| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to trust funds of the Fish and Wildlife |
| 3 | Conservation Commission; amending s. 370.0603, F.S.; |
| 4 | providing for the transfer of specified funds from the |
| 5 | Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund to the General |
| 6 | Revenue Fund for a specified period; amending s. 372.09, |
| 7 | F.S.; providing for the transfer of specified funds from |
| 8 | the State Game Trust Fund to the General Revenue Fund for |
| 9 | a specified period; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 370.0603, |
| 14 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 15 | 370.0603 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; |
| 16 | purposes.-- |
| 17 | (5) The sum of $2 million received annually into the |
| 18 | Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund shall be transferred to |
| 19 | the General Revenue Fund. It shall be transmitted in equal |
| 20 | monthly payments until the total is received in the General |
| 21 | Revenue Fund. This subsection expires July 1, 2013. |
| 22 | Section 2. Section 372.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 23 | read: |
| 24 | 372.09 State Game Trust Fund.-- |
| 25 | (1) The funds resulting from the operation of the |
| 26 | commission and from the administration of the laws and |
| 27 | regulations pertaining to birds, game, fur-bearing animals, |
| 28 | freshwater fish, reptiles, and amphibians, together with any |
| 29 | other funds specifically provided for such purposes shall |
| 30 | constitute the State Game Trust Fund and shall be used by the |
| 31 | commission as it shall deem fit in carrying out the provisions |
| 32 | hereof and for no other purposes, except that annual use fees |
| 33 | deposited into the trust fund from the sale of the Largemouth |
| 34 | Bass license plate may be expended for the purposes provided |
| 35 | under s. 320.08058(18). The commission may not obligate itself |
| 36 | beyond the current resources of the State Game Trust Fund unless |
| 37 | specifically so authorized by the Legislature. |
| 38 | (2) The sum of $210,000 received annually into the State |
| 39 | Game Trust Fund shall be transferred to the General Revenue |
| 40 | Fund. It shall be transmitted in equal monthly payments until |
| 41 | the total is received in the General Revenue Fund. This |
| 42 | subsection expires July 1, 2013. |
| 43 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |