HB 7011

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan;
3	amending s. 603.204, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
4	the plan; eliminating a requirement for the Commissioner
5	of Agriculture, in consultation with the Tropical Fruit
6	Advisory Council, to submit plans, reports, and budget
7	requests relating to the tropical fruit industry to the
8	Legislature; providing an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  Section 603.204, Florida Statutes, is amended
13	to read:
14	603.204  South Florida Tropical Fruit Plan.-
15	(1)  The Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with
16	the Tropical Fruit Advisory Council, shall develop and update,
17	at least 90 days prior to the 1991 legislative session, submit
18	to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
19	Representatives, and the chairs of appropriate Senate and House
20	of Representatives committees, a South Florida Tropical Fruit
21	Plan, which shall identify problems and constraints of the
22	tropical fruit industry, propose possible solutions to such
23	problems, and develop planning mechanisms for orderly growth of
24	the industry, including:
25	(1)(a)  Criteria for tropical fruit research, service, and
26	management priorities.
27	(2)(b)  Additional Proposed legislation that which may be
28	required.
29	(3)(c)  Plans relating to other tropical fruit programs and
30	related disciplines in the State University System.
31	(4)(d)  Potential tropical fruit products in terms of
32	market and needs for development.
33	(5)(e)  Evaluation of production and fresh fruit policy
34	alternatives, including, but not limited to, setting minimum
35	grades and standards, promotion and advertising, development of
36	production and marketing strategies, and setting minimum
37	standards on types and quality of nursery plants.
38	(6)(f)  Evaluation of policy alternatives for processed
39	tropical fruit products, including, but not limited to, setting
40	minimum quality standards and development of production and
41	marketing strategies.
42	(7)(g)  Research and service priorities for further
43	development of the tropical fruit industry.
44	(8)(h)  Identification of state agencies and public and
45	private institutions concerned with research, education,
46	extension, services, planning, promotion, and marketing
47	functions related to tropical fruit development, and delineation
48	of contributions and responsibilities. The recommendations in
49	the South Florida Tropical Fruit plan relating to education or
50	research shall be submitted to the Institute of Food and
51	Agricultural Sciences. The recommendations relating to
52	regulation or marketing shall be submitted to the Department of
53	Agriculture and Consumer Services.
54	(9)(i)  Business planning, investment potential, financial
55	risks, and economics of production and use utilization.
56	(2)  A revision and update of the South Florida Tropical
57	Fruit Plan shall be submitted biennially, and a progress report
58	and budget request shall be submitted annually, to the officials
59	specified in subsection (1).
60	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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