| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to unclaimed deposits held by utilities; |
| 3 | amending s. 717.108, F.S.; requiring that any unclaimed |
| 4 | deposits held by a utility be deposited into the Energy |
| 5 | Affordability Trust Fund within the Department of |
| 6 | Community Affairs for the purpose of supplementing the Low |
| 7 | Income Home Energy Assistance Program; providing a |
| 8 | contingent 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 717.108, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 13 | to read: |
| 14 | 717.108 Deposits held by utilities.-Any deposit, including |
| 15 | any interest thereon, made by a subscriber with a utility to |
| 16 | secure payment or any sum paid in advance for utility services |
| 17 | to be furnished, less any lawful charges, that remains unclaimed |
| 18 | by the owner for more than 1 year after termination of the |
| 19 | services for which the deposit or advance payment was made is |
| 20 | presumed unclaimed. The unclaimed deposits shall be deposited |
| 21 | into the Energy Affordability Trust Fund within the Department |
| 22 | of Community Affairs for the purpose of supplementing the Low |
| 23 | Income Home Energy Assistance Program. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011, if HB |
| 25 | 809 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is |
| 26 | enacted in the same legislative session, or an extension |
| 27 | thereof, and becomes law. |