Florida Senate - 2017                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2500-A
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             06/08/2017 04:35 PM       .                                
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       Senator Simmons moved 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         (2) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the nonrecurring sum of
   12  $25 million from the State Transportation Trust Fund is
   13  appropriated to the Department of Transportation to contract
   14  with the Department of Economic Opportunity to provide for
   15  transportation infrastructure for contracts approved by the
   16  Governor for the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund.
   17         (3) The Executive Office of the Governor is authorized to
   18  process one or more budget amendments pursuant to s. 216.181
   19  (12), Florida Statutes, in a total amount not to exceed $40
   20  million to provide for the nonoperating transfer of funds from
   21  the State Transportation Trust Fund to the State Economic
   22  Enhancement and Development Trust Fund to support expenditures
   23  for the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund.
   24         (4) State funds other than those appropriated in this
   25  section may not be expended on the Florida Job Growth Grant
   26  Fund.
   27         Section 3. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the recurring sum
   28  of $9.4 million from the State Economic Enhancement and
   29  Development Trust Fund and the recurring sum of $6.6 million
   30  from the Florida International Trade and Promotion Trust Fund
   31  are appropriated to the Department of Economic Opportunity to
   32  contract with Enterprise Florida, Inc., for operational purposes
   33  and to maintain its offices but excluding expenditures on any
   34  incentive tools or programs unless explicitly authorized by this
   35  act. From the funds appropriated from the Florida International
   36  Trade and Promotion Trust Fund, Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall
   37  allocate $3.55 million for international programs, $2.05 million
   38  to maintain Florida’s international offices, and $1 million to
   39  continue the Florida Export Diversification and Expansion
   40  Programs.
   41         Section 4. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the recurring sum
   42  of $26 million and the nonrecurring sum of $26 million from the
   43  State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund and the
   44  recurring sum of $24 million from the Tourism Promotional Trust
   45  Fund are appropriated to the Department of Economic Opportunity
   46  to contract with the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
   47  Corporation.
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   49  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   50  And the title is amended as follows:
   51         Delete line 32
   52  and insert:
   53         Education Finance Program; providing appropriations to
   54         the Department of Economic Opportunity and the
   55         Department of Transportation for administration of the
   56         Florida Job Growth Grant Fund; authorizing the
   57         Executive Office of the Governor to process budget
   58         amendments to support expenditures for the Florida Job
   59         Growth Grant Fund; restricting the use of other state
   60         funds towards the grant fund; providing appropriations
   61         to the Department of Economic Opportunity to contract
   62         with Enterprise Florida, Inc., and the Florida Tourism
   63         Industry Marketing Corporation, respectively;
   64         providing effective dates.