| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the Water |
| 3 | Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund within |
| 4 | the Department of Environmental Protection without |
| 5 | modification; repealing s. 403.891(3), F.S.; abrogating |
| 6 | provisions relating to the termination of the trust fund, |
| 7 | to conform; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the |
| 10 | Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund within |
| 11 | the Department of Environmental Protection, which is otherwise |
| 12 | scheduled to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, |
| 13 | and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before |
| 15 | its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues |
| 16 | to meet an important public purpose, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public |
| 18 | policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for |
| 19 | its use, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. The Water Protection and Sustainability Program |
| 24 | Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection, |
| 25 | FLAIR number 37-2-2603, which is to be terminated pursuant to |
| 26 | Section 19(f), Article III of the State Constitution on July 1, |
| 27 | 2009, is re-created. |
| 28 | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 403.891, Florida |
| 29 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 30 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |