| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the Federal |
| 3 | Grants Trust Fund within the Florida Parole Commission |
| 4 | without modification; carrying forward current balances |
| 5 | and continuing current sources and uses thereof; amending |
| 6 | s. 947.045, F.S.; removing the scheduled termination of |
| 7 | the trust fund; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. (1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund within the |
| 12 | Florida Parole Commission, FLAIR number 78-2-261, which is to be |
| 13 | terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State |
| 14 | Constitution on July 1, 2009, is re-created. |
| 15 | (2) All current balances of the trust fund are carried |
| 16 | forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund are |
| 17 | continued. |
| 18 | Section 2. Section 947.045, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 19 | to read: |
| 20 | 947.045 Federal Grants Trust Fund.--The Federal Grants |
| 21 | Trust Fund is hereby created, to be administered by the Florida |
| 22 | Parole Commission. |
| 23 | (1) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist |
| 24 | of receipts from federal grants and shall be used for the |
| 25 | various purposes for which the federal funds were intended. |
| 26 | (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and |
| 27 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end |
| 28 | of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of |
| 29 | the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of |
| 30 | the trust fund. |
| 31 | (3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 32 | Constitution, the Federal Grants Trust Fund shall be terminated |
| 33 | on July 1, 2009, unless terminated sooner. Before its scheduled |
| 34 | termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. |
| 35 | 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 36 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |