| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to trust funds; creating s. 16.616, F.S.; |
| 3 | creating the Operating Trust Fund within the Department of |
| 4 | Legal Affairs; providing for sources of funds and |
| 5 | purposes; providing for future termination or re-creation |
| 6 | of the trust fund; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 16.616, Florida Statutes, is created to |
| 11 | read: |
| 12 | 16.616 Operating Trust Fund.-- |
| 13 | (1) The Operating Trust Fund is created within the |
| 14 | Department of Legal Affairs. |
| 15 | (2) The fund is established for use as a depository of |
| 16 | fees, revenues, and transfers for the purpose of supporting |
| 17 | operations of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Office of |
| 18 | Statewide Prosecution and for such other purposes as directed by |
| 19 | the Legislature. Funds from the Operating Trust Fund shall be |
| 20 | expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation. |
| 21 | (3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 22 | Constitution, the Operating Trust Fund within the Department of |
| 23 | Legal Affairs shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on |
| 24 | July 1, 2011. Before its scheduled termination, the trust fund |
| 25 | shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |