The Florida Senate

Beginning January 1, 1999, and continuing for 10 years thereafter, the division shall from month to month certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying an amount equal to 2.59 percent of the net collections, and that amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, established under s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury. These funds are hereby appropriated monthly out of the Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund, to be used for the purpose of constructing, furnishing, and equipping a cancer research facility at the University of South Florida adjacent to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. In fiscal years 1999-2000 and thereafter with the exception of fiscal year 2008-2009, the appropriation to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute authorized by this subparagraph shall not be less than the amount that would have been paid to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute for fiscal year 1998-1999 had payments been made for the entire fiscal year rather than for a 6-month period thereof.

Beginning July 1, 2002, and continuing through June 30, 2004, the division shall, in addition to the distribution authorized in subparagraph 1., from month to month certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying an amount equal to 0.2632 percent of the net collections, and that amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, established under s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer. Beginning July 1, 2004, and continuing through June 30, 2020, the division shall, in addition to the distribution authorized in subparagraph 1., from month to month certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying an amount equal to 1.47 percent of the net collections, and that amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, established under s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer. These funds are appropriated monthly out of the Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund, to be used for the purpose of constructing, furnishing, and equipping a cancer research facility at the University of South Florida adjacent to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. In fiscal years 2004-2005 and thereafter, the appropriation to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute authorized by this subparagraph shall not be less than the amount that would have been paid to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in fiscal year 2001-2002, had this subparagraph been in effect.