Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Alexander)
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14 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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19 (5) SAVE OUR EVERGLADES TRUST FUND SUPPLEMENTED.--
20 (a)1. For fiscal year 2000-2001, $50 million of state
21 funds shall be deposited into the Save Our Everglades Trust
22 Fund created by s. 373.472.
23 (a)2. For each year of the 13 9 consecutive years
24 beginning with fiscal year 2007-2008 2001-2002, $75 million of
25 state funds may shall be deposited into the Save Our
26 Everglades Trust Fund created by s. 373.472.
27 (b)3. As an alternative to subparagraph 2., Proceeds
28 of bonds issued under s. 215.619 may be deposited into the
29 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund created under s. 373.472. To
30 enhance flexibility, funds to be deposited into the Save Our
31 Everglades Trust Fund may consist of any combination of state
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1 funds and Everglades restoration bonds.
2 (b) For each year of the 2 consecutive years beginning
3 with fiscal year 2000-2001, the department shall deposit $25
4 million of the funds allocated to the district by the
5 department under s. 259.105(11)(a) into the Save Our
6 Everglades Trust Fund created by s. 373.472.
7 (6) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SAVE OUR EVERGLADES TRUST
8 FUND.--
9 (a) Except for funds appropriated for debt service,
10 the department shall distribute funds in the Save Our
11 Everglades Trust Fund to the district in accordance with a
12 legislative appropriation and s. 373.026(8)(b) and (c).
13 Distribution of funds to the district from the Save Our
14 Everglades Trust Fund shall be equally matched by the
15 cumulative contributions from the district all local sponsors
16 by fiscal year 2019-2020 2009-2010 by providing funding or
17 credits toward project components. The dollar value of in-kind
18 work by local sponsors in furtherance of the comprehensive
19 plan and existing interest in public lands needed for a
20 project component are credits towards the local sponsors'
21 contributions.
22 (b) The department shall distribute funds in the Save
23 Our Everglades Trust Fund to the district in accordance with a
24 legislative appropriation for debt service for Everglades
25 restoration bonds.
26 (c) To the extent that funds are available, the
27 department may reserve a minimum of $10 million dollars
28 annually from the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund for the
29 purpose of implementation of the River Watershed Protection
30 Plans as identified in s. 373.4595. Distribution of funds
31 from the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund for the implementation
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1 of the River Watershed Protection Plans shall be in accordance
2 with paragraph (a) and shall be equally matched by the
3 district and Lee and Martin Counties by fiscal year 2019-2020
4 by providing funding or credits toward project components.
5 The dollar value of in-kind work by the district or the
6 counties in furtherance of the River Watershed Protection
7 Plans and existing interest in public lands needed for a
8 project component are credits towards the district's and
9 counties' contributions.
10 (d) Subject to a specific appropriation to the
11 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the
12 purpose of implementing agricultural nonpoint source controls
13 as identified in s. 373.4595 or the legislatively ratified
14 Lake Okeechobee Watershed Protection Plan and the River
15 Watershed Protection Plans, and upon written request by the
16 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the
17 transfer, the department shall transfer an amount equal to
18 such specific appropriation from the Save Our Everglades Trust
19 Fund to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
20 General Inspection Trust Fund. All interest earned on the
21 investment of funds transferred from the Save Our Everglades
22 Trust Fund to the General Inspection Trust Fund shall be
23 credited to the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund by June 30 of
24 each year.
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28 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
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1 Section 4. Subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of
2 section 373.470, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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6 And the title is amended as follows:
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10 extending the period of time in which funds may
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12 additional distributions from the trust fund;
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