CS for SB 1720 First Engrossed 20091720e1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to trust funds; creating the Capital 3 Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund; specifying the 4 purposes of the trust fund; providing for future 5 review and termination or re-creation of the trust 6 fund; amending s. 27.702, F.S.; providing for the 7 deposit of funds reimbursing the state for 8 representation of certain indigent persons into the 9 Capital Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund; 10 providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Capital Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund.— 15 (1) The Capital Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund is 16 created within the Justice Administrative Commission. Moneys 17 credited to the trust fund shall be used for the purpose of 18 funding the activities of the capital collateral regional 19 counsels. 20 (2) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State 21 Constitution, the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund 22 shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2013. 23 Before its scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be 24 reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2), Florida 25 Statutes. 26 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 27 27.702, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 28 27.702 Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; 29 reports.— 30 (3)(a) The capital collateral regional counsel shall file 31 motions seeking compensation for representation and 32 reimbursement for expenses pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 3006A when 33 providing representation to indigent persons in the federal 34 courts, and shall deposit all such payments received into the 35 Capital Collateral Regional Counsel TrustGeneral RevenueFund. 36 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.