The Florida Senate

403.8533  Drinking Water Revolving Loan Trust Fund.--

(1)  There is created the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection for the purposes of:

(a)  Funding for low-interest loans for planning, engineering design, and construction of public drinking water systems and improvements to such systems;

(b)  Funding for compliance activities, operator certification programs, and source water protection programs; and

(c)  Funding for administering loans by the department.

(2)  The trust fund shall be used for the deposit of all moneys awarded by the Federal Government to fund revolving loan programs. All moneys in the fund that are not needed on an immediate basis for loans shall be invested pursuant to s. 215.49 The principal and interest of all loans repaid and investment earnings shall be deposited into this fund.

History.--s. 1, ch. 97-232; s. 2, ch. 99-108; s. 8, ch. 2001-65.