| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Reduced Cigarette Ignition |
| 3 | Propensity Standard and Firefighter Protection Act Fund; |
| 4 | amending s. 633.042, F.S.; creating the Reduced Cigarette |
| 5 | Ignition Propensity Standard and Firefighter Protection |
| 6 | Act Fund; providing for source of moneys and purposes; |
| 7 | providing for annual carryforward of unused funds; |
| 8 | providing for future review and termination or re-creation |
| 9 | of the fund; providing a contingent effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsections (10) and (11) of section 633.042, |
| 14 | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (11) and (12), |
| 15 | respectively, and a new subsection (10) is added to that section |
| 16 | to read: |
| 17 | 633.042 Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standard and |
| 18 | Firefighter Protection Act.-- |
| 19 | (10) REDUCED CIGARETTE IGNITION PROPENSITY STANDARD AND |
| 20 | FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT FUND.-- |
| 21 | (a) There is created the Reduced Cigarette Ignition |
| 22 | Propensity Standard and Firefighter Protection Act Fund. The |
| 23 | fund shall consist of all moneys recovered as penalties under |
| 24 | subsection (7). The moneys shall be deposited to the credit of |
| 25 | the fund and shall, in addition to any other moneys made |
| 26 | available for such purpose, be made available to the division to |
| 27 | support firesafety and fire prevention programs. |
| 28 | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and |
| 29 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the fund at the end of |
| 30 | any fiscal year shall remain in the fund at the end of the year |
| 31 | and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the |
| 32 | fund. |
| 33 | (c) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 34 | Constitution the fund shall be terminated on January 1, 2014, |
| 35 | unless terminated sooner. Before its scheduled termination, the |
| 36 | fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 37 | Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010, if |
| 38 | House Bill 1167 or substantially similar legislation is adopted |
| 39 | in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and |
| 40 | becomes law. |