| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the Florida |
| 3 | Forever Program Trust Fund within the Department of |
| 4 | Community Affairs; reenacting and amending s. 380.5115, |
| 5 | F.S., relating to the Florida Forever Program Trust Fund; |
| 6 | providing for sources of funds and purposes; providing for |
| 7 | the annual carryforward of funds; providing for future |
| 8 | review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund; |
| 9 | providing a contingent 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. The Florida Forever Program Trust Fund, FLAIR |
| 14 | number 52-2-349, is re-created within the Department of |
| 15 | Community Affairs. |
| 16 | Section 2. Notwithstanding the repeal contained in section |
| 17 | 1 of chapter 2000-281, Laws of Florida, and notwithstanding the |
| 18 | exemption from termination contained in section 2 of chapter |
| 19 | 2004-235, Laws of Florida, section 380.5115, Florida Statutes, |
| 20 | is reenacted and amended to read: |
| 21 | 380.5115 Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the |
| 22 | Department of Community Affairs.- |
| 23 | (1) There is created a Florida Forever Program Trust Fund |
| 24 | within the Department of Community Affairs to further the |
| 25 | purposes of this part as specified in s. 259.105(3)(c) and (j). |
| 26 | The trust fund shall receive funds pursuant to s. 259.105(3)(c) |
| 27 | and (j). |
| 28 | (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and |
| 29 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end |
| 30 | of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of |
| 31 | the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of |
| 32 | the trust fund. |
| 33 | (3) Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of |
| 34 | the State Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless terminated |
| 35 | sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2014 2004. Prior to its |
| 36 | scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as |
| 37 | provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 38 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010, but |
| 39 | this act shall not take effect unless it is enacted by a three- |
| 40 | fifths vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature. |