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HB 7119: Florida Forever Program

GENERAL BILL by Government Accountability Committee ; Caldwell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Altman ; Harrison ; McClain ; Raschein ; Rodrigues ; Roth

Florida Forever Program; Revising the distribution of proceeds from the Florida Forever Trust Fund; eliminating and consolidating funding for certain land acquisition and management programs; requiring a specified amount of funds in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection to be appropriated annually each fiscal year to the Florida Forever Trust Fund, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,568,000,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    4/24/2017 House • Filed
    • Introduced -HJ 795
    4/25/2017 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 851
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/17
    4/28/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1011
    • Amendment(s) adopted (058181, 920355) -HJ 1011, 1012
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/2/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1045
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 1 -HJ 1045
    5/2/2017 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules -SJ 683
    • Received -SJ 683
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules

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  • HB 7119, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2017 at 7:10 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/2/2017 12:10 PM House 117 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.3315 Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Page 28 (pdf)
    253.027 Emergency archaeological property acquisition. Page 29 (pdf)
    253.034 State-owned lands; uses. Page 29 (pdf)
    259.035 Acquisition and Restoration Council. Page 30 (pdf)
    259.105 The Florida Forever Act. Page 1 (pdf)
    375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Page 25 (pdf)
    380.510 Conditions of grants and loans. Page 31 (pdf)
    570.715 Conservation easement acquisition procedures. Page 33 (pdf)
    589.065 Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Page 34 (pdf)

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  • HB 7119, Original Filed Version Posted 4/24/2017 at 5:44 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/26/2017 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    920355 - Amendment
    Remove lines 174-175 and insert:     		Caldwell 4/26/2017
    3:44 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/28/2017     		PDF
    058181 - Amendment
    Remove lines 614-623 and insert:     		Caldwell 4/26/2017
    3:44 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/28/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.3315 Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Page 26 (pdf)
    253.027 Emergency archaeological property acquisition. Page 26 (pdf)
    253.034 State-owned lands; uses. Page 27 (pdf)
    259.035 Acquisition and Restoration Council. Page 27 (pdf)
    259.105 The Florida Forever Act. Page 1 (pdf)
    375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Page 25 (pdf)
    380.510 Conditions of grants and loans. Page 28 (pdf)
    570.715 Conservation easement acquisition procedures. Page 30 (pdf)
    589.065 Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Page 31 (pdf)

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