1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act implementing the 2008-2009 General Appropriations |
3 | Act; providing legislative intent; incorporating by |
4 | reference certain calculations of the Florida Education |
5 | Finance Program for the 2008-2009 fiscal year; amending s. |
6 | 394.908, F.S.; requiring that funds appropriated for |
7 | forensic mental health treatment services be allocated to |
8 | the areas of the state having the greatest demand for |
9 | services and treatment capacity; providing allocation |
10 | requirements for specified funds appropriated for mental |
11 | health services; requiring the Department of Children and |
12 | Family Services to ensure information is entered into the |
13 | Florida Safe Families Network; requiring coordination |
14 | between the department and the Office of the State Courts |
15 | Administrator and the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office |
16 | to provide information relating to child welfare cases; |
17 | requiring a report to the Governor and Legislature; |
18 | amending s. 287.057, F.S.; authorizing the Department of |
19 | Health to enter into an agreement with a specified private |
20 | contractor to finance, design, and construct a hospital |
21 | for the treatment of patients with active tuberculosis; |
22 | requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to |
23 | study the effects of certain required minimum nursing home |
24 | staffing ratios and report to the Governor and |
25 | Legislature; prohibiting the agency from imposing |
26 | sanctions related to such staffing ratios; authorizing the |
27 | Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile |
28 | Justice to make certain expenditures to defray costs |
29 | incurred by a municipality or county as a result of |
30 | opening or operating a facility under authority of the |
31 | respective department; amending s. 216.262, F.S.; |
32 | providing for additional positions to operate additional |
33 | prison bed capacity under certain circumstances; |
34 | authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to expend |
35 | appropriated funds on programs funded in the preceding |
36 | fiscal year; amending s. 932.7055, F.S.; extending the |
37 | expiration date of provisions authorizing the expenditure |
38 | of funds in a special law enforcement trust fund |
39 | established by the governing body of a municipality; |
40 | specifying certain limitations on reimbursements to a |
41 | health care provider or hospital by the Department of |
42 | Corrections; providing an exception for hospitals that |
43 | reported a negative operating margin for the prior year; |
44 | requiring that contract rates of the Department of |
45 | Corrections be based on a percentage of the Medicare |
46 | allowable rate; authorizing the Department of Legal |
47 | Affairs to transfer certain funds to pay salaries and |
48 | benefits; amending s. 112.061, F.S.; providing for certain |
49 | reimbursement for travel expenses of Supreme Court |
50 | justices; amending s. 112.24, F.S.; providing conditions |
51 | on the assignment of an employee of a state agency without |
52 | reimbursement from the receiving agency; authorizing the |
53 | Executive Office of the Governor to transfer funds between |
54 | departments for purposes of aligning amounts paid for risk |
55 | management premiums and for purposes of aligning amounts |
56 | paid for human resource management services; amending s. |
57 | 110.123, F.S.; providing for the state's monthly |
58 | contribution for employees under the state group insurance |
59 | program; amending s. 255.503, F.S.; delaying the |
60 | expiration of provisions authorizing the Department of |
61 | Management Services to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose |
62 | of facilities within the Florida Facilities Pool and |
63 | report to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Division |
64 | of Bond Finance; reenacting s. 287.17(3)(a) and (6), F.S.; |
65 | authorizing the use of state aircraft for commuting; |
66 | providing for the future expiration of certain amendments |
67 | to such provisions; amending s. 61.1824, F.S.; requiring |
68 | electronic disbursement of certain payments made to the |
69 | State Disbursement Unit; amending s. 409.2558, F.S.; |
70 | requiring electronic disbursement of certain payments made |
71 | to the State Disbursement Unit; authorizing the Department |
72 | of Revenue to extend the length of a specified contract; |
73 | offsetting reductions in ad valorem tax revenue |
74 | experienced by fiscally constrained counties occurring as |
75 | a direct result of the implementation of revisions of |
76 | Article VII of the State Constitution approved in the |
77 | special election held on January 29, 2008; amending s. |
78 | 255.518, F.S.; revising provisions relating to payment of |
79 | obligations during the construction of any facility |
80 | financed by such obligations; authorizing the Department |
81 | of Financial Services to expend certain funds for salaries |
82 | and related expenses; amending s. 215.559, F.S.; providing |
83 | for allocation of funds appropriated to the Hurricane Loss |
84 | Mitigation Program for specified purposes; amending s. |
85 | 253.034, F.S.; delaying the expiration of provisions |
86 | authorizing the deposit of funds from the sale of property |
87 | located in Palm Beach County into the Highway Safety |
88 | Operating Trust Fund by the Department of Highway Safety |
89 | and Motor Vehicles; amending s. 339.135, F.S.; delaying |
90 | the expiration of provisions requiring the Department of |
91 | Transportation to transfer funds to the Office of Tourism, |
92 | Trade, and Economic Development for the purpose of funding |
93 | transportation-related needs of economic development |
94 | transportation projects, space and aerospace |
95 | infrastructure, and other economic development projects; |
96 | amending s. 553.721, F.S.; providing for the proceeds from |
97 | the surcharge collected by the Department of Community |
98 | Affairs on building additions and renovations to be used |
99 | to fund regional planning councils, civil legal |
100 | assistance, and the Front Porch Florida Initiative; |
101 | amending s. 339.08, F.S.; providing for administrative |
102 | expenses from the State Transportation Trust Fund; |
103 | amending s. 253.01, F.S.; providing for moneys in the |
104 | Internal Improvement Trust Fund to be used for grants and |
105 | aids to local governments for the drinking water facility |
106 | construction state revolving loan program; amending ss. |
107 | 212.08, 220.183, and 624.5105, F.S.; providing allocations |
108 | and limitations on community contribution tax credits; |
109 | amending s. 403.7095, F.S.; authorizing the Department of |
110 | Environmental Protection to award funds under the solid |
111 | waste management grant program for certain purposes; |
112 | amending s. 570.20, F.S.; delaying the expiration of |
113 | provisions authorizing moneys in the General Inspection |
114 | Trust Fund to be appropriated for certain programs |
115 | operated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer |
116 | Services; providing fund transfer authority relating to |
117 | the Florida Forever Act; amending s. 373.1961, F.S.; |
118 | providing that funding for alternative water supply shall |
119 | be allocated as shown in the General Appropriations Act; |
120 | amending s. 403.890, F.S.; authorizing transfer of moneys |
121 | in the Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust |
122 | Fund to the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust |
123 | Fund for grants and aids to local governments for water |
124 | projects as provided in the General Appropriations Act; |
125 | amending s. 375.041, F.S.; authorizing transfer of moneys |
126 | in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to the Ecosystem |
127 | Management and Restoration Trust Fund for grants and aids |
128 | to local governments for water projects as provided in the |
129 | General Appropriations Act; amending s. 376.3071, F.S.; |
130 | extending use of funds in the Inland Protection Trust Fund |
131 | for certain limited interim soil-source removals; |
132 | providing for the authorization and issuance of new debt; |
133 | amending s. 373.472, F.S.; suspending certain uses and |
134 | purposes of the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund; |
135 | authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer |
136 | Services, at its discretion, to extend, revise, and renew |
137 | certain contracts or agreements in order to provide |
138 | consistency and continuity in agriculture promotion |
139 | throughout the state; authorizing and providing conditions |
140 | for the transfer of funds from the Budget Stabilization |
141 | Fund or the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund to the General |
142 | Revenue Fund; amending s. 215.5601, F.S.; revising the |
143 | investment objective of the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund |
144 | and providing construction with respect thereto; providing |
145 | intent with respect to the issuance of debt; reenacting s. |
146 | 215.32(2)(b), F.S., relating to the source and use of |
147 | certain trust funds in order to implement the transfer of |
148 | moneys in the General Revenue Fund from trust funds in the |
149 | 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act; providing for |
150 | reduction in legislator salaries; providing for future |
151 | expiration of various provisions; providing for reversion |
152 | of statutory text of certain provisions; providing for the |
153 | effect of a veto of one or more specific appropriations or |
154 | proviso to which implementing language refers; providing |
155 | for the continued operation of certain provisions |
156 | notwithstanding a future repeal or expiration provided by |
157 | the act; providing for severability; providing effective |
158 | dates. |
159 |
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160 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
161 |
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162 | Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the |
163 | implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to |
164 | the General Appropriations Act for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. |
165 | Section 2. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
166 | 6, 7, and 81 through 83 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations |
167 | Act, the calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program |
168 | for the 2008-2009 fiscal year in the document entitled "Public |
169 | School Funding - The Florida Education Finance Program" dated |
170 | April 28, 2008, and filed with the Clerk of the House of |
171 | Representatives are incorporated by reference for the purpose of |
172 | displaying the calculations used by the Legislature, consistent |
173 | with the requirements of the Florida Statutes, in making |
174 | appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program. |
175 | Section 3. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
176 | 376 through 415 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, |
177 | subsection (3) of section 394.908, Florida Statutes, is amended |
178 | to read: |
179 | 394.908 Substance abuse and mental health funding equity; |
180 | distribution of appropriations.--In recognition of the |
181 | historical inequity in the funding of substance abuse and mental |
182 | health services for the department's districts and regions and |
183 | to rectify this inequity and provide for equitable funding in |
184 | the future throughout the state, the following funding process |
185 | shall be used: |
186 | (3)(a) Any additional funding beyond the 2005-2006 fiscal |
187 | year base appropriation for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental |
188 | health services shall be allocated to districts for substance |
189 | abuse and mental health services based on: |
190 | 1.(a) Epidemiological estimates of disabilities that apply |
191 | to the respective target populations. |
192 | 2.(b) A pro rata share distribution that ensures districts |
193 | below the statewide average funding level per person in each |
194 | target population of "persons in need" receive funding necessary |
195 | to achieve equity. |
196 | (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and for the 2008-2009 |
197 | fiscal year only, funds appropriated for forensic mental health |
198 | treatment services shall be allocated to the areas of the state |
199 | having the greatest demand for services and treatment capacity. |
200 | This paragraph expires July 1, 2009. |
201 | (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and for the 2008-2009 |
202 | fiscal year only, additional funds appropriated for mental |
203 | health services from funds available through the Community-Based |
204 | Medicaid Administrative Claiming Program shall be allocated as |
205 | provided in the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act and in |
206 | proportion to contributed provider earnings. Where these mental |
207 | health funds are used in lieu of funds from the General Revenue |
208 | Fund, the allocation of funds shall be unchanged from the |
209 | allocation for those funds for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. This |
210 | paragraph expires July 1, 2009. |
211 | Section 4. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
212 | 302 and 314 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, the |
213 | Department of Children and Family Services shall ensure that all |
214 | public and private agencies and institutions participating in |
215 | child welfare cases enter information specified by rule of the |
216 | department into the Florida Safe Families Network in order to |
217 | maintain the accuracy and usefulness of the system. The Florida |
218 | Safe Families Network is intended to be the department's |
219 | automated child welfare case-management system designed to |
220 | provide child welfare workers with a mechanism for managing |
221 | child welfare cases more efficiently and tracking children and |
222 | families more effectively. The department shall coordinate with |
223 | the Office of the State Courts Administrator and the Statewide |
224 | Guardian Ad Litem Office for the purpose of providing any judge |
225 | or magistrate and any guardian ad litem assigned to a dependency |
226 | court case with access to information in the Florida Safe |
227 | Families Network relating to a child welfare case which is |
228 | required to be filed with the court pursuant to chapter 39, |
229 | Florida Statutes, by the date of the network's release during |
230 | the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The department shall report to the |
231 | Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the |
232 | House of Representatives by February 1, 2009, with respect to |
233 | progress on providing access to the Florida Safe Families |
234 | Network as provided in this section. This section expires July |
235 | 1, 2009. |
236 | Section 5. Effective upon this act becoming a law, in |
237 | order to implement Specific Appropriations 552, 554, 560, 562, |
238 | and 563 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, paragraph |
239 | (c) is added to subsection (14) of section 287.057, Florida |
240 | Statutes, to read: |
241 | 287.057 Procurement of commodities or contractual |
242 | services.-- |
243 | (14) |
244 | (c) The Department of Health shall enter into an |
245 | agreement, not to exceed 20 years, with a private contractor to |
246 | finance, design, and construct a hospital, of no more than 50 |
247 | beds, for the treatment of patients with active tuberculosis and |
248 | to operate all aspects of daily operations within the facility. |
249 | The contractor may sponsor the issuance of tax-exempt |
250 | certificates of participation or other securities to finance the |
251 | project, and the state may enter into a lease-purchase agreement |
252 | for the facility. The department shall begin the implementation |
253 | of this initiative by July 1, 2008. This paragraph expires July |
254 | 1, 2009. |
255 | Section 6. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
256 | 236 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, the Agency for |
257 | Health Care Administration shall study the effects of the |
258 | minimum nursing home staffing ratios found in s. 400.23(3), |
259 | Florida Statutes, and the relationship to Medicaid reimbursement |
260 | and the quality of care provided to residents. The agency shall |
261 | report its findings to the Governor, the President of the |
262 | Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by |
263 | February 1, 2009. Until July 1, 2009, the agency shall not |
264 | impose sanctions against a nursing home for failure to meet the |
265 | staffing ratios in s. 400.23(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to |
266 | impose a moratorium on new admissions pursuant to s. |
267 | 400.141(15)(d), Florida Statutes, as long as the certified |
268 | nursing assistant ratio is not below 2.6 hours per resident per |
269 | day and the licensed nurse ratio is not below 1.0 hours per |
270 | resident per day. This section expires July 1, 2009. |
271 | Section 7. In order to fulfill legislative intent |
272 | regarding the use of funds contained in Specific Appropriations |
273 | 721K, 721Y, 721AJ, and 1146 of the 2008-2009 General |
274 | Appropriations Act, the Department of Corrections and the |
275 | Department of Juvenile Justice may expend appropriated funds to |
276 | assist in defraying the costs of impacts that are incurred by a |
277 | municipality or county and associated with opening or operating |
278 | a facility under the authority of the respective department |
279 | which is located within that municipality or county. The amount |
280 | that is to be paid under this section for any facility may not |
281 | exceed 1 percent of the facility construction cost, less |
282 | building impact fees imposed by the municipality or by the |
283 | county if the facility is located in the unincorporated portion |
284 | of the county. This section expires July 1, 2009. |
285 | Section 8. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
286 | 721A through 760H and 780 through 806A of the 2008-2009 General |
287 | Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida |
288 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
289 | 216.262 Authorized positions.-- |
290 | (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter on |
291 | increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the 2008- |
292 | 2009 2007-2008 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate population |
293 | of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate population |
294 | projections of the February 15, 2008 February 16, 2007, Criminal |
295 | Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2 consecutive |
296 | months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive Office of the |
297 | Governor, with the approval of the Legislative Budget |
298 | Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice |
299 | Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible |
300 | to revise the estimates. The Department of Corrections may then |
301 | submit a budget amendment requesting the establishment of |
302 | positions in excess of the number authorized by the Legislature |
303 | and additional appropriations from unallocated general revenue |
304 | sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed capital |
305 | improvements, and other resources to provide classification, |
306 | security, food services, health services, and other variable |
307 | expenses within the institutions to accommodate the estimated |
308 | increase in the inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to |
309 | the authority granted in this subsection shall be subject to |
310 | review and approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This |
311 | subsection expires July 1, 2009 2008. |
312 | Section 9. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
313 | 1301 and 1302 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, the |
314 | Department of Legal Affairs is authorized to expend appropriated |
315 | funds in those specific appropriations on the same programs that |
316 | were funded by the department pursuant to specific |
317 | appropriations made in general appropriations acts in prior |
318 | years. This section expires July 1, 2009. |
319 | Section 10. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
320 | 1210 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4) |
321 | of section 932.7055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
322 | 932.7055 Disposition of liens and forfeited property.-- |
323 | (4) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited property shall |
324 | be disbursed in the following priority: |
325 | (a) Payment of the balance due on any lien preserved by |
326 | the court in the forfeiture proceedings. |
327 | (b) Payment of the cost incurred by the seizing agency in |
328 | connection with the storage, maintenance, security, and |
329 | forfeiture of such property. |
330 | (c) Payment of court costs incurred in the forfeiture |
331 | proceeding. |
332 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
333 | subsection, and for the 2008-2009 2007-2008 fiscal year only, |
334 | the funds in a special law enforcement trust fund established by |
335 | the governing body of a municipality may be expended to |
336 | reimburse the general fund of the municipality for moneys |
337 | advanced from the general fund to the special law enforcement |
338 | trust fund prior to October 1, 2001. This paragraph expires July |
339 | 1, 2009 2008. |
340 | Section 11. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
341 | 786 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, the Department |
342 | of Corrections shall comply with the following reimbursement |
343 | limitations: |
344 | (1) If no contract exists between the Department of |
345 | Corrections and a hospital licensed under chapter 395 or a |
346 | health care provider providing services at a hospital licensed |
347 | under chapter 395 regarding services, payments may not exceed |
348 | 110 percent of the Medicare allowable rate. |
349 | (2) If a contract has been executed between the Department |
350 | of Corrections and a hospital licensed under chapter 395 or a |
351 | health care provider providing services at a hospital licensed |
352 | under chapter 395, payments shall continue at the currently |
353 | contracted rates through the current term of the contract; |
354 | however, if the contract expires or is subject to renewal during |
355 | the 2007-2008 fiscal year, the payments may not exceed 110 |
356 | percent of Medicare allowable rate. |
357 | (3) If the Department of Corrections enters into a new |
358 | contract with a hospital licensed under chapter 395 or a health |
359 | care provider providing services at a hospital licensed under |
360 | chapter 395, the payments may not exceed 110 percent of the |
361 | Medicare allowable rate. |
362 | (4) Notwithstanding the limitations of subsections (1), |
363 | (2), and (3) to the contrary, the Department of Corrections may |
364 | pay up to 125 percent of the Medicare allowable rate for |
365 | hospitals licensed under chapter 395 that reported to the Agency |
366 | for Health Care Administration, through hospital audited |
367 | financial data, a negative operating margin for the previous |
368 | year. |
369 | (5) This section shall not be applicable to charges for |
370 | medical services provided at any hospital operated by the |
371 | Department of Corrections. |
372 | |
373 | The Department of Corrections may not negotiate contracts for |
374 | medical services at hospitals licensed under chapter 395 for |
375 | rates other than rates based on a percentage of the Medicare |
376 | allowable rate. This section expires July 1, 2009. |
377 | Section 12. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
378 | 1266, 1286, 1307, and 1317 of the 2008-2009 General |
379 | Appropriations Act, the Department of Legal Affairs is |
380 | authorized to transfer cash remaining after required |
381 | disbursements from Attorney General case numbers L01-6-1004, |
382 | L03-6-1002, and L01-6-1009 from FLAIR account 41-74-2-601001- |
383 | 41100100-00-181076-00 to the Operating Trust fund to pay |
384 | salaries and benefits. This section expires July 1, 2009. |
385 | Section 13. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
386 | 3205 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection |
387 | (16) is added to section 112.061, Florida Statutes, to read: |
388 | 112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, |
389 | employees, and authorized persons.-- |
390 | (16) SUPREME COURT JUSTICES.--Notwithstanding any |
391 | provision of this section to the contrary, the Chief Justice of |
392 | the Supreme Court is authorized to reimburse justices of the |
393 | Supreme Court for travel expenses, including travel, per diem, |
394 | and subsistence allowances, associated with travel to |
395 | Tallahassee on official business for the state from the county |
396 | in which the justice resides for no more than 36 trips per |
397 | justice, provided that reimbursement may not be made for travel |
398 | to Tallahassee if the justice resides within 50 miles of the |
399 | headquarters of the Supreme Court. This subsection expires July |
400 | 1, 2009. |
401 | Section 14. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
402 | for salaries and benefits in the 2008-2009 General |
403 | Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section |
404 | 112.24, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
405 | 112.24 Intergovernmental interchange of public |
406 | employees.--To encourage economical and effective utilization of |
407 | public employees in this state, the temporary assignment of |
408 | employees among agencies of government, both state and local, |
409 | and including school districts and public institutions of higher |
410 | education is authorized under terms and conditions set forth in |
411 | this section. State agencies, municipalities, and political |
412 | subdivisions are authorized to enter into employee interchange |
413 | agreements with other state agencies, the Federal Government, |
414 | another state, a municipality, or a political subdivision |
415 | including a school district, or with a public institution of |
416 | higher education. State agencies are also authorized to enter |
417 | into employee interchange agreements with private institutions |
418 | of higher education and other nonprofit organizations under the |
419 | terms and conditions provided in this section. In addition, the |
420 | Governor or the Governor and Cabinet may enter into employee |
421 | interchange agreements with a state agency, the Federal |
422 | Government, another state, a municipality, or a political |
423 | subdivision including a school district, or with a public |
424 | institution of higher learning to fill, subject to the |
425 | requirements of chapter 20, appointive offices which are within |
426 | the executive branch of government and which are filled by |
427 | appointment by the Governor or the Governor and Cabinet. Under |
428 | no circumstances shall employee interchange agreements be |
429 | utilized for the purpose of assigning individuals to participate |
430 | in political campaigns. Duties and responsibilities of |
431 | interchange employees shall be limited to the mission and goals |
432 | of the agencies of government. |
433 | (3) Salary, leave, travel and transportation, and |
434 | reimbursements for an employee of a sending party that is |
435 | participating in an interchange program shall be handled as |
436 | follows: |
437 | (b)1. The assignment of an employee of a state agency |
438 | either on detail or on leave of absence may be made without |
439 | reimbursement by the receiving party for the travel and |
440 | transportation expenses to or from the place of the assignment |
441 | or for the pay and benefits, or a part thereof, of the employee |
442 | during the assignment. |
443 | 2. For the 2008-2009 fiscal year only, the assignment of |
444 | an employee of a state agency as provided in subparagraph 1. may |
445 | be made if recommended by the Governor or Chief Justice, as |
446 | appropriate, and approved by the chairs of the Senate Fiscal |
447 | Policy and Calendar Committee and the House Policy and Budget |
448 | Council. Such actions shall be deemed approved if neither chair |
449 | provides written notice of objection within 14 days after the |
450 | chair's receiving notice of the action pursuant to s. 216.177. |
451 | This subparagraph expires July 1, 2009. |
452 | Section 15. In order to implement the appropriation of |
453 | funds in Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance of the |
454 | 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the |
455 | notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida |
456 | Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor is authorized to |
457 | transfer funds appropriated in the appropriation category |
458 | "Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance" of the 2008-2009 |
459 | General Appropriations Act between departments in order to align |
460 | the budget authority granted with the premiums paid by each |
461 | department for risk management insurance. This section expires |
462 | July 1, 2009. |
463 | Section 16. In order to implement the appropriation of |
464 | funds in Special Categories-Transfer to Department of Management |
465 | Services-Human Resources Services Purchased Per Statewide |
466 | Contract of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, and |
467 | pursuant to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. |
468 | 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor |
469 | is authorized to transfer funds appropriated in the |
470 | appropriation category "Special Categories-Transfer to |
471 | Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services |
472 | Purchased Per Statewide Contract" of the 2008-2009 General |
473 | Appropriations Act between departments in order to align the |
474 | budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid |
475 | by each agency to the Department of Management Services for |
476 | human resource management services. This section expires July 1, |
477 | 2009. |
478 | Section 17. In order to implement specific appropriations |
479 | for salaries and benefits in the 2008-2009 General |
480 | Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (12) of section |
481 | 110.123, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
482 | 110.123 State group insurance program.-- |
483 | (12) HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.--The department is |
484 | authorized to establish health savings accounts for full-time |
485 | and part-time state employees in association with a health |
486 | insurance plan option authorized by the Legislature and |
487 | conforming to the requirements and limitations of federal |
488 | provisions relating to the Medicare Prescription Drug, |
489 | Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. |
490 | (a)1. A member participating in this health insurance plan |
491 | option shall be eligible to receive an employer contribution |
492 | into the employee's health savings account from the State |
493 | Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund in an amount to be |
494 | determined by the Legislature. A member is not eligible for an |
495 | employer contribution upon termination of employment. For the |
496 | 2008-2009 2007-2008 fiscal year, the state's monthly |
497 | contribution for employees having individual coverage shall be |
498 | $41.66 and the monthly contribution for employees having family |
499 | coverage shall be $83.33. |
500 | 2. A member participating in this health insurance plan |
501 | option shall be eligible to deposit the member's own funds into |
502 | a health savings account. |
503 | Section 18. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
504 | 2801 through 2814 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, |
505 | subsection (7) of section 255.503, Florida Statutes, is amended |
506 | to read: |
507 | 255.503 Powers of the Department of Management |
508 | Services.--The Department of Management Services shall have all |
509 | the authority necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes |
510 | and provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, the |
511 | authority to: |
512 | (7)(a) Sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of |
513 | facilities in the pool in accordance with applicable law. |
514 | (b) No later than the date upon which the department |
515 | recommends to the Division of State Lands of the Department of |
516 | Environmental Protection the disposition of any facility within |
517 | the Florida Facilities Pool, the department shall provide to the |
518 | President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of |
519 | Representatives, the Executive Office of the Governor, and the |
520 | Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration an |
521 | analysis that includes: |
522 | 1. The cost benefit of the proposed facility disposition, |
523 | including the facility's current operating expenses, condition, |
524 | and market value, and viable alternatives for work space for |
525 | impacted state employees. |
526 | 2. The effect of the proposed facility disposition on the |
527 | financial status of the Florida Facilities Pool, including the |
528 | effect on rental rates and coverage requirement for the bonds. |
529 |
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530 | This paragraph expires July 1, 2009 2008. |
531 | Section 19. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
532 | 2826 through 2835 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, |
533 | paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and subsection (6) of section |
534 | 287.17, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: |
535 | 287.17 Limitation on use of motor vehicles and aircraft.-- |
536 | (3)(a) The term "official state business" may not be |
537 | construed to permit the use of a motor vehicle for commuting |
538 | purposes, unless special assignment of a motor vehicle is |
539 | authorized as a perquisite by the Department of Management |
540 | Services, required by an employee after normal duty hours to |
541 | perform duties of the position to which assigned, or authorized |
542 | for an employee whose home is the official base of operation. |
543 | (6) It is the intention of the Legislature that persons |
544 | traveling on state aircraft for purposes consistent with, but |
545 | not necessarily constituting, official state business may travel |
546 | only when accompanying persons who are traveling on official |
547 | state business and that such persons shall pay the state for all |
548 | costs associated with such travel. Notwithstanding paragraph |
549 | (3)(a), a person traveling on state aircraft for purposes other |
550 | than official state business shall pay for any trip not |
551 | exclusively for state business by paying a prorated share of all |
552 | fixed and variable expenses related to the ownership, operation, |
553 | and use of such aircraft. |
554 | Section 20. The amendment of s. 287.17, Florida Statutes, |
555 | as carried forward by this act from chapters 2005-71, 2006-26, |
556 | and 2007-73, Laws of Florida, shall expire July 1, 2009, and the |
557 | text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June |
558 | 30, 2005, except that any amendments to such text enacted other |
559 | than by chapters 2005-71, 2006-26, and 2007-73, Laws of Florida, |
560 | shall be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that |
561 | such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of such text |
562 | which expire pursuant to this section. |
563 | Section 21. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
564 | 3070 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (d) |
565 | of subsection (3) of section 61.1824, Florida Statutes, is |
566 | amended to read: |
567 | 61.1824 State Disbursement Unit.-- |
568 | (3) The State Disbursement Unit shall perform the |
569 | following functions: |
570 | (d) To the extent feasible, use automated procedures for |
571 | the collection and disbursement of support payments, including, |
572 | but not limited to, having procedures for: |
573 | 1. Receipt of payments from obligors, employers, other |
574 | states and jurisdictions, and other entities. |
575 | 2. Timely disbursement of payments to obligees, the |
576 | department, and other state Title IV-D agencies. |
577 | 3. Accurate identification of payment source and amount. |
578 | 4. Furnishing any parent, upon request, timely information |
579 | on the current status of support payments under an order |
580 | requiring payments to be made by or to the parent, except that |
581 | in cases described in paragraph (1)(b), prior to the date the |
582 | State Disbursement Unit becomes fully operational, the State |
583 | Disbursement Unit shall not be required to convert and maintain |
584 | in automated form records of payments kept pursuant to s. |
585 | 61.181. |
586 | 5. Electronic disbursement of support payments to |
587 | obligees. The State Disbursement Unit shall notify obligees of |
588 | electronic disbursement options and encourage their use through |
589 | promotional material. Any payments made to the State |
590 | Disbursement Unit that are owed to the obligee shall be |
591 | disbursed electronically. The obligee may designate a personal |
592 | account for deposit of payments. If the obligee does not |
593 | designate a personal account, the State Disbursement Unit shall |
594 | deposit any payments into a stored-value account that can be |
595 | accessed by the obligee. |
596 | Section 22. The amendment of s. 61.1824(3)(d), Florida |
597 | Statutes, made by this act shall expire July 1, 2009, and the |
598 | text of that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June |
599 | 30, 2008, except that any amendments to such text enacted other |
600 | than by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to |
601 | the extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the |
602 | portions of such text which expire pursuant to this section. |
603 | Section 23. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
604 | 3070 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsections |
605 | (2) through (8) of section 409.2558, Florida Statutes, are |
606 | renumbered as subsections (3) through (9), respectively, and a |
607 | new subsection (2) is added to that section, to read: |
608 | 409.2558 Support distribution and disbursement.-- |
609 | (2) ELECTRONIC DISBURSEMENT OF PAYMENTS.--Any payments |
610 | made to the State Disbursement Unit that are owed to the obligee |
611 | in a Title IV-D case shall be disbursed electronically. The |
612 | obligee may designate a personal account for deposit of |
613 | payments. If the obligee does not designate a personal account, |
614 | the State Disbursement Unit shall deposit any payments into a |
615 | stored-value account that can be accessed by the obligee. This |
616 | subsection expires July 1, 2009. |
617 | Section 24. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
618 | 3070 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, |
619 | notwithstanding ss. 61.1826(4)(a) and 287.057, Florida Statutes, |
620 | relating to contract extensions and renewals, the Department of |
621 | Revenue shall extend for 66 months contract C3636 entered into |
622 | pursuant to s. 61.1826, Florida Statutes. This section expires |
623 | July 1, 2009. |
624 | Section 25. (1) In order to implement Specific |
625 | Appropriation 3056A of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act |
626 | and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9 of chapter 2007- |
627 | 339, Laws of Florida, the moneys provided in Specific |
628 | Appropriation 3056A are appropriated to offset the reductions in |
629 | ad valorem tax revenue experienced by fiscally constrained |
630 | counties, as defined in s. 218.67(1), Florida Statutes, which |
631 | occur as a direct result of the implementation of revisions of |
632 | Article VII of the State Constitution approved in the special |
633 | election held on January 29, 2008. The moneys appropriated for |
634 | this purpose shall be distributed in January of 2009 among the |
635 | fiscally constrained counties based on each county's proportion |
636 | of the total reduction in ad valorem tax revenue resulting from |
637 | the implementation of the revision. |
638 | (2) On or before November 15, 2008, each fiscally |
639 | constrained county shall apply to the Department of Revenue to |
640 | participate in the distribution of the appropriation and provide |
641 | documentation supporting the county's estimated reduction in ad |
642 | valorem tax revenue in the form and manner prescribed by the |
643 | Department of Revenue. The documentation must include an |
644 | estimate of the reduction in taxable value directly attributable |
645 | to revisions of Article VII of the State Constitution for all |
646 | county taxing jurisdictions within the county and shall be |
647 | prepared by the property appraiser in each fiscally constrained |
648 | county. The documentation must also include the county millage |
649 | rates applicable in all such jurisdictions for both the current |
650 | year and the prior year; rolled-back rates, determined as |
651 | provided in s. 200.065, Florida Statutes, for each county taxing |
652 | jurisdiction; and maximum millage rates that could have been |
653 | levied by majority vote pursuant to s. 200.185, Florida |
654 | Statutes. For purposes of this section, each fiscally |
655 | constrained county's reduction in ad valorem tax revenue shall |
656 | be calculated as 95 percent of the estimated reduction in |
657 | taxable value times the 2007 applicable millage rate. |
658 | (3) This section expires July 1, 2009, and shall be |
659 | superseded if similar provisions contained in Senate Bill 1588, |
660 | 2008 Regular Session, become law. |
661 | Section 26. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
662 | 2819 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) |
663 | of subsection (1) of section 255.518, Florida Statutes, is |
664 | amended to read: |
665 | 255.518 Obligations; purpose, terms, approval, |
666 | limitations.-- |
667 | (1) |
668 | (b) Payment of debt service charges and any reserves on |
669 | obligations during the construction of any facility financed by |
670 | such obligations shall be made from funds other than proceeds of |
671 | obligations. |
672 | Section 27. The amendment to s. 255.518(1)(b), Florida |
673 | Statutes, by this act shall expire July 1, 2009, and the text of |
674 | that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, |
675 | 2008, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than |
676 | by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the |
677 | extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions |
678 | of such text which expire pursuant to this section. |
679 | Section 28. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
680 | 2536, 2537, 2538, and 2542 of the 2008-2009 General |
681 | Appropriations Act, for the 2008-2009 fiscal year only and |
682 | notwithstanding any conflicting requirements of section 4 of |
683 | chapter 2006-12, Laws of Florida, the Department of Financial |
684 | Services may expend $998,820 of the funds appropriated by |
685 | section 4 of chapter 2006-12, Laws of Florida, for salaries and |
686 | related expenses. This section expires July 1, 2009. |
687 | Section 29. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
688 | 1541 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (8) |
689 | of section 215.559, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as |
690 | subsection (9), respectively, and a new subsection (8) is added |
691 | to that section to read: |
692 | 215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.-- |
693 | (8)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section |
694 | and for the 2008-2009 fiscal year only, the $10 million |
695 | appropriation provided for in section (1) shall be allocated as |
696 | follows: |
697 | 1. The sum of $2.8 million shall be used to inspect and |
698 | improve tie-downs for mobile homes for the same purpose as |
699 | specified in paragraph (3)(a). |
700 | 2. The sum of $700,000 shall be allocated to the Florida |
701 | International University for the same purpose as specified in |
702 | subsection (4). |
703 | 3. The sum of $6,421,764 shall be used to install |
704 | emergency power generators in special-needs hurricane evacuation |
705 | shelters as provided in section 1 of chapter 2006-71, Laws of |
706 | Florida, except that such funds may not be used for |
707 | administrative purposes. |
708 | 4. The sum of $78,236 shall be allocated for operational |
709 | purposes of the department as specified in the 2008-2009 General |
710 | Appropriations Act. |
711 | (b) This subsection expires July 1, 2009. |
712 | Section 30. In order to implement Section 61 of the 2008- |
713 | 2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (13) of section |
714 | 253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
715 | 253.034 State-owned lands; uses.-- |
716 | (13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, funds |
717 | from the sale of property by the Department of Highway Safety |
718 | and Motor Vehicles located in Palm Beach County are authorized |
719 | to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to |
720 | facilitate the exchange as provided in the General |
721 | Appropriations Act, provided that at the conclusion of both |
722 | exchanges the values are equalized. This subsection expires July |
723 | 1, 2009 2008. |
724 | Section 31. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
725 | 2063, 2070 through 2082, 2098, 2099, 2100, 2102 through 2107, |
726 | 2109 through 2119, and 2159 through 2169 of the 2008-2009 |
727 | General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) of section 339.135, |
728 | Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
729 | 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; |
730 | definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.-- |
731 | (5)(a) ADOPTION OF THE WORK PROGRAM.--The original |
732 | approved budget for operational and fixed capital expenditures |
733 | for the department shall be the Governor's budget recommendation |
734 | and the first year of the tentative work program, as both are |
735 | amended by the General Appropriations Act and any other act |
736 | containing appropriations. In accordance with the appropriations |
737 | act, the department shall, prior to the beginning of the fiscal |
738 | year, adopt a final work program which shall only include the |
739 | original approved budget for the department for the ensuing |
740 | fiscal year together with any roll forwards approved pursuant to |
741 | paragraph (6)(c) and the portion of the tentative work program |
742 | for the following 4 fiscal years revised in accordance with the |
743 | original approved budget for the department for the ensuing |
744 | fiscal year together with said roll forwards. The adopted work |
745 | program may include only those projects submitted as part of the |
746 | tentative work program developed under the provisions of |
747 | subsection (4) plus any projects which are separately identified |
748 | by specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and |
749 | any roll forwards approved pursuant to paragraph (6)(c). |
750 | However, any transportation project of the department which is |
751 | identified by specific appropriation in the General |
752 | Appropriations Act shall be deducted from the funds annually |
753 | distributed to the respective district pursuant to paragraph |
754 | (4)(a). In addition, the department shall not in any year |
755 | include any project or allocate funds to a program in the |
756 | adopted work program that is contrary to existing law for that |
757 | particular year. Projects shall not be undertaken unless they |
758 | are listed in the adopted work program. |
759 | (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2008-2009 |
760 | 2007-2008 fiscal year only, the Department of Transportation |
761 | shall transfer funds to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
762 | Economic Development in an amount equal to $36,750,000 |
763 | $25,400,000 for the purpose of funding transportation-related |
764 | needs of economic development transportation projects, space and |
765 | aerospace infrastructure, and other economic development |
766 | projects. This transfer shall not reduce, delete, or defer any |
767 | existing projects funded, as of July 1, 2008 2007, in the |
768 | Department of Transportation's 5-year work program. This |
769 | paragraph expires July 1, 2009 2008. |
770 | (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or subparagraph |
771 | (4)(a)1., and for the 2008-2009 2007-2008 fiscal year only, the |
772 | Department of Transportation shall fund projects in Specific |
773 | Appropriations 2063, 2071, 2077, 2079, 2102, 2106, 2109, and |
774 | 2116 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act. Funding for |
775 | these specific appropriations shall be from projects or phases |
776 | thereof within the department's fiscal year 2008-2009 work |
777 | program not programmed for contract letting as identified with a |
778 | work program contract class code 8 and the box code RV. This |
779 | funding shall not negatively impact safety, preservation, |
780 | maintenance, or project contingency levels as of July 1, 2008 |
781 | provide funds for the Seaport Strategic Planning and Financing |
782 | Task Force in an amount not to exceed $75,000; the preliminary |
783 | engineering and environmental plans and activities for the |
784 | construction of an interchange on Suncoast Parkway and Lutz Fern |
785 | Road in an amount not to exceed $975,000; the Rehabilitation of |
786 | Local Bridges in an amount not to exceed $300,000; and the East |
787 | Winterberry Bridge Replacement in an amount not to exceed |
788 | $500,000. To fund these specific appropriations, the Department |
789 | of Transportation shall not reduce, delete, or defer any |
790 | existing projects funded as of July 1, 2007, in the 5-year work |
791 | program. This paragraph expires July 1, 2009 2008. |
792 | Section 32. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
793 | 1511, 1586, and 1606A and section 69 of the 2008-2009 General |
794 | Appropriations Act, section 553.721, Florida Statutes, is |
795 | amended to read: |
796 | 553.721 Surcharge.-- |
797 | (1) In order for the Department of Community Affairs to |
798 | administer and carry out the purposes of this part and related |
799 | activities, there is hereby created a surcharge, to be assessed |
800 | at the rate of one-half cent per square foot under-roof floor |
801 | space permitted pursuant to s. 125.56(4) or s. 166.201. However, |
802 | for additions, alterations, or renovations to existing |
803 | buildings, the surcharge shall be computed on the basis of the |
804 | square footage being added, altered, or renovated. The unit of |
805 | government responsible for collecting a permit fee pursuant to |
806 | s. 125.56(4) or s. 166.201 shall collect such surcharge and |
807 | remit the funds collected to the department on a quarterly |
808 | calendar basis, and such unit of government may retain an amount |
809 | up to 5 percent of the surcharge collected to cover costs |
810 | associated with the collection and remittance of such surcharge. |
811 | All funds remitted to the department pursuant to this subsection |
812 | shall be deposited in the Operating Trust Fund. Funds collected |
813 | from such surcharge shall not be used to fund research on |
814 | techniques for mitigation of radon in existing buildings. Funds |
815 | used by the department as well as funds to be transferred to the |
816 | Department of Health shall be as prescribed in the annual |
817 | General Appropriations Act. The department shall adopt rules |
818 | governing the collection and remittance of surcharges in |
819 | accordance with chapter 120. |
820 | (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), and for the 2008-2009 |
821 | fiscal year only, the amount transferred from the Operating |
822 | Trust Fund to the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the |
823 | Department of Community Affairs pursuant to the General |
824 | Appropriations Act for the 2008-2009 fiscal year shall be used |
825 | for the regional planning councils, civil legal assistance, and |
826 | the Front Porch Florida Initiative. |
827 | Section 33. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
828 | 2153 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (1) |
829 | of section 339.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
830 | 339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund.-- |
831 | (1) The department shall expend moneys in the State |
832 | Transportation Trust Fund accruing to the department, in |
833 | accordance with its annual budget. The use of such moneys shall |
834 | be restricted to the following purposes: |
835 | (a) To pay administrative expenses of the department, |
836 | including administrative expenses incurred by the several state |
837 | transportation districts, but excluding administrative expenses |
838 | of commuter rail authorities that do not operate rail service. |
839 | (b) To pay the cost of construction of the State Highway |
840 | System. |
841 | (c) To pay the cost of maintaining the State Highway |
842 | System. |
843 | (d) To pay the cost of public transportation projects in |
844 | accordance with chapter 341 and ss. 332.003-332.007. |
845 | (e) To reimburse counties or municipalities for |
846 | expenditures made on projects in the State Highway System as |
847 | authorized by s. 339.12(4) upon legislative approval. |
848 | (f) To pay the cost of economic development transportation |
849 | projects in accordance with s. 288.063. |
850 | (g) To lend or pay a portion of the operating, |
851 | maintenance, and capital costs of a revenue-producing |
852 | transportation project that is located on the State Highway |
853 | System or that is demonstrated to relieve traffic congestion on |
854 | the State Highway System. |
855 | (h) To match any federal-aid funds allocated for any other |
856 | transportation purpose, including funds allocated to projects |
857 | not located in the State Highway System. |
858 | (i) To pay the cost of county road projects selected in |
859 | accordance with the Small County Road Assistance Program created |
860 | in s. 339.2816. |
861 | (j) To pay the cost of county or municipal road projects |
862 | selected in accordance with the County Incentive Grant Program |
863 | created in s. 339.2817, the Small County Outreach Program |
864 | created in s. 339.2818, and the Enhanced Bridge Program for |
865 | Sustainable Transportation created in s. 339.285. |
866 | (k) To provide loans and credit enhancements for use in |
867 | constructing and improving highway transportation facilities |
868 | selected in accordance with the state-funded infrastructure bank |
869 | created in s. 339.55. |
870 | (l) To pay the cost of projects on the Florida Strategic |
871 | Intermodal System created in s. 339.61. |
872 | (m) To pay the cost of transportation projects selected in |
873 | accordance with the Transportation Regional Incentive Program |
874 | created in s. 339.2819. |
875 | (n) To pay administrative expenses incurred in accordance |
876 | with applicable laws for a multicounty transportation or |
877 | expressway authority created under chapter 343 or chapter 348, |
878 | where jurisdiction for the authority includes a portion of the |
879 | State Highway System and the administrative expenses are in |
880 | furtherance of the duties and responsibilities of the authority |
881 | in the development of improvements to the State Highway System. |
882 | This paragraph expires July 1, 2009. |
883 | (o)(n) To pay other lawful expenditures of the department. |
884 | Section 34. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
885 | 1775 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) |
886 | of section 253.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
887 | 253.01 Internal Improvement Trust Fund established.-- |
888 | (3) In addition to the uses allowed in subsection (2) for |
889 | the 2008-2009 2007-2008 fiscal year, moneys in the Internal |
890 | Improvement Trust Fund are authorized to be transferred to the |
891 | Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund for grants and |
892 | aids to local governments for the drinking water facility |
893 | construction state revolving loan program, water projects as |
894 | provided in the General Appropriations Act. This subsection |
895 | expires July 1, 2009 2008. |
896 | Section 35. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
897 | 1615A of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection |
898 | (1) of section 220.183, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
899 | 220.183 Community contribution tax credit.-- |
900 | (1) AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TAX |
901 | CREDITS; LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL CREDITS AND PROGRAM |
902 | SPENDING.-- |
903 | (a) There shall be allowed a credit of 50 percent of a |
904 | community contribution against any tax due for a taxable year |
905 | under this chapter. |
906 | (b) No business firm shall receive more than $200,000 in |
907 | annual tax credits for all approved community contributions made |
908 | in any one year. |
909 | (c) The total amount of tax credit which may be granted |
910 | for all programs approved under this section, s. 212.08(5)(p), |
911 | and s. 624.5105 is $10.5 million annually for projects that |
912 | provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low- |
913 | income households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) and |
914 | $3.5 million annually for all other projects. |
915 | (d) All proposals for the granting of the tax credit shall |
916 | require the prior approval of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
917 | Economic Development. |
918 | (e) If the credit granted pursuant to this section is not |
919 | fully used in any one year because of insufficient tax liability |
920 | on the part of the business firm, the unused amount may be |
921 | carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The |
922 | carryover credit may be used in a subsequent year when the tax |
923 | imposed by this chapter for such year exceeds the credit for |
924 | such year under this section after applying the other credits |
925 | and unused credit carryovers in the order provided in s. |
926 | 220.02(8). |
927 | (f) A taxpayer who files a Florida consolidated return as |
928 | a member of an affiliated group pursuant to s. 220.131(1) may be |
929 | allowed the credit on a consolidated return basis. |
930 | (g) A taxpayer who is eligible to receive the credit |
931 | provided for in s. 624.5105 is not eligible to receive the |
932 | credit provided by this section. |
933 | (h) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), and for the 2008-2009 |
934 | fiscal year only, the total amount of tax credit which may be |
935 | granted for all programs approved under this section, s. |
936 | 212.08(5)(p), and s. 624.5105 is $13 million annually for |
937 | projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income |
938 | or very-low-income households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and |
939 | (28) and $3.5 million annually for all other projects. This |
940 | paragraph expires June 30, 2009. |
941 | Section 36. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
942 | 1615A of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, Section |
943 | 624.5105, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
944 | 624.5105 Community contribution tax credit; authorization; |
945 | limitations; eligibility and application requirements; |
946 | administration; definitions; expiration.-- |
947 | (1) AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT TAX CREDITS; LIMITATIONS.-- |
948 | (a) There shall be allowed a credit of 50 percent of a |
949 | community contribution against any tax due for a calendar year |
950 | under s. 624.509 or s. 624.510. |
951 | (b) No insurer shall receive more than $200,000 in annual |
952 | tax credits for all approved community contributions made in any |
953 | one year. |
954 | (c) The total amount of tax credit which may be granted |
955 | for all programs approved under this section and ss. |
956 | 212.08(5)(p) and 220.183 is $10.5 million annually for projects |
957 | that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or very- |
958 | low-income households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) and |
959 | $3.5 million annually for all other projects. |
960 | (d) Each proposal for the granting of such tax credit |
961 | requires the prior approval of the director. |
962 | (e) If the credit granted pursuant to this section is not |
963 | fully used in any one year because of insufficient tax liability |
964 | on the part of the insurer, the unused amount may be carried |
965 | forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover credit |
966 | may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by s. |
967 | 624.509 or s. 624.510 for such year exceeds the credit under |
968 | this section for such year. |
969 | (f) An insurer that claims a credit against premium-tax |
970 | liability earned by making a community contribution under this |
971 | section need not pay any additional retaliatory tax levied under |
972 | s. 624.5091 as a result of claiming such a credit. Section |
973 | 624.5091 does not limit such a credit in any manner. |
974 | (2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.-- |
975 | (a) Each community contribution by an insurer must be in a |
976 | form specified in subsection (5). |
977 | (b) Each community contribution must be reserved |
978 | exclusively for use in a project as defined in s. 220.03(1)(t). |
979 | (c) The project must be undertaken by an "eligible |
980 | sponsor," as defined in s. 220.183(2)(c). In no event shall a |
981 | contributing insurer have a financial interest in the eligible |
982 | sponsor. |
983 | (d) The project shall be located in an area designated as |
984 | an enterprise zone or a Front Porch Community pursuant to s. |
985 | 20.18(6). Any project designed to construct or rehabilitate |
986 | housing for low-income or very-low-income households as defined |
987 | in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) is exempt from the area requirement |
988 | of this paragraph. |
989 | (e)1. If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
990 | fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects that |
991 | provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low- |
992 | income households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) are |
993 | received for less than the annual tax credits available for |
994 | those projects, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
995 | Development shall grant tax credits for those applications and |
996 | shall grant remaining tax credits on a first-come, first-served |
997 | basis for any subsequent eligible applications received before |
998 | the end of the state fiscal year. If, during the first 10 |
999 | business days of the state fiscal year, eligible tax credit |
1000 | applications for projects that provide homeownership |
1001 | opportunities for low-income or very-low-income households as |
1002 | defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) are received for more than |
1003 | the annual tax credits available for those projects, the office |
1004 | shall grant the tax credits for those applications as follows: |
1005 | a. If tax credit applications submitted for approved |
1006 | projects of an eligible sponsor do not exceed $200,000 in total, |
1007 | the credits shall be granted in full if the tax credit |
1008 | applications are approved. |
1009 | b. If tax credit applications submitted for approved |
1010 | projects of an eligible sponsor exceed $200,000 in total, the |
1011 | amount of tax credits granted under sub-subparagraph a. shall be |
1012 | subtracted from the amount of available tax credits, and the |
1013 | remaining credits shall be granted to each approved tax credit |
1014 | application on a pro rata basis. |
1015 | 2. If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
1016 | fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects other |
1017 | than those that provide homeownership opportunities for low- |
1018 | income or very-low-income households as defined in s. |
1019 | 420.9071(19) and (28) are received for less than the annual tax |
1020 | credits available for those projects, the office shall grant tax |
1021 | credits for those applications and shall grant remaining tax |
1022 | credits on a first-come, first-served basis for any subsequent |
1023 | eligible applications received before the end of the state |
1024 | fiscal year. If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
1025 | fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects other |
1026 | than those that provide homeownership opportunities for low- |
1027 | income or very-low-income households as defined in s. |
1028 | 420.9071(19) and (28) are received for more than the annual tax |
1029 | credits available for those projects, the office shall grant the |
1030 | tax credits for those applications on a pro rata basis. |
1031 | (3) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.-- |
1032 | (a) Any eligible sponsor wishing to participate in this |
1033 | program must submit a proposal to the Office of Tourism, Trade, |
1034 | and Economic Development which sets forth the sponsor, the |
1035 | project, the area in which the project is located, and such |
1036 | supporting information as may be prescribed by rule. The |
1037 | proposal shall also contain a resolution from the local |
1038 | governmental unit in which the proposed project is located |
1039 | certifying that the project is consistent with local plans and |
1040 | regulations. |
1041 | (b)1. Any insurer wishing to participate in this program |
1042 | must submit an application for tax credit to the office which |
1043 | sets forth the sponsor; the project; and the type, value, and |
1044 | purpose of the contribution. The sponsor must verify, in |
1045 | writing, the terms of the application and indicate its |
1046 | willingness to receive the contribution, which verification must |
1047 | accompany the application for tax credit. |
1048 | 2. The insurer must submit a separate application for tax |
1049 | credit for each individual contribution which it proposes to |
1050 | contribute to each individual project. |
1051 | (4) ADMINISTRATION.-- |
1052 | (a)1. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
1053 | Development is authorized to adopt all rules necessary to |
1054 | administer this section, including rules for the approval or |
1055 | disapproval of proposals by insurers. |
1056 | 2. The decision of the director shall be in writing, and, |
1057 | if approved, the proposal shall state the maximum credit |
1058 | allowable to the insurer. A copy of the decision shall be |
1059 | transmitted to the executive director of the Department of |
1060 | Revenue, who shall apply such credit to the tax liability of the |
1061 | insurer. |
1062 | 3. The office shall monitor all projects periodically, in |
1063 | a manner consistent with available resources to ensure that |
1064 | resources are utilized in accordance with this section; however, |
1065 | each project shall be reviewed no less frequently than once |
1066 | every 2 years. |
1067 | 4. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
1068 | shall, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, |
1069 | the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the statewide and |
1070 | regional housing and financial intermediaries, market the |
1071 | availability of the community contribution tax credit program to |
1072 | community-based organizations. |
1073 | (b) The Department of Revenue shall adopt any rules |
1074 | necessary to ensure the orderly implementation and |
1075 | administration of this section. |
1076 | (5) DEFINITIONS.--For the purpose of this section: |
1077 | (a) "Community contribution" means the grant by an insurer |
1078 | of any of the following items: |
1079 | 1. Cash or other liquid assets. |
1080 | 2. Real property. |
1081 | 3. Goods or inventory. |
1082 | 4. Other physical resources which are identified by the |
1083 | department. |
1084 | (b) "Director" means the director of the Office of |
1085 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. |
1086 | (c) "Local government" means any county or incorporated |
1087 | municipality in the state. |
1088 | (d) "Office" means the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
1089 | Economic Development. |
1090 | (e) "Project" means an activity as defined in s. |
1091 | 220.03(1)(t). |
1092 | (6) CREDIT ALLOCATIONS.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), |
1093 | and for the 2008-2009 fiscal year only, the total amount of tax |
1094 | credit which may be granted for all programs approved under this |
1095 | section, s. 212.08(5)(p), and s. 220.183 is $13 million annually |
1096 | for projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low- |
1097 | income or very-low-income households as defined in s. |
1098 | 420.9071(19) and (28) and $3.5 million annually for all other |
1099 | projects. This subsection expires June 30, 2009. |
1100 | (7)(6) EXPIRATION.--The provisions of this section, except |
1101 | paragraph (1)(e), shall expire and be void on June 30, 2015. |
1102 | Section 37. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
1103 | 1615A of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (p) |
1104 | of subsection (5) of section 212.08, Florida Statutes, is |
1105 | amended to read: |
1106 | 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and |
1107 | storage tax; specified exemptions.--The sale at retail, the |
1108 | rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the |
1109 | storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following |
1110 | are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this |
1111 | chapter. |
1112 | (5) EXEMPTIONS; ACCOUNT OF USE.-- |
1113 | (p) Community contribution tax credit for donations.-- |
1114 | 1. Authorization.--Persons who are registered with the |
1115 | department under s. 212.18 to collect or remit sales or use tax |
1116 | and who make donations to eligible sponsors are eligible for tax |
1117 | credits against their state sales and use tax liabilities as |
1118 | provided in this paragraph: |
1119 | a. The credit shall be computed as 50 percent of the |
1120 | person's approved annual community contribution. |
1121 | b. The credit shall be granted as a refund against state |
1122 | sales and use taxes reported on returns and remitted in the 12 |
1123 | months preceding the date of application to the department for |
1124 | the credit as required in sub-subparagraph 3.c. If the annual |
1125 | credit is not fully used through such refund because of |
1126 | insufficient tax payments during the applicable 12-month period, |
1127 | the unused amount may be included in an application for a refund |
1128 | made pursuant to sub-subparagraph 3.c. in subsequent years |
1129 | against the total tax payments made for such year. Carryover |
1130 | credits may be applied for a 3-year period without regard to any |
1131 | time limitation that would otherwise apply under s. 215.26. |
1132 | c. A person may not receive more than $200,000 in annual |
1133 | tax credits for all approved community contributions made in any |
1134 | one year. |
1135 | d. All proposals for the granting of the tax credit |
1136 | require the prior approval of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
1137 | Economic Development. |
1138 | e. The total amount of tax credits which may be granted |
1139 | for all programs approved under this paragraph, s. 220.183, and |
1140 | s. 624.5105 is $10.5 million annually for projects that provide |
1141 | homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low-income |
1142 | households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) and $3.5 |
1143 | million annually for all other projects. |
1144 | f. A person who is eligible to receive the credit provided |
1145 | for in this paragraph, s. 220.183, or s. 624.5105 may receive |
1146 | the credit only under the one section of the person's choice. |
1147 | 2. Eligibility requirements.-- |
1148 | a. A community contribution by a person must be in the |
1149 | following form: |
1150 | (I) Cash or other liquid assets; |
1151 | (II) Real property; |
1152 | (III) Goods or inventory; or |
1153 | (IV) Other physical resources as identified by the Office |
1154 | of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development. |
1155 | b. All community contributions must be reserved |
1156 | exclusively for use in a project. As used in this sub- |
1157 | subparagraph, the term "project" means any activity undertaken |
1158 | by an eligible sponsor which is designed to construct, improve, |
1159 | or substantially rehabilitate housing that is affordable to low- |
1160 | income or very-low-income households as defined in s. |
1161 | 420.9071(19) and (28); designed to provide commercial, |
1162 | industrial, or public resources and facilities; or designed to |
1163 | improve entrepreneurial and job-development opportunities for |
1164 | low-income persons. A project may be the investment necessary to |
1165 | increase access to high-speed broadband capability in rural |
1166 | communities with enterprise zones, including projects that |
1167 | result in improvements to communications assets that are owned |
1168 | by a business. A project may include the provision of museum |
1169 | educational programs and materials that are directly related to |
1170 | any project approved between January 1, 1996, and December 31, |
1171 | 1999, and located in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to |
1172 | s. 290.0065. This paragraph does not preclude projects that |
1173 | propose to construct or rehabilitate housing for low-income or |
1174 | very-low-income households on scattered sites. With respect to |
1175 | housing, contributions may be used to pay the following eligible |
1176 | low-income and very-low-income housing-related activities: |
1177 | (I) Project development impact and management fees for |
1178 | low-income or very-low-income housing projects; |
1179 | (II) Down payment and closing costs for eligible persons, |
1180 | as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28); |
1181 | (III) Administrative costs, including housing counseling |
1182 | and marketing fees, not to exceed 10 percent of the community |
1183 | contribution, directly related to low-income or very-low-income |
1184 | projects; and |
1185 | (IV) Removal of liens recorded against residential |
1186 | property by municipal, county, or special district local |
1187 | governments when satisfaction of the lien is a necessary |
1188 | precedent to the transfer of the property to an eligible person, |
1189 | as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28), for the purpose of |
1190 | promoting home ownership. Contributions for lien removal must be |
1191 | received from a nonrelated third party. |
1192 | c. The project must be undertaken by an "eligible |
1193 | sponsor," which includes: |
1194 | (I) A community action program; |
1195 | (II) A nonprofit community-based development organization |
1196 | whose mission is the provision of housing for low-income or |
1197 | very-low-income households or increasing entrepreneurial and |
1198 | job-development opportunities for low-income persons; |
1199 | (III) A neighborhood housing services corporation; |
1200 | (IV) A local housing authority created under chapter 421; |
1201 | (V) A community redevelopment agency created under s. |
1202 | 163.356; |
1203 | (VI) The Florida Industrial Development Corporation; |
1204 | (VII) A historic preservation district agency or |
1205 | organization; |
1206 | (VIII) A regional workforce board; |
1207 | (IX) A direct-support organization as provided in s. |
1208 | 1009.983; |
1209 | (X) An enterprise zone development agency created under s. |
1210 | 290.0056; |
1211 | (XI) A community-based organization incorporated under |
1212 | chapter 617 which is recognized as educational, charitable, or |
1213 | scientific pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code |
1214 | and whose bylaws and articles of incorporation include |
1215 | affordable housing, economic development, or community |
1216 | development as the primary mission of the corporation; |
1217 | (XII) Units of local government; |
1218 | (XIII) Units of state government; or |
1219 | (XIV) Any other agency that the Office of Tourism, Trade, |
1220 | and Economic Development designates by rule. |
1221 |
|
1222 | In no event may a contributing person have a financial interest |
1223 | in the eligible sponsor. |
1224 | d. The project must be located in an area designated an |
1225 | enterprise zone or a Front Porch Florida Community pursuant to |
1226 | s. 20.18(6), unless the project increases access to high-speed |
1227 | broadband capability for rural communities with enterprise zones |
1228 | but is physically located outside the designated rural zone |
1229 | boundaries. Any project designed to construct or rehabilitate |
1230 | housing for low-income or very-low-income households as defined |
1231 | in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) is exempt from the area requirement |
1232 | of this sub-subparagraph. |
1233 | e.(I) If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
1234 | fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects that |
1235 | provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or very-low- |
1236 | income households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) are |
1237 | received for less than the annual tax credits available for |
1238 | those projects, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
1239 | Development shall grant tax credits for those applications and |
1240 | shall grant remaining tax credits on a first-come, first-served |
1241 | basis for any subsequent eligible applications received before |
1242 | the end of the state fiscal year. If, during the first 10 |
1243 | business days of the state fiscal year, eligible tax credit |
1244 | applications for projects that provide homeownership |
1245 | opportunities for low-income or very-low-income households as |
1246 | defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) are received for more than |
1247 | the annual tax credits available for those projects, the office |
1248 | shall grant the tax credits for those applications as follows: |
1249 | (A) If tax credit applications submitted for approved |
1250 | projects of an eligible sponsor do not exceed $200,000 in total, |
1251 | the credits shall be granted in full if the tax credit |
1252 | applications are approved. |
1253 | (B) If tax credit applications submitted for approved |
1254 | projects of an eligible sponsor exceed $200,000 in total, the |
1255 | amount of tax credits granted pursuant to sub-sub-sub- |
1256 | subparagraph (A) shall be subtracted from the amount of |
1257 | available tax credits, and the remaining credits shall be |
1258 | granted to each approved tax credit application on a pro rata |
1259 | basis. |
1260 | (II) If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
1261 | fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects other |
1262 | than those that provide homeownership opportunities for low- |
1263 | income or very-low-income households as defined in s. |
1264 | 420.9071(19) and (28) are received for less than the annual tax |
1265 | credits available for those projects, the office shall grant tax |
1266 | credits for those applications and shall grant remaining tax |
1267 | credits on a first-come, first-served basis for any subsequent |
1268 | eligible applications received before the end of the state |
1269 | fiscal year. If, during the first 10 business days of the state |
1270 | fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects other |
1271 | than those that provide homeownership opportunities for low- |
1272 | income or very-low-income households as defined in s. |
1273 | 420.9071(19) and (28) are received for more than the annual tax |
1274 | credits available for those projects, the office shall grant the |
1275 | tax credits for those applications on a pro rata basis. |
1276 | 3. Application requirements.-- |
1277 | a. Any eligible sponsor seeking to participate in this |
1278 | program must submit a proposal to the Office of Tourism, Trade, |
1279 | and Economic Development which sets forth the name of the |
1280 | sponsor, a description of the project, and the area in which the |
1281 | project is located, together with such supporting information as |
1282 | is prescribed by rule. The proposal must also contain a |
1283 | resolution from the local governmental unit in which the project |
1284 | is located certifying that the project is consistent with local |
1285 | plans and regulations. |
1286 | b. Any person seeking to participate in this program must |
1287 | submit an application for tax credit to the office which sets |
1288 | forth the name of the sponsor, a description of the project, and |
1289 | the type, value, and purpose of the contribution. The sponsor |
1290 | shall verify the terms of the application and indicate its |
1291 | receipt of the contribution, which verification must be in |
1292 | writing and accompany the application for tax credit. The person |
1293 | must submit a separate tax credit application to the office for |
1294 | each individual contribution that it makes to each individual |
1295 | project. |
1296 | c. Any person who has received notification from the |
1297 | office that a tax credit has been approved must apply to the |
1298 | department to receive the refund. Application must be made on |
1299 | the form prescribed for claiming refunds of sales and use taxes |
1300 | and be accompanied by a copy of the notification. A person may |
1301 | submit only one application for refund to the department within |
1302 | any 12-month period. |
1303 | 4. Administration.-- |
1304 | a. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
1305 | may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary |
1306 | to administer this paragraph, including rules for the approval |
1307 | or disapproval of proposals by a person. |
1308 | b. The decision of the office must be in writing, and, if |
1309 | approved, the notification shall state the maximum credit |
1310 | allowable to the person. Upon approval, the office shall |
1311 | transmit a copy of the decision to the Department of Revenue. |
1312 | c. The office shall periodically monitor all projects in a |
1313 | manner consistent with available resources to ensure that |
1314 | resources are used in accordance with this paragraph; however, |
1315 | each project must be reviewed at least once every 2 years. |
1316 | d. The office shall, in consultation with the Department |
1317 | of Community Affairs and the statewide and regional housing and |
1318 | financial intermediaries, market the availability of the |
1319 | community contribution tax credit program to community-based |
1320 | organizations. |
1321 | 5. Notwithstanding sub-subparagraph 1.e., and for the 2008-2009 |
1322 | fiscal year only, the total amount of tax credit which may be |
1323 | granted for all programs approved under this section, s. |
1324 | 220.183, and s. 624.5105 is $13 million annually for projects |
1325 | that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income or very- |
1326 | low-income households as defined in s. 420.9071(19) and (28) and |
1327 | $3.5 million annually for all other projects. This subparagraph |
1328 | expires June 30, 2009. |
1329 | 6.5. Expiration.--This paragraph expires June 30, 2015; |
1330 | however, any accrued credit carryover that is unused on that |
1331 | date may be used until the expiration of the 3-year carryover |
1332 | period for such credit. |
1333 | Section 38. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
1334 | 1819 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (7) |
1335 | is added to section 403.7095, Florida Statutes, to read: |
1336 | 403.7095 Solid waste management grant program.-- |
1337 | (7)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to |
1338 | the contrary, and for the 2008-2009 fiscal year only, the |
1339 | Department of Environmental Protection shall award: |
1340 | 1. The sum of $9,428,773 in grants equally to counties |
1341 | having populations of fewer than 100,000 for waste tire and |
1342 | litter prevention, recycling education, and general solid waste |
1343 | programs. |
1344 | 2, The sum of $2,000,781 to be used for the Innovative |
1345 | Grant Program. |
1346 | (b) This subsection expires July 1, 2009. |
1347 | Section 39. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
1348 | 1336 through 1496 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, |
1349 | section 570.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1350 | 570.20 General Inspection Trust Fund.-- |
1351 | (1) All donations and all inspection fees and other funds |
1352 | authorized and received from whatever source in the enforcement |
1353 | of the inspection laws administered by the department shall be |
1354 | paid into the General Inspection Trust Fund of Florida, which is |
1355 | created in the office of the Chief Financial Officer. All |
1356 | expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the |
1357 | inspection laws shall be paid from this fund as other funds are |
1358 | paid from the State Treasury. A percentage of all revenue |
1359 | deposited in this fund, including transfers from any subsidiary |
1360 | accounts, shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund |
1361 | pursuant to chapter 215, except that funds collected for |
1362 | marketing orders shall pay at the rate of 3 percent. |
1363 | (2) For the 2008-2009 2007-2008 fiscal year only and |
1364 | notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in |
1365 | addition to the spending authorized in subsection (1), moneys in |
1366 | the General Inspection Trust Fund may be appropriated for |
1367 | programs operated by the department which are related to the |
1368 | programs authorized by this chapter. This subsection expires |
1369 | July 1, 2009 2008. |
1370 | Section 40. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
1371 | relating to the Florida Forever Act and notwithstanding chapter |
1372 | 216, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor is |
1373 | authorized to transfer funds between fixed capital outlay |
1374 | categories and between departments and establish new fixed |
1375 | capital outlay categories contingent upon the distribution |
1376 | formula as specified in CS/CS/SB 542 or similar legislation, if |
1377 | such legislation becomes law. This section expires July 1, 2009. |
1378 | Section 41. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
1379 | 1778 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) |
1380 | is added to section 373.1961, Florida Statutes, to read: |
1381 | 373.1961 Water production; general powers and duties; |
1382 | identification of needs; funding criteria; economic incentives; |
1383 | reuse funding.-- |
1384 | (5) FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY.--Notwithstanding |
1385 | subsection (3), and for the 2008-2009 fiscal year only, |
1386 | $5,000,000 provided for alternative water supply shall be |
1387 | allocated as shown in the General Appropriations Act. This |
1388 | subsection expires July 1, 2009. |
1389 | Section 42. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
1390 | 1767 and 1772C of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, |
1391 | subsections (3) and (4) of section 403.890, Florida Statutes, |
1392 | are renumbered as subsections (4) and (5), respectively, and a |
1393 | subsection (3) is added to that section to read: |
1394 | 403.890 Water Protection and Sustainability Program; |
1395 | intent; goals; purposes.-- |
1396 | (3) In addition to the uses allowed in subsection (1) for |
1397 | the 2008-2009 fiscal year, moneys in the Water Protection and |
1398 | Sustainability Program Trust Fund shall be transferred to the |
1399 | Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund for grants and |
1400 | aids to local governments for water projects as provided in the |
1401 | General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, |
1402 | 2009. |
1403 | Section 43. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
1404 | 1767 and 1772C of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, |
1405 | subsection (3) of section 375.041, Florida Statutes, is amended |
1406 | to read: |
1407 | 375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund.-- |
1408 | (3)(a) Any moneys in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund which |
1409 | are not pledged for rentals or debt service as provided in |
1410 | subsection (2) may be expended from time to time to acquire |
1411 | land, water areas, and related resources and to construct, |
1412 | improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain capital |
1413 | improvements and facilities in accordance with the plan. |
1414 | (b) In addition to the uses allowed in paragraph (a), for |
1415 | the 2008-2009 2006-2007 fiscal year, moneys in the Land |
1416 | Acquisition Trust Fund are authorized for expenditure or |
1417 | transfer to the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund |
1418 | for grants and aids to local governments for water projects as |
1419 | provided in the General Appropriations Act Florida Forever Trust |
1420 | Fund and the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund to support the |
1421 | programs authorized in chapters 259 and 373. This paragraph |
1422 | expires July 1, 2009 2007. |
1423 | Section 44. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
1424 | 1799 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) |
1425 | of subsection (5) of section 376.3071, Florida Statutes, is |
1426 | amended to read: |
1427 | 376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; |
1428 | funding.-- |
1429 | (5) SITE SELECTION AND CLEANUP CRITERIA.-- |
1430 | (c) The department shall require source removal, if |
1431 | warranted and cost-effective, at each site eligible for |
1432 | restoration funding from the Inland Protection Trust Fund. |
1433 | 1. Funding for free product recovery may be provided in |
1434 | advance of the order established by the priority ranking system |
1435 | under paragraph (a) for site cleanup activities. However, a |
1436 | separate prioritization for free product recovery shall be |
1437 | established consistent with paragraph (a). No more than $5 |
1438 | million shall be encumbered from the Inland Protection Trust |
1439 | Fund in any fiscal year for free product recovery conducted in |
1440 | advance of the priority order under paragraph (a) established |
1441 | for site cleanup activities. |
1442 | 2. Funding for limited interim soil-source removals for |
1443 | sites that will become inaccessible for future remediation due |
1444 | to road infrastructure and right-of-way restrictions resulting |
1445 | from a pending Department of Transportation road construction |
1446 | project or for secondary containment upgrading of underground |
1447 | storage tanks required under chapter 62-761, Florida |
1448 | Administrative Code, may be provided in advance of the order |
1449 | established by the priority ranking system under paragraph (a) |
1450 | for site cleanup activities. The department shall provide |
1451 | written guidance on the limited source removal information and |
1452 | technical evaluation necessary to justify a request for a |
1453 | limited source removal in advance of the priority order pursuant |
1454 | to paragraph (a) established for site cleanup activities. |
1455 | Prioritization for limited source removal projects associated |
1456 | with a secondary containment upgrade in any fiscal year shall be |
1457 | determined on a first-come, first-served basis according to the |
1458 | approval date issued under s. 376.30711 for the limited source |
1459 | removal. Funding for limited source removals associated with |
1460 | secondary containment upgrades shall be limited to 10 sites in |
1461 | each fiscal year for each facility owner and any related person. |
1462 | The limited source removal for secondary containment upgrades |
1463 | shall be completed no later than 6 months after the department |
1464 | issues its approval of the project, and the approval |
1465 | automatically expires at the end of the 6 months. Funding for |
1466 | Department of Transportation and secondary containment upgrade |
1467 | source removals may not exceed $50,000 for a single facility |
1468 | unless the department makes a determination that it is cost- |
1469 | effective and environmentally beneficial to exceed this amount, |
1470 | but in no event shall the department authorize costs in excess |
1471 | of $100,000 for a single facility. Department funding for |
1472 | limited interim soil-source removals associated with Department |
1473 | of Transportation projects and secondary containment upgrades |
1474 | shall be limited to supplemental soil assessment, soil |
1475 | screening, soil removal, backfill material, treatment or |
1476 | disposal of the contaminated soil, dewatering related to the |
1477 | contaminated soil removal in an amount of up to 10 percent of |
1478 | the total interim soil-source removal project costs, treatment, |
1479 | and disposal of the contaminated groundwater and preparation of |
1480 | the source removal report. No other costs associated with the |
1481 | facility upgrade may be paid with department funds. No more than |
1482 | $1 million for Department of Transportation limited source |
1483 | removal projects and $10 million for secondary containment |
1484 | upgrade limited source removal projects conducted in advance of |
1485 | the priority order established under paragraph (a) for site |
1486 | cleanup activities shall be encumbered from the Inland |
1487 | Protection Trust Fund in any fiscal year. This subparagraph is |
1488 | repealed effective June 30, 2009 2008. |
1489 | 3. Once free product removal and other source removal |
1490 | identified in this paragraph are completed at a site, and |
1491 | notwithstanding the order established by the priority ranking |
1492 | system under paragraph (a) for site cleanup activities, the |
1493 | department may reevaluate the site to determine the degree of |
1494 | active cleanup needed to continue site rehabilitation. Further, |
1495 | the department shall determine if the reevaluated site qualifies |
1496 | for natural attenuation monitoring or no further action. If |
1497 | additional site rehabilitation is necessary to reach no further |
1498 | action status, the site rehabilitation shall be conducted in the |
1499 | order established by the priority ranking system under paragraph |
1500 | (a) and the department is encouraged to utilize natural |
1501 | attenuation and monitoring where site conditions warrant. |
1502 | Section 45. In order to implement section 38 of the 2008- |
1503 | 2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (1) of section |
1504 | 373.472, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1505 | 373.472 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund.-- |
1506 | (1)(a) There is created within the Department of |
1507 | Environmental Protection the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund. |
1508 | Funds in the trust fund shall be expended to implement the |
1509 | comprehensive plan defined in s. 373.470(2)(a), the Lake |
1510 | Okeechobee Watershed Protection Plan defined in s. 373.4595(2), |
1511 | the Caloosahatchee River Watershed Protection Plan defined in s. |
1512 | 373.4595(2), and the St. Lucie River Watershed Protection Plan |
1513 | defined in s. 373.4595(2), and to pay debt service for |
1514 | Everglades restoration bonds issued pursuant to s. 215.619. The |
1515 | trust fund shall serve as the repository for state, local, and |
1516 | federal project contributions in accordance with s. 373.470(4). |
1517 | (b) For the 2008-2009 fiscal year only, the uses and |
1518 | purposes of the trust fund specified in paragraph (a) are not |
1519 | applicable. This paragraph expires July 1, 2009. |
1520 | Section 46. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
1521 | 1448 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, and |
1522 | notwithstanding section 287.057, Florida Statutes, the |
1523 | Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, at its |
1524 | discretion, is authorized to extend, revise, and renew current |
1525 | contracts or agreements created or entered into, pursuant to |
1526 | chapter 2006-25, Laws of Florida, in order to provide |
1527 | consistency and continuity in agriculture promotion throughout |
1528 | the state. This section expires July 1, 2009. |
1529 | Section 47. (1) The Governor may recommend to the |
1530 | Legislative Budget Commission, and the Legislative Budget |
1531 | Commission may approve, a budget amendment or amendments to |
1532 | transfer funds from the Budget Stabilization Fund to the General |
1533 | Revenue Fund. |
1534 | (2) If the transfers from the Budget Stabilization Fund |
1535 | authorized in subsection (1) are insufficient to address |
1536 | deficits in the General Revenue Fund, the Governor may |
1537 | recommend, and the Legislative Budget Commission may approve, a |
1538 | budget amendment or amendments to transfer funds from the Lawton |
1539 | Chiles Endowment Fund to the General Revenue Fund, |
1540 | notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.5601, Florida Statutes, |
1541 | to the contrary. Any expenditure from the Lawton Chiles |
1542 | Endowment Fund made pursuant to this subsection must be restored |
1543 | by making five equal annual transfers from the General Revenue |
1544 | Fund, beginning in the third fiscal year following that in which |
1545 | the expenditure was made. |
1546 | (3) This section is intended to implement section 77 of |
1547 | the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act relating to the use of |
1548 | state funds to offset General Revenue Fund deficits certified |
1549 | pursuant to s. 216.221, Florida Statutes. Actions taken pursuant |
1550 | to this section shall be in lieu of any other actions taken |
1551 | pursuant to ss. 216.221 and 216.222, Florida Statutes, to |
1552 | address such deficits. |
1553 | (4) This section shall take effect upon becoming a law and |
1554 | shall expire June 30, 2009. |
1555 | Section 48. Effective upon this act becoming a law, in |
1556 | order to implement Specific Appropriations 640, 656, and 658A of |
1557 | the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of |
1558 | section 215.5601, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1559 | 215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.-- |
1560 | (4) ADMINISTRATION.-- |
1561 | (a) The board may invest and reinvest funds of the |
1562 | endowment in accordance with s. 215.47 and consistent with an |
1563 | investment policy statement developed by the executive director |
1564 | and approved by the board. |
1565 | (b) The endowment shall be managed as an annuity. The |
1566 | investment objective shall be long-term preservation of the real |
1567 | value of the net contributed principal and a specified regular |
1568 | annual cash outflow for appropriation, as nonrecurring revenue. |
1569 | From the annual cash outflow, a pro rata share shall be used |
1570 | solely for biomedical research activities as provided in |
1571 | paragraph (3)(d), until such time as cures are found for |
1572 | tobacco-related cancer and heart and lung disease. Five percent |
1573 | of the annual cash outflow dedicated to the biomedical research |
1574 | portion of the endowment shall be reinvested and applied to that |
1575 | portion of the endowment's principal, with the remainder to be |
1576 | spent on biomedical research activities consistent with this |
1577 | section. The schedule of annual cash outflow shall be included |
1578 | within the investment plan adopted under paragraph (a). |
1579 | Withdrawals other than specified regular cash outflow shall be |
1580 | considered reductions in contributed principal for the purposes |
1581 | of this subsection. |
1582 | (c) In accordance with s. 215.44, the board shall include |
1583 | separate sections on the financial status of the endowment in |
1584 | its annual investment report to the Legislature. |
1585 | (d) Accountability for funds from the endowment which have |
1586 | been appropriated to a state agency and distributed by the board |
1587 | shall reside with the state agency. The board is not responsible |
1588 | for the proper expenditure of or accountability concerning funds |
1589 | from the endowment after distribution to a state agency. |
1590 | (e) Costs and fees of the board for investment services |
1591 | shall be deducted from the earnings accruing to the endowment. |
1592 | Fees for investment services shall be no greater than fees |
1593 | charged to the Florida Retirement System. |
1594 | Section 49. The amendment of s. 215.5601(4), Florida |
1595 | Statutes, made by this act shall expire July 1, 2009, and the |
1596 | text of that subsection shall revert to that in existence on |
1597 | June 30, 2008, except that any amendments to such text enacted |
1598 | other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to |
1599 | operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent |
1600 | upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to this |
1601 | section. |
1602 | Section 50. In order to implement the issuance of new debt |
1603 | authorized in the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act, and |
1604 | pursuant to the requirements of s. 215.98, Florida Statutes, the |
1605 | Legislature determines that the authorization and issuance of |
1606 | debt for the 2008-2009 fiscal year is in the best interest of |
1607 | the state and should be implemented. This section expires July |
1608 | 1, 2009. |
1609 | Section 51. In order to implement the transfer of moneys |
1610 | to the General Revenue Fund from trust funds in the 2008-2009 |
1611 | General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of |
1612 | section 215.32, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
1613 | 215.32 State funds; segregation.-- |
1614 | (2) The source and use of each of these funds shall be as |
1615 | follows: |
1616 | (b)1. The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by |
1617 | the state which under law or under trust agreement are |
1618 | segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or |
1619 | branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys |
1620 | shall be responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by |
1621 | law. Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state |
1622 | government responsible for the administration of the trust fund, |
1623 | the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the |
1624 | trust fund at a level considered necessary for proper |
1625 | accountability. Once an account is established within a trust |
1626 | fund, the Chief Financial Officer may authorize payment from |
1627 | that account only upon determining that there is sufficient cash |
1628 | and releases at the level of the account. |
1629 | 2. In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the |
1630 | extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds |
1631 | as described in this subparagraph for day-to-day operations: |
1632 | a. Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a |
1633 | depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by |
1634 | program revenues, with the exception of administrative |
1635 | activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a |
1636 | proprietary fund. |
1637 | b. Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a |
1638 | depository for client services funded by third-party payors. |
1639 | c. Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for |
1640 | funds to be used for management activities that are departmental |
1641 | in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments |
1642 | against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the |
1643 | requirement of using an administrative trust fund. |
1644 | d. Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a |
1645 | depository for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor |
1646 | agreement activities funded by restricted contractual revenue |
1647 | from private and public nonfederal sources. |
1648 | e. Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a |
1649 | depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272. |
1650 | f. Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for |
1651 | funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful |
1652 | recipients. |
1653 | g. Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for |
1654 | funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by |
1655 | restricted program revenues from federal sources. |
1656 |
|
1657 | To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal |
1658 | accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the |
1659 | requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have |
1660 | trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such |
1661 | adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the |
1662 | necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next |
1663 | scheduled review of the agency's trust funds pursuant to s. |
1664 | 215.3206. |
1665 | 3. All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended |
1666 | in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they |
1667 | were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216 |
1668 | relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable |
1669 | laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the |
1670 | State Treasury. |
1671 | 4.a. Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the |
1672 | use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash |
1673 | balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the |
1674 | Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and |
1675 | General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act. |
1676 | b. This subparagraph does not apply to trust funds |
1677 | required by federal programs or mandates; trust funds |
1678 | established for bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose |
1679 | revenues are legally pledged by the state or public body to meet |
1680 | debt service or other financial requirements of any debt |
1681 | obligations of the state or any public body; the State |
1682 | Transportation Trust Fund; the trust fund containing the net |
1683 | annual proceeds from the Florida Education Lotteries; the |
1684 | Florida Retirement System Trust Fund; trust funds under the |
1685 | management of the State Board of Education or the Board of |
1686 | Governors of the State University System, where such trust funds |
1687 | are for auxiliary enterprises, self-insurance, and contracts, |
1688 | grants, and donations, as those terms are defined by general |
1689 | law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or accounts for |
1690 | the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies; trust funds that |
1691 | account for assets held by the state in a trustee capacity as an |
1692 | agent or fiduciary for individuals, private organizations, or |
1693 | other governmental units; and other trust funds authorized by |
1694 | the State Constitution. |
1695 | Section 52. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
1696 | 2751 and 2752 of the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act: |
1697 | (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 11.13(1), |
1698 | Florida Statutes, relating to the annual adjustment of salaries |
1699 | for members of the Legislature, to the contrary, for the 2008- |
1700 | 2009 fiscal year only, the authorized salaries of members of the |
1701 | Legislature in effect on June 30, 2008, shall be reduced by 5 |
1702 | percent. |
1703 | (2) Effective June 30, 2009, the annual salaries of |
1704 | members of the Legislature shall be set at the amounts |
1705 | authorized and in effect on June 30, 2008. |
1706 | (3) This section expires July 1, 2009. |
1707 | Section 53. A section of this act that implements a |
1708 | specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso |
1709 | language in the 2008-2009 General Appropriations Act is void if |
1710 | the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso |
1711 | language is vetoed. A section of this act that implements more |
1712 | than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of |
1713 | specifically identified proviso language in the 2008-2009 |
1714 | General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific |
1715 | appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso |
1716 | language are vetoed. |
1717 | Section 54. If any other act passed in 2008 contains a |
1718 | provision that is substantively the same as a provision in this |
1719 | act, but that removes or is otherwise not subject to the future |
1720 | repeal applied to such provision by this act, the Legislature |
1721 | intends that the provision in the other act shall take |
1722 | precedence and shall continue to operate, notwithstanding the |
1723 | future repeal provided by this act. |
1724 | Section 55. If any provision of this act or its |
1725 | application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the |
1726 | invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of |
1727 | the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision |
1728 | or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are |
1729 | severable. |
1730 | Section 56. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this |
1731 | act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon |
1732 | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, |
1733 | 2008; or, if this act fails to become a law until after that |
1734 | date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate |
1735 | retroactively to July 1, 2008. |