HB 7147

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the Emergency
3Response Trust Fund within the Department of Military
4Affairs without modification; repealing s. 250.175(2)(b),
5F.S.; abrogating provisions relating to the termination of
6the trust fund, to conform; providing a contingent
7effective date.
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9     WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the
10Emergency Response Trust Fund within the Department of Military
11Affairs, which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated pursuant
12to constitutional mandate, and
13     WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before
14its scheduled termination date and has found it continues to
15meet an important public purpose, and
16     WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public
17policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for
18its use, NOW, THEREFORE,
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20Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22     Section 1.  The Emergency Response Trust Fund within the
23Department of Military Affairs, FLAIR number 62-2-087, which is
24to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the
25State Constitution on July 1, 2011, is re-created.
26     Section 2.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
27250.175, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
28     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010, but
29this act shall not take effect unless it is enacted by a three-
30fifths vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature.


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.