Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2500-A
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  06/08/2017           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Simmons) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (713918) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 18 and 19
    5  insert:
    6         Section 2. (1) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the
    7  nonrecurring sum of $60 million from the State Economic
    8  Enhancement and Development Trust Fund is appropriated to the
    9  Department of Economic Opportunity to administer contracts
   10  approved by the Governor for the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund
   11  created by SB 2502-A.
   12         (2) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the nonrecurring sum of
   13  $25 million from the State Transportation Trust Fund is
   14  appropriated to the Department of Transportation to contract
   15  with the Department of Economic Opportunity to provide for
   16  transportation infrastructure for contracts approved by the
   17  Governor for the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund created by SB
   18  2502-A.
   19         (3) The Executive Office of the Governor is authorized to
   20  process one or more budget amendments pursuant to s. 216.181
   21  (12), Florida Statutes, in a total amount not to exceed $40
   22  million to provide for the nonoperating transfer of funds from
   23  the State Transportation Trust Fund to the State Economic
   24  Enhancement and Development Trust Fund to support expenditures
   25  for the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund.
   26         (4) State funds other than those appropriated in this
   27  section may not be expended on the Florida Job Growth Grant
   28  Fund.
   29         Section 3. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the recurring sum
   30  of $9.4 million from the State Economic Enhancement and
   31  Development Trust Fund and the recurring sum of $6.6 million
   32  from the Florida International Trade and Promotion Trust Fund
   33  are appropriated to the Department of Economic Opportunity to
   34  contract with Enterprise Florida, Inc., for operational purposes
   35  and to maintain its offices but excluding expenditures on any
   36  incentive tools or programs unless explicitly authorized by this
   37  act. From the funds appropriated from the Florida International
   38  Trade and Promotion Trust Fund, Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall
   39  allocate $3.55 million for international programs, $2.05 million
   40  to maintain Florida’s international offices, and $1 million to
   41  continue the Florida Export Diversification and Expansion
   42  Programs.
   43         Section 4. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the recurring sum
   44  of $26 million and the nonrecurring sum of $26 million from the
   45  State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund and the
   46  recurring sum of $24 million from the Tourism Promotional Trust
   47  Fund are appropriated to the Department of Economic Opportunity
   48  to contract with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
   49  Corporation.
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   51  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   52  And the title is amended as follows:
   53         Delete line 32
   54  and insert:
   55         Education Finance Program; providing appropriations to
   56         the Department of Economic Opportunity and the
   57         Department of Transportation for administration of the
   58         Florida Job Growth Grant Fund; authorizing the
   59         Executive Office of the Governor to process budget
   60         amendments to support expenditures for the Florida Job
   61         Growth Grant Fund; restricting the use of other state
   62         funds towards the grant fund; providing appropriations
   63         to the Department of Economic Opportunity to contract
   64         with Enterprise Florida, Inc., and the Florida Tourism
   65         Industry Marketing Corporation, respectively;
   66         providing effective dates.