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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to legislative authority to ratify

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compacts and agreements; defining terms; designating the

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Governor as the official to negotiate and execute compacts

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and agreements; providing for ratification of compacts and

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agreements by the Legislature; providing for submission of

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compacts and agreements to the Legislature and the

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Secretary of State; providing for submission of compacts

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and agreements to signatories for review and approval;

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providing legislative intent that the act is prospective

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and does not affect any actions and does not apply

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retroactively; providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1. (1) For purposes of this section:

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     (a) "Compact" includes, but is not limited to, any

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interstate compact between the State of Florida and other states,

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any tribal-state compact between the State of Florida and an

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Indian tribe in this state, and any subsequent amendments to the

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compact.

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     (b) "Agreement" includes, but is not limited to, any

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mutual-aid agreement with agencies of other states which is

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understood to have the status of a compact but is not actually an

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agreement between states, any similar agreement, or any

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subsequent amendments to the agreement.

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     (2) The Governor is the designated state officer

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responsible for negotiating and executing, on behalf of the

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state, compacts and agreements with other states, agencies of

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other states, or an Indian tribe in this state.

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     (3) Any compact or agreement that is entered into by other

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states, agencies of other states, or an Indian tribe in this

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state and the Governor pursuant to subsection (2), and that is

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not codified by the Legislature, must be conditioned upon

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ratification by the Legislature.

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     (4) Following completion of negotiations, the Governor

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shall submit a copy of any executed compact or agreement for

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ratification by a majority vote by both houses of the Legislature

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and shall submit a copy of the executed compact or agreement to

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the Secretary of State pending receipt of an act ratifying the

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compact or agreement under the provisions of this section.

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     (5) Upon receipt of an act ratifying the compact or

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agreement, the Secretary of State shall forward a copy of the

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executed compact or agreement and the ratifying act to the

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signatories to the compact or agreement for review and approval.

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     Section 2. It is the intent of the Legislature that this

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act shall apply to actions brought on or after the effective date

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of this act, is not remedial in nature, and shall not apply

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retroactively.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.