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11 The Conference Committee on SB 2802, 1st Eng. recommended the
12 following amendment:
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14 Conference Committee Amendment (with title amendment)
15 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17 and insert:
18 Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that
19 the implementing and administering provisions of this act
20 apply to the General Appropriations Act for the 2007-2008
21 fiscal year.
22 Section 2. In order to implement Specific
23 Appropriations 7, 8, and 86 through 91 of the 2007-2008
24 General Appropriations Act, the calculations of the Florida
25 Education Finance Program for the 2007-2008 fiscal year in the
26 document entitled "Public School Funding--The Florida
27 Education Finance Program" dated April 30,2007, and filed with
28 the Secretary of the Senate are incorporated by reference for
29 the purpose of displaying the calculations used by the
30 Legislature, consistent with the requirements of the Florida
31 Statutes, in making appropriations for the Florida Education
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1 Finance Program.
2 Section 3. In order to implement Specific
3 Appropriation 388 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act,
4 and notwithstanding s. 394.908(3)(a) and (b), Florida
5 Statutes, funds appropriated for forensic mental health
6 treatment services in Specific Appropriation 388 shall be
7 allocated to the areas of the state having the greatest demand
8 for services and treatment capacity. This section expires July
9 1, 2008.
10 Section 4. In order to implement Specific
11 Appropriations 311 and 321 of the 2007-2008 General
12 Appropriations Act, the Department of Children and Family
13 Services shall ensure that all public and private agencies and
14 institutions participating in child welfare cases enter
15 information specified by rule of the department into the
16 Florida Safe Families Network in order to maintain the
17 accuracy and usefulness of the system. The Florida Safe
18 Families Network is intended to be the department's automated
19 child welfare case-management system designed to provide child
20 welfare workers with a mechanism for managing child welfare
21 cases more efficiently and tracking children and families more
22 effectively. The department shall coordinate with the Office
23 of the State Courts Administrator and the Statewide Guardian
24 Ad Litem Office for the purpose of providing any judge or
25 magistrate and any guardian ad litem assigned to a dependency
26 court case with access to information in the Florida Safe
27 Families Network relating to a child welfare case which is
28 required to be filed with the court pursuant to chapter 39,
29 Florida Statutes, by the date of the network's release during
30 the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The department shall report to the
31 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
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1 House of Representatives by February 1, 2008, with respect to
2 progress on providing access to the Florida Safe Families
3 Network as provided in this section. This section expires July
4 1, 2008.
5 Section 5. In order to implement Specific
6 Appropriation 467 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act,
7 subsection (17) is added to section 253.03, Florida Statutes,
8 to read:
9 253.03 Board of trustees to administer state lands;
10 lands enumerated.--
11 (17) Notwithstanding subsections (1)-(16), for the
12 2007-2008 fiscal year only, and upon approval of the Board of
13 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund if necessary,
14 the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental
15 Protection shall lease the existing South Florida Evaluation
16 and Treatment Center complex in Miami-Dade County, currently
17 under lease to the Department of Children and Family Services,
18 to Miami-Dade County for the amount of $1 per year for 99
19 years to be used by the county for its expanded jail diversion
20 program. The lease of the property shall take place in the
21 2007-2008 fiscal year, and Miami-Dade County shall sublease
22 the facility to the existing lessee for $1 per year until the
23 new South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center is completed
24 on or about April 2008. This subsection expires July 1, 2008.
25 Section 6. In order to fulfill legislative intent
26 regarding the use of funds contained in Specific
27 Appropriations 741, 755, 766, and 1232 of the 2007-2008
28 General Appropriations Act, the Department of Corrections and
29 the Department of Juvenile Justice may expend appropriated
30 funds to assist in defraying the costs of impacts that are
31 incurred by a municipality or county and associated with
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1 opening or operating a facility under the authority of the
2 respective department which is located within that
3 municipality or county. The amount that is to be paid under
4 this section for any facility may not exceed 1 percent of the
5 facility construction cost, less building impact fees imposed
6 by the municipality or by the county if the facility is
7 located in the unincorporated portion of the county. This
8 section expires July 1, 2008.
9 Section 7. In order to implement Specific
10 Appropriations 730 through 830 and 868 through 899 of the
11 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of
12 section 216.262, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 216.262 Authorized positions.--
14 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter on
15 increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the
16 2007-2008 2006-2007 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate
17 population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate
18 population projections of the February 16, 2007 March 21,
19 2006, Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for
20 2 consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive
21 Office of the Governor, with the approval of the Legislative
22 Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal
23 Justice Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as
24 possible to revise the estimates. The Department of
25 Corrections may then submit a budget amendment requesting the
26 establishment of positions in excess of the number authorized
27 by the Legislature and additional appropriations from
28 unallocated general revenue sufficient to provide for
29 essential staff, fixed capital improvements, and other
30 resources to provide classification, security, food services,
31 health services, and other variable expenses within the
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1 institutions to accommodate the estimated increase in the
2 inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to the authority
3 granted in this subsection shall be subject to review and
4 approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection
5 expires July 1, 2008 2007.
6 Section 8. In order to implement Specific
7 Appropriations 913, 915, and 1161A through 1161AI of the
8 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act, paragraphs (c), (d), and
9 (e) are added to subsection (3) of section 216.292, Florida
10 Statutes, to read:
11 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.--
12 (3) The following transfers are authorized with the
13 approval of the Executive Office of the Governor for the
14 executive branch or the Chief Justice for the judicial branch,
15 subject to the notice and objection provisions of s. 216.177:
16 (c) The transfer of appropriations for operations from
17 general revenue between categories of appropriations within
18 each criminal conflict and civil regional counsel budget
19 entity. This paragraph expires July 1, 2008.
20 (d) The transfer of appropriations for operations from
21 general revenue between criminal conflict and civil regional
22 counsel budget entities. This paragraph expires July 1, 2008.
23 (e) The transfer of appropriations for operations from
24 general revenue between criminal conflict and civil regional
25 counsel budget entities and the child dependency and civil
26 conflict case appropriation category and the criminal conflict
27 case costs appropriation category within the Justice
28 Administrative Commission. This paragraph expires July 1,
29 2008.
30 Section 9. In order to implement Specific
31 Appropriations 1388 and 1389 of the 2007-2008 General
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1 Appropriations Act, the Department of Legal Affairs is
2 authorized to expend appropriated funds in Specific
3 Appropriations 1388 and 1389 on the same programs that were
4 funded by the department pursuant to specific appropriations
5 made in general appropriations acts in prior years.
6 Section 10. In order to implement Specific
7 Appropriation 1297 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
8 Act, paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 932.7055,
9 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
10 932.7055 Disposition of liens and forfeited
11 property.--
12 (4) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited property
13 shall be disbursed in the following priority:
14 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
15 subsection, and for the 2007-2008 2006-2007 fiscal year only,
16 the funds in a special law enforcement trust fund established
17 by the governing body of a municipality may be expended to
18 reimburse the general fund of the municipality for moneys
19 advanced from the general fund to the special law enforcement
20 trust fund prior to October 1, 2001. This paragraph expires
21 July 1, 2008 2007.
22 Section 11. In order to implement Specific
23 Appropriation 1169 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
24 Act, subsection (3) of section 985.686, Florida Statutes, is
25 amended to read:
26 985.686 Shared county and state responsibility for
27 juvenile detention.--
28 (3) Each county shall pay the costs of providing
29 detention care, exclusive of the costs of any preadjudicatory
30 nonmedical educational or therapeutic services and $2.5
31 million provided for additional medical and mental health care
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1 at the detention centers, for juveniles for the period of time
2 prior to final court disposition. The department shall develop
3 an accounts payable system to allocate costs that are payable
4 by the counties.
5 Section 12. In order to implement the appropriation of
6 funds in Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance of the
7 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the
8 notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
9 Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor is
10 authorized to transfer funds appropriated in the appropriation
11 category "Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance" of the
12 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act between departments in
13 order to align the budget authority granted with the premiums
14 paid by each department for risk management insurance. This
15 section expires July 1, 2008.
16 Section 13. In order to implement the appropriation of
17 funds in Special Categories-Transfer to Department of
18 Management Services-Human Resources Services Purchased Per
19 Statewide Contract of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
20 Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
21 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive
22 Office of the Governor is authorized to transfer funds
23 appropriated in the appropriation category "Special
24 Categories-Transfer to Department of Management Services-Human
25 Resources Services Purchased Per Statewide Contract" of the
26 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act between departments in
27 order to align the budget authority granted with the
28 assessments that must be paid by each agency to the Department
29 of Management Services for human resource management services.
30 This section expires July 1, 2008.
31 Section 14. In order to implement Specific
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1 Appropriations 2942 through 2950 of the 2007-2008 General
2 Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and
3 subsection (6) of section 287.17, Florida Statutes, are
4 reenacted to read:
5 287.17 Limitation on use of motor vehicles and
6 aircraft.--
7 (3)
8 (a) The term "official state business" may not be
9 construed to permit the use of a motor vehicle for commuting
10 purposes, unless special assignment of a motor vehicle is
11 authorized as a perquisite by the Department of Management
12 Services, required by an employee after normal duty hours to
13 perform duties of the position to which assigned, or
14 authorized for an employee whose home is the official base of
15 operation.
16 (6) It is the intention of the Legislature that
17 persons traveling on state aircraft for purposes consistent
18 with, but not necessarily constituting, official state
19 business may travel only when accompanying persons who are
20 traveling on official state business and that such persons
21 shall pay the state for all costs associated with such travel.
22 Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(a), a person traveling on state
23 aircraft for purposes other than official state business shall
24 pay for any trip not exclusively for state business by paying
25 a prorated share of all fixed and variable expenses related to
26 the ownership, operation, and use of such aircraft.
27 Section 15. The amendment of s. 287.17, Florida
28 Statutes, as carried forward by this act from chapters 2005-71
29 and 2006-26, Laws of Florida, shall expire July 1, 2008, and
30 the text of that section shall revert to that in existence on
31 June 30, 2005, except that any amendments to such text enacted
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1 other than by chapters 2005-71 and 2006-26, Laws of Florida,
2 shall be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that
3 such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of such
4 text which expire pursuant to this section.
5 Section 16. In order to implement Specific
6 Appropriations 2286A and 2915 through 2928 of the 2007-2008
7 General Appropriations Act, subsections (3) and (4) of section
8 255.249, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (6) is
9 added to that section, to read:
10 255.249 Department of Management Services;
11 responsibility; department rules.--
12 (3)(a) The department shall, to the extent feasible,
13 coordinate the vacation of privately owned leased space with
14 the expiration of the lease on that space and, when a lease is
15 terminated before expiration of its base term, will make a
16 reasonable effort to place another state agency in the space
17 vacated. Any state agency may lease the space in any building
18 that was subject to a lease terminated by a state agency for a
19 period of time equal to the remainder of the base term without
20 the requirement of competitive bidding.
21 (b) The department shall annually publish a master
22 leasing report that lists, by agency, all leases that are due
23 to expire within 24 months. The annual report must include the
24 following information for each lease: location; size of leased
25 space; current cost per leased square foot; lease expiration
26 date; and a determination of whether sufficient state-owned
27 office space will be available at the expiration of the lease
28 to house affected employees. The report must also include a
29 list of amendments and supplements to and waivers of terms and
30 conditions in lease agreements that have been approved
31 pursuant to s. 255.25(2)(a) during the previous 12 months and
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1 an associated comprehensive analysis, including financial
2 implications, showing that any amendment, supplement, or
3 waiver is in the state's long-term best interest. The
4 department shall furnish the master leasing this report to the
5 Executive Office of the Governor and the Legislature by
6 September 15 of each year which provides the following
7 information: This paragraph expires July 1, 2007.
8 1. A list, by agency and by geographic market, of all
9 leases that are due to expire within 24 months.
10 2. Details of each lease, including location, size,
11 cost per leased square foot, lease-expiration date, and a
12 determination of whether sufficient state-owned office space
13 will be available at the expiration of the lease to
14 accommodate affected employees.
15 3. A list of amendments and supplements to and waivers
16 of terms and conditions in lease agreements that have been
17 approved pursuant to s. 255.25(2)(a) during the previous 12
18 months and an associated comprehensive analysis, including
19 financial implications, showing that any amendment,
20 supplement, or waiver is in the state's long-term best
21 interest.
22 4. Financial impacts to the pool rental rate due to
23 the sale, removal, acquisition, or construction of pool
24 facilities.
25 5. Changes in occupancy rate, maintenance costs, and
26 efficiency costs of leases in the state portfolio. Changes to
27 occupancy costs in leased space by market and changes to space
28 consumption by agency and by market.
29 6. An analysis of portfolio supply and demand.
30 7. Cost-benefit analyses of acquisition, build, and
31 consolidation opportunities, recommendations for strategic
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1 consolidation, and strategic recommendations for disposition,
2 acquisition, and building.
3 8. The updated plan required by s. 255.25(4)(c).
4 (c) By June 30 of each year, each state agency shall
5 annually provide to the department all information regarding
6 agency programs affecting the need for or use of space by that
7 agency, reviews of lease-expiration schedules for each
8 geographic area, active and planned full-time equivalent data,
9 business case analyses related to consolidation plans by an
10 agency, and current occupancy and relocation costs, inclusive
11 of furnishings, fixtures and equipment, data, and
12 communications.
13 (4) The department shall adopt promulgate rules
14 pursuant to chapter 120 providing:
15 (a) Methods for accomplishing the duties outlined in
16 subsection (1).
17 (b) Procedures for soliciting and accepting
18 competitive proposals for leased space of 5,000 square feet or
19 more in privately owned buildings, for evaluating the
20 proposals received, for exemption from competitive bidding
21 requirements of any lease the purpose of which is the
22 provision of care and living space for persons or emergency
23 space needs as provided in s. 255.25(10), and for the securing
24 of at least three documented quotes for a lease that is not
25 required to be competitively bid.
26 (c) A standard method for determining square footage
27 or any other measurement used as the basis for lease payments
28 or other charges.
29 (d) Methods of allocating space in both state-owned
30 office buildings and privately owned buildings leased by the
31 state based on use, personnel, and office equipment.
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1 (e)1. Acceptable terms and conditions for inclusion in
2 lease agreements.
3 2. Such terms and conditions shall include, at a
4 minimum, the following clauses, which may not be amended,
5 supplemented, or waived:
6 a. As provided in s. 255.2502, "The State of Florida's
7 performance and obligation to pay under this contract is
8 contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature."
9 b. "The Lessee shall have the right to terminate,
10 without penalty, this lease in the event a State-owned
11 building becomes available to the Lessee for occupancy in the
12 County of ........, Florida, during the term of said lease for
13 the purposes for which this space is being leased upon giving
14 6 months' advance written notice to the Lessor by Certified
15 Mail, Return Receipt Requested."
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17 This subparagraph expires July 1, 2008 2007.
18 (f) Maximum rental rates, by geographic areas or by
19 county, for leasing privately owned space.
20 (g) A standard method for the assessment of rent to
21 state agencies and other authorized occupants of state-owned
22 office space, notwithstanding the source of funds.
23 (h) For full disclosure of the names and the extent of
24 interest of the owners holding a 4-percent or more interest in
25 any privately owned property leased to the state or in the
26 entity holding title to the property, for exemption from such
27 disclosure of any beneficial interest which is represented by
28 stock in any corporation registered with the Securities and
29 Exchange Commission or registered pursuant to chapter 517,
30 which stock is for sale to the general public, and for
31 exemption from such disclosure of any leasehold interest in
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1 property located outside the territorial boundaries of the
2 United States.
3 (i) For full disclosure of the names of all public
4 officials, agents, or employees holding any interest in any
5 privately owned property leased to the state or in the entity
6 holding title to the property, and the nature and extent of
7 their interest, for exemption from such disclosure of any
8 beneficial interest which is represented by stock in any
9 corporation registered with the Securities and Exchange
10 Commission or registered pursuant to chapter 517, which stock
11 is for sale to the general public, and for exemption from such
12 disclosure of any leasehold interest in property located
13 outside the territorial boundaries of the United States.
14 (j) A method for reporting leases for nominal or no
15 consideration.
16 (k) For a lease of less than 5,000 square feet, a
17 method for certification by the agency head or the agency
18 head's designated representative that all criteria for leasing
19 have been fully complied with and for the filing of a copy of
20 such lease and all supporting documents with the department
21 for its review and approval as to technical sufficiency.
22 (6) The department may contract for real estate
23 consulting or tenant brokerage services in order to carry out
24 its duties relating to the strategic leasing plan. The
25 contract shall be procured pursuant to s. 287.057. The vendor
26 that is awarded the contract shall be compensated by the
27 department, subject to the provisions of the contract, and
28 such compensation is subject to appropriation by the
29 Legislature. The real estate consultant or tenant broker may
30 not receive compensation directly from a lessor for services
31 that are rendered pursuant to the contract. Moneys paid to the
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1 real estate consultant or tenant broker are exempt from any
2 charge imposed under s. 287.1345. Moneys paid by a lessor to
3 the department under a facility-leasing arrangement are not
4 subject to the charges imposed under s. 215.20.
5 Section 17. The amendments to s. 255.249, Florida
6 Statutes, made by this act shall expire July 1, 2008, and the
7 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June
8 30, 2007, except that any amendments to such text enacted
9 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to
10 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent
11 upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to this
12 section.
13 Section 18. In order to implement Specific
14 Appropriations 2286A and 2915 through 2928 of the 2007-2008
15 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (d) of subsection (2)
16 and paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 255.25, Florida
17 Statutes, are amended, and paragraphs (f) and (g) are added to
18 subsection (3) of that section, to read:
19 255.25 Approval required prior to construction or
20 lease of buildings.--
21 (2)
22 (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and except as
23 provided in ss. 255.249 and 255.2501, a state agency may not
24 lease a building or any part thereof unless prior approval of
25 the lease terms and conditions and of the need therefor is
26 first obtained from the Department of Management Services. The
27 department may not approve any term or condition in a lease
28 agreement which has been amended, supplemented, or waived
29 unless a comprehensive analysis, including financial
30 implications, demonstrates that such amendment, supplement, or
31 waiver is in the state's long-term best interest. Any approved
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1 lease may include an option to purchase or an option to renew
2 the lease, or both, upon such terms and conditions as are
3 established by the department subject to final approval by the
4 head of the Department of Management Services and the
5 provisions of s. 255.2502. This paragraph expires July 1, 2008
6 2007.
7 (3)
8 (f) Notwithstanding s. 287.056(1), a state agency may,
9 at the sole discretion of the agency head or his or her
10 designee, use the services of a tenant broker to assist with a
11 competitive solicitation undertaken by the agency. In making
12 its determination whether to use a tenant broker, a state
13 agency shall consult with the department. A state agency may
14 not use the services of a tenant broker unless the tenant
15 broker is under a term contract with the state which complies
16 with paragraph (g). If a state agency uses the services of a
17 tenant broker with respect to a transaction, the agency may
18 not enter into a lease with any landlord to which the tenant
19 broker is providing brokerage services for that transaction.
20 (g) The Department of Management Services may,
21 pursuant to s. 287.042(2)(a), procure a term contract for real
22 estate consulting and brokerage services. A state agency may
23 not purchase services from the contract unless the contract
24 has been procured under s. 287.057(1), (2), or (3) after March
25 1, 2007, and contains the following provisions or
26 requirements:
27 1. Awarded brokers must maintain an office or presence
28 in the market served. In awarding the contract, preference
29 must be given to brokers that are licensed in this state under
30 chapter 475 and that have 3 or more years of experience in the
31 market served. The contract may be made with up to three
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1 tenant brokers in order to serve the marketplace in the north,
2 central, and south areas of the state.
3 2. Each contracted tenant broker shall work under the
4 direction, supervision, and authority of the state agency,
5 subject to the rules governing lease procurements.
6 3. The department shall provide training for the
7 awarded tenant brokers concerning the rules governing the
8 procurement of leases.
9 4. Tenant brokers must comply with all applicable
10 provisions of s. 475.278.
11 5. Real estate consultants and tenant brokers shall be
12 compensated by the state agency, subject to the provisions of
13 the term contract, and such compensation is subject to
14 appropriation by the Legislature. A real estate consultant or
15 tenant broker may not receive compensation directly from a
16 lessor for services that are rendered under the term contract.
17 Moneys paid to a real estate consultant or tenant broker are
18 exempt from any charge imposed under s. 287.1345. Moneys paid
19 by a lessor to the state agency under a facility leasing
20 arrangement are not subject to the charges imposed under s.
21 215.20. All terms relating to the compensation of the real
22 estate consultant or tenant broker shall be specified in the
23 term contract and may not be supplemented or modified by the
24 state agency using the contract.
25 6. The department shall conduct periodic
26 customer-satisfaction surveys.
27 7. Each state agency shall report the following
28 information to the department:
29 a. The number of leases that adhere to the goal of the
30 workspace-management initiative of 180 square feet per FTE.
31 b. The quality of space leased and the adequacy of
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1 tenant-improvement funds.
2 c. The timeliness of lease procurement, measured from
3 the date of the agency's request to the finalization of the
4 lease.
5 d. Whether cost-benefit analyses were performed before
6 execution of the lease in order to ensure that the lease is in
7 the best interest of the state.
8 e. The lease costs compared to market rates for
9 similar types and classifications of space according to the
10 official classifications of the Building Owners and Managers
11 Association.
12 (4)
13 (c) Because the state has a substantial financial
14 investment in state-owned buildings, it is legislative policy
15 and intent that when state-owned buildings meet the needs of
16 state agencies, agencies must fully use such buildings before
17 leasing privately owned buildings. By September 15, 2006, the
18 Department of Management Services shall create a 5-year plan
19 for implementing this policy. The department shall update this
20 plan annually, detailing proposed departmental actions to meet
21 the plan's goals and shall furnish this plan annually as part
22 of the master leasing report. The department shall furnish
23 this plan to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
24 House of Representatives, and the Executive Office of the
25 Governor by September 15 of each year. This paragraph expires
26 July 1, 2008 2007.
27 Section 19. The amendments to s. 255.25, Florida
28 Statutes, made by this act shall expire July 1, 2008, and the
29 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June
30 30, 2007, except that any amendments to such text enacted
31 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to
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1 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent
2 upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to this
3 section.
4 Section 20. In order to implement Specific
5 Appropriations 2915 through 2928 of the 2007-2008 General
6 Appropriations Act, subsection (7) of section 255.503, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 255.503 Powers of the Department of Management
9 Services.--The Department of Management Services shall have
10 all the authority necessary to carry out and effectuate the
11 purposes and provisions of this act, including, but not
12 limited to, the authority to:
13 (7)(a) Sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of
14 facilities in the pool in accordance with applicable law.
15 (b) No later than the date upon which the department
16 recommends to the Division of State Lands of the Department of
17 Environmental Protection the disposition of any facility
18 within the Florida Facilities Pool, the department shall
19 provide to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
20 House of Representatives, the Executive Office of the
21 Governor, and the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board
22 of Administration an analysis that includes:
23 1. The cost benefit of the proposed facility
24 disposition, including the facility's current operating
25 expenses, condition, and market value, and viable alternatives
26 for work space for impacted state employees.
27 2. The effect of the proposed facility disposition on
28 the financial status of the Florida Facilities Pool, including
29 the effect on rental rates and coverage requirement for the
30 bonds.
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1 This paragraph expires July 1, 2008 2007.
2 Section 21. Notwithstanding s. 403.7095, Florida
3 Statutes, in order to implement Specific Appropriation 1907 of
4 the 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act, the Department of
5 Environmental Protection shall award:
6 (1) $9,428,773 in grants equally to counties having
7 populations of fewer than 100,000 for waste tire, litter
8 prevention, recycling and education, and general solid waste
9 programs.
10 (2) $2,941,932 to be used for Innovative Grants.
11
12 This section expires July 1, 2008.
13 Section 22. In order to implement Specific
14 Appropriations 2057 through 2082 of the 2007-2008 General
15 Appropriations Act, subsection (5) of section 320.08058,
16 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
17 320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
18 (5) FLORIDA PANTHER LICENSE PLATES.--
19 (a) The department shall develop a Florida panther
20 license plate as provided in this section. Florida panther
21 license plates must bear the design of a Florida panther and
22 the colors that department approves. In small letters, the
23 word "Florida" must appear at the bottom of the plate.
24 (b) The department shall distribute the Florida
25 panther license plate annual use fee to in the following
26 manner:
27 1. Eighty-five percent must be deposited in the
28 Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund in the Fish
29 and Wildlife Conservation Commission to be used for education
30 and programs to protect the endangered Florida panther.
31 2. Fifteen percent, but no less than $300,000, must be
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1 deposited in the Florida Communities Trust Fund to be used
2 pursuant to the Florida Communities Trust Act.
3 (c) A person or corporation that purchases 10,000 or
4 more panther license plates shall pay an annual use fee of $5
5 per plate and an annual processing fee of $2 per plate, in
6 addition to the applicable license tax required under s.
7 320.08.
8 Section 23. The amendments to s. 320.08058, Florida
9 Statutes, made by this act shall expire July 1, 2008, and the
10 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June
11 30, 2007, except that any amendments to such text enacted
12 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to
13 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent
14 upon the portions of the text which expire pursuant to this
15 section.
16 Section 24. In order to implement Specific
17 Appropriation 1553A of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
18 Act, subsection (32) is added to section 581.031, Florida
19 Statutes, to read:
20 581.031 Department; powers and duties.--The department
21 has the following powers and duties:
22 (32) To conduct or cause to be conducted those
23 research projects on citrus disease, including, but not
24 limited to, citrus canker and citrus greening, which are
25 recommended by the Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory
26 Council, within the limits of appropriations made specifically
27 for such purpose. This subsection expires July 1, 2008.
28 Section 25. In order to implement specific
29 appropriations for salaries and benefits in the 2007-2008
30 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section
31 110.1245, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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1 110.1245 Savings sharing program; bonus payments;
2 other awards.--
3 (4)(a) Each department head is authorized to incur
4 expenditures to award suitable framed certificates, pins, or
5 other tokens of recognition to state employees who demonstrate
6 satisfactory service in the agency or to the state, in
7 appreciation and recognition of such service. Such awards may
8 not cost in excess of $100 each plus applicable taxes.
9 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the
10 2007-2008 fiscal year only, agencies may additionally use
11 funds for cash awards to state employees who demonstrate
12 satisfactory service in the agency or to the state, in
13 appreciation and recognition of such service. Awards may not
14 exceed $100 to any employee and shall be allocated from an
15 agency's existing budget. An employee may not receive awards
16 pursuant to this paragraph in excess of $100 total during the
17 fiscal year. By March 1, 2008, agencies that elect to make
18 cash awards shall report to the Governor and Cabinet, the
19 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
20 Representatives the dollar value and number of such awards
21 given. If available, any additional information concerning
22 employee satisfaction and feedback should be provided. This
23 paragraph expires July 1, 2008.
24 Section 26. In order to implement specific
25 appropriations for salaries and benefits in the 2007-2008
26 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (12)
27 of section 110.123, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
28 110.123 State group insurance program.--
29 (12) HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.--The department is
30 authorized to establish health savings accounts for full-time
31 and part-time state employees in association with a health
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1 insurance plan option authorized by the Legislature and
2 conforming to the requirements and limitations of federal
3 provisions relating to the Medicare Prescription Drug,
4 Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
5 (a)1. A member participating in this health insurance
6 plan option shall be eligible to receive an employer
7 contribution into the employee's health savings account from
8 the State Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund in an amount
9 to be determined by the Legislature. A member is not eligible
10 for an employer contribution upon termination of employment.
11 For the 2007-2008 2006-2007 fiscal year, the state's monthly
12 contribution for employees having individual coverage shall be
13 $41.66 and the monthly contribution for employees having
14 family coverage shall be $83.33.
15 2. A member participating in this health insurance
16 plan option shall be eligible to deposit the member's own
17 funds into a health savings account.
18 Section 27. In order to implement Specific
19 Appropriations 1426 through 1602 of the 2007-2008 General
20 Appropriations Act, section 570.20, Florida Statutes, is
21 amended to read:
22 570.20 General Inspection Trust Fund.--
23 (1) All donations and all inspection fees and other
24 funds authorized and received from whatever source in the
25 enforcement of the inspection laws administered by the
26 department shall be paid into the General Inspection Trust
27 Fund of Florida, which is created in the office of the Chief
28 Financial Officer. All expenses incurred in carrying out the
29 provisions of the inspection laws shall be paid from this fund
30 as other funds are paid from the State Treasury. A percentage
31 of all revenue deposited in this fund, including transfers
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1 from any subsidiary accounts, shall be deposited in the
2 General Revenue Fund pursuant to chapter 215, except that
3 funds collected for marketing orders shall pay at the rate of
4 3 percent.
5 (2) For the 2007-2008 fiscal year only and
6 notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in
7 addition to the spending authorized in subsection (1), moneys
8 in the General Inspection Trust Fund may be appropriated for
9 programs operated by the department which are related to the
10 programs authorized by this chapter. This subsection expires
11 July 1, 2008.
12 Section 28. In order to implement Specific
13 Appropriation 2761 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
14 Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (9) of section 320.08058,
15 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16 320.08058 Specialty license plates.--
17 (9) FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM LICENSE PLATES.--
18 (b) The license plate annual use fees are to be
19 annually distributed as follows:
20 1. Fifty-five percent of the proceeds from the Florida
21 Professional Sports Team plate must be deposited into the
22 Professional Sports Development Trust Fund within the Office
23 of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. These funds must
24 be used solely to attract and support major sports events in
25 this state. As used in this subparagraph, the term "major
26 sports events" means, but is not limited to, championship or
27 all-star contests of Major League Baseball, the National
28 Basketball Association, the National Football League, the
29 National Hockey League, the men's and women's National
30 Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four basketball
31 championship, or a horseracing or dogracing Breeders' Cup. All
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1 funds must be used to support and promote major sporting
2 events, and the uses must be approved by the Florida Sports
3 Foundation.
4 2. The remaining proceeds of the Florida Professional
5 Sports Team license plate must be allocated to the Florida
6 Sports Foundation, a direct-support organization of the Office
7 of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. These funds must
8 be deposited into the Professional Sports Development Trust
9 Fund within the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
10 Development. These funds must be used by the Florida Sports
11 Foundation to promote the economic development of the sports
12 industry; to distribute licensing and royalty fees to
13 participating professional sports teams; to promote education
14 programs in Florida schools that provide an awareness of the
15 benefits of physical activity and nutrition standards; to
16 partner with the Department of Education and the Department of
17 Health to develop a program that recognizes schools whose
18 students demonstrate excellent physical fitness or fitness
19 improvement; to institute a grant program for communities
20 bidding on minor sporting events that create an economic
21 impact for the state; to distribute funds to Florida-based
22 charities designated by the Florida Sports Foundation and the
23 participating professional sports teams; and to fulfill the
24 sports promotion responsibilities of the Office of Tourism,
25 Trade, and Economic Development.
26 3. The Florida Sports Foundation shall provide an
27 annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981 of its
28 financial accounts and records by an independent certified
29 public accountant pursuant to the contract established by the
30 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development as
31 specified in s. 288.1229(5). The auditor shall submit the
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1 audit report to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
2 Development for review and approval. If the audit report is
3 approved, the office shall certify the audit report to the
4 Auditor General for review.
5 4. For the 2007-2008 2006-2007 fiscal year only and
6 notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs 1. and 2.,
7 proceeds from the Professional Sports Development Trust Fund
8 may also be used for operational expenses of the Florida
9 Sports Foundation and financial support of the Sunshine State
10 Games. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2008 2007.
11 Section 29. In order to implement Specific
12 Appropriation 2266 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
13 Act, subsection (1) of section 339.08, Florida Statutes, is
14 amended to read:
15 339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust
16 Fund.--
17 (1) The department shall expend moneys in the State
18 Transportation Trust Fund accruing to the department, in
19 accordance with its annual budget. The use of such moneys
20 shall be restricted to the following purposes:
21 (a) To pay administrative expenses of the department,
22 including administrative expenses incurred by the several
23 state transportation districts, but excluding administrative
24 expenses of commuter rail authorities that do not operate rail
25 service.
26 (b) To pay the cost of construction of the State
27 Highway System.
28 (c) To pay the cost of maintaining the State Highway
29 System.
30 (d) To pay the cost of public transportation projects
31 in accordance with chapter 341 and ss. 332.003-332.007.
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1 (e) To reimburse counties or municipalities for
2 expenditures made on projects in the State Highway System as
3 authorized by s. 339.12(4) upon legislative approval.
4 (f) To pay the cost of economic development
5 transportation projects in accordance with s. 288.063.
6 (g) To lend or pay a portion of the operating,
7 maintenance, and capital costs of a revenue-producing
8 transportation project that is located on the State Highway
9 System or that is demonstrated to relieve traffic congestion
10 on the State Highway System.
11 (h) To match any federal-aid funds allocated for any
12 other transportation purpose, including funds allocated to
13 projects not located in the State Highway System.
14 (i) To pay the cost of county road projects selected
15 in accordance with the Small County Road Assistance Program
16 created in s. 339.2816.
17 (j) To pay the cost of county or municipal road
18 projects selected in accordance with the County Incentive
19 Grant Program created in s. 339.2817 and the Small County
20 Outreach Program created in s. 339.2818.
21 (k) To provide loans and credit enhancements for use
22 in constructing and improving highway transportation
23 facilities selected in accordance with the state-funded
24 infrastructure bank created in s. 339.55.
25 (l) To pay the cost of projects on the Florida
26 Strategic Intermodal System created in s. 339.61.
27 (m) To pay the cost of transportation projects
28 selected in accordance with the Transportation Regional
29 Incentive Program created in s. 339.2819.
30 (n) To pay administrative expenses incurred in
31 accordance with applicable laws for a multicounty
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1 transportation or expressway authority created under chapter
2 343 or chapter 348, where jurisdiction for the authority
3 includes a portion of the State Highway System and the
4 administrative expenses are in furtherance of the duties and
5 responsibilities of the authority in the development of
6 improvements to the State Highway System. This paragraph
7 expires July 1, 2008.
8 (o)(n) To pay other lawful expenditures of the
9 department.
10 Section 30. In order to implement Specific
11 Appropriations 1621AB, 1621AD, 1621AR, and 1621AS of the
12 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) of
13 section 216.292, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.--
15 (5)(a) A transfer of funds may not result in the
16 initiation of a fixed capital outlay project that has not
17 received a specific legislative appropriation, except that
18 federal funds for fixed capital outlay projects for the
19 Department of Military Affairs, which do not carry a
20 continuing commitment on future appropriations by the
21 Legislature, may be approved by the Executive Office of the
22 Governor for the purpose received, subject to the notice and
23 objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177.
24 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the
25 2007-2008 2006-2007 fiscal year only, the Governor may
26 recommend the initiation of fixed capital outlay projects
27 funded by grants awarded by the Federal Emergency Management
28 Agency for FEMA Disaster Declarations 1539-DR-FL, 1545-DR-FL,
29 1551-DR-FL, 1561-DR-FL, 1595-DR-FL, 1602-DR-FL, 1609-DR-FL,
30 and EM3259-FL. All actions taken pursuant to the authority
31 granted in this paragraph are subject to review and approval
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1 by the Legislative Budget Commission. This paragraph expires
2 July 1, 2008 2007.
3 Section 31. In order to implement Specific
4 Appropriation 2231 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
5 Act, subsection (5) of section 339.135, Florida Statutes, is
6 amended to read:
7 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;
8 definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and
9 amendment.--
10 (5)(a) ADOPTION OF THE WORK PROGRAM.--The original
11 approved budget for operational and fixed capital expenditures
12 for the department shall be the Governor's budget
13 recommendation and the first year of the tentative work
14 program, as both are amended by the General Appropriations Act
15 and any other act containing appropriations. In accordance
16 with the appropriations act, the department shall, prior to
17 the beginning of the fiscal year, adopt a final work program
18 which shall only include the original approved budget for the
19 department for the ensuing fiscal year together with any roll
20 forwards approved pursuant to paragraph (6)(c) and the portion
21 of the tentative work program for the following 4 fiscal years
22 revised in accordance with the original approved budget for
23 the department for the ensuing fiscal year together with said
24 roll forwards. The adopted work program may include only those
25 projects submitted as part of the tentative work program
26 developed under the provisions of subsection (4) plus any
27 projects which are separately identified by specific
28 appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and any roll
29 forwards approved pursuant to paragraph (6)(c). However, any
30 transportation project of the department which is identified
31 by specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act
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1 shall be deducted from the funds annually distributed to the
2 respective district pursuant to paragraph (4)(a). In addition,
3 the department shall not in any year include any project or
4 allocate funds to a program in the adopted work program that
5 is contrary to existing law for that particular year. Projects
6 shall not be undertaken unless they are listed in the adopted
7 work program.
8 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the
9 2007-2008 fiscal year only, the Department of Transportation
10 shall transfer funds to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
11 Economic Development in an amount equal to $25,400,000 for the
12 purpose of funding economic development transportation
13 projects. This transfer shall not reduce, delete, or defer any
14 existing projects funded, as of July 1, 2007, in the
15 Department of Transportation's 5-year work program. This
16 paragraph expires July 1, 2008.
17 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the
18 2007-2008 fiscal year only, the Department of Transportation
19 shall provide funds for the Seaport Strategic Planning and
20 Financing Task Force in an amount not to exceed $75,000; the
21 preliminary engineering and environmental plans and activities
22 for the construction of an interchange on Suncoast Parkway and
23 Lutz Fern Road in an amount not to exceed $975,000; the
24 Rehabilitation of Local Bridges in an amount not to exceed
25 $300,000; and the East Winterberry Bridge Replacement in an
26 amount not to exceed $500,000. To fund these specific
27 appropriations, the Department of Transportation shall not
28 reduce, delete, or defer any existing projects funded as of
29 July 1, 2007, in the 5-year work program. This paragraph
30 expires July 1, 2008.
31 Section 32. (1) In order to implement Specific
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1 Appropriation 2188 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
2 Act, there is created the Seaport Strategic Planning and
3 Financing Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to
4 develop a strategic plan for Florida's seaports which will be
5 used to guide future policy development and financial
6 investments to enhance the state's economic competitiveness
7 with other states and internationally in the global economy.
8 (2) The Seaport Strategic Planning and Financing Task
9 Force shall specifically address the need for greater
10 integration of the seaport program authorized in chapter 311,
11 Florida Statutes, into the state's intermodal transportation
12 system and the need to make the seaport project selection
13 process and project funding structure more responsive to
14 market forces. In its deliberations, the task force shall
15 consider the findings and recommendations of the final report
16 prepared by the Department of Transportation dated July 2006,
17 entitled "Evaluate Florida's 14 Deepwater Seaports' Economic
18 Performance and the Return on Investment of State Funds"
19 (contract number C8A91).
20 (3) The Seaport Strategic Planning and Financing Task
21 Force shall be comprised of three members appointed by the
22 President of the Senate and three members appointed by the
23 Speaker of the House of Representatives, none of whom shall be
24 registered lobbyists. The Secretary of Transportation and the
25 director of the Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade, and
26 Economic Development shall also serve as voting members of the
27 task force. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
28 House of Representatives shall jointly appoint the chair from
29 among the membership.
30 (4) The task force members shall serve without
31 compensation. The task force shall be staffed by the Office of
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1 Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
2 (OPPAGA). The Department of Transportation shall provide
3 assistance to the task force as requested, including providing
4 expert advice and funding assistance for OPPAGA to bring in
5 national and international consultants as deemed necessary to
6 meet the intent of this section.
7 (5) The task force shall report its findings and
8 recommendations, including any proposed statutory amendments
9 or recommended policy changes, to the Governor, the President
10 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
11 no later than January 1, 2008.
12 Section 33. In order to implement Section 36 of the
13 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act, subsection (13) of
14 section 253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
15 253.034 State-owned lands; uses.--
16 (13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section,
17 funds from the sale of property by the Department of Highway
18 Safety and Motor Vehicles located in Palm Beach County are
19 authorized to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
20 Trust Fund to facilitate the exchange as provided in the
21 General Appropriations Act, provided that at the conclusion of
22 both exchanges the values are equalized. This subsection
23 expires July 1, 2008 2007.
24 Section 34. In order to implement Specific
25 Appropriation 2188A of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
26 Act, subsection (3) of section 311.22, Florida Statutes, is
27 amended to read:
28 311.22 Additional authorization for funding certain
29 dredging projects.--
30 (3) For the 2007-2008 2006-2007 fiscal year only and
31 notwithstanding the matching basis specified in subsection
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1 (1), funding for projects in subsection (1) shall require a
2 minimum 25 percent match of funds received pursuant to this
3 section. This subsection expires July 1, 2008 2007.
4 Section 35. In order to implement Specific
5 Appropriation 1621AD of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
6 Act and notwithstanding s. 252.37(5)(b), Florida Statutes,
7 local governments that failed to apply for a waiver under s.
8 252.37, Florida Statutes, within the first 18 months following
9 the declaration of a disaster resulting from Hurricanes
10 Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne may submit applications for
11 consideration by the Executive Office of the Governor until
12 September 1, 2007. The Executive Office of the Governor may
13 approve a waiver, subject to the requirement for legislative
14 notice and review under s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, of all
15 or a portion of the required match for public assistance
16 projects for local governments if the Executive Office of the
17 Governor determines that such a match requirement cannot be
18 provided, or that doing so would impose a documented hardship
19 on the local government, and if the local government applies
20 for the waiver by the date specified in this section.
21 Section 36. In order to implement Specific
22 Appropriation 2467 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
23 Act, subsections (8) and (9) are added to section 509.302,
24 Florida Statutes, to read:
25 509.302 Director of education; personnel; employment
26 duties; compensation.--
27 (8) Revenue from administrative fines may be used to
28 support this section. This subsection expires July 1, 2008.
29 (9) Notwithstanding subsection (7), up to $250,000 may
30 be designated to support the school-to-career transition
31 programs available through statewide organizations in the
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1 hospitality services field. This subsection expires July 1,
2 2008.
3 Section 37. In order to implement Specific
4 Appropriation 35B of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act,
5 paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 1013.64, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 1013.64 Funds for comprehensive educational plant
8 needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital
9 projects.--Allocations from the Public Education Capital
10 Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for
11 capital outlay projects shall be determined as follows:
12 (3)
13 (d) Funds specifically appropriated for distribution
14 pursuant to this subsection distributed to the district school
15 boards shall be allocated solely based on the provisions of
16 paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a) and paragraph (a) of this
17 subsection. No individual school district projects shall be
18 funded off the top of funds allocated to district school
19 boards.
20 Section 38. The amendments to s. 1013.64, Florida
21 Statutes, made by this act shall expire July 1, 2008, and the
22 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June
23 30, 2007, except that any amendments to such text enacted
24 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to
25 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent
26 upon the portions of the text which expire pursuant to this
27 section.
28 Section 39. In order to implement Specific
29 Appropriation 1858 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
30 Act, subsection (6) of section 373.459, Florida Statutes, is
31 amended to read:
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1 373.459 Funds for surface water improvement and
2 management.--
3 (6)(a) The match requirement of subsection (2) shall
4 not apply to the Suwannee River Water Management District, the
5 Northwest Florida Water Management District, or a financially
6 disadvantaged small local government as defined in s.
7 403.885(5).
8 (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection
9 (3), the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund and
10 the Water Protection and Sustainability Trust Fund shall be
11 used for the deposit of funds appropriated by the Legislature
12 for the purposes of ss. 373.451-373.4595. The department shall
13 administer all funds appropriated to or received for surface
14 water improvement and management activities. Expenditure of
15 the moneys shall be limited to the costs of details planning
16 and plan and program implementation for priority surface water
17 bodies. Moneys from the funds shall not be expended for
18 planning for, or construction or expansion of, treatment
19 facilities for domestic or industrial waste disposal.
20 (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection
21 (4), the department shall authorize the release of money from
22 the funds in accordance with the provisions of s. 373.501(2)
23 and procedures in s. 373.59(4) and (5).
24 (d) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection
25 (5), moneys in the Ecosystem Restoration and Management Trust
26 Fund that are not needed to meet current obligations incurred
27 under this section shall be transferred to the State Board of
28 Administration, to the credit of the trust fund, to be
29 invested in the manner provided by law. Interest received on
30 such investments shall be credited to the trust fund.
31 (e) This subsection expires July 1, 2008 2007.
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1 Section 40. In order to implement Specific
2 Appropriations 1852A and 1859 of the 2007-2008 General
3 Appropriations Act, subsection (3) is added to section 253.01,
4 Florida Statutes, to read:
5 253.01 Internal Improvement Trust Fund established.--
6 (3) In addition to the uses allowed in subsection (2)
7 for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, moneys in the Internal
8 Improvement Trust Fund are authorized to be transferred to the
9 Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund for grants and
10 aids to local governments for water projects as provided in
11 the General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July
12 1, 2008.
13 Section 41. In order to implement Specific
14 Appropriations 1852A and 1859 of the 2007-2008 General
15 Appropriations Act, subsection (3) is added to section
16 403.890, Florida Statutes, to read:
17 403.890 Water Protection and Sustainability Program;
18 intent; goals; purposes.--
19 (3) In addition to the uses allowed in subsection (1)
20 for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, interest earnings accumulated
21 in the Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund
22 shall be transferred to the Ecosystem Management and
23 Restoration Trust Fund for grants and aids to local
24 governments for water projects as provided in the General
25 Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2008.
26 Section 42. In order to implement Specific
27 Appropriations 1852A and 1859 of the 2007-2008 General
28 Appropriations Act, subsection (6) of section 201.15, Florida
29 Statutes, as amended by chapters 2005-92, 2006-1, 2006-185,
30 and 2006-231, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
31 201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.--All taxes
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1 collected under this chapter shall be distributed as follows
2 and shall be subject to the service charge imposed in s.
3 215.20(1), except that such service charge shall not be levied
4 against any portion of taxes pledged to debt service on bonds
5 to the extent that the amount of the service charge is
6 required to pay any amounts relating to the bonds:
7 (6) The lesser of two and twenty-eight hundredths
8 percent of the remaining taxes collected under this chapter or
9 $36.1 million in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State
10 Treasury to the credit of the Invasive Plant Control Trust
11 Fund to carry out the purposes set forth in ss. 369.22 and
12 369.252 and for water projects as provided in the General
13 Appropriations Act.
14 Section 43. The amendments to s. 201.15, Florida
15 Statutes, made by this act shall expire July 1, 2008, and the
16 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June
17 30, 2007, except that any amendments to such text enacted
18 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to
19 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent
20 upon the portions of the text which expire pursuant to this
21 section.
22 Section 44. In order to implement Specific
23 Appropriations 1852A and 1859 of the 2007-2008 General
24 Appropriations Act, moneys in the Invasive Plant Control Trust
25 Fund are authorized to be transferred to the Ecosystem
26 Management and Restoration Trust Fund for grants and aids to
27 local governments for water projects as provided in the
28 General Appropriations Act. This section expires July 1, 2008.
29 Section 45. (1) In order to implement Specific
30 Appropriation 1695 in the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
31 Act, notwithstanding s. 420.9073, Florida Statutes, the
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1 Florida Housing Finance Corporation is directed to establish a
2 Teachers' Down Payment Assistance Pilot Program. By rule, the
3 corporation shall set forth criteria for project selection and
4 funding.
5 (2) In order to assist in the recruitment and
6 retention of teachers, eligibility shall be limited to those
7 local governments whose local housing assistance plans include
8 the following:
9 (a) Down payment assistance shall be provided to
10 eligible persons who meet the following criteria, in addition
11 to other requirements of the plan, the person shall:
12 1. Be employed full time as a K-12 classroom teacher
13 in this state;
14 2. Be state-certified in a critical need area of
15 exceptional student education, mathematics, or science;
16 3. Declare his or her homestead and maintain residency
17 at his or her homestead;
18 4. Be employed in a full-time, permanent capacity; and
19 5. Demonstrate a 5-year minimum commitment to
20 continued employment as a K-12 classroom teacher in a public
21 school within the county of current employment.
22 (b) Compliance with the eligibility criteria shall be
23 verified on application and during the life of the loan by the
24 school district in which the teacher is employed.
25 (c) The program shall provide $4,000 as down payment
26 assistance if the municipality, county, or appropriate
27 governmental subdivision or agency within which an eligible
28 recipient resides waives all impact fees that occur incidental
29 to the recipient's home purchase.
30 (d) Any lien on the recipient's property securing the
31 assistance provided under this program shall be released if
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1 the recipient fulfills the 5-year commitment.
2 (3) Any undistributed funds remaining on June 1, 2008,
3 shall be distributed along with other State Housing Initiative
4 Partnership funds, as provided in s. 420.9073, Florida
5 Statutes.
6 Section 46. In order to implement Specific
7 Appropriation 2814 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations
8 Act, section 322.025, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
9 322.025 Driver improvement.--
10 (1) The department may implement programs to improve
11 the driving ability of the drivers of this state. Such
12 programs may include, but shall not be limited to, safety
13 awareness campaigns, driver training, and licensing
14 improvement. Motorcycle driver improvement programs
15 implemented pursuant to this section or s. 322.0255 shall be
16 funded by the motorcycle safety education fee collected
17 pursuant to s. 320.08(1)(c), which shall be deposited in the
18 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund of the department and
19 appropriated for that purpose.
20 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 283.58, when
21 funds have been appropriated by the Legislature for the
22 purpose of providing safety awareness materials, the
23 department shall distribute to the public only materials that
24 do not include advertisements. Safety materials shall include,
25 but need not be limited to, Official Florida Driver Handbooks
26 provided by the department to the motoring public for the
27 purpose of education. The Official Florida Driver Handbook may
28 be distributed by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
29 Vehicles only in accordance with this paragraph. Other
30 governmental entities, including secondary public schools,
31 wishing to obtain the Official Florida Driver Handbook must
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1 use those books provided by the department. This subsection
2 expires July 1, 2008.
3 Section 47. In order to implement Section 51 of the
4 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act, section 570.957, Florida
5 Statutes, is created to read:
6 570.957 Farm-to-Fuel Grants Program.--
7 (1) As used in this section, the term:
8 (a) "Bioenergy" means useful, renewable energy
9 produced from organic matter through the conversion of the
10 complex carbohydrates in organic matter to energy. Organic
11 matter may either be used directly as a fuel, processed into
12 liquids and gases, or be a residue of processing and
13 conversion.
14 (b) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture
15 and Consumer Services.
16 (c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, joint
17 venture, private or public corporation, association, firm,
18 public service company, or any other public or private entity.
19 (d) "Renewable energy" means electrical, mechanical,
20 or thermal energy produced from a method that uses one or more
21 of the following fuels or energy sources: hydrogen, biomass,
22 solar energy, geothermal energy, wind energy, ocean energy,
23 waste heat, or hydroelectric power.
24 (2) The Farm-to-Fuel Grants Program is established
25 within the department to provide renewable energy matching
26 grants for demonstration, commercialization, research, and
27 development projects relating to bioenergy projects.
28 (a) Matching grants for bioenergy demonstration,
29 commercialization, research, and development projects may be
30 made to any of the following:
31 1. Municipalities and county governments.
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1 2. Established for-profit companies licensed to do
2 business in the state.
3 3. Universities and colleges in the state.
4 4. Utilities located and operating within the state.
5 5. Not-for-profit organizations.
6 6. Other qualified persons, as determined by the
7 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
8 (b) The department may adopt rules to provide for
9 allocation of grant funds by project type, application
10 requirements, ranking of applications, and awarding of grants
11 under this program.
12 (c) Factors for consideration in awarding grants may
13 include, but are not limited to, the degree to which:
14 1. The project produces bioenergy from Florida-grown
15 crops or biomass.
16 2. The project demonstrates efficient use of energy
17 and material resources.
18 3. Matching funds and in-kind contributions from an
19 applicant are available.
20 4. The project has a reasonable assurance of enhancing
21 the value of agricultural products or will expand agribusiness
22 in the state.
23 5. Preliminary market and feasibility research has
24 been conducted by the applicant or others and shows there is a
25 reasonable assurance of a potential market.
26 6. The project stimulates in-state capital investment
27 and economic development in metropolitan and rural areas,
28 including the creation of jobs and the future development of a
29 commercial market for bioenergy.
30 7. The project incorporates an innovative new
31 technology or an innovative application of an existing
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1 technology.
2 (d) In evaluating and awarding grants under this
3 section, the department shall consult with and solicit input
4 from the Department of Environmental Protection.
5 (e) In determining the technical feasibility of grant
6 applications, the department shall coordinate and actively
7 consult with persons having expertise in renewable energy
8 technologies.
9 (f) In determining the economic feasibility of
10 bioenergy grant applications, the department shall consult
11 with the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.
12 (3) This section expires July 1, 2008.
13 Section 48. In order to implement Sections 52, 53, and
14 54 of the 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act:
15 (1) The Florida Building Commission shall convene a
16 workgroup comprised of representatives from the Florida Energy
17 Commission, the Department of Community Affairs, the Building
18 Officials Association of Florida, the Florida Energy Office,
19 the Florida Home Builders Association, the Association of
20 Counties, the League of Cities, and other stakeholders to
21 develop a model residential energy efficiency ordinance that
22 provides incentives to meet energy efficiency standards. The
23 commission must report back to the Legislature with a
24 developed ordinance by March 1, 2008.
25 (2) The Florida Building Commission shall, in
26 consultation with the Florida Energy Commission, the Building
27 Officials Association of Florida, the Florida Energy Office,
28 the Florida Home Builders Association, the Association of
29 Counties, the League of Cities, and other stakeholders, review
30 the Florida Energy Code for Building Construction.
31 Specifically, the commission shall revisit the analysis of
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1 cost-effectiveness that serves as the basis for energy
2 efficiency levels for residential buildings, identify
3 cost-effective means to improve energy efficiency in
4 commercial buildings, and compare the code to the
5 International Energy Conservation Code and the American
6 Society of Heating Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
7 Engineers Standards 90.1 and 90.2. The commission shall
8 provide a report with a standard to the Legislature by March
9 1, 2008, that may be adopted for the construction of all new
10 residential, commercial, and government buildings.
11 (3) The Florida Building Commission, in consultation
12 with the Florida Solar Energy Center, the Florida Energy
13 Commission, the Florida Energy Office, the United States
14 Department of Energy, and the Florida Home Builders
15 Association, shall develop and implement a public awareness
16 campaign that promotes energy efficiency and the benefits of
17 building green by January 1, 2008. The campaign shall include
18 enhancement of an existing web site from which all citizens
19 can obtain information pertaining to green building practices,
20 calculate anticipated savings from use of those options, as
21 well as learn about energy efficiency strategies that may be
22 used in their existing home or when building a home. The
23 campaign shall focus on the benefits of promoting energy
24 efficiency to the purchasers of new homes, the various green
25 building ratings available, and the promotion of various
26 energy-efficient products through existing trade shows. The
27 campaign shall also include strategies for utilizing print
28 advertising, press releases, and television advertising to
29 promote voluntary utilization of green building practices.
30 (4) The Department of Environmental Protection shall
31 develop a public awareness campaign that promotes the
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1 effective use of energy in the state and discourages all forms
2 of energy waste. The campaign shall also include strategies
3 for utilizing print advertising, press releases, and
4 television advertising to promote energy education and the
5 public dissemination of information on energy and its
6 environmental, economic, and social impact.
7 (5) This section expires July 1, 2008.
8 Section 49. In order to implement Section 48 of of the
9 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act:
10 (1) Research and demonstration cellulosic ethanol
11 plant.--There shall be constructed a multifaceted research and
12 demonstration cellulosic ethanol plant designed to conduct
13 research and to demonstrate and advance the commercialization
14 of cellulose-to-ethanol technology, including technology
15 licensed from the University of Florida, and to facilitate
16 further research and testing of multiple cellulosic feedstocks
17 in the state.
18 (2) The University of Florida shall act as the owner
19 and proprietor of the facility, which shall include a
20 permanent research and development laboratory operated as a
21 satellite facility of the Institute of Food and Agricultural
22 Sciences at the University of Florida. This facility shall be
23 used to convert the initially treated material to the final
24 ethanol product.
25 (3) The facility shall be located near an industrial
26 site with infrastructure already developed to avoid or reduce
27 significant capital costs for waste treatment and roads, shall
28 be served by a range of suppliers and transportation
29 companies, and shall be in good proximity to gasoline and
30 ethanol blending facilities on either coast of the state. The
31 industrial site shall have the capacity to provide steam and
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1 electric power, waste treatment, and a steady stream of
2 feedstocks, including, but not limited to, bagasse, woody
3 biomass, and cane field residues, to allow a commercial scale
4 plant to operate year around.
5 (4) The facility shall be located near preexisting
6 onsite technical support staff and other resources for
7 electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation services. In
8 addition, the facility shall have access to preexisting onsite
9 laboratory facilities and scientific personnel and shall
10 include the critical aspects of connecting to existing
11 facilities and meeting construction codes and permit
12 requirements.
13 (5) There shall be a scientific and technical advisory
14 panel to advise on the technology to be applied.
15 (6) Subject to the rights of any third parties arising
16 under any licenses granted by the university or its affiliates
17 prior to the effective date of this act, ownership of all
18 patents, copyrights, trademarks, licenses, and rights or
19 interests shall vest in the university on behalf of the state.
20 The university, pursuant to s. 1004.23, Florida Statutes,
21 shall have the right to use and the right to retain derived
22 revenues subject to the continuing approval of the
23 Legislature.
24 (7) The Senior Vice President for the Institute of
25 Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida
26 shall ensure that applicable, nonproprietary research results
27 and technologies from the plant authorized under this
28 initiative are adapted, made available, and disseminated
29 through its respective services, as appropriate.
30 (8) Within 2 years after enactment of this act, the
31 Senior Vice President for the Institute of Food and
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1 Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida shall
2 submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
3 House of Representatives a report on the activities conducted
4 under this section.
5 (9) This section expires on July 1, 2008.
6 Section 50. In order to implement Section 49 of the
7 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act, subsection (6) of
8 section 377.804, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
9 377.804 Renewable Energy Technologies Grants
10 Program.--
11 (6) The department shall coordinate and actively
12 consult with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
13 Services during the review and approval process of grants
14 relating to bioenergy projects for renewable energy
15 technology, and the departments shall jointly determine the
16 grant awards to these bioenergy projects. No grant funding
17 shall be awarded to any bioenergy project without such joint
18 approval. Factors for consideration in awarding grants may
19 include, but are not limited to, the degree to which:
20 (a) The project stimulates in-state capital investment
21 and economic development in metropolitan and rural areas,
22 including the creation of jobs and the future development of a
23 commercial market for bioenergy.
24 (b) The project produces bioenergy from Florida-grown
25 crops or biomass.
26 (c) The project demonstrates efficient use of energy
27 and material resources.
28 (d) The project fosters overall understanding and
29 appreciation of bioenergy technologies.
30 (e) Matching funds and in-kind contributions from an
31 applicant are available.
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1 (f) The project duration and the timeline for
2 expenditures are acceptable.
3 (g) The project has a reasonable assurance of
4 enhancing the value of agricultural products or will expand
5 agribusiness in the state.
6 (h) Preliminary market and feasibility research has
7 been conducted by the applicant or others and shows there is a
8 reasonable assurance of a potential market.
9 Section 51. In order to implement Specific
10 Appropriations 2659, 2661, 2662, and 2665 of the 2007-2008
11 General Appropriations Act, for the 2007-2008 fiscal year only
12 and notwithstanding any conflicting requirements of section 4
13 of chapter 2006-12, Laws of Florida, the Department of
14 Financial Services may expend $846,021 of the funds
15 appropriated by section 4 of chapter 2006-12, Laws of Florida,
16 for salaries and related expenses.
17 Section 52. The amendments to s. 377.804, Florida
18 Statutes, made by this act shall expire July 1, 2008, and the
19 text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June
20 30, 2007, except that any amendments to such text enacted
21 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to
22 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent
23 upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to this
24 section.
25 Section 53. A section of this act that implements a
26 specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
27 language in the 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act is void
28 if the specific appropriation or specifically identified
29 proviso language is vetoed. A section of this act that
30 implements more than one specific appropriation or more than
31 one portion of specifically identified proviso language in the
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1 2007-2008 General Appropriations Act is void if all the
2 specific appropriations or portions of specifically identified
3 proviso language are vetoed.
4 Section 54. If any other act passed in 2007 contains a
5 provision that is substantively the same as a provision in
6 this act, but that removes or is otherwise not subject to the
7 future repeal applied to such provision by this act, the
8 Legislature intends that the provision in the other act shall
9 take precedence and shall continue to operate, notwithstanding
10 the future repeal provided by this act.
11 Section 55. If any provision of this act or its
12 application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
13 invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of
14 the act which can be given effect without the invalid
15 provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
16 this act are severable.
17 Section 56. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
18 this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2007; or, if this
19 act fails to become a law until after that date, it shall take
20 effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively to
21 July 1, 2007.
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25 And the title is amended as follows:
26 Delete everything before the enacting clause
27
28 and insert:
29 A bill to be entitled
30 An act implementing the 2007-2008 General
31 Appropriations Act; providing legislative
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1 intent; providing for use of specified
2 calculations with respect to the Florida
3 Education Finance Program; requiring that funds
4 appropriated for forensic mental health
5 treatment services be allocated to the areas of
6 the state having the greatest demand for
7 services and treatment capacity; requiring the
8 Department of Children and Family Services to
9 ensure that certain information regarding child
10 welfare cases is entered into the Florida Safe
11 Families Network; requiring that the department
12 coordinate with the Office of the State Courts
13 Administrator and the Statewide Guardian Ad
14 Litem Office in order to provide judges,
15 magistrates, and guardians ad litem with access
16 to such information; requiring that the
17 department report its progress on providing
18 such access to the Governor and Legislature;
19 providing for future expiration; amending s.
20 253.03, F.S.; requiring the Department of
21 Environmental Protection to lease the South
22 Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center to
23 Miami-Dade County for a specified term;
24 requiring Miami-Dade County to sublease the
25 facility to the existing lessee until the new
26 South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center
27 is completed; authorizing the Department of
28 Corrections and the Department of Juvenile
29 Justice to make certain expenditures to defray
30 costs incurred by a municipality or county as a
31 result of opening or operating a facility under
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1 authority of the respective department;
2 amending s. 216.262, F.S.; providing for
3 additional positions to operate additional
4 prison bed capacity under certain
5 circumstances; amending s. 216.292, F.S.;
6 authorizing certain transfers of appropriations
7 for operations from general revenue between
8 budget categories and entities of the criminal
9 conflict and civil regional counsels and the
10 budget category for child dependency and civil
11 conflict cases within the Justice
12 Administrative Commission; providing for future
13 expiration of such provisions; authorizing the
14 Department of Legal Affairs to expend
15 appropriated funds on programs funded in the
16 preceding fiscal year; amending s. 932.7055,
17 F.S.; providing for the expenditure of funds in
18 a special law enforcement trust fund
19 established by the governing body of a
20 municipality; amending s. 985.686, F.S.;
21 providing that the responsibility of counties
22 to pay the costs of juvenile detention exclude
23 certain medical and mental health care costs;
24 authorizing the Executive Office of the
25 Governor to transfer funds between departments
26 for purposes of aligning amounts paid for risk
27 management premiums and for purposes of
28 aligning amounts paid for human resource
29 management services; reenacting s. 287.17(3)(a)
30 and (6), F.S.; authorizing the use of state
31 aircraft for commuting; providing for the
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1 future expiration of certain amendments to such
2 provisions; amending s. 255.249, F.S.;
3 requiring the Department of Management Services
4 to annually publish and furnish to the Governor
5 and the Legislature a master leasing report;
6 deleting provisions requiring the department to
7 submit a report of leases that are due to
8 expire and amendments and supplements to and
9 waivers of the terms and conditions of lease
10 agreements; requiring state agencies to provide
11 information concerning space needs to the
12 Department of Management Services; delaying the
13 expiration of provisions requiring that
14 specified clauses, which may not be amended,
15 supplemented, or waived, be included in the
16 terms and conditions of a lease; authorizing
17 the Department of Management Services to
18 contract for services in carrying out the
19 strategic leasing plan; providing for future
20 expiration of such provisions; amending s.
21 255.25, F.S.; authorizing state agencies to use
22 the services of a tenant broker; authorizing
23 the department to procure a term contract for
24 real estate consulting and brokerage services;
25 providing requirements for such contract;
26 providing for future expiration of such
27 provisions; requiring an annual report to the
28 Legislature and the Governor; amending s.
29 255.503, F.S.; requiring that the department
30 provide an analysis to the Legislature, the
31 Governor, and the Division of Bond Finance of
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1 the State Board of Administration relating to
2 the disposition of a facility within the
3 Florida Facilities Pool; directing the
4 Department of Environmental Protection to make
5 specified awards of grant moneys for
6 pollution-control purposes; amending s.
7 320.08058, F.S.; revising requirements for
8 distributing the proceeds from the annual use
9 fee for the Florida panther license plate;
10 providing for future expiration of such
11 revision; amending s. 581.031, F.S.;
12 authorizing the Department of Agriculture and
13 Consumer Services to conduct research projects
14 concerning citrus disease; providing for future
15 expiration of such authorization; amending s.
16 110.1245, F.S.; authorizing state agencies to
17 make cash awards to state employees
18 demonstrating satisfactory service to the
19 agency or the state; providing limits on such
20 awards; requiring a report with respect
21 thereto; amending s. 110.123, F.S.; providing
22 for the state's monthly contribution for
23 employees under the state group insurance
24 program; amending s. 570.20, F.S.; authorizing
25 moneys in the General Inspection Trust Fund to
26 be appropriated for certain programs operated
27 by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
28 Services; amending s. 320.08058, F.S.;
29 authorizing proceeds from the Professional
30 Sports Development Trust Fund to be used for
31 operational expenses of the Florida Sports
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1 Foundation and financial support of the
2 Sunshine State Games; amending s. 339.08, F.S.;
3 providing for administrative expenses from the
4 State Transportation Trust Fund; amending s.
5 216.292, F.S.; authorizing the Governor to
6 recommend fixed capital outlay projects funded
7 by Federal Emergency Management Agency grants;
8 providing for review by the Legislative Budget
9 Commission; amending s. 339.135, F.S.;
10 requiring the Department of Transportation to
11 transfer funds to the Office of Tourism, Trade,
12 and Economic Development for the purpose of
13 funding economic development transportation
14 projects; requiring the Department of
15 Transportation to provide funds for additional
16 specified projects; creating the Seaport
17 Strategic Planning and Financing Task Force;
18 providing for the purpose, duties, and
19 membership of the task force; requiring the
20 Office of Program Policy Analysis and
21 Government Accountability to staff the task
22 force and provide funding assistance; requiring
23 the Department of Transportation to provide
24 assistance to the task force; requiring the
25 task force to report its findings and
26 recommendations to the Governor and the
27 Legislature; amending s. 253.034, F.S.;
28 authorizing the deposit of funds from the sale
29 of property located in Palm Beach County into
30 the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund by the
31 Department of Highway Safety and Motor
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1 Vehicles; amending s. 311.22, F.S.; prescribing
2 the required matching funds for dredging
3 projects that meet specified conditions;
4 extending the period for a local government to
5 apply to the Executive Office of the Governor
6 for a waiver of certain requirements governing
7 matching funding for public assistance
8 projects; amending s. 509.302, F.S.;
9 authorizing certain administrative fines to be
10 used to support the Hospitality Education
11 Program and school-to-career transition
12 programs; providing for future expiration of
13 such provisions; amending s. 1013.64, F.S.;
14 providing for funds for comprehensive
15 educational plant needs to be specifically
16 appropriated for distribution; providing for
17 future expiration of such provisions; amending
18 s. 373.459, F.S.; deleting provisions providing
19 for the expenditure of moneys in the Ecosystem
20 Management and Restoration Trust Fund and the
21 Water Protection and Sustainability Trust Fund;
22 providing for future expiration of provisions
23 exempting certain water management districts
24 and local governments from a requirement to
25 provide matching funds; amending s. 253.01,
26 F.S.; authorizing moneys in the Internal
27 Improvement Trust Fund to be used for grants
28 and aids to local governments for water
29 projects; providing for future expiration;
30 amending s. 403.890, F.S.; providing for moneys
31 in the Water Protection and Sustainability
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1 Program Trust fund to be used for grants and
2 aids to local governments for water projects;
3 providing for future expiration; amending s.
4 201.15, F.S.; providing for moneys in the
5 Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund to be used
6 for water projects; providing for future
7 expiration of such provisions; authorizing the
8 transfer of moneys in the Invasive Plant
9 Control Trust Fund to the Ecosystem Management
10 and Restoration Trust Fund for grants and aids
11 to local governments for water projects;
12 requiring the Florida Housing Finance
13 Corporation to establish a Teachers' Down
14 Payment Assistance Pilot Program; providing
15 requirements for the program and conditions for
16 a teacher to receive a specified amount as
17 assistance for a down payment on homestead
18 property; amending s. 322.025, F.S.;
19 authorizing the Department of Highway Safety
20 and Motor Vehicles to distribute safety
21 awareness materials that do not include
22 advertisements; providing that such materials
23 include Official Florida Driver Handbooks;
24 requiring that other governmental entities,
25 including public schools, use the books
26 provided by the department; providing for
27 future expiration; creating s. 570.957, F.S.;
28 establishing the Farm-to-Fuel Grants Program
29 within the Department of Agriculture and
30 Consumer Services; providing definitions;
31 specifying the use of renewable energy grants
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1 for projects relating to bioenergy; providing
2 eligibility requirements; authorizing the
3 department to adopt rules; providing criteria
4 for grant award consideration; requiring the
5 department to consult with the Department of
6 Environmental Protection, the Office of
7 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, and
8 certain experts when evaluating applications;
9 directing the Florida Building Commission to
10 convene a workgroup to develop a model
11 residential energy efficiency ordinance;
12 requiring the commission to consult with
13 specified entities to review the
14 cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency
15 measures in the construction of residential,
16 commercial, and government buildings; requiring
17 the commission to consult with specified
18 entities to develop and implement a public
19 awareness campaign; requiring the Department of
20 Environmental Protection to develop a public
21 awareness campaign to promote the effective use
22 of energy in the state and discourage all forms
23 of energy waste; requiring reports to the
24 Legislature; providing for the construction and
25 operation of a research and demonstration
26 cellulosic ethanol plant; providing
27 requirements and procedures therefor; amending
28 s. 377.804, F.S.; deleting certain requirements
29 for the review and approval of grants relating
30 to bioenergy projects for renewable energy
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1 of such provisions; authorizing the Department
2 of Financial Services to expend certain funds
3 for salaries and related expenses; providing
4 for the effect of a veto of one or more
5 specific appropriations or proviso to which
6 implementing language refers; providing for the
7 continued operation of certain provisions
8 notwithstanding a future repeal or expiration
9 provided by the act; providing for
10 severability; providing effective dates.
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