Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on General

Government Appropriations

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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to agriculture; amending s. 570.191, F.S.;

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providing that money in the Agricultural Emergency

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Eradication Trust Fund be made available under certain

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circumstances; repealing s. 570.1911, F.S., relating to

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notice of certification of an agricultural emergency;

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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.  Section 570.191, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     570.191  Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust

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Fund.--There is created in the office of the commissioner the

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Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund. Funds in the trust

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fund may be made available for the promotion, advancement, and

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protection of agriculture in this state, including maintaining or

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increasing market share and suppressing or eradicating wildfire,

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animal or plant disease, insect infestation, or a plant or pest

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that endangers or threatens agriculture upon certification by the

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commissioner that an agricultural emergency exists and that funds

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specifically appropriated for the emergency's purpose are

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exhausted or insufficient to eliminate the agricultural

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emergency. The term "agricultural emergency" means an animal or

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plant disease, insect infestation, or plant or pest endangering

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or threatening the horticultural, aquacultural, or other

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agricultural interests in this state.

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     Section 2. Section 570.1911, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.