606	March 31, 2006, and filed with the Clerk of the House of
607	Representatives are incorporated by reference. Such performance
608	measures and standards are directly linked to the appropriations
609	made in the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2006-
610	2007, as required by the Government Performance and
611	Accountability Act of 1994. State agencies are directed to
612	revise their long-range program plans required under s. 216.013,
613	Florida Statutes, to be consistent with these performance
614	measures and standards.
615	Section 32.  If any provision of this act or its
616	application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
617	invalidity may not affect other provisions or applications of
618	the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision
619	or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
620	declared severable.
621	Section 33.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
622	act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2006; or, if this act
623	fails to become a law until after that date, it shall take
624	effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively to
625	July 1, 2006.
626
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629	Remove the entire title and insert:
630	A bill to be entitled
631	An act implementing the 2006-2007 General Appropriations
632	Act; providing legislative intent; providing for use of
633	specified calculations with respect to the Florida
634	Education Finance Program; amending s. 1004.065, F.S.;
635	providing a limitation on university and direct-support
636	organization financings; amending s. 287.057, F.S.;
637	authorizing the Department of Children and Family Services
638	to contract with a private provider for a sexually violent
639	predator facility; authorizing the Department of
640	Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice to make
641	certain expenditures to defray costs incurred by a
642	municipality or county as a result of opening or operating
643	a facility under authority of the respective department;
644	amending s. 216.262, F.S.; providing for additional
645	positions to operate additional prison bed capacity under
646	certain circumstances; authorizing transfer of certain
647	funds between the courts and the Justice Administrative
648	Commission to meet certain shortfalls in due process
649	services appropriations; providing for expenditure of
650	funds from unallocated general revenue to offset
651	deficiencies in due process services; authorizing the
652	Executive Office of the Governor to transfer funds between
653	departments for purposes of aligning amounts paid for risk
654	management premiums and for purposes of aligning amounts
655	paid for human resource management services; amending s.
656	112.061, F.S.; providing for computation of travel time
657	and reimbursement for public officers' and employees'
658	travel; directing the Department of Environmental
659	Protection to make specified awards of grant moneys for
660	pollution control purposes; directing the Department of
661	Environmental Protection to conduct a pilot program for
662	expedited site evaluation and cleanup of port and airport
663	facilities for redevelopment and expansion; providing
664	guidelines for such program; creating the Caloosahatchee-
665	St. Lucie Rivers Corridor Advisory Council; providing a
666	definition; providing for appointment of members, per diem
667	and travel expenses, staff, and duties of the advisory
668	council; exempting staff from pt. II of ch. 110, F.S.,
669	relating to the Career Service System; requiring
670	recommendations to the Legislature; requiring a report to
671	the Legislature and Governor by a specific date; providing
672	for expiration of the advisory council; creating the Fuel
673	Distributors Emergency Power Assistance Grant Program
674	within the Department of Community Affairs; amending s.
675	373.1961, F.S.; requiring the water management districts
676	to fund certain alternative water supply projects;
677	amending ss. 373.459 and 403.890, F.S.; requiring the
678	water management districts to fund certain surface water
679	improvement projects; amending s. 403.1838, F.S.;
680	requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to
681	fund certain wastewater projects; amending s. 120.551,
682	F.S.; continuing Internet publication of certain notices
683	of the Department of Environmental Protection and the
684	Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund;
685	amending s. 502.015, F.S.; authorizing moneys in the
686	General Inspection Trust Fund to be appropriated for
687	certain programs operated by the Department of Agriculture
688	and Consumer Services; amending s. 11.151, F.S.;
689	increasing the contingency fund for the legislative
690	presiding officers; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.;
691	authorizing proceeds from the Professional Sports
692	Development Trust Fund to be used for operational expenses
693	of the Florida Sports Foundation and financial support of
694	the Sunshine State Games; amending s. 253.034, F.S.;
695	authorizing deposit of funds from the sale of property by
696	the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
697	located in Palm Beach County; amending s. 402.3017, F.S.;
698	authorizing the Agency for Workforce Innovation to
699	administer Teacher Education and Compensation Helps
700	(TEACH) scholarship program; amending s. 216.292, F.S.;
701	authorizing the Governor to recommend fixed capital outlay
702	projects funded by Federal Emergency Management Agency
703	grants; providing for review by the Legislative Budget
704	Commission; authorizing state agencies to make cash awards
705	to state employees demonstrating satisfactory service to
706	the agency or the state; providing limits on such awards;
707	requiring a report with respect thereto; providing finding
708	of best interest of the state for authorization and
709	issuance of certain debt; providing effect of veto of
710	specific appropriation or proviso to which implementing
711	language refers; providing for future repeal or expiration
712	of various provisions; providing for reversion of certain
713	provisions; incorporating by reference specified
714	performance measures and standards directly linked to the
715	appropriations made in the 2006-2007 General
716	Appropriations Act, as required by the Government
717	Performance and Accountability Act of 1994; providing
718	severability; providing effective dates.

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