| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the collection and disposal of |
| 3 | household pharmaceuticals; creating s. 403.745, F.S.; |
| 4 | requiring the Department of Environmental Protection |
| 5 | to establish a grant program to reimburse local law |
| 6 | enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with |
| 7 | the collection and disposal of household |
| 8 | pharmaceuticals; providing eligibility requirements; |
| 9 | creating s. 938.16, F.S.; requiring that the court |
| 10 | impose an additional surcharge for specified offenses; |
| 11 | providing for the proceeds of the surcharge to be |
| 12 | deposited into the Household Pharmaceuticals |
| 13 | Collection and Disposal Trust Fund; providing for the |
| 14 | clerk of the court to retain a service charge; |
| 15 | providing an effective date. |
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| 17 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 19 | Section 1. Section 403.745, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 20 | to read: |
| 21 | 403.745 Household pharmaceuticals collection and disposal |
| 22 | grant program.-The department shall establish a grant program to |
| 23 | reimburse local law enforcement agencies for the expenses |
| 24 | associated with the collection and disposal of household |
| 25 | pharmaceuticals. To be eligible for a grant, a law enforcement |
| 26 | agency must conduct the collection and disposal of household |
| 27 | pharmaceuticals in a manner consistent with applicable rules of |
| 28 | the department and applicable state and federal requirements. |
| 29 | Section 2. Section 938.16, Florida Statutes, is created to |
| 30 | read: |
| 31 | 938.16 Additional cost to fund the household |
| 32 | pharmaceuticals collection and disposal grant program.-In |
| 33 | addition to any sanction imposed for a violation of s. 893.13, |
| 34 | s. 893.135, or s. 893.1351, the court shall impose a surcharge |
| 35 | of $21. Payment of the surcharge shall be a condition of |
| 36 | probation, community control, or any other court-ordered |
| 37 | supervision. Twenty dollars of the surcharge shall be deposited |
| 38 | into the Household Pharmaceuticals Collection and Disposal Trust |
| 39 | Fund established in s. 403.7451. The clerk of the court shall |
| 40 | retain $1 of each surcharge that the clerk of the court collects |
| 41 | as a service charge of the clerk's office. |
| 42 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |