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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to a review of the Department of Citrus

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under the Florida Government Accountability Act;

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reenacting ss. 20.29, 601.04, and 601.05, F.S., relating

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to the Department of Citrus and the Florida Citrus

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Commission; repealing s. 601.154, F.S., relating to the

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Citrus Stabilization Act of Florida; providing an

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effective date.

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     WHEREAS, ss. 11.901-11.920, Florida Statutes, the Florida

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Government Accountability Act, subjects the Department of  

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Citrus and its respective advisory committees to a sunset

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review process in order to determine whether the agency should

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be retained, modified, or abolished, and

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     WHEREAS, the Department of Citrus produced a report

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providing specific information, as enumerated in s. 11.906,

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Florida Statutes, and

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     WHEREAS, upon receipt of the report, the Joint Legislative

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Sunset Committee and committees of the Senate and the House of

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Representatives assigned to act as sunset review committees

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reviewed the report and requested studies by the Office of

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Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, and

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     WHEREAS, based on the department's report, studies of the

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Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government

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Accountability, and public input, the Joint Legislative Sunset

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Committee and legislative sunset review committees made

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recommendations on the abolition, continuation, or

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reorganization of the Department of Citrus and its advisory

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committees; on the need for the functions performed by the

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agency and its advisory committees; and on the consolidation,

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transfer, or reorganization of programs within the Department

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of Citrus, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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     Section 1. Sections 20.29, 601.04, and 601.05, Florida

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Statutes, are reenacted.

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     Section 2. Section 601.154, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

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