Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2728, 2nd Eng.
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11  Senator Margolis moved the following amendment to Senate
12  amendment to House amendment (222320):
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On page 1, line 19, through page 2, line 14, delete
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19         Section 8.  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the sum of
20  $45 million is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
21  the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development within
22  the Executive Office of the Governor to fund the Quick Action
23  Closing Fund as authorized in s. 288.1088, Florida Statutes.
24  These funds shall be placed in reserve by the Executive Office
25  of the Governor on July 1, 2006. The Office of Tourism, Trade,
26  and Economic Development may request the release of funds as
27  needed to implement the provisions of s. 288.1088, Florida
28  Statutes, through the Legislative Budget Commission.
29         Section 9.  For the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the sum of
30  $197 million is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund for
31  transfer to the Economic Development Trust Fund within the
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2728, 2nd Eng. Barcode 131546 1 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. Funds 2 transferred under this section are not subject to the service 3 charge set forth in s. 215.20, Florida Statutes. The sum of 4 $197 million is appropriated for the 2006-2007 fiscal year 5 from the Economic Development Trust Fund within the Office of 6 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to be used to 7 implement this act. These funds in the Economic Development 8 Trust Fund shall be placed in reserve by the Executive Office 9 of the Governor on July 1, 2006. The Office of Tourism, Trade, 10 and Economic Development may request the release of funds as 11 needed to implement the provisions of this act through the 12 Legislative Budget Commission. Funds not expended during the 13 2006-2007 fiscal year may be used in future fiscal years as 14 appropriated in the General Appropriations Act or other law. 15 Section 10. The sum of $3 million a year is 16 appropriated from nonrecurring general revenue for 10 years to 17 the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for the 18 purpose specified in s. 288.1171(3), Florida Statutes. For the 19 2006-2007 fiscal year, these funds are appropriated from 20 nonrecurring general revenue. For the 2007-2008 through 21 2016-2017 fiscal years, the funds shall be appropriated from 22 nonrecurring general revenue or as specifically provided in 23 the General Appropriations Act. The funds shall be distributed 24 by the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to 25 organizations meeting the requirements of s. 288.1171, Florida 26 Statutes, solely to encourage and provide economic development 27 through capital construction, improvements, or the purchase of 28 equipment that will result in expanded employment 29 opportunities. 30 31 2 10:03 AM 05/04/06 s2728e2b-35-b96