Senate Bill sb1310

    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1310

    By Senator Fasano





    11-1844-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the

  3         Emergency Response Trust Fund within the

  4         Department of Military Affairs; reenacting and

  5         amending s. 250.175(2), F.S., relating to the

  6         Emergency Response Trust Fund; providing for

  7         sources of funds and purposes; providing for

  8         future review and termination or re-creation of

  9         the trust fund; providing for annual

10         carryforward of funds; providing an effective

11         date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  The Emergency Response Trust Fund, FLAIR

16  number 62-2-087, is created within the Department of Military

17  Affairs.

18         Section 2.  Notwithstanding the repeal contained in

19  section 14 of chapter 2003-68, Laws of Florida, subsection (2)

20  of section 250.175, Florida Statutes, is reenacted and amended

21  to read:

22         250.175  Trust funds; authorization; name; purpose.--

23         (2)(a)  The Emergency Response Trust Fund is created

24  within the Department of Military Affairs. Reimbursements from

25  the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the costs of

26  activating the Florida National Guard and transfers of state

27  funds approved by budget amendments processed under chapter

28  216 shall be deposited into the trust fund. The trust fund

29  shall be used to pay all operational costs incurred by the

30  Florida National Guard when called to active duty.

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1310
    11-1844-07




 1         (b)  In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the

 2  State Constitution, the Emergency Response Trust Fund shall,

 3  unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2011 2006.

 4  Before its scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be

 5  reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

 6         (c)  Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s.

 7  216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any

 8  fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund and is available

 9  for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. The trust

10  fund is exempt from the service charges imposed by s. 215.20.

11         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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14                          SENATE SUMMARY

15    Re-creates the Emergency Response Trust Fund within the
      Department of Military Affairs notwithstanding an earlier
16    repeal. Provides for sources of funds and purposes.
      Provides for future review and termination or re-creation
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