ENROLLED 2022 Legislature SB 98 202298er 1 2 An act relating to the Emergency Preparedness and 3 Response Fund; creating s. 252.3711, F.S.; creating 4 the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund within 5 the Executive Office of the Governor; providing for 6 the deposit and use of funds; providing for future 7 review and termination of the fund; providing an 8 effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Section 252.3711, Florida Statutes, is created 13 to read: 14 252.3711 Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund.— 15 (1) The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund is created 16 within the Executive Office of the Governor. 17 (2) The fund is established for use as a depository for 18 moneys specifically transferred or appropriated to the fund. The 19 moneys deposited in the fund are available as a primary funding 20 source for the Governor for purposes of preparing or responding 21 to a disaster declared by the Governor as a state of emergency 22 that exceeds regularly appropriated funding sources. 23 (3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State 24 Constitution, the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund 25 shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated 4 years after the 26 effective date of this act. Before its scheduled termination, 27 the fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and 28 (2). 29 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.