1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to implementing the 2010-2011 General |
3 | Appropriations Act; providing legislative intent; |
4 | incorporating by reference certain calculations of the |
5 | Florida Education Finance Program for the 2010-2011 fiscal |
6 | year; amending s. 216.292, F.S.; authorizing the transfer |
7 | of funds, upon certain approval, for fixed capital outlay |
8 | from the Survey Recommended Needs-Public Schools |
9 | appropriation category to the Maintenance, Repair, |
10 | Renovation and Remodeling appropriation category; |
11 | authorizing the Department of Corrections and the |
12 | Department of Juvenile Justice to make certain |
13 | expenditures to defray costs incurred by a municipality or |
14 | county as a result of opening or operating a facility |
15 | under authority of the respective department; amending s. |
16 | 216.262, F.S.; providing for additional positions to |
17 | operate additional prison bed capacity under certain |
18 | circumstances; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs |
19 | to transfer certain funds to pay salaries and benefits; |
20 | amending s. 932.7055, F.S.; delaying the expiration of |
21 | provisions authorizing a municipality to expend funds from |
22 | its special law enforcement trust fund to reimburse the |
23 | municipality's general fund; amending s. 394.908, F.S.; |
24 | providing allocation requirements for specified funds |
25 | appropriated for forensic mental health services; |
26 | requiring that funds appropriated through the Community- |
27 | Based Medicaid Administrative Claiming Program be |
28 | allocated proportionately to contributed provider |
29 | earnings; amending s. 215.5602, F.S.; suspending for the |
30 | 2010-2011 fiscal year the reservation of a portion of |
31 | certain funds in the Health Care Trust Fund for certain |
32 | research purposes; extending the expiration date of the |
33 | James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program; |
34 | amending s. 381.992, F.S.; deleting an obsolete |
35 | authorization of funding for the William G. "Bill" |
36 | Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program; |
37 | extending the expiration date of the program; prohibiting |
38 | any state agency from adopting or implementing a rule or |
39 | policy mandating or establishing new nitrogen-reduction |
40 | limits under certain circumstances; requiring the Florida |
41 | Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center at Florida State |
42 | University to conduct an analysis; amending s. 218.12, |
43 | F.S.; requiring that the value of assessments reduced |
44 | pursuant to s. 4(d)(8)a. of Art. VII of the State |
45 | Constitution include only the reduction in taxable value |
46 | for homesteads established in the preceding year; |
47 | reenacting s. 255.518(1)(b), F.S., relating to payment of |
48 | obligations during the construction of any facility |
49 | financed by such obligations; amending s. 255.503, F.S.; |
50 | delaying the expiration of provisions relating to the |
51 | Florida Facilities Pool; amending s. 253.034, F.S.; |
52 | authorizing the deposit of funds derived from the sale of |
53 | property by the Department of Citrus into the Citrus |
54 | Advertising Trust Fund; amending s. 375.041, F.S.; |
55 | authorizing transfer of moneys in the Land Acquisition |
56 | Trust Fund to the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund for |
57 | the Total Maximum Daily Loads Program, the Drinking Water |
58 | Facility Construction-State Revolving Loan Fund, and the |
59 | Wastewater Facility Treatment Construction-State Revolving |
60 | Loan Fund as provided in the General Appropriations Act; |
61 | amending s. 373.59, F.S.; providing for the allocation of |
62 | moneys from the Water Management Lands Trust Fund for |
63 | certain purposes; amending s. 376.3071, F.S.; delaying the |
64 | repeal of provisions relating to funding from the Inland |
65 | Protection Trust Fund for site restoration; amending s. |
66 | 570.20, F.S.; delaying the expiration of provisions |
67 | authorizing moneys in the General Inspection Trust Fund to |
68 | be appropriated for certain programs operated by the |
69 | Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; amending |
70 | s. 403.7095, F.S.; requiring that the Department of |
71 | Environmental Protection award a specified amount in |
72 | grants equally to certain counties for waste tire and |
73 | litter prevention, recycling education, and general solid |
74 | waste programs; authorizing the Department of Agriculture |
75 | and Consumer Services to extend, revise, and renew current |
76 | contracts or agreements created or entered into for the |
77 | purpose of promotion of agriculture; amending s. 339.135, |
78 | F.S.; providing for use of transportation revenues; |
79 | requiring that the Department of Transportation transfer |
80 | funds to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
81 | Development for the purpose of funding transportation- |
82 | related needs of economic development projects; reviving, |
83 | reenacting, and amending s. 443.1117, F.S.; providing for |
84 | retroactive application; establishing temporary state |
85 | extended benefits for weeks of unemployment; revising |
86 | definitions; providing for state extended benefits for |
87 | certain weeks and for periods of high unemployment; |
88 | providing applicability; providing a declaration of |
89 | important state interest; providing that funds |
90 | appropriated from the Economic Development Transportation |
91 | Trust Fund may be used to attract new space business to |
92 | the state and for other specified needs for the |
93 | development of aviation and aerospace operations; amending |
94 | s. 216.292, F.S.; permitting the Legislative Budget |
95 | Commission to review and approve recommendations by the |
96 | Governor for fixed capital outlay projects funded by |
97 | grants awarded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment |
98 | Act of 2009 or by any other federal economic stimulus |
99 | grant funding received; authorizing the Executive Office |
100 | of the Governor to transfer funds appropriated for the |
101 | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in |
102 | traditional appropriation categories in the General |
103 | Appropriations Act to appropriation categories established |
104 | for the specific purpose of tracking funds appropriated |
105 | for the act; reenacting s. 288.1254(4)(c) and (d), F.S., |
106 | relating to the entertainment industry financial incentive |
107 | program, to continue the amount of incentive funding to be |
108 | appropriated in any fiscal year for the independent |
109 | Florida filmmaker queue and the digital media projects |
110 | queue; amending s. 339.08, F.S.; delaying the expiration |
111 | of provisions relating to the use of moneys in the State |
112 | Transportation Trust Fund for certain administrative |
113 | expenses; authorizing the transfer of funds from the State |
114 | Transportation Trust Fund to the General Revenue Fund |
115 | under certain circumstances; amending s. 445.009, F.S.; |
116 | providing that a participant in an adult or youth work |
117 | experience activity under ch. 445, F.S., is an employee of |
118 | the state for purposes of workers' compensation coverage; |
119 | authorizing the Executive Office of the Governor to |
120 | transfer funds between departments for purposes of |
121 | aligning amounts paid for risk management premiums and for |
122 | purposes of aligning amounts paid for human resource |
123 | management services; authorizing the Executive Office of |
124 | the Governor to transfer funds between departments for |
125 | purposes of aligning the budget authority granted to each |
126 | agency with the reductions in employee compensation; |
127 | authorizing the heads of agencies to terminate staff and |
128 | make personnel and salary adjustments and reductions to |
129 | maximize efficiency of agency operations; amending s. |
130 | 110.123, F.S.; providing for the state's monthly |
131 | contribution for employees under the state group insurance |
132 | program; amending s. 112.24, F.S.; providing conditions on |
133 | the assignment of an employee of a state agency without |
134 | reimbursement from the receiving agency; providing that |
135 | the annual salary of the members of the Legislature be |
136 | reduced by a specified percentage; reenacting s. |
137 | 215.32(2)(b), F.S., relating to the source and use of |
138 | certain trust funds in order to implement the transfer of |
139 | moneys in the General Revenue Fund from trust funds in the |
140 | 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act; providing for the |
141 | authorization and issuance of new debt; limiting the use |
142 | of travel funds to activities that are critical to an |
143 | agency's mission; providing exceptions; providing for |
144 | future expiration of various provisions; providing for |
145 | reversion of statutory text of certain provisions; |
146 | providing for the effect of a veto of one or more specific |
147 | appropriations or proviso to which implementing language |
148 | refers; providing for the continued operation of certain |
149 | provisions notwithstanding a future repeal or expiration |
150 | provided by the act; providing for severability; providing |
151 | effective dates. |
152 |
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153 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
154 |
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155 | Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the |
156 | implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to |
157 | the General Appropriations Act for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. |
158 | Section 2. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
159 | 6, 7, 8, 78, and 79 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
160 | the calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program for |
161 | the 2010-2011 fiscal year in the document entitled "Public |
162 | School Funding-The Florida Education Finance Program," dated |
163 | April X, 2010, and filed with the Clerk of the House of |
164 | Representatives, are incorporated by reference for the purpose |
165 | of displaying the calculations used by the Legislature, |
166 | consistent with the requirements of the Florida Statutes, in |
167 | making appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program. |
168 | Section 3. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
169 | 17 and 18 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, paragraph |
170 | (c) is added to subsection (3) of section 216.292, Florida |
171 | Statutes, to read: |
172 | 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.- |
173 | (3) The following transfers are authorized with the |
174 | approval of the Executive Office of the Governor for the |
175 | executive branch or the Chief Justice for the judicial branch, |
176 | subject to the notice and objection provisions of s. 216.177: |
177 | (c) The transfer of appropriations for fixed capital |
178 | outlay from the Survey Recommended Needs-Public Schools |
179 | appropriation category to the Maintenance, Repair, Renovation |
180 | and Remodeling appropriation category. The allocation of |
181 | transferred funds shall be in accordance with s. 1013.64(1). |
182 | This paragraph expires July 1, 2011. |
183 | Section 4. In order to fulfill legislative intent |
184 | regarding the use of funds contained in Specific Appropriations |
185 | 639, 651, 663, and 1188 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations |
186 | Act, the Department of Corrections and the Department of |
187 | Juvenile Justice may expend appropriated funds to assist in |
188 | defraying the costs of impacts that are incurred by a |
189 | municipality or county and that are associated with opening or |
190 | operating a facility under the authority of the department. The |
191 | amount paid for any facility may not exceed 1 percent of the |
192 | cost to construct the facility, less building impact fees |
193 | imposed by the municipality or county. This section expires July |
194 | 1, 2011. |
195 | Section 5. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
196 | 629 through 727 and 747 through 781 of the 2010-2011 General |
197 | Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida |
198 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
199 | 216.262 Authorized positions.- |
200 | (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter on |
201 | increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the 2010- |
202 | 2011 2009-2010 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate population |
203 | of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate population |
204 | projections of the February 19, 2010 April 30, 2009, Criminal |
205 | Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2 consecutive |
206 | months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive Office of the |
207 | Governor, with the approval of the Legislative Budget |
208 | Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice |
209 | Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible |
210 | to revise the estimates. The Department of Corrections may then |
211 | submit a budget amendment requesting the establishment of |
212 | positions in excess of the number authorized by the Legislature |
213 | and additional appropriations from unallocated general revenue |
214 | sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed capital |
215 | improvements, and other resources to provide classification, |
216 | security, food services, health services, and other variable |
217 | expenses within the institutions to accommodate the estimated |
218 | increase in the inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to |
219 | the authority granted in this subsection shall be subject to |
220 | review and approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This |
221 | subsection expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
222 | Section 6. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
223 | 1306, 1322, 1329, 1349, and 1359 of the 2010-2011 General |
224 | Appropriations Act, the Department of Legal Affairs is |
225 | authorized to transfer cash remaining after required |
226 | disbursements for Attorney General case numbers 16-2008-CA-01- |
227 | 3142CV-C and CACE08022328 from FLAIR account 41-71-2-601001- |
228 | 41100100-00-181076-00 to the Operating Trust Fund to pay |
229 | salaries and benefits. This section expires July 1, 2011. |
230 | Section 7. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
231 | 1245 and 1251 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
232 | paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 932.7055, Florida |
233 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
234 | 932.7055 Disposition of liens and forfeited property.- |
235 | (4) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited property shall |
236 | be disbursed in the following priority: |
237 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
238 | subsection, and for the 2010-2011 2009-2010 fiscal year only, |
239 | the funds in a special law enforcement trust fund established by |
240 | the governing body of a municipality may be expended to |
241 | reimburse the general fund of the municipality for moneys |
242 | advanced from the general fund to the special law enforcement |
243 | trust fund prior to October 1, 2001. This paragraph expires July |
244 | 1, 2011 2010. |
245 | Section 8. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
246 | 324 through 355 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
247 | paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of section 394.908, |
248 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
249 | 394.908 Substance abuse and mental health funding equity; |
250 | distribution of appropriations.-In recognition of the historical |
251 | inequity in the funding of substance abuse and mental health |
252 | services for the department's districts and regions and to |
253 | rectify this inequity and provide for equitable funding in the |
254 | future throughout the state, the following funding process shall |
255 | be used: |
256 | (3) |
257 | (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and for the 2010-2011 |
258 | 2009-2010 fiscal year only, funds appropriated for forensic |
259 | mental health treatment services shall be allocated to the areas |
260 | of the state having the greatest demand for services and |
261 | treatment capacity. This paragraph expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
262 | (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and for the 2010-2011 |
263 | 2009-2010 fiscal year only, additional funds appropriated for |
264 | substance abuse and mental health services from funds available |
265 | through the Community-Based Medicaid Administrative Claiming |
266 | Program shall be allocated as provided in the 2010-2011 2009- |
267 | 2010 General Appropriations Act and in proportion to contributed |
268 | provider earnings. This paragraph expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
269 | Section 9. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
270 | 518 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, subsections |
271 | (12) through (15) of section 215.5602, Florida Statutes, are |
272 | amended to read: |
273 | 215.5602 James and Esther King Biomedical Research |
274 | Program.- |
275 | (12)(a) From funds appropriated to accomplish the goals of |
276 | this section, up to $250,000 shall be available for the |
277 | operating costs of the Florida Center for Universal Research to |
278 | Eradicate Disease. |
279 | (b)(a) Beginning in the 2009-2010 fiscal year and |
280 | thereafter, 5 percent of the revenue deposited into the Health |
281 | Care Trust Fund pursuant to ss. 210.011(9) and 210.276(7) shall |
282 | be reserved for research of tobacco-related or cancer-related |
283 | illnesses; however, the sum of the revenue reserved pursuant to |
284 | ss. 210.011(9) and 210.276(7) may not exceed $50 million in any |
285 | fiscal year. This paragraph is suspended for the 2010-2011 |
286 | fiscal year. |
287 | (b) In the 2009-2010 fiscal year, 2.5 percent, not to |
288 | exceed $25 million, of the revenue deposited into the Health |
289 | Care Trust Fund pursuant to this subsection shall be transferred |
290 | to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund within the Department of |
291 | Health for the James and Esther King Biomedical Research |
292 | Program. |
293 | (13) By June 1, 2009, the Division of Statutory Revision |
294 | of the Office of Legislative Services shall certify to the |
295 | President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
296 | Representatives the language and statutory citation of this |
297 | section, which is scheduled to expire January 1, 2011. |
298 | (14) The Legislature shall review the performance, the |
299 | outcomes, and the financial management of the James and Esther |
300 | King Biomedical Research Program during the 2010 Regular Session |
301 | of the Legislature and shall determine the most appropriate |
302 | funding source and means of funding the program based on its |
303 | review. |
304 | (13)(15) This section expires July January 1, 2011, unless |
305 | reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that date. |
306 | Section 10. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
307 | 508 through 526 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
308 | subsections (5) through (8) of section 381.922, Florida |
309 | Statutes, are amended to read: |
310 | 381.922 William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley |
311 | Cancer Research Program.- |
312 | (5) Funds appropriated for the William G. "Bill" Bankhead, |
313 | Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program shall be |
314 | distributed pursuant to this section to provide grants to |
315 | researchers seeking cures for cancer and cancer-related |
316 | illnesses, with emphasis given to the goals enumerated in s. |
317 | 381.921. From the total funds appropriated, an amount of up to |
318 | 10 percent may be used for administrative expenses. In the 2009- |
319 | 2010 fiscal year, 2.5 percent, not to exceed $25 million, of the |
320 | revenue deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund pursuant to s. |
321 | 215.5602(12)(a) shall be transferred to the Biomedical Research |
322 | Trust Fund within the Department of Health for the William G. |
323 | "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program. |
324 | (6) By June 1, 2009, the Division of Statutory Revision of |
325 | the Office of Legislative Services shall certify to the |
326 | President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
327 | Representatives the language and statutory citation of this |
328 | section, which is scheduled to expire January 1, 2011. |
329 | (7) The Legislature shall review the performance, the |
330 | outcomes, and the financial management of the William G. "Bill" |
331 | Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research Program during |
332 | the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature and shall determine |
333 | the most appropriate funding source and means of funding the |
334 | program based on its review. |
335 | (6)(8) This section expires July January 1, 2011, unless |
336 | reviewed and reenacted by the |
337 | Section 11. (1) In order to implement proviso following |
338 | Specific Appropriation 486 of the 2010-2011 General |
339 | Appropriations Act, and for the 2010-2011 fiscal year only, |
340 | notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state agency may not |
341 | adopt or implement a rule or policy that: |
342 | (a) Mandates or establishes new nitrogen-reduction limits |
343 | that apply to existing or new onsite sewage treatment systems; |
344 | (b) Has the effect of requiring the use of performance- |
345 | based treatment systems; or |
346 | (c) Increases the cost of treatment for nitrogen reduction |
347 | from onsite systems, |
348 |
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349 | before the study and report required in proviso following |
350 | Specific Appropriation 486 is completed. |
351 | (2) This section expires July 1, 2011. |
352 | Section 12. In order to implement section 77 of the 2010- |
353 | 2011 General Appropriations Act, the Florida Catastrophic Storm |
354 | Risk Management Center at Florida State University shall conduct |
355 | the analysis as originally required in section 164 of chapter |
356 | 2004-390, Laws of Florida. Notwithstanding section 164 of |
357 | chapter 2004-390, Laws of Florida, the Florida Catastrophic |
358 | Storm Risk Management Center at Florida State University is |
359 | directed to use the most recent and available premium data for |
360 | personal lines property and casualty insurance in completing the |
361 | analysis. |
362 | Section 13. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
363 | 3055O, subsection (3) of section 218.12, Florida Statutes, is |
364 | amended to read: |
365 | 218.12 Appropriations to offset reductions in ad valorem |
366 | tax revenue in fiscally constrained counties.- |
367 | (3) In determining the reductions in ad valorem tax |
368 | revenues occurring as a result of the implementation of the |
369 | revisions to Art. VII of the State Constitution approved in the |
370 | special election held on January 29, 2008, the value of |
371 | assessments reduced pursuant to s. 4(d)(8)a., Art. VII of the |
372 | State Constitution shall include only the reduction in taxable |
373 | value for homesteads established January 1, 2010 2009. |
374 | Section 14. The amendment to s. 218.12(3), Florida |
375 | Statutes, by this act shall expire July 1, 2011, and the text of |
376 | that subsection shall revert to that in existence on June 30, |
377 | 2009, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than |
378 | by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the |
379 | extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions |
380 | of such text which expire pursuant to this section. |
381 | Section 15. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
382 | 2838 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) |
383 | of subsection (1) of section 255.518, Florida Statutes, is |
384 | reenacted to read: |
385 | 255.518 Obligations; purpose, terms, approval, |
386 | limitations.- |
387 | (1) |
388 | (b) Payment of debt service charges on obligations during |
389 | the construction of any facility financed by such obligations |
390 | shall be made from funds other than proceeds of obligations. |
391 | Section 16. The amendment to s. 255.518(1)(b), Florida |
392 | Statutes, as carried forward by this act from chapters 2008-153 |
393 | and 2009-82, Laws of Florida, shall expire July 1, 2011, and the |
394 | text of that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June |
395 | 30, 2008, except that any amendments to such text enacted other |
396 | than by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to |
397 | the extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the |
398 | portions of such text which expire pursuant to this section. |
399 | Section 17. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
400 | 2821 through 2835 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
401 | paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 255.503, Florida |
402 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
403 | 255.503 Powers of the Department of Management Services.- |
404 | The Department of Management Services shall have all the |
405 | authority necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes and |
406 | provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, the |
407 | authority to: |
408 | (7) |
409 | (b) No later than the date upon which the department |
410 | recommends to the Division of State Lands of the Department of |
411 | Environmental Protection the disposition of any facility within |
412 | the Florida Facilities Pool, the department shall provide to the |
413 | President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of |
414 | Representatives, the Executive Office of the Governor, and the |
415 | Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration an |
416 | analysis that includes: |
417 | 1. The cost benefit of the proposed facility disposition, |
418 | including the facility's current operating expenses, condition, |
419 | and market value, and viable alternatives for work space for |
420 | impacted state employees. |
421 | 2. The effect of the proposed facility disposition on the |
422 | financial status of the Florida Facilities Pool, including the |
423 | effect on rental rates and coverage requirement for the bonds. |
424 |
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425 | This paragraph expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
426 | Section 18. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
427 | 2379 through 2401 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
428 | subsection (14) of section 253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended |
429 | to read: |
430 | 253.034 State-owned lands; uses.- |
431 | (14) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, funds |
432 | derived from the sale of property by the Department of Citrus' |
433 | property Citrus located in Lakeland, Florida, are authorized to |
434 | be deposited into the Citrus Advertising Trust Fund. This |
435 | subsection expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
436 | Section 19. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
437 | 1763, 1775A, 1789, and 1790, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of |
438 | section 375.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
439 | 375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund.- |
440 | (3) |
441 | (b) In addition to the uses allowed in paragraph (a), for |
442 | the 2010-2011 2008-2009 fiscal year, moneys in the Land |
443 | Acquisition Trust Fund are authorized for transfer to the Water |
444 | Quality Assurance Trust Fund for the Total Maximum Daily Loads |
445 | Program, the Drinking Water Facility Construction-State |
446 | Revolving Loan Fund, the Wastewater Facility Treatment |
447 | Construction-State Revolving Loan Fund, and the Florida Onsite |
448 | Sewage Reduction Strategies Study Ecosystem Management and |
449 | Restoration Trust Fund for grants and aids to local governments |
450 | for water projects as provided in the General Appropriations |
451 | Act. This paragraph expires July 1, 2011 2009. |
452 | Section 20. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
453 | 1389 and 1692 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
454 | subsection (12) of section 373.59, Florida Statutes, is amended, |
455 | and subsection (13) is added to that section, to read: |
456 | 373.59 Water Management Lands Trust Fund.- |
457 | (12)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (8), |
458 | and for the 2010-2011 2009-2010 fiscal year only, the moneys |
459 | from the Water Management Lands Trust Fund shall be allocated as |
460 | follows: |
461 | 1.(a) An amount necessary to pay debt service on bonds |
462 | issued before February 1, 2009, by the South Florida Water |
463 | Management District and the St. Johns River Water Management |
464 | District, which are secured by revenues provided pursuant to |
465 | this section, or to fund debt service reserve funds, rebate |
466 | obligations, or other amounts payable with respect to such |
467 | bonds; |
468 | 2.(b) Eight million dollars to be transferred to the |
469 | General Revenue Fund; and |
470 | 3. One million dollars for implementation of environmental |
471 | restoration and water resource sustainability projects and |
472 | programs as described in the West Central Florida Water |
473 | Restoration Action Plan; and |
474 | 4.(c) The remaining funds to be distributed equally |
475 | between the Suwannee River Water Management District and the |
476 | Northwest Florida Water Management District. |
477 | (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2010-2011 |
478 | fiscal year only, the sum of $50,000 from the Water Management |
479 | Lands Trust Fund shall be transferred to the General Inspection |
480 | Trust Fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer |
481 | Services for the soil and water conservation districts for |
482 | support services. |
483 |
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484 | This subsection expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
485 | (13) Notwithstanding subsection (1), for fiscal year 2010- |
486 | 2011 only, moneys in the Water Management Lands Trust Fund may |
487 | be used for implementation of environmental restoration and |
488 | water resource sustainability projects and programs as described |
489 | in the West Central Florida Water Restoration Action Plan. This |
490 | subsection expires July 1, 2011. |
491 | Section 21. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
492 | 1804 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) |
493 | of subsection (5) of section 376.3071, Florida Statutes, is |
494 | amended to read: |
495 | 376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; |
496 | funding.- |
497 | (5) SITE SELECTION AND CLEANUP CRITERIA.- |
498 | (c) The department shall require source removal, if |
499 | warranted and cost-effective, at each site eligible for |
500 | restoration funding from the Inland Protection Trust Fund. |
501 | 1. Funding for free product recovery may be provided in |
502 | advance of the order established by the priority ranking system |
503 | under paragraph (a) for site cleanup activities. However, a |
504 | separate prioritization for free product recovery shall be |
505 | established consistent with paragraph (a). No more than $5 |
506 | million shall be encumbered from the Inland Protection Trust |
507 | Fund in any fiscal year for free product recovery conducted in |
508 | advance of the priority order under paragraph (a) established |
509 | for site cleanup activities. |
510 | 2. Funding for limited interim soil-source removals for |
511 | sites that will become inaccessible for future remediation due |
512 | to road infrastructure and right-of-way restrictions resulting |
513 | from a pending Department of Transportation road construction |
514 | project or for secondary containment upgrading of underground |
515 | storage tanks required under chapter 62-761, Florida |
516 | Administrative Code, may be provided in advance of the order |
517 | established by the priority ranking system under paragraph (a) |
518 | for site cleanup activities. The department shall provide |
519 | written guidance on the limited source removal information and |
520 | technical evaluation necessary to justify a request for a |
521 | limited source removal in advance of the priority order pursuant |
522 | to paragraph (a) established for site cleanup activities. |
523 | Prioritization for limited source removal projects associated |
524 | with a secondary containment upgrade in any fiscal year shall be |
525 | determined on a first-come, first-served basis according to the |
526 | approval date issued under s. 376.30711 for the limited source |
527 | removal. Funding for limited source removals associated with |
528 | secondary containment upgrades shall be limited to 10 sites in |
529 | each fiscal year for each facility owner and any related person. |
530 | The limited source removal for secondary containment upgrades |
531 | shall be completed no later than 6 months after the department |
532 | issues its approval of the project, and the approval |
533 | automatically expires at the end of the 6 months. Funding for |
534 | Department of Transportation and secondary containment upgrade |
535 | source removals may not exceed $50,000 for a single facility |
536 | unless the department makes a determination that it is cost- |
537 | effective and environmentally beneficial to exceed this amount, |
538 | but in no event shall the department authorize costs in excess |
539 | of $100,000 for a single facility. Department funding for |
540 | limited interim soil-source removals associated with Department |
541 | of Transportation projects and secondary containment upgrades |
542 | shall be limited to supplemental soil assessment, soil |
543 | screening, soil removal, backfill material, treatment or |
544 | disposal of the contaminated soil, dewatering related to the |
545 | contaminated soil removal in an amount of up to 10 percent of |
546 | the total interim soil-source removal project costs, treatment, |
547 | and disposal of the contaminated groundwater and preparation of |
548 | the source removal report. No other costs associated with the |
549 | facility upgrade may be paid with department funds. No more than |
550 | $1 million for Department of Transportation limited source |
551 | removal projects and $10 million for secondary containment |
552 | upgrade limited source removal projects conducted in advance of |
553 | the priority order established under paragraph (a) for site |
554 | cleanup activities shall be encumbered from the Inland |
555 | Protection Trust Fund in any fiscal year. This subparagraph is |
556 | repealed effective June 30, 2011 2010. |
557 | 3. Once free product removal and other source removal |
558 | identified in this paragraph are completed at a site, and |
559 | notwithstanding the order established by the priority ranking |
560 | system under paragraph (a) for site cleanup activities, the |
561 | department may reevaluate the site to determine the degree of |
562 | active cleanup needed to continue site rehabilitation. Further, |
563 | the department shall determine if the reevaluated site qualifies |
564 | for natural attenuation monitoring or no further action. If |
565 | additional site rehabilitation is necessary to reach no further |
566 | action status, the site rehabilitation shall be conducted in the |
567 | order established by the priority ranking system under paragraph |
568 | (a) and the department is encouraged to utilize natural |
569 | attenuation and monitoring where site conditions warrant. |
570 | Section 22. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
571 | 1378 through 1538 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
572 | subsection (2) of section 570.20, Florida Statutes, is amended |
573 | to read: |
574 | 570.20 General Inspection Trust Fund.- |
575 | (2) For the 2010-2011 2009-2010 fiscal year only and |
576 | notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in |
577 | addition to the spending authorized in subsection (1), moneys in |
578 | the General Inspection Trust Fund may be appropriated for |
579 | programs operated by the department which are related to the |
580 | programs authorized by this chapter. This subsection expires |
581 | July 1, 2011 2010. |
582 | Section 23. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
583 | 1833 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, subsection (7) |
584 | of section 403.7095, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
585 | 403.7095 Solid waste management grant program.- |
586 | (7) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the |
587 | contrary, and for the 2010-2011 2009-2010 fiscal year only, the |
588 | Department of Environmental Protection shall award the sum of |
589 | $2,600,000 in grants equally to counties having populations of |
590 | fewer than 100,000 for waste tire and litter prevention, |
591 | recycling education, and general solid waste programs. This |
592 | subsection expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
593 | Section 24. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
594 | 1490 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act and to provide |
595 | consistency and continuity in the promotion of agriculture |
596 | throughout the state, notwithstanding s. 287.057, Florida |
597 | Statutes, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, |
598 | at its discretion, may extend, revise, and renew current |
599 | contracts or agreements created or entered into pursuant to |
600 | chapter 2006-25, Laws of Florida. This section expires July 1, |
601 | 2011. |
602 | Section 25. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
603 | 2125 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) |
604 | of section 339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
605 | 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; |
606 | definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.- |
607 | (5) ADOPTION OF THE WORK PROGRAM.- |
608 | (a) The original approved budget for operational and fixed |
609 | capital expenditures for the department shall be the Governor's |
610 | budget recommendation and the first year of the tentative work |
611 | program, as both are amended by the General Appropriations Act |
612 | and any other act containing appropriations. In accordance with |
613 | the appropriations act, the department shall, prior to the |
614 | beginning of the fiscal year, adopt a final work program which |
615 | shall only include the original approved budget for the |
616 | department for the ensuing fiscal year together with any roll |
617 | forwards approved pursuant to paragraph (6)(c) and the portion |
618 | of the tentative work program for the following 4 fiscal years |
619 | revised in accordance with the original approved budget for the |
620 | department for the ensuing fiscal year together with said roll |
621 | forwards. The adopted work program may include only those |
622 | projects submitted as part of the tentative work program |
623 | developed under the provisions of subsection (4) plus any |
624 | projects which are separately identified by specific |
625 | appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and any roll |
626 | forwards approved pursuant to paragraph (6)(c). However, any |
627 | transportation project of the department which is identified by |
628 | specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act shall |
629 | be deducted from the funds annually distributed to the |
630 | respective district pursuant to paragraph (4)(a). In addition, |
631 | the department shall not in any year include any project or |
632 | allocate funds to a program in the adopted work program that is |
633 | contrary to existing law for that particular year. Projects |
634 | shall not be undertaken unless they are listed in the adopted |
635 | work program. |
636 | (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2010-2011 |
637 | 2009-2010 fiscal year only, the Department of Transportation |
638 | shall transfer funds to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
639 | Economic Development in an amount equal to $20,300,000 for the |
640 | purpose of funding transportation-related needs of economic |
641 | development projects. This transfer shall not reduce, delete, or |
642 | defer any existing projects funded, as of July 1, 2009, in the |
643 | Department of Transportation's 5-year work program. This |
644 | paragraph expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
645 | Section 26. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
646 | 2219 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, and |
647 | notwithstanding the expiration date contained in section 1 of |
648 | chapter 2010-1, Laws of Florida, operating retroactive to |
649 | February 27, 2010, section 443.1117, Florida Statutes, as |
650 | amended by section 1 of chapter 2010-1, Laws of Florida, is |
651 | revived, reenacted, and amended to read: |
652 | 443.1117 Temporary extended benefits.- |
653 | (1) APPLICABILITY OF EXTENDED BENEFITS STATUTE.-Except |
654 | when the result is inconsistent with the other provisions of |
655 | this section, the provisions of s. 443.1115 (2), (3), (4), (6), |
656 | and (7) apply to all claims covered by this section. |
657 | (2) DEFINITIONS.-For the purposes of this section, the |
658 | term: |
659 | (a) "Regular benefits" and "extended benefits" have the |
660 | same meaning as in s. 443.1115. |
661 | (b) "Eligibility period" means the period consisting of |
662 | the weeks in an individual's benefit year or emergency benefit |
663 | period which begin in an extended benefit period and, if the |
664 | benefit year or emergency benefit period ends within that |
665 | extended benefit period, any subsequent weeks beginning in that |
666 | period. |
667 | (c) "Emergency benefits" means Emergency Unemployment |
668 | Compensation paid pursuant to Pub. L. No. 110-252, Pub. L. No. |
669 | 110-449, Pub. L. No. 111-5, Pub. L. No. 111-92, and Pub. L. No. |
670 | 111-118, and Pub. L. No. 111-144. |
671 | (d) "Extended benefit period" means a period that: |
672 | 1. Begins with the third week after a week for which there |
673 | is a state "on" indicator; and |
674 | 2. Ends with any of the following weeks, whichever occurs |
675 | later: |
676 | a. The third week after the first week for which there is |
677 | a state "off" indicator; |
678 | b. The 13th consecutive week of that period. |
679 |
|
680 | However, an extended benefit period may not begin by reason of a |
681 | state "on" indicator before the 14th week after the end of a |
682 | prior extended benefit period that was in effect for this state. |
683 | (e) "Emergency benefit period" means the period during |
684 | which an individual receives emergency benefits as defined in |
685 | paragraph (c). |
686 | (f) "Exhaustee" means an individual who, for any week of |
687 | unemployment in her or his eligibility period: |
688 | 1. Has received, before that week, all of the regular |
689 | benefits and emergency benefits, if any, available under this |
690 | chapter or any other law, including dependents' allowances and |
691 | benefits payable to federal civilian employees and ex- |
692 | servicemembers under 5 U.S.C. ss. 8501-8525, in the current |
693 | benefit year or emergency benefit period that includes that |
694 | week. For the purposes of this subparagraph, an individual has |
695 | received all of the regular benefits and emergency benefits, if |
696 | any, available although, as a result of a pending appeal for |
697 | wages paid for insured work which were not considered in the |
698 | original monetary determination in the benefit year, she or he |
699 | may subsequently be determined to be entitled to added regular |
700 | benefits; |
701 | 2. Had a benefit year which expired before that week, and |
702 | was paid no, or insufficient, wages for insured work on the |
703 | basis of which she or he could establish a new benefit year that |
704 | includes that week; and |
705 | 3.a. Has no right to unemployment benefits or allowances |
706 | under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act or other federal |
707 | laws as specified in regulations issued by the United States |
708 | Secretary of Labor; and |
709 | b. Has not received and is not seeking unemployment |
710 | benefits under the unemployment compensation law of Canada; but |
711 | if an individual is seeking those benefits and the appropriate |
712 | agency finally determines that she or he is not entitled to |
713 | benefits under that law, she or he is considered an exhaustee. |
714 | (g) "State 'on' indicator" means, with respect to weeks of |
715 | unemployment beginning on or after February 1, 2009, and ending |
716 | on or before March 13, 2010 January 30, 2010, the occurrence of |
717 | a week in which the average total unemployment rate, seasonally |
718 | adjusted, as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor, |
719 | for the period consisting of the most recent 3 months for which |
720 | data for all states are published by the United States |
721 | Department of Labor: |
722 | 1. Equals or exceeds 110 percent of the average of those |
723 | rates for the corresponding 3-month period ending in each of the |
724 | preceding 2 calendar years; and |
725 | 2. Equals or exceeds 6.5 percent. |
726 | (h) "High unemployment period" means, with respect to |
727 | weeks of unemployment beginning on or after February 1, 2009, |
728 | and ending on or before March 13, 2010 January 30, 2010, any |
729 | week in which the average total unemployment rate, seasonally |
730 | adjusted, as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor, |
731 | for the period consisting of the most recent 3 months for which |
732 | data for all states are published by the United States |
733 | Department of Labor: |
734 | 1. Equals or exceeds 110 percent of the average of those |
735 | rates for the corresponding 3-month period ending in each of the |
736 | preceding 2 calendar years; and |
737 | 2. Equals or exceeds 8 percent. |
738 | (i) "State 'off' indicator" means the occurrence of a week |
739 | in which there is no state "on" indicator or which does not |
740 | constitute a high unemployment period. |
741 | (3) TOTAL EXTENDED BENEFIT AMOUNT.-Except as provided in |
742 | subsection (4): |
743 | (a) For any week for which there is an "on" indicator |
744 | pursuant to paragraph (2)(g), the total extended benefit amount |
745 | payable to an eligible individual for her or his applicable |
746 | benefit year is the lesser of: |
747 | 1. Fifty percent of the total regular benefits payable |
748 | under this chapter in the applicable benefit year; or |
749 | 2. Thirteen times the weekly benefit amount payable under |
750 | this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable |
751 | benefit year. |
752 | (b) For any high unemployment period as defined in |
753 | paragraph (2)(h), the total extended benefit amount payable to |
754 | an eligible individual for her or his applicable benefit year is |
755 | the lesser of: |
756 | 1. Eighty percent of the total regular benefits payable |
757 | under this chapter in the applicable benefit year; or |
758 | 2. Twenty times the weekly benefit amount payable under |
759 | this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable |
760 | benefit year. |
761 | (4) EFFECT ON TRADE READJUSTMENT.-Notwithstanding any |
762 | other provision of this chapter, if the benefit year of an |
763 | individual ends within an extended benefit period, the number of |
764 | weeks of extended benefits the individual is entitled to receive |
765 | in that extended benefit period for weeks of unemployment |
766 | beginning after the end of the benefit year, except as provided |
767 | in this section, is reduced, but not to below zero, by the |
768 | number of weeks for which the individual received, within that |
769 | benefit year, trade readjustment allowances under the Trade Act |
770 | of 1974, as amended. |
771 | (5) EXPIRATION.-This section expires April 5, 2010, unless |
772 | reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that date. |
773 | Section 27. The provisions of s. 443.1117, Florida |
774 | Statutes, as revived, reenacted, and amended by this act, apply |
775 | only to claims for weeks of unemployment in which an exhaustee |
776 | establishes entitlement to extended benefits pursuant to that |
777 | section which are established for the period between February |
778 | 22, 2009, and April 5, 2010. |
779 | Section 28. The Legislature finds that the amendments made |
780 | by this act to s. 443.1117, Florida Statutes, fulfill an |
781 | important state interest. |
782 | Section 29. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
783 | 2672 and section 56 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, |
784 | funds appropriated out of the Economic Development |
785 | Transportation Trust Fund may be used for economic development |
786 | infrastructure projects and other economic development projects; |
787 | for improvements to other launch complexes and space |
788 | transportation facilities in order to attract new space vehicle |
789 | testing and launch business to the state; for addressing |
790 | intermodal requirements and impacts of the launch ranges, |
791 | spaceports, and other space transportation facilities; for |
792 | advancing aerospace technology to meet the current and future |
793 | needs of the United States commercial space transportation |
794 | industry; and for assisting in the development of joint-use |
795 | facilities and technology that support aviation and aerospace |
796 | operations, including high altitude and suborbital flights and |
797 | range technology development. |
798 | Section 30. In order to implement sections 2 through 7 of |
799 | the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) of |
800 | section 216.292, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
801 | 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.- |
802 | (5)(a) A transfer of funds may not result in the |
803 | initiation of a fixed capital outlay project that has not |
804 | received a specific legislative appropriation. |
805 | (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2010-2011 |
806 | 2009-2010 fiscal year only, the Governor may recommend the |
807 | initiation of fixed capital outlay projects funded by grants |
808 | awarded by the Federal Government through the American Recovery |
809 | and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or by any other federal economic |
810 | stimulus grant funding received. All actions taken pursuant to |
811 | the authority granted in the paragraph are subject to review and |
812 | approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This paragraph |
813 | expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
814 | Section 31. In order to implement sections 2 through 7 of |
815 | the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, the Executive Office |
816 | of the Governor is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for |
817 | the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in |
818 | traditional appropriation categories in the 2010-2011 General |
819 | Appropriations Act to appropriation categories established for |
820 | the specific purpose of tracking funds appropriated for the |
821 | ARRA. |
822 | Section 32. In order to implement Specific Appropriation |
823 | 2665 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, paragraphs (c) |
824 | and (d) of subsection (4) of section 288.1254, Florida Statutes, |
825 | are reenacted to read: |
826 | 288.1254 Entertainment industry financial incentive |
827 | program.- |
828 | (4) PRIORITY FOR INCENTIVE FUNDING; WITHDRAWAL OF |
829 | ELIGIBILITY; QUEUES.- |
830 | (c) Independent Florida filmmaker queue.-Ten percent of |
831 | incentive funding appropriated in any state fiscal year must be |
832 | dedicated to the independent Florida filmmaker queue. If there |
833 | are no qualified applications in the queue, any funding in the |
834 | queue shall be made available to a qualified project in the |
835 | digital media projects queue. A production certified under this |
836 | queue is eligible for a reimbursement equal to 15 percent of its |
837 | actual qualified expenditures. An independent Florida film that |
838 | meets the criteria of this queue and demonstrates a minimum of |
839 | $100,000, but not more than $625,000, in total qualified |
840 | expenditures is eligible for incentive funding. To qualify for |
841 | this queue, a qualified production must: |
842 | 1. Be planned as a feature film or documentary of no less |
843 | than 70 minutes in length. |
844 | 2. Provide evidence of 50 percent of the financing for its |
845 | total budget in an escrow account or other form dedicated to the |
846 | production. |
847 | 3. Do all major postproduction in this state. |
848 | 4. Employ Florida workers in at least six of the following |
849 | key positions: writer, director, producer, director of |
850 | photography, star or one of the lead actors, unit production |
851 | manager, editor, or production designer. As used in this |
852 | subparagraph, the term "Florida worker" means a person who has |
853 | been a resident of this state for at least 1 year before a |
854 | production's application under subsection (3) was submitted or a |
855 | person who graduated from a film school, college, university, or |
856 | community college in this state no more than 5 years before such |
857 | submittal or who is enrolled full-time in such a school, |
858 | college, or university. |
859 | (d) Digital media projects queue.-Five percent of |
860 | incentive funding appropriated in any state fiscal year shall be |
861 | dedicated to the digital media projects queue. A production |
862 | certified under this queue is eligible for a reimbursement equal |
863 | to 10 percent of its actual qualified expenditures. A qualified |
864 | production that is a digital media project that demonstrates a |
865 | minimum of $300,000 in total qualified expenditures is eligible |
866 | for a maximum of $1 million in incentive funding. As used in |
867 | this paragraph, the term "qualified expenditures" means the |
868 | wages or salaries paid to a resident of this state for working |
869 | on a single qualified digital media project, up to a maximum of |
870 | $200,000 in wages or salaries paid per resident. A qualified |
871 | production company producing digital media projects may not |
872 | qualify for more than three projects in any 1 fiscal year. |
873 | Projects that extend beyond a fiscal year must reapply each |
874 | fiscal year in order to be eligible for incentive funding for |
875 | that year. |
876 | Section 33. The amendment to s. 288.1254(4)(c) and (d), |
877 | Florida Statutes, as carried forward by this act from chapter |
878 | 2009-82, Laws of Florida, shall expire July 1, 2011, and the |
879 | text of those paragraphs shall revert to that in existence on |
880 | June 30, 2009, except that any amendments to such text enacted |
881 | other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to |
882 | operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent |
883 | upon the portions of such text which expire pursuant to this |
884 | section. |
885 | Section 34. In order to implement section 59 of the 2010- |
886 | 2011 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (n) of subsection (1) |
887 | of section 339.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
888 | 339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund.- |
889 | (1) The department shall expend moneys in the State |
890 | Transportation Trust Fund accruing to the department, in |
891 | accordance with its annual budget. The use of such moneys shall |
892 | be restricted to the following purposes: |
893 | (n) To pay administrative expenses incurred in accordance |
894 | with applicable laws for a multicounty transportation or |
895 | expressway authority created under chapter 343 or chapter 348, |
896 | where jurisdiction for the authority includes a portion of the |
897 | State Highway System and the administrative expenses are in |
898 | furtherance of the duties and responsibilities of the authority |
899 | in the development of improvements to the State Highway System. |
900 | This paragraph expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
901 | Section 35. In order to implement section 83 of the 2010- |
902 | 2011 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section |
903 | 339.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
904 | 339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund.- |
905 | (4) For the 2010-2011 2009-2010 fiscal year only and |
906 | notwithstanding the provisions of this section and ss. 339.09(1) |
907 | and 215.32(2)(b)4., funds may be transferred from the State |
908 | Transportation Trust Fund to the General Revenue Fund as |
909 | specified in the General Appropriations Act. Notwithstanding ss. |
910 | 206.46(3) and 206.606(2), the total amount transferred shall be |
911 | reduced from total state revenues deposited into the State |
912 | Transportation Trust Fund for the calculation requirements of |
913 | ss. 206.46(3) and 206.606(2). This subsection expires July 1, |
914 | 2011 2010. |
915 | Section 36. In order to implement section 46 of the 2010- |
916 | 2011 General Appropriations Act, subsection (11) of section |
917 | 445.009, Florida Statutes is amended to read: |
918 | 445.009 One-stop delivery system.- |
919 | (11)(a) A participant in an adult or youth work experience |
920 | activity administered under this chapter shall be deemed an |
921 | employee of the state for purposes of workers' compensation |
922 | coverage. In determining the average weekly wage, all |
923 | remuneration received from the employer shall be considered a |
924 | gratuity, and the participant shall not be entitled to any |
925 | benefits otherwise payable under s. 440.15, regardless of |
926 | whether the participant may be receiving wages and remuneration |
927 | from other employment with another employer and regardless of |
928 | his or her future wage-earning capacity. |
929 | (b) This subsection expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
930 | Section 37. In order to implement the appropriation of |
931 | funds in Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance of the |
932 | 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the |
933 | notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida |
934 | Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor is authorized to |
935 | transfer funds appropriated in the appropriation category |
936 | "Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance" of the 2010-2011 |
937 | General Appropriations Act between departments in order to align |
938 | the budget authority granted with the premiums paid by each |
939 | department for risk management insurance. This section expires |
940 | July 1, 2011. |
941 | Section 38. In order to implement the appropriation of |
942 | funds in Special Categories-Transfer to Department of Management |
943 | Services-Human Resources Services Purchased Per Statewide |
944 | Contract of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, and |
945 | pursuant to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. |
946 | 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor |
947 | is authorized to transfer funds appropriated in the |
948 | appropriation category "Special Categories-Transfer to |
949 | Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services |
950 | Purchased Per Statewide Contract" of the 2010-2011 General |
951 | Appropriations Act between departments in order to align the |
952 | budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid |
953 | by each agency to the Department of Management Services for |
954 | human resource management services. This section expires July 1, |
955 | 2011. |
956 | Section 39. In order to implement the reduction in each |
957 | agency's salary and benefit appropriation in the 2010-2011 |
958 | General Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, |
959 | and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the |
960 | Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated |
961 | in the appropriation category "Salaries and Benefits" of the |
962 | 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act between departments in |
963 | order to align the budget authority granted to each agency with |
964 | the reductions that must be made by each agency pursuant to the |
965 | 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act. All actions taken pursuant |
966 | to the authority granted in this section are subject to the |
967 | review and approval of the Legislative Budget Commission. This |
968 | section expires July 1, 2011. |
969 | Section 40. In order to implement specific appropriations |
970 | for salaries and benefits in the 2010-2011 General |
971 | Appropriations Act, the intent of the Legislature is to provide |
972 | flexibility to agency heads over personnel management to |
973 | maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of agency operations. |
974 | The Legislature recognizes that the state is facing a critical |
975 | fiscal situation unprecedented in the last quarter century. |
976 | During this time of budgetary shortfall, it is in the best |
977 | interest of the state to ensure that the state's resources be |
978 | used in the most efficient and prudent manner, while maintaining |
979 | the critical missions of the state. Further, the Legislature |
980 | recognizes that the agency heads are uniquely positioned to |
981 | determine how to best manage their agency's human resources |
982 | given the constraints associated with a reduction in the salary |
983 | and benefit appropriation. Notwithstanding specific provisions |
984 | of chapters 110, 112, 216, and 447, Florida Statutes, to the |
985 | contrary, and for the fiscal year 2010-2011 only, agency heads |
986 | are authorized to terminate or layoff staff, reduce salaries of |
987 | individual or groups of employees, reclassify positions, and |
988 | provide retention adjustments or bonuses to high-performing |
989 | staff. For the purpose of the authority granted by this section, |
990 | the term "agency head" shall include the term as defined in s. |
991 | 20.055(1)(b), Florida Statutes, and shall also include the Chief |
992 | Justice of the Supreme Court, the board of trustees of each |
993 | university, the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the |
994 | Deaf and Blind, the executive director of the Justice |
995 | Administrative Commission, the executive director of the |
996 | Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, each state attorney, each |
997 | public defender, each capital collateral regional counsel, and |
998 | each regional counsel. This section expires July 1, 2011. |
999 | Section 41. In order to implement specific appropriations |
1000 | for salaries and benefits in the 2010-2011 General |
1001 | Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (12) of section |
1002 | 110.123, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1003 | 110.123 State group insurance program.- |
1004 | (12) HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.-The department is authorized |
1005 | to establish health savings accounts for full-time and part-time |
1006 | state employees in association with a health insurance plan |
1007 | option authorized by the Legislature and conforming to the |
1008 | requirements and limitations of federal provisions relating to |
1009 | the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization |
1010 | Act of 2003. |
1011 | (a)1. A member participating in this health insurance plan |
1012 | option shall be eligible to receive an employer contribution |
1013 | into the employee's health savings account from the State |
1014 | Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund in an amount to be |
1015 | determined by the Legislature. A member is not eligible for an |
1016 | employer contribution upon termination of employment. For the |
1017 | 2010-2011 2009-2010 fiscal year, the state's monthly |
1018 | contribution for employees having individual coverage shall be |
1019 | $41.66 and the monthly contribution for employees having family |
1020 | coverage shall be $83.33. |
1021 | 2. A member participating in this health insurance plan |
1022 | option shall be eligible to deposit the member's own funds into |
1023 | a health savings account. |
1024 | Section 42. In order to implement specific appropriations |
1025 | for salaries and benefits in the 2010-2011 General |
1026 | Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section |
1027 | 112.24, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1028 | 112.24 Intergovernmental interchange of public employees.- |
1029 | To encourage economical and effective utilization of public |
1030 | employees in this state, the temporary assignment of employees |
1031 | among agencies of government, both state and local, and |
1032 | including school districts and public institutions of higher |
1033 | education is authorized under terms and conditions set forth in |
1034 | this section. State agencies, municipalities, and political |
1035 | subdivisions are authorized to enter into employee interchange |
1036 | agreements with other state agencies, the Federal Government, |
1037 | another state, a municipality, or a political subdivision |
1038 | including a school district, or with a public institution of |
1039 | higher education. State agencies are also authorized to enter |
1040 | into employee interchange agreements with private institutions |
1041 | of higher education and other nonprofit organizations under the |
1042 | terms and conditions provided in this section. In addition, the |
1043 | Governor or the Governor and Cabinet may enter into employee |
1044 | interchange agreements with a state agency, the Federal |
1045 | Government, another state, a municipality, or a political |
1046 | subdivision including a school district, or with a public |
1047 | institution of higher learning to fill, subject to the |
1048 | requirements of chapter 20, appointive offices which are within |
1049 | the executive branch of government and which are filled by |
1050 | appointment by the Governor or the Governor and Cabinet. Under |
1051 | no circumstances shall employee interchange agreements be |
1052 | utilized for the purpose of assigning individuals to participate |
1053 | in political campaigns. Duties and responsibilities of |
1054 | interchange employees shall be limited to the mission and goals |
1055 | of the agencies of government. |
1056 | (3) Salary, leave, travel and transportation, and |
1057 | reimbursements for an employee of a sending party that is |
1058 | participating in an interchange program shall be handled as |
1059 | follows: |
1060 | (b)1. The assignment of an employee of a state agency |
1061 | either on detail or on leave of absence may be made without |
1062 | reimbursement by the receiving party for the travel and |
1063 | transportation expenses to or from the place of the assignment |
1064 | or for the pay and benefits, or a part thereof, of the employee |
1065 | during the assignment. |
1066 | 2. For the 2010-2011 2009-2010 fiscal year only, the |
1067 | assignment of an employee of a state agency as provided in |
1068 | subparagraph 1. may be made if recommended by the Governor or |
1069 | Chief Justice, as appropriate, and approved by the chairs of the |
1070 | Senate Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means and the |
1071 | House Full Appropriations Council on Education and Economic |
1072 | Development General Government and Health Care. Such actions |
1073 | shall be deemed approved if neither chair provides written |
1074 | notice of objection within 14 days after the chair's receiving |
1075 | notice of the action pursuant to s. 216.177. This subparagraph |
1076 | expires July 1, 2011 2010. |
1077 | Section 43. In order to implement Specific Appropriations |
1078 | 2768 and 2769 of the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act: |
1079 | (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 11.13(1), Florida |
1080 | Statutes, relating to the annual adjustment of salaries for |
1081 | members of the Legislature, to the contrary, for the 2010-2011 |
1082 | fiscal year only, the authorized salaries of members in effect |
1083 | on June 30, 2010, shall be reduced by 3 percent. |
1084 | (2) Effective June 30, 2011, the annual salaries of |
1085 | members of the Legislature shall be set at the amounts |
1086 | authorized and in effect on June 30, 2010, pursuant to |
1087 | subsection (2) of section 48 of chapter 2009-82, Laws of |
1088 | Florida. |
1089 | (3) This section expires July 1, 2011. |
1090 | Section 44. In order to implement the transfer of moneys |
1091 | to the General Revenue Fund from trust funds in the 2010-2011 |
1092 | General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of |
1093 | section 215.32, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
1094 | 215.32 State funds; segregation.- |
1095 | (2) The source and use of each of these funds shall be as |
1096 | follows: |
1097 | (b)1. The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by |
1098 | the state which under law or under trust agreement are |
1099 | segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or |
1100 | branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys |
1101 | shall be responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by |
1102 | law. Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state |
1103 | government responsible for the administration of the trust fund, |
1104 | the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the |
1105 | trust fund at a level considered necessary for proper |
1106 | accountability. Once an account is established within a trust |
1107 | fund, the Chief Financial Officer may authorize payment from |
1108 | that account only upon determining that there is sufficient cash |
1109 | and releases at the level of the account. |
1110 | 2. In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the |
1111 | extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds |
1112 | as described in this subparagraph for day-to-day operations: |
1113 | a. Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a |
1114 | depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by |
1115 | program revenues, with the exception of administrative |
1116 | activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a |
1117 | proprietary fund. |
1118 | b. Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a |
1119 | depository for client services funded by third-party payors. |
1120 | c. Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for |
1121 | funds to be used for management activities that are departmental |
1122 | in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments |
1123 | against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the |
1124 | requirement of using an administrative trust fund. |
1125 | d. Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a |
1126 | depository for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor |
1127 | agreement activities funded by restricted contractual revenue |
1128 | from private and public nonfederal sources. |
1129 | e. Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a |
1130 | depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272. |
1131 | f. Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for |
1132 | funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful |
1133 | recipients. |
1134 | g. Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for |
1135 | funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by |
1136 | restricted program revenues from federal sources. |
1137 |
|
1138 | To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal |
1139 | accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the |
1140 | requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have |
1141 | trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such |
1142 | adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the |
1143 | necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next |
1144 | scheduled review of the agency's trust funds pursuant to s. |
1145 | 215.3206. |
1146 | 3. All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended |
1147 | in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they |
1148 | were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216 |
1149 | relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable |
1150 | laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the |
1151 | State Treasury. |
1152 | 4.a. Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the |
1153 | use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash |
1154 | balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the |
1155 | Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and |
1156 | General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act. |
1157 | b. This subparagraph does not apply to trust funds |
1158 | required by federal programs or mandates; trust funds |
1159 | established for bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose |
1160 | revenues are legally pledged by the state or public body to meet |
1161 | debt service or other financial requirements of any debt |
1162 | obligations of the state or any public body; the State |
1163 | Transportation Trust Fund; the trust fund containing the net |
1164 | annual proceeds from the Florida Education Lotteries; the |
1165 | Florida Retirement System Trust Fund; trust funds under the |
1166 | management of the State Board of Education or the Board of |
1167 | Governors of the State University System, where such trust funds |
1168 | are for auxiliary enterprises, self-insurance, and contracts, |
1169 | grants, and donations, as those terms are defined by general |
1170 | law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or accounts for |
1171 | the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies; trust funds that |
1172 | account for assets held by the state in a trustee capacity as an |
1173 | agent or fiduciary for individuals, private organizations, or |
1174 | other governmental units; and other trust funds authorized by |
1175 | the State Constitution. |
1176 | Section 45. In order to implement the issuance of new debt |
1177 | authorized in the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act, and |
1178 | pursuant to the requirements of s. 215.98, Florida Statutes, the |
1179 | Legislature determines that the authorization and issuance of |
1180 | debt for the 2010-2011 fiscal year should be implemented and is |
1181 | in the best interest of the state and necessary to address a |
1182 | critical state emergency. |
1183 | Section 46. In order to implement the funds appropriated |
1184 | in the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act for state employee |
1185 | travel, the funds appropriated to each state agency, which may |
1186 | be used for travel by state employees, shall be limited during |
1187 | the 2010-2011 fiscal year to travel for activities that are |
1188 | critical to each state agency's mission. Funds may not be used |
1189 | to pay for travel by state employees to foreign countries, other |
1190 | states, conferences, staff-training activities, or other |
1191 | administrative functions unless the agency head has approved in |
1192 | writing that such activities are critical to the agency's |
1193 | mission. The agency head must consider the use of |
1194 | teleconferencing and other forms of electronic communication to |
1195 | meet the needs of the proposed activity before approving |
1196 | mission-critical travel. This section does not apply to travel |
1197 | for law enforcement purposes, military purposes, emergency |
1198 | management activities, or public health activities. This section |
1199 | expires July 1, 2011. |
1200 | Section 47. A section of this act that implements a |
1201 | specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso |
1202 | language in the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act is void if |
1203 | the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso |
1204 | language is vetoed. A section of this act that implements more |
1205 | than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of |
1206 | specifically identified proviso language in the 2010-2011 |
1207 | General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific |
1208 | appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso |
1209 | language are vetoed. |
1210 | Section 48. If any other act passed during the 2010 |
1211 | Regular Session contains a provision that is substantively the |
1212 | same as a provision in this act, but that removes or is |
1213 | otherwise not subject to the future repeal applied to such |
1214 | provision by this act, the Legislature intends that the |
1215 | provision in the other act takes precedence and continues to |
1216 | operate, notwithstanding the future repeal provided by this act. |
1217 | Section 49. If any provision of this act or its |
1218 | application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the |
1219 | invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of |
1220 | the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision |
1221 | or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are |
1222 | severable. |
1223 | Section 50. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this |
1224 | act and except for this section, which shall take effect June |
1225 | 29, 2010, this act shall take effect July 1, 2010; or, if this |
1226 | act fails to become a law until after that date, it shall take |
1227 | effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively to |
1228 | July 1, 2010. |