Florida Senate - 2015             CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2516-A
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Conference Committee on SB 2516-A recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Conference Committee Amendment (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 1. (1) The following trust funds within the
    7  Department of Environmental Protection are terminated:
    8         (a) The Florida Preservation 2000 Trust Fund, FLAIR number
    9  37-2-332.
   10         (b) The Florida Communities Trust Fund, FLAIR number 37-2
   11  244.
   12         (c) The Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund,
   13  FLAIR number 37-2-193.
   14         (d) The Water Management Lands Trust Fund, FLAIR number 37
   15  2-776.
   16         (e) The Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund, FLAIR
   17  number 37-2-131.
   18         (2)(a) All current balances remaining in the Florida
   19  Communities Trust Fund and the Florida Preservation 2000 Trust
   20  Fund shall be transferred to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund,
   21  FLAIR number 37-2-423.
   22         (b) All current balances remaining in the Conservation and
   23  Recreation Lands Trust Fund shall be transferred to the General
   24  Revenue Fund.
   25         (c) All current balances remaining in, and all revenues of,
   26  the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund shall be
   27  transferred to the General Revenue Fund, except for balances
   28  associated with the Reef Grounding Program and the Pollution
   29  Recovery Restricted Accounts, which shall be transferred to the
   30  Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund, FLAIR number 37-2-780.
   31         (d) All current balances remaining in, and all revenues of,
   32  the Water Management Lands Trust Fund shall be transferred to
   33  the General Revenue Fund, except for balances associated with
   34  debt service on bonds issued before February 1, 2009, by the
   35  South Florida Water Management District and the St. Johns River
   36  Water Management District, which shall be transferred to the
   37  Land Acquisition Trust Fund, FLAIR number 37-2-423.
   38         (3) The Department of Environmental Protection shall pay
   39  any outstanding debts or obligations of the terminated trust
   40  funds as required, and the Chief Financial Officer shall close
   41  out and remove the terminated trust funds from the various state
   42  accounting systems using generally accepted accounting
   43  principles concerning warrants outstanding, assets, and
   44  liabilities.
   45         Section 2. (1) The Conservation and Recreation Lands
   46  Program Trust Fund, FLAIR number 42-2-931, within the Department
   47  of Agriculture and Consumer Services is terminated.
   48         (2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
   49  shall pay any outstanding debts or obligations of the terminated
   50  trust fund as soon as practicable, and the Chief Financial
   51  Officer shall close out and remove that terminated trust fund
   52  from the various state accounting systems using generally
   53  accepted accounting principles concerning warrants outstanding,
   54  assets, and liabilities.
   55         Section 3. (1) The Conservation and Recreation Lands
   56  Program Trust Fund, FLAIR number 72-2-931, within the Fish and
   57  Wildlife Conservation Commission is terminated.
   58         (2) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall pay
   59  any outstanding debts or obligations of the terminated trust
   60  fund as soon as practicable, and the Chief Financial Officer
   61  shall close out and remove that terminated trust fund from the
   62  various state accounting systems using generally accepted
   63  accounting principles concerning warrants outstanding, assets,
   64  and liabilities.
   65         Section 4. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3) of
   66  section 17.61, Florida Statutes, to read:
   67         17.61 Chief Financial Officer; powers and duties in the
   68  investment of certain funds.—
   69         (3)
   70         (e) Moneys in any land acquisition trust fund created or
   71  designated to receive funds under s. 28, Art. X of the State
   72  Constitution may not be invested as provided in this section,
   73  but shall be retained in those trust funds, with the interest
   74  appropriated to the General Revenue Fund, as provided in s.
   75  17.57.
   76         Section 5. Section 161.05301, Florida Statutes, is
   77  repealed.
   78         Section 6. Subsection (3) of section 161.054, Florida
   79  Statutes, is amended to read:
   80         161.054 Administrative fines; liability for damage; liens.—
   81         (3) The imposition of a fine or an award of damages
   82  pursuant to this section shall create a lien upon the real and
   83  personal property of the violator, enforceable by the department
   84  as are statutory liens under chapter 85. The proceeds of such
   85  fines and awards of damages shall be deposited in the Florida
   86  Coastal Protection Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust
   87  Fund.
   88         Section 7. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 161.091,
   89  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   90         161.091 Beach management; funding; repair and maintenance
   91  strategy.—
   92         (1) Subject to such appropriations as the Legislature may
   93  make therefor from time to time, disbursements from the Land
   94  Acquisition Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund may
   95  be made by the department in order to carry out the proper state
   96  responsibilities in a comprehensive, long-range, statewide beach
   97  management plan for erosion control; beach preservation,
   98  restoration, and nourishment; and storm and hurricane
   99  protection; and other activities authorized for beaches and
  100  shores pursuant to s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution.
  101  Legislative intent in appropriating such funds is for the
  102  implementation of those projects that contribute most
  103  significantly to addressing the state’s beach erosion problems.
  104         (3) In accordance with the intent expressed in s. 161.088
  105  and the legislative finding that erosion of the beaches of this
  106  state is detrimental to tourism, the state’s major industry,
  107  further exposes the state’s highly developed coastline to severe
  108  storm damage, and threatens beach-related jobs, which, if not
  109  stopped, may significantly reduce state sales tax revenues,
  110  funds deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the
  111  Land Acquisition Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust
  112  Fund, in the annual amounts provided in s. 201.15, shall be
  113  used, for a period of not less than 15 years, to fund the
  114  development, implementation, and administration of the state’s
  115  beach management plan, as provided in ss. 161.091-161.212 and as
  116  authorized in s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution, prior to
  117  the use of such funds deposited pursuant to s. 201.15 in that
  118  trust fund for any other purpose.
  119         Section 8. Section 201.0205, Florida Statutes, is amended
  120  to read:
  121         201.0205 Counties that have implemented ch. 83-220;
  122  inapplicability of 10-cent tax increase by s. 2, ch. 92-317,
  123  Laws of Florida.—The 10-cent tax increase in the documentary
  124  stamp tax levied by s. 2, chapter 92-317, does not apply to
  125  deeds and other taxable instruments relating to real property
  126  located in any county that has implemented the provisions of
  127  chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapters 84-270,
  128  86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida. Each such county and each
  129  eligible jurisdiction within such county may shall not be
  130  eligible to participate in programs funded pursuant to s.
  131  201.15(4)(c) s. 201.15(9). However, each such county and each
  132  eligible jurisdiction within such county may shall be eligible
  133  to participate in programs funded pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(d) s.
  134  201.15(10).
  135         Section 9. Section 201.15, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  136  read:
  137         201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.—All taxes collected
  138  under this chapter are hereby pledged and shall be first made
  139  available to make payments when due on bonds issued pursuant to
  140  s. 215.618 or s. 215.619, or any other bonds authorized to be
  141  issued on a parity basis with such bonds. Such pledge and
  142  availability for the payment of these bonds shall have priority
  143  over any requirement for the payment of service charges or costs
  144  of collection and enforcement under this section. All taxes
  145  collected under this chapter, except taxes distributed to the
  146  Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to subsections (1) and (2),
  147  are subject to the service charge imposed in s. 215.20(1).
  148  Before distribution pursuant to under this section, the
  149  Department of Revenue shall deduct amounts necessary to pay the
  150  costs of the collection and enforcement of the tax levied by
  151  this chapter. The Such costs and the service charge may not be
  152  levied against any portion of taxes pledged to debt service on
  153  bonds to the extent that the costs and service charge are
  154  required to pay any amounts relating to the bonds. After
  155  distributions are made pursuant to subsection (1), All of the
  156  costs of the collection and enforcement of the tax levied by
  157  this chapter and the service charge shall be available and
  158  transferred to the extent necessary to pay debt service and any
  159  other amounts payable with respect to bonds authorized before
  160  January 1, 2015, secured by revenues distributed pursuant to
  161  this section subsection (1). All taxes remaining after deduction
  162  of costs and the service charge shall be distributed as follows:
  163         (1) Amounts necessary to make payments on bonds issued
  164  pursuant to s. 215.618 or s. 215.619, as provided under
  165  paragraphs (3)(a) and (b), or on any other bonds authorized to
  166  be issued on a parity basis with such bonds shall be deposited
  167  into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
  168         (2) If the amounts deposited pursuant to subsection (1) are
  169  less than 33 percent of all taxes collected after first
  170  deducting the costs of collection, an amount equal to 33 percent
  171  of all taxes collected after first deducting the costs of
  172  collection, minus the amounts deposited pursuant to subsection
  173  (1), shall be deposited into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
  174         (3) Amounts on deposit in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund
  175  Sixty-three and thirty-one hundredths percent of the remaining
  176  taxes shall be used in for the following order purposes:
  177         (a) Payment of Amounts necessary to pay the debt service
  178  on, or funding of fund debt service reserve funds, rebate
  179  obligations, or other amounts payable with respect to
  180  Preservation 2000 bonds issued pursuant to s. 375.051 and
  181  Florida Forever bonds issued pursuant to s. 215.618, shall be
  182  paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Land
  183  Acquisition Trust Fund to be used for such purposes. The amount
  184  used for such purposes transferred to the Land Acquisition Trust
  185  Fund may not exceed $300 million in each fiscal year 1999-2000
  186  and thereafter for Preservation 2000 bonds and bonds issued to
  187  refund Preservation 2000 bonds, and $300 million in fiscal year
  188  2000-2001 and thereafter for Florida Forever bonds. The annual
  189  amount transferred to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund for
  190  Florida Forever bonds may not exceed $30 million in the first
  191  fiscal year in which bonds are issued. The limitation on the
  192  amount transferred shall be increased by an additional $30
  193  million in each subsequent fiscal year, but may not exceed a
  194  total of $300 million in any fiscal year for all bonds issued.
  195  It is the intent of the Legislature that all bonds issued to
  196  fund the Florida Forever Act be retired by December 31, 2040.
  197  Except for bonds issued to refund previously issued bonds, no
  198  series of bonds may be issued pursuant to this paragraph unless
  199  such bonds are approved and the debt service for the remainder
  200  of the fiscal year in which the bonds are issued is specifically
  201  appropriated in the General Appropriations Act. For purposes of
  202  refunding Preservation 2000 bonds, amounts designated within
  203  this section for Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever bonds may
  204  be transferred between the two programs to the extent provided
  205  for in the documents authorizing the issuance of the bonds. The
  206  Preservation 2000 bonds and Florida Forever bonds are equally
  207  and ratably secured by moneys distributable to the Land
  208  Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to this section, except as
  209  specifically provided otherwise by the documents authorizing the
  210  issuance of the bonds. Moneys transferred to the Land
  211  Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to this paragraph, or earnings
  212  thereon, may not be used or made available to pay debt service
  213  on the Save Our Coast revenue bonds.
  214         (b) Payment of Moneys shall be paid into the State Treasury
  215  to the credit of the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund in amounts
  216  necessary to pay debt service, or funding of debt service
  217  reserve funds provide reserves, and pay rebate obligations, or
  218  and other amounts due with respect to Everglades restoration
  219  bonds issued pursuant to under s. 215.619. Taxes distributed
  220  under paragraph (a) and this paragraph must be collectively
  221  distributed on a pro rata basis when the available moneys under
  222  this subsection are not sufficient to cover the amounts required
  223  under paragraph (a) and this paragraph.
  224  
  225  Bonds issued pursuant to s. 215.618 or s. 215.619 are equally
  226  and ratably secured by moneys distributable to the Land
  227  Acquisition Trust Fund.
  228         (4)(c) After the required distributions to the Land
  229  Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) and
  230  deduction of the service charge imposed pursuant to s. 215.20(1)
  231  payments under paragraphs (a) and (b), the remainder shall be
  232  distributed as follows paid into the State Treasury to the
  233  credit of:
  234         (a)1.The State Transportation Trust Fund in the Department
  235  of Transportation in the amount of The lesser of 24.18442 38.2
  236  percent of the remainder or $541.75 million in each fiscal year
  237  shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State
  238  Transportation Trust Fund. Out Of such funds, the first $50
  239  million for the 2012-2013 fiscal year; $65 million for the 2013
  240  2014 fiscal year; and $75 million for each the 2014-2015 fiscal
  241  year and all subsequent years, shall be transferred to the State
  242  Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund within the
  243  Department of Economic Opportunity. Notwithstanding any other
  244  law, the remaining amount credited to the State Transportation
  245  Trust Fund shall remainder is to be used for the following
  246  specified purposes, notwithstanding any other law to the
  247  contrary:
  248         1.a.For the purposes of Capital funding for the New Starts
  249  Transit Program, authorized by Title 49, U.S.C. s. 5309 and
  250  specified in s. 341.051, in the amount of 10 percent of the
  251  these funds;
  252         2.b.For the purposes of The Small County Outreach Program
  253  specified in s. 339.2818, in the amount of 10 5 percent of the
  254  these funds. Effective July 1, 2014, the percentage allocated
  255  under this sub-subparagraph shall be increased to 10 percent;
  256         3.c.For the purposes of The Strategic Intermodal System
  257  specified in ss. 339.61, 339.62, 339.63, and 339.64, in the
  258  amount of 75 percent of the these funds after deduction of the
  259  payments required pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2. allocating
  260  for the New Starts Transit Program described in sub-subparagraph
  261  a. and the Small County Outreach Program described in sub
  262  subparagraph b.; and
  263         4.d.For the purposes of The Transportation Regional
  264  Incentive Program specified in s. 339.2819, in the amount of 25
  265  percent of the these funds after deduction of the payments
  266  required pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2. allocating for the
  267  New Starts Transit Program described in sub-subparagraph a. and
  268  the Small County Outreach Program described in sub-subparagraph
  269  b. Effective July 1, 2014, The first $60 million of the funds
  270  allocated pursuant to this subparagraph sub-subparagraph shall
  271  be allocated annually to the Florida Rail Enterprise for the
  272  purposes established in s. 341.303(5).
  273         (b)2.The Grants and Donations Trust Fund in the Department
  274  of Economic Opportunity in the amount of The lesser of 0.1456
  275  .23 percent of the remainder or $3.25 million in each fiscal
  276  year shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the
  277  Grants and Donations Trust Fund in the Department of Economic
  278  Opportunity to fund technical assistance to local governments.
  279         3. The Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund in
  280  the amount of the lesser of 2.12 percent of the remainder or $30
  281  million in each fiscal year, to be used for the preservation and
  282  repair of the state’s beaches as provided in ss. 161.091
  283  161.212.
  284         4. General Inspection Trust Fund in the amount of the
  285  lesser of .02 percent of the remainder or $300,000 in each
  286  fiscal year to be used to fund oyster management and restoration
  287  programs as provided in s. 379.362(3).
  288  
  289  Moneys distributed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) this
  290  paragraph may not be pledged for debt service unless such pledge
  291  is approved by referendum of the voters.
  292         (d)After the required payments under paragraphs (a), (b),
  293  and (c), the remainder shall be paid into the State Treasury to
  294  the credit of the General Revenue Fund to be used and expended
  295  for the purposes for which the General Revenue Fund was created
  296  and exists by law.
  297         (2) The lesser of 7.56 percent of the remaining taxes or
  298  $84.9 million in each fiscal year shall be distributed as
  299  follows:
  300         (a) Six million and three hundred thousand dollars shall be
  301  paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General
  302  Revenue Fund.
  303         (b) The remainder shall be paid into the State Treasury to
  304  the credit of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund. Sums deposited in
  305  the fund pursuant to this subsection may be used for any purpose
  306  for which funds deposited in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund may
  307  lawfully be used.
  308         (3)(a) The lesser of 1.94 percent of the remaining taxes or
  309  $26 million in each fiscal year shall be distributed in the
  310  following order:
  311         1. Amounts necessary to pay debt service or to fund debt
  312  service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or other amounts
  313  payable with respect to bonds issued before February 1, 2009,
  314  pursuant to this subsection shall be paid into the State
  315  Treasury to the credit of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
  316         2. Eleven million dollars shall be paid into the State
  317  Treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.
  318         3. The remainder shall be paid into the State Treasury to
  319  the credit of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
  320         (b) Moneys deposited in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund
  321  pursuant to this subsection shall be used to acquire coastal
  322  lands or to pay debt service on bonds issued to acquire coastal
  323  lands and to develop and manage lands acquired with moneys from
  324  the trust fund.
  325         (4) The lesser of 4.2 percent of the remaining taxes or
  326  $60.5 million in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State
  327  Treasury to the credit of the Water Management Lands Trust Fund.
  328  Sums deposited in that fund may be used for any purpose
  329  authorized in s. 373.59. An amount equal to the amounts
  330  necessary to pay debt service or to fund debt service reserve
  331  funds, rebate obligations, or other amounts payable with respect
  332  to bonds authorized pursuant to s. 215.619(1)(a)2. and the
  333  proviso associated with Specific Appropriation 1626A of the
  334  2014-2015 General Appropriations Act shall be transferred
  335  annually from the Water Management Lands Trust Fund to the
  336  General Revenue Fund.
  337         (5) Of the remaining taxes, 3.52 percent shall be paid into
  338  the State Treasury to the credit of the Conservation and
  339  Recreation Lands Trust Fund to carry out the purposes set forth
  340  in s. 259.032. Eleven and fifteen hundredths percent of the
  341  amount credited to the Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust
  342  Fund pursuant to this subsection shall be transferred to the
  343  State Game Trust Fund and used for land management activities.
  344         (6) The lesser of 2.28 percent of the remaining taxes or
  345  $34.1 million in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State
  346  Treasury to the credit of the Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund
  347  to carry out the purposes set forth in ss. 369.22 and 369.252.
  348         (7) The lesser of .5 percent of the remaining taxes or $9.3
  349  million in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State
  350  Treasury to the credit of the State Game Trust Fund to be used
  351  exclusively for the purpose of implementing the Lake Restoration
  352  2020 Program.
  353         (8) One-half of one percent of the remaining taxes shall be
  354  paid into the State Treasury and divided equally to the credit
  355  of the Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality
  356  Assurance Trust Fund to address water quality impacts associated
  357  with nonagricultural nonpoint sources and to the credit of the
  358  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services General
  359  Inspection Trust Fund to address water quality impacts
  360  associated with agricultural nonpoint sources, respectively.
  361  These funds shall be used for research, development,
  362  demonstration, and implementation of suitable best management
  363  practices or other measures used to achieve water quality
  364  standards in surface waters and water segments identified
  365  pursuant to ss. 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, Pub. L. No. 92
  366  500, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq. Implementation of best
  367  management practices and other measures may include cost-share
  368  grants, technical assistance, implementation tracking, and
  369  conservation leases or other agreements for water quality
  370  improvement. The Department of Environmental Protection and the
  371  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may adopt rules
  372  governing the distribution of funds for implementation of best
  373  management practices. The unobligated balance of funds received
  374  from the distribution of taxes collected under this chapter to
  375  address water quality impacts associated with nonagricultural
  376  nonpoint sources must be excluded when calculating the
  377  unobligated balance of the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund as
  378  it relates to the determination of the applicable excise tax
  379  rate.
  380         (c)(9)Eleven and twenty-four Seven and fifty-three
  381  hundredths percent of the remainder remaining taxes in each
  382  fiscal year shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit
  383  of the State Housing Trust Fund. Out Of such funds, beginning in
  384  the 2012-2013 fiscal year, the first $35 million shall be
  385  transferred annually, subject to any distribution required under
  386  subsection (5) (15), to the State Economic Enhancement and
  387  Development Trust Fund within the Department of Economic
  388  Opportunity. The remainder shall be used as follows:
  389         1.(a) Half of that amount shall be used for the purposes
  390  for which the State Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by
  391  law.
  392         2.(b) Half of that amount shall be paid into the State
  393  Treasury to the credit of the Local Government Housing Trust
  394  Fund and used for the purposes for which the Local Government
  395  Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by law.
  396         (d)(10)Twelve and ninety-three Eight and sixty-six
  397  hundredths percent of the remainder remaining taxes in each
  398  fiscal year shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit
  399  of the State Housing Trust Fund. Out Of such funds, beginning in
  400  the 2012-2013 fiscal year, the first $40 million shall be
  401  transferred annually, subject to any distribution required under
  402  subsection (5) (15), to the State Economic Enhancement and
  403  Development Trust Fund within the Department of Economic
  404  Opportunity. The remainder shall be used as follows:
  405         1.(a) Twelve and one-half percent of that amount shall be
  406  deposited into the State Housing Trust Fund and be expended by
  407  the Department of Economic Opportunity and by the Florida
  408  Housing Finance Corporation for the purposes for which the State
  409  Housing Trust Fund was created and exists by law.
  410         2.(b) Eighty-seven and one-half percent of that amount
  411  shall be distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund
  412  and used for the purposes for which the Local Government Housing
  413  Trust Fund was created and exists by law. Funds from this
  414  category may also be used to provide for state and local
  415  services to assist the homeless.
  416         (e)The lesser of 0.017 percent of the remainder or
  417  $300,000 in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State
  418  Treasury to the credit of the General Inspection Trust Fund to
  419  be used to fund oyster management and restoration programs as
  420  provided in s. 379.362(3).
  421         (11) The distribution of proceeds deposited into the Water
  422  Management Lands Trust Fund and the Conservation and Recreation
  423  Lands Trust Fund, pursuant to subsections (4) and (5), may not
  424  be used for land acquisition but may be used for preacquisition
  425  costs associated with land purchases. The Legislature intends
  426  that the Florida Forever program supplant the acquisition
  427  programs formerly authorized under ss. 259.032 and 373.59.
  428         (12) Amounts distributed pursuant to subsections (5), (6),
  429  (7), and (8) are subject to the payment of debt service on
  430  outstanding Conservation and Recreation Lands revenue bonds.
  431         (13) In each fiscal year that the remaining taxes exceed
  432  collections in the prior fiscal year, the stated maximum dollar
  433  amounts provided in subsections (2), (4), (6), and (7) shall
  434  each be increased by an amount equal to 10 percent of the
  435  increase in the remaining taxes collected under this chapter
  436  multiplied by the applicable percentage provided in those
  437  subsections.
  438         (14) If the payment requirements in any year for bonds
  439  outstanding on July 1, 2007, or bonds issued to refund such
  440  bonds, exceed the limitations of this section, distributions to
  441  the trust fund from which the bond payments are made must be
  442  increased to the lesser of the amount needed to pay bond
  443  obligations or the limit of the applicable percentage
  444  distribution provided in subsections (1)-(10).
  445         (5)(15) Distributions to the State Housing Trust Fund
  446  pursuant to paragraphs (4)(c) and (d) subsections (9) and (10)
  447  must be sufficient to cover amounts required to be transferred
  448  to the Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program’s annual
  449  debt service reserve and guarantee fund pursuant to s.
  450  420.5092(6)(a) and (b) up to the amount required to be
  451  transferred to such reserve and fund based on the percentage
  452  distribution of documentary stamp tax revenues to the State
  453  Housing Trust Fund which is in effect in the 2004-2005 fiscal
  454  year.
  455         (16) If amounts necessary to pay debt service or any other
  456  amounts payable with respect to Preservation 2000 bonds, Florida
  457  Forever bonds, or Everglades Restoration bonds authorized before
  458  January 1, 2015, exceed the amounts distributable pursuant to
  459  subsection (1), all moneys distributable pursuant to this
  460  section are available for such obligations and transferred in
  461  the amounts necessary to pay such obligations when due. However,
  462  amounts distributable pursuant to subsection (2), subsection
  463  (3), subsection (4), subsection (5), paragraph (9)(a), or
  464  paragraph (10)(a) are not available to pay such obligations to
  465  the extent that such moneys are necessary to pay debt service on
  466  bonds secured by revenues pursuant to those provisions.
  467         (6)(17) After the distributions provided in the preceding
  468  subsections, any remaining taxes shall be paid into the State
  469  Treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.
  470         Section 10. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (6) of
  471  section 211.3103, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  472         211.3103 Levy of tax on severance of phosphate rock; rate,
  473  basis, and distribution of tax.—
  474         (6)(a) Beginning January 1, 2023 July 1 of the 2011-2012
  475  fiscal year, the proceeds of all taxes, interest, and penalties
  476  imposed under this section are exempt from the general revenue
  477  service charge provided in s. 215.20, and such proceeds shall be
  478  paid into the State Treasury as follows:
  479         1. To the credit of the State Park Conservation and
  480  Recreation Lands Trust Fund, 25.5 percent.
  481         2. To the credit of the General Revenue Fund of the state,
  482  35.7 percent.
  483         3. For payment to counties in proportion to the number of
  484  tons of phosphate rock produced from a phosphate rock matrix
  485  located within such political boundary, 12.8 percent. The
  486  department shall distribute this portion of the proceeds
  487  annually based on production information reported by the
  488  producers on the annual returns for the taxable year. Any such
  489  proceeds received by a county shall be used only for phosphate
  490  related expenses.
  491         4. For payment to counties that have been designated as a
  492  rural area of opportunity pursuant to s. 288.0656 in proportion
  493  to the number of tons of phosphate rock produced from a
  494  phosphate rock matrix located within such political boundary,
  495  10.0 percent. The department shall distribute this portion of
  496  the proceeds annually based on production information reported
  497  by the producers on the annual returns for the taxable year.
  498  Payments under this subparagraph shall be made to the counties
  499  unless the Legislature by special act creates a local authority
  500  to promote and direct the economic development of the county. If
  501  such authority exists, payments shall be made to that authority.
  502         5. To the credit of the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust
  503  Fund, 6.2 percent.
  504         6. To the credit of the Phosphate Research Trust Fund in
  505  the Division of Universities of the Department of Education, 6.2
  506  percent.
  507         7. To the credit of the Minerals Trust Fund, 3.6 percent.
  508         (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), from July January 1,
  509  2015, until December 31, 2022, the proceeds of all taxes,
  510  interest, and penalties imposed under this section are exempt
  511  from the general revenue service charge provided in s. 215.20,
  512  and such proceeds shall be paid to the State Treasury as
  513  follows:
  514         1. To the credit of the State Park Conservation and
  515  Recreation Lands Trust Fund, 22.8 percent.
  516         2. To the credit of the General Revenue Fund of the state,
  517  31.9 percent.
  518         3. For payment to counties pursuant to subparagraph (a)3.,
  519  11.5 percent.
  520         4. For payment to counties pursuant to subparagraph (a)4.,
  521  8.9 percent.
  522         5. To the credit of the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust
  523  Fund, 16.1 percent.
  524         6. To the credit of the Phosphate Research Trust Fund in
  525  the Division of Universities of the Department of Education, 5.6
  526  percent.
  527         7. To the credit of the Minerals Trust Fund, 3.2 percent.
  528         Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 215.20, Florida
  529  Statutes, is amended to read:
  530         215.20 Certain income and certain trust funds to contribute
  531  to the General Revenue Fund.—
  532         (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the
  533  trust funds of the Department of Citrus and the Department of
  534  Agriculture and Consumer Services, including funds collected in
  535  the General Inspection Trust Fund for marketing orders and in
  536  the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund, shall be subject to a
  537  4 percent service charge, which is hereby appropriated to the
  538  General Revenue Fund. This subsection paragraph does not apply
  539  to the Conservation and Recreation Lands Program Trust Fund, the
  540  Citrus Inspection Trust Fund, the Florida Forever Program Trust
  541  Fund, the Market Improvements Working Capital Trust Fund, the
  542  Pest Control Trust Fund, the Plant Industry Trust Fund, or other
  543  funds collected in the General Inspection Trust Fund in the
  544  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
  545         Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsections
  546  (2), (3), and (6) of section 215.618, Florida Statutes, are
  547  amended to read:
  548         215.618 Bonds for acquisition and improvement of land,
  549  water areas, and related property interests and resources.—
  550         (1)(a) The issuance of Florida Forever bonds, not to exceed
  551  $5.3 billion, to finance or refinance the cost of acquisition
  552  and improvement of land, water areas, and related property
  553  interests and resources, in urban and rural settings, for the
  554  purposes of restoration, conservation, recreation, water
  555  resource development, or historical preservation, and for
  556  capital improvements to lands and water areas that accomplish
  557  environmental restoration, enhance public access and
  558  recreational enjoyment, promote long-term management goals, and
  559  facilitate water resource development is hereby authorized,
  560  subject to the provisions of s. 259.105 and pursuant to s.
  561  11(e), Art. VII of the State Constitution and, on or after July
  562  1, 2015, to also finance or refinance the acquisition and
  563  improvement of land, water areas, and related property interests
  564  as provided in s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution. Florida
  565  Forever bonds may also be issued to refund Preservation 2000
  566  bonds issued pursuant to s. 375.051. The $5.3 billion limitation
  567  on the issuance of Florida Forever bonds does not apply to
  568  refunding bonds. The duration of each series of Florida Forever
  569  bonds issued may not exceed 20 annual maturities. Not more than
  570  58.25 percent of documentary stamp taxes collected may be taken
  571  into account for the purpose of satisfying an additional bonds
  572  test set forth in any authorizing resolution for bonds issued on
  573  or after July 1, 2015 Preservation 2000 bonds and Florida
  574  Forever bonds shall be equally and ratably secured by moneys
  575  distributable to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s.
  576  201.15(1)(a), except to the extent specifically provided
  577  otherwise by the documents authorizing the issuance of the
  578  bonds.
  579         (2) The state covenants does hereby covenant with the
  580  holders of Florida Forever bonds and Preservation 2000 bonds
  581  that it will not take any action which will materially and
  582  adversely affect the rights of such holders so long as such
  583  bonds are outstanding, including, but not limited to, a
  584  reduction in the portion of documentary stamp taxes
  585  distributable to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund for payment of
  586  debt service on Preservation 2000 bonds or Florida Forever
  587  bonds.
  588         (3) Bonds issued pursuant to this section are shall be
  589  payable from taxes distributable to the Land Acquisition Trust
  590  Fund pursuant to s. 201.15 s. 201.15(1)(a). Bonds issued
  591  pursuant to this section do shall not constitute a general
  592  obligation of, or a pledge of the full faith and credit of, the
  593  state.
  594         (6) Pursuant to authority granted by s. 11(e), Art. VII of
  595  the State Constitution, there is hereby continued and re-created
  596  the Land Acquisition Trust Fund which shall be a continuation of
  597  the Land Acquisition Trust Fund which exists for purposes of s.
  598  9(a)(1), Art. XII of the State Constitution. The Land
  599  Acquisition Trust Fund shall continue beyond the termination of
  600  bonding authority provided for in s. 9(a)(1), Art. XII of the
  601  State Constitution, pursuant to the authority provided by s.
  602  11(e), Art. VII of the State Constitution and shall continue for
  603  so long as Preservation 2000 bonds or Florida Forever bonds are
  604  outstanding and secured by taxes distributable thereto.
  605         Section 13. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsections
  606  (2) and (3) of section 215.619, Florida Statutes, are amended to
  607  read:
  608         215.619 Bonds for Everglades restoration.—
  609         (1) The issuance of Everglades restoration bonds to finance
  610  or refinance the cost of the acquisition and improvement of
  611  land, water areas, and related property interests and resources
  612  for the purpose of implementing the Comprehensive Everglades
  613  Restoration Plan under s. 373.470, the Lake Okeechobee Watershed
  614  Protection Plan under s. 373.4595, the Caloosahatchee River
  615  Watershed Protection Plan under s. 373.4595, the St. Lucie River
  616  Watershed Protection Plan under s. 373.4595, and the Florida
  617  Keys Area of Critical State Concern protection program under ss.
  618  380.05 and 380.0552 in order to restore and conserve natural
  619  systems through the implementation of water management projects,
  620  including wastewater management projects identified in the Keys
  621  Wastewater Plan, dated November 2007, and submitted to the
  622  Florida House of Representatives on December 4, 2007, is
  623  authorized in accordance with s. 11(e), Art. VII of the State
  624  Constitution.
  625         (b) The duration of Everglades restoration bonds may not
  626  exceed 20 annual maturities and must mature by December 31,
  627  2040. Except for refunding bonds, a series of bonds may not be
  628  issued unless an amount equal to the debt service coming due in
  629  the year of issuance has been appropriated by the Legislature.
  630  Not more than 58.25 percent of documentary stamp taxes collected
  631  may be taken into account for the purpose of satisfying an
  632  additional bonds test set forth in any authorizing resolution
  633  for bonds issued on or after July 1, 2015. Beginning July 1,
  634  2010, the Legislature shall analyze the ratio of the state’s
  635  debt to projected revenues before authorizing the issuance of
  636  bonds under this section.
  637         (2) The state covenants with the holders of Everglades
  638  restoration bonds that it will not take any action that will
  639  materially and adversely affect the rights of the holders so
  640  long as the bonds are outstanding, including, but not limited
  641  to, a reduction in the portion of documentary stamp taxes
  642  distributable under s. 205.15 s. 201.15(1) for payment of debt
  643  service on Preservation 2000 bonds, Florida Forever bonds, or
  644  Everglades restoration bonds.
  645         (3) Everglades restoration bonds are payable from, and
  646  secured by a first lien on, taxes distributable under s. 201.15
  647  s. 201.15(1)(b) and do not constitute a general obligation of,
  648  or a pledge of the full faith and credit of, the state.
  649  Everglades restoration bonds shall be secured on a parity basis
  650  with Florida Forever bonds issued pursuant to s. 215.618 secured
  651  by moneys distributable under s. 201.15(1)(a).
  652         Section 14. Subsection (5) of section 253.027, Florida
  653  Statutes, is amended to read:
  654         253.027 Emergency archaeological property acquisition.—
  655         (5) ACCOUNT EXPENDITURES.—
  656         (a) No moneys shall be spent for the acquisition of any
  657  property, including title works, appraisal fees, and survey
  658  costs, unless:
  659         1. The property is an archaeological property of major
  660  statewide significance.
  661         2. The structures, artifacts, or relics, or their historic
  662  significance, will be irretrievably lost if the state cannot
  663  acquire the property.
  664         3. The site is presently on an acquisition list for
  665  Conservation and Recreation Lands or for Florida Forever lands,
  666  or complies with the criteria for inclusion on any such list,
  667  but has yet to be included on the list.
  668         4. No other source of immediate funding is available to
  669  purchase or otherwise protect the property.
  670         5. The site is not otherwise protected by local, state, or
  671  federal laws.
  672         6. The acquisition is not inconsistent with the state
  673  comprehensive plan and the state land acquisition program.
  674         (b) No moneys shall be spent from the account for
  675  excavation or restoration of the properties acquired. Funds may
  676  be spent for preliminary surveys to determine if the sites meet
  677  the criteria of this section. An amount not to exceed $100,000
  678  may also be spent from the account to inventory and evaluate
  679  archaeological and historic resources on properties purchased,
  680  or proposed for purchase, pursuant to s. 259.105(3)(b) s.
  681  259.032.
  682         Section 15. Subsection (12) of section 253.03, Florida
  683  Statutes, is amended to read:
  684         253.03 Board of trustees to administer state lands; lands
  685  enumerated.—
  686         (12) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
  687  Trust Fund is hereby authorized to administer, manage, control,
  688  conserve, protect, and sell all real property forfeited to the
  689  state pursuant to ss. 895.01-895.09 or acquired by the state
  690  pursuant to s. 607.0505 or former s. 620.192. The board is
  691  directed to immediately determine the value of all such property
  692  and shall ascertain whether the property is in any way
  693  encumbered. If the board determines that it is in the best
  694  interest of the state to do so, funds from the Internal
  695  Improvement Trust Fund may be used to satisfy any such
  696  encumbrances. If forfeited property receipts are not sufficient
  697  to satisfy encumbrances on the property and expenses permitted
  698  under this section, funds from another appropriate the Land
  699  Acquisition trust fund may be used to satisfy any such
  700  encumbrances and expenses. All property acquired by the board
  701  pursuant to s. 607.0505, former s. 620.192, or ss. 895.01-895.09
  702  shall be sold as soon as commercially feasible unless the
  703  Attorney General recommends and the board determines that
  704  retention of the property in public ownership would effectuate
  705  one or more of the following policies of statewide significance:
  706  protection or enhancement of floodplains, marshes, estuaries,
  707  lakes, rivers, wilderness areas, wildlife areas, wildlife
  708  habitat, or other environmentally sensitive natural areas or
  709  ecosystems; or preservation of significant archaeological or
  710  historical sites identified by the Secretary of State. In such
  711  event the property shall remain in the ownership of the board,
  712  to be controlled, managed, and disposed of in accordance with
  713  this chapter, and the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall be
  714  reimbursed from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, or other
  715  appropriate fund designated by the board, for any funds expended
  716  from the Internal Improvement Trust Fund pursuant to this
  717  subsection in regard to such property. Upon the recommendation
  718  of the Attorney General, the board may reimburse the
  719  investigative agency for its investigative expenses, costs, and
  720  attorneys’ fees, and may reimburse law enforcement agencies for
  721  actual expenses incurred in conducting investigations leading to
  722  the forfeiture of such property from funds deposited in the
  723  Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the Department of
  724  Environmental Protection. The proceeds of the sale of property
  725  acquired under s. 607.0505, former s. 620.192, or ss. 895.01
  726  895.09 shall be distributed as follows:
  727         (a) After satisfaction of any valid claims arising under
  728  the provisions of s. 895.09(1)(a) or (b), any moneys used to
  729  satisfy encumbrances and expended as costs of administration,
  730  appraisal, management, conservation, protection, sale, and real
  731  estate sales services and any interest earnings lost to the Land
  732  Acquisition trust fund that was used as of a date certified by
  733  the Department of Environmental Protection shall be replaced
  734  first in the Land Acquisition trust fund that was used to
  735  satisfy any such encumbrance or expense, if those funds were
  736  used, and then in the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; and
  737         (b) The remainder shall be distributed as set forth in s.
  738  895.09.
  739         Section 16. Subsection (3), paragraphs (a) and (k) through
  740  (n) of subsection (6), and subsections (10) and (11) of section
  741  253.034, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  742         253.034 State-owned lands; uses.—
  743         (3) Recognizing In recognition that recreational trails
  744  purchased with rails-to-trails funds pursuant to former s.
  745  259.101(3)(g), Florida Statutes 2014, or s. 259.105(3)(h) have
  746  had historic transportation uses and that their linear character
  747  may extend many miles, the Legislature intends that if when the
  748  necessity arises to serve public needs, after balancing the need
  749  to protect trail users from collisions with automobiles and a
  750  preference for the use of overpasses and underpasses to the
  751  greatest extent feasible and practical, transportation uses
  752  shall be allowed to cross recreational trails purchased pursuant
  753  to former s. 259.101(3)(g), Florida Statutes 2014, or s.
  754  259.105(3)(h). When these crossings are needed, the location and
  755  design should consider and mitigate the impact on humans and
  756  environmental resources, and the value of the land shall be paid
  757  based on fair market value.
  758         (6) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
  759  Fund shall determine which lands, the title to which is vested
  760  in the board, may be surplused. For conservation lands, the
  761  board shall determine whether the lands are no longer needed for
  762  conservation purposes and may dispose of them by an affirmative
  763  vote of at least three members. In the case of a land exchange
  764  involving the disposition of conservation lands, the board must
  765  determine by an affirmative vote of at least three members that
  766  the exchange will result in a net positive conservation benefit.
  767  For all other lands, the board shall determine whether the lands
  768  are no longer needed and may dispose of them by an affirmative
  769  vote of at least three members.
  770         (a) For the purposes of this subsection, all lands acquired
  771  by the state before July 1, 1999, using proceeds from
  772  Preservation 2000 bonds, the former Conservation and Recreation
  773  Lands Trust Fund, the former Water Management Lands Trust Fund,
  774  Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, and the Save Our Coast
  775  Program and titled to the board which are identified as core
  776  parcels or within original project boundaries are deemed to have
  777  been acquired for conservation purposes.
  778         (k) Proceeds from the any sale of surplus conservation
  779  lands purchased before July 1, 2015, pursuant to this subsection
  780  shall be deposited into the Florida Forever Trust Fund from
  781  which such lands were acquired.
  782         (l) Proceeds from the sale of surplus conservation lands
  783  purchased on or after July 1, 2015, shall be deposited into the
  784  Land Acquisition Trust Fund, except when such lands were
  785  purchased with funds other than those from the Land Acquisition
  786  Trust Fund or a land acquisition trust fund created to implement
  787  s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution, the proceeds shall be
  788  deposited into the fund from which the lands were purchased
  789  However, if the fund from which the lands were originally
  790  acquired no longer exists, such proceeds shall be deposited into
  791  an appropriate account to be used for land management by the
  792  lead managing agency assigned the lands before the lands were
  793  declared surplus.
  794         (m) Funds received from the sale of surplus nonconservation
  795  lands, or lands that were acquired by gift, by donation, or for
  796  no consideration, shall be deposited into the Internal
  797  Improvement Trust Fund.
  798         (n)(l) Notwithstanding this subsection, such disposition of
  799  land may not be made if it would have the effect of causing all
  800  or any portion of the interest on any revenue bonds issued to
  801  lose the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax
  802  purposes.
  803         (o)(m) The sale of filled, formerly submerged land that
  804  does not exceed 5 acres in area is not subject to review by the
  805  council or its successor.
  806         (p)(n) The board may adopt rules to administer this section
  807  which may include procedures for administering surplus land
  808  requests and criteria for when the division may approve requests
  809  to surplus nonconservation lands on behalf of the board.
  810         (10) The following additional uses of conservation lands
  811  acquired pursuant to the Florida Forever program and other
  812  state-funded conservation land purchase programs shall be
  813  authorized, upon a finding by the board of trustees, if they
  814  meet the criteria specified in paragraphs (a)-(e): water
  815  resource development projects, water supply development
  816  projects, stormwater management projects, linear facilities, and
  817  sustainable agriculture and forestry. Such additional uses are
  818  authorized where:
  819         (a) Not inconsistent with the management plan for such
  820  lands;
  821         (b) Compatible with the natural ecosystem and resource
  822  values of such lands;
  823         (c) The proposed use is appropriately located on such lands
  824  and where due consideration is given to the use of other
  825  available lands;
  826         (d) The using entity reasonably compensates the titleholder
  827  for such use based upon an appropriate measure of value; and
  828         (e) The use is consistent with the public interest.
  829  
  830  A decision by the board of trustees pursuant to this section
  831  shall be given a presumption of correctness. Moneys received
  832  from the use of state lands pursuant to this section shall be
  833  returned to the lead managing entity in accordance with s.
  834  259.032(9)(c) the provisions of s. 259.032(11)(c).
  835         (11) Lands listed as projects for acquisition may be
  836  managed for conservation pursuant to s. 259.032, on an interim
  837  basis by a private party in anticipation of a state purchase in
  838  accordance with a contractual arrangement between the acquiring
  839  agency and the private party that may include management service
  840  contracts, leases, cost-share arrangements or resource
  841  conservation agreements. Lands designated as eligible under this
  842  subsection shall be managed to maintain or enhance the resources
  843  the state is seeking to protect by acquiring the land. Funding
  844  for these contractual arrangements may originate from the
  845  documentary stamp tax revenue deposited into the Land
  846  Acquisition Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund and
  847  Water Management Lands Trust Fund. No more than $6.2 million may
  848  be expended from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund 5 percent of
  849  funds allocated under the trust funds shall be expended for this
  850  purpose.
  851         Section 17. Section 253.7824, Florida Statutes, is amended
  852  to read:
  853         253.7824 Sale of products; proceeds.—The department may
  854  authorize the removal and sale of products from the land where
  855  environmentally appropriate, the proceeds from which shall be
  856  deposited into the appropriate in the Land Acquisition trust
  857  fund in accordance with the same disposition provided under s.
  858  253.034(6)(k), (l), or (m) applicable to the sale of land.
  859         Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  860  258.015, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  861         258.015 Citizen support organizations; use of property;
  862  audit.—
  863         (3) PARTNERSHIPS IN PARKS.—
  864         (b) The Legislature may annually appropriate funds from the
  865  Land Acquisition Trust Fund for use only as state matching
  866  funds, in conjunction with private donations in aggregates of at
  867  least $60,000 matched by $40,000 of state funds for a total
  868  minimum project amount of $100,000 for capital improvement
  869  facility development at state parks, at either individually
  870  designated parks or for priority projects within the overall
  871  state park system. Not more than 30 percent of the Land
  872  Acquisition Trust Fund unencumbered fund balance or $3 million,
  873  whichever is less, shall be reserved, available annually for
  874  matching private donations. The amount held in reserve for the
  875  state match will be no greater than $6 million for any fiscal
  876  year. State funds from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund or other
  877  appropriate funding sources shall be used for matching private
  878  donations for 40 percent of the projects’ costs. Funds held in
  879  reserve for the purposes of this subsection shall be available
  880  only after the requirements of s. 375.041(4) s. 375.041(3) are
  881  met. Citizen support organizations organized and operating for
  882  the benefit of state parks may acquire private donations
  883  pursuant to this section, and matching state funds for approved
  884  projects may be provided in accordance with this subsection. The
  885  department is authorized to properly recognize and honor a
  886  private donor by placing a plaque or other appropriate
  887  designation noting the contribution on project facilities or by
  888  naming project facilities after the person or organization that
  889  provided matching funds. The department is authorized to adopt
  890  necessary administrative rules to carry out the purposes of this
  891  subsection.
  892         Section 19. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 258.435,
  893  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  894         258.435 Use of aquatic preserves for the accommodation of
  895  visitors.—
  896         (1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall
  897  promote the public use of aquatic preserves and their associated
  898  uplands. The department may receive gifts and donations to carry
  899  out the purpose of this part. Moneys received in trust by the
  900  department by gift, devise, appropriation, or otherwise, subject
  901  to the terms of such trust, shall be deposited into the Grants
  902  and Donations Land Acquisition Trust Fund and appropriated to
  903  the department for the administration, development, improvement,
  904  promotion, and maintenance of aquatic preserves and their
  905  associated uplands and for any future acquisition or development
  906  of aquatic preserves and their associated uplands.
  907         (2) The department may grant a privilege or concession for
  908  the accommodation of visitors in and use of aquatic preserves
  909  and their associated state-owned uplands if the privilege or
  910  concession does not deny or interfere with the public’s access
  911  to such lands and is compatible with the aquatic preserve’s
  912  management plan as approved by the Acquisition and Restoration
  913  Council. Moneys received by the department under this subsection
  914  shall be deposited into the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. A
  915  concession must be granted based on business plans,
  916  qualifications, approach, and specified expectations or
  917  criteria. A privilege or concession may not be assigned or
  918  transferred by the grantee without the consent of the
  919  department.
  920         Section 20. Section 259.032, Florida Statutes, is amended
  921  to read:
  922         259.032 Conservation and recreation lands Trust Fund;
  923  purpose.—
  924         (1) It is the policy of the state that the citizens of this
  925  state shall be assured public ownership of natural areas for
  926  purposes of maintaining this state’s unique natural resources;
  927  protecting air, land, and water quality; promoting water
  928  resource development to meet the needs of natural systems and
  929  citizens of this state; promoting restoration activities on
  930  public lands; and providing lands for natural resource based
  931  recreation. In recognition of this policy, it is the intent of
  932  the Legislature to provide such public lands for the people
  933  residing in urban and metropolitan areas of the state, as well
  934  as those residing in less populated, rural areas. It is the
  935  further intent of the Legislature, with regard to the lands
  936  described in paragraph (2)(c) (3)(c), that a high priority be
  937  given to the acquisition, restoration, and management of such
  938  lands in or near counties exhibiting the greatest concentration
  939  of population and, with regard to the lands described in
  940  subsection (2) (3), that a high priority be given to acquiring
  941  lands or rights or interests in lands that advance the goals and
  942  objectives of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s
  943  approved species or habitat recovery plans, or lands within any
  944  area designated as an area of critical state concern under s.
  945  380.05 which, in the judgment of the advisory council
  946  established pursuant to s. 259.035, or its successor, cannot be
  947  adequately protected by application of land development
  948  regulations adopted pursuant to s. 380.05. Finally, it is the
  949  Legislature’s intent that lands acquired for conservation and
  950  recreation purposes through this program and any successor
  951  programs be managed in such a way as to protect or restore their
  952  natural resource values, and provide the greatest benefit,
  953  including public access, to the citizens of this state.
  954         (2)(a) The Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund is
  955  established within the Department of Environmental Protection.
  956  The fund shall be used as a nonlapsing, revolving fund
  957  exclusively for the purposes of this section. The fund shall be
  958  credited with proceeds from the following excise taxes:
  959         1. The excise taxes on documents as provided in s. 201.15;
  960  and
  961         2. The excise tax on the severance of phosphate rock as
  962  provided in s. 211.3103.
  963  
  964  The Department of Revenue shall credit to the fund each month
  965  the proceeds from such taxes as provided in this paragraph.
  966         (b) There shall annually be transferred from the
  967  Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund to the Land
  968  Acquisition Trust Fund that amount, not to exceed $20 million
  969  annually, as shall be necessary to pay the debt service on, or
  970  fund debt service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or other
  971  amounts with respect to bonds issued pursuant to s. 375.051 to
  972  acquire lands on the established priority list developed
  973  pursuant to ss. 259.101(4) and 259.105; however, no moneys
  974  transferred to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to this
  975  paragraph, or earnings thereon, shall be used or made available
  976  to pay debt service on the Save Our Coast revenue bonds. Amounts
  977  transferred annually from the Conservation and Recreation Lands
  978  Trust Fund to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to this
  979  paragraph shall have the highest priority over other payments or
  980  transfers from the Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund,
  981  and no other payments or transfers shall be made from the
  982  Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund until such
  983  transfers to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund have been made.
  984  Moneys in the Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund also
  985  shall be used to manage lands and to pay for related costs,
  986  activities, and functions pursuant to the provisions of this
  987  section.
  988         (2)(3) The Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Board of
  989  Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, may expend
  990  allocate moneys appropriated by the Legislature from the fund in
  991  any one year to acquire the fee or any lesser interest in lands
  992  for the following public purposes:
  993         (a) To conserve and protect environmentally unique and
  994  irreplaceable lands that contain native, relatively unaltered
  995  flora and fauna representing a natural area unique to, or scarce
  996  within, a region of this state or a larger geographic area;
  997         (b) To conserve and protect lands within designated areas
  998  of critical state concern, if the proposed acquisition relates
  999  to the natural resource protection purposes of the designation;
 1000         (c) To conserve and protect native species habitat or
 1001  endangered or threatened species, emphasizing long-term
 1002  protection for endangered or threatened species designated G-1
 1003  or G-2 by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory, and especially
 1004  those areas that are special locations for breeding and
 1005  reproduction;
 1006         (d) To conserve, protect, manage, or restore important
 1007  ecosystems, landscapes, and forests, if the protection and
 1008  conservation of such lands is necessary to enhance or protect
 1009  significant surface water, groundwater, coastal, recreational,
 1010  timber, or fish or wildlife resources which cannot otherwise be
 1011  accomplished through local and state regulatory programs;
 1012         (e) To promote water resource development that benefits
 1013  natural systems and citizens of the state;
 1014         (f) To facilitate the restoration and subsequent health and
 1015  vitality of the Florida Everglades;
 1016         (g) To provide areas, including recreational trails, for
 1017  natural resource based recreation and other outdoor recreation
 1018  on any part of any site compatible with conservation purposes;
 1019         (h) To preserve significant archaeological or historic
 1020  sites;
 1021         (i) To conserve urban open spaces suitable for greenways or
 1022  outdoor recreation which are compatible with conservation
 1023  purposes; or
 1024         (j) To preserve agricultural lands under threat of
 1025  conversion to development through less-than-fee acquisitions.
 1026         (3)(4) Lands acquired for conservation and recreation
 1027  purposes under this section shall be for use as state-designated
 1028  parks, recreation areas, preserves, reserves, historic or
 1029  archaeological sites, geologic or botanical sites, recreational
 1030  trails, forests, wilderness areas, wildlife management areas,
 1031  urban open space, or other state-designated recreation or
 1032  conservation lands; or they shall qualify for such state
 1033  designation and use if they are to be managed by other
 1034  governmental agencies or nonstate entities as provided for in
 1035  this section.
 1036         (4)(5) The board of trustees may expend funds appropriated
 1037  by the Legislature allocate, in any year, an amount not to
 1038  exceed 5 percent of the money credited to the fund in that year,
 1039  such allocation to be used for the initiation and maintenance of
 1040  a natural areas inventory to aid in the identification of areas
 1041  to be acquired for conservation and recreation purposes pursuant
 1042  to this section.
 1043         (6) Moneys in the fund not needed to meet obligations
 1044  incurred under this section shall be deposited with the Chief
 1045  Financial Officer to the credit of the fund and may be invested
 1046  in the manner provided by law. Interest received on such
 1047  investments shall be credited to the Conservation and Recreation
 1048  Lands Trust Fund.
 1049         (5)(7) The board of trustees may enter into any contract
 1050  necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. The lead
 1051  land managing agencies designated by the board of trustees also
 1052  are directed by the Legislature to enter into contracts or
 1053  interagency agreements with other governmental entities,
 1054  including local soil and water conservation districts, or
 1055  private land managers who have the expertise to perform specific
 1056  management activities which a lead agency lacks, or which would
 1057  cost more to provide in-house. Such activities shall include,
 1058  but not be limited to, controlled burning, road and ditch
 1059  maintenance, mowing, and wildlife assessments.
 1060         (6)(8)Conservation and recreation lands to be considered
 1061  for purchase under this section are subject to the selection
 1062  procedures of s. 259.035 and related rules and shall be acquired
 1063  in accordance with acquisition procedures for state lands
 1064  provided for in s. 259.041, except as otherwise provided by the
 1065  Legislature. An inholding or an addition to conservation and
 1066  recreation lands a project selected for purchase pursuant to
 1067  this chapter is not subject to the selection procedures of s.
 1068  259.035 if the estimated value of such inholding or addition
 1069  does not exceed $500,000. When at least 90 percent of the
 1070  acreage of a project has been purchased for conservation and
 1071  recreation purposes pursuant to this chapter, the project may be
 1072  removed from the list and the remaining acreage may continue to
 1073  be purchased. Funds appropriated to acquire conservation and
 1074  recreation lands Moneys from the fund may be used for title
 1075  work, appraisal fees, environmental audits, and survey costs
 1076  related to acquisition expenses for lands to be acquired,
 1077  donated, or exchanged which qualify under the categories of this
 1078  section, at the discretion of the board. When the Legislature
 1079  has authorized the Department of Environmental Protection to
 1080  condemn a specific parcel of land and such parcel has already
 1081  been approved for acquisition under this section, the land may
 1082  be acquired in accordance with the provisions of chapter 73 or
 1083  chapter 74, and the funds appropriated to acquire conservation
 1084  and recreation lands fund may be used to pay the condemnation
 1085  award and all costs, including a reasonable attorney fees
 1086  attorney’s fee, associated with condemnation.
 1087         (7)(9) All lands managed under this chapter and s. 253.034
 1088  shall be:
 1089         (a) Managed in a manner that will provide the greatest
 1090  combination of benefits to the public and to the resources.
 1091         (b) Managed for public outdoor recreation which is
 1092  compatible with the conservation and protection of public lands.
 1093  Such management may include, but not be limited to, the
 1094  following public recreational uses: fishing, hunting, camping,
 1095  bicycling, hiking, nature study, swimming, boating, canoeing,
 1096  horseback riding, diving, model hobbyist activities, birding,
 1097  sailing, jogging, and other related outdoor activities
 1098  compatible with the purposes for which the lands were acquired.
 1099         (c) Managed for the purposes for which the lands were
 1100  acquired, consistent with paragraph (9)(a) (11)(a).
 1101         (d) Concurrent with its adoption of the annual Conservation
 1102  and Recreation Lands list of acquisition projects pursuant to s.
 1103  259.035, the board of trustees shall adopt a management
 1104  prospectus for each project. The management prospectus shall
 1105  delineate:
 1106         1. The management goals for the property;
 1107         2. The conditions that will affect the intensity of
 1108  management;
 1109         3. An estimate of the revenue-generating potential of the
 1110  property, if appropriate;
 1111         4. A timetable for implementing the various stages of
 1112  management and for providing access to the public, if
 1113  applicable;
 1114         5. A description of potential multiple-use activities as
 1115  described in this section and s. 253.034;
 1116         6. Provisions for protecting existing infrastructure and
 1117  for ensuring the security of the project upon acquisition;
 1118         7. The anticipated costs of management and projected
 1119  sources of revenue, including legislative appropriations, to
 1120  fund management needs; and
 1121         8. Recommendations as to how many employees will be needed
 1122  to manage the property, and recommendations as to whether local
 1123  governments, volunteer groups, the former landowner, or other
 1124  interested parties can be involved in the management.
 1125         (e) Concurrent with the approval of the acquisition
 1126  contract pursuant to s. 259.041(3)(c) for any interest in lands
 1127  except those lands being acquired under the provisions of s.
 1128  259.1052, the board of trustees shall designate an agency or
 1129  agencies to manage such lands. The board shall evaluate and
 1130  amend, as appropriate, the management policy statement for the
 1131  project as provided by s. 259.035, consistent with the purposes
 1132  for which the lands are acquired. For any fee simple acquisition
 1133  of a parcel which is or will be leased back for agricultural
 1134  purposes, or any acquisition of a less-than-fee interest in land
 1135  that is or will be used for agricultural purposes, the Board of
 1136  Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall first
 1137  consider having a soil and water conservation district, created
 1138  pursuant to chapter 582, manage and monitor such interests.
 1139         (f) State agencies designated to manage lands acquired
 1140  under this chapter or with funds deposited into the Land
 1141  Acquisition Trust Fund, except those lands acquired under s.
 1142  259.1052, may contract with local governments and soil and water
 1143  conservation districts to assist in management activities,
 1144  including the responsibility of being the lead land manager.
 1145  Such land management contracts may include a provision for the
 1146  transfer of management funding to the local government or soil
 1147  and water conservation district from the land acquisition
 1148  Conservation and Recreation Lands trust fund of the lead land
 1149  managing agency in an amount adequate for the local government
 1150  or soil and water conservation district to perform its
 1151  contractual land management responsibilities and proportionate
 1152  to its responsibilities, and which otherwise would have been
 1153  expended by the state agency to manage the property.
 1154         (g) Immediately following the acquisition of any interest
 1155  in conservation and recreation lands under this chapter, the
 1156  Department of Environmental Protection, acting on behalf of the
 1157  board of trustees, may issue to the lead managing entity an
 1158  interim assignment letter to be effective until the execution of
 1159  a formal lease.
 1160         (8)(10)(a) State, regional, or local governmental agencies
 1161  or private entities designated to manage lands under this
 1162  section shall develop and adopt, with the approval of the board
 1163  of trustees, an individual management plan for each project
 1164  designed to conserve and protect such lands and their associated
 1165  natural resources. Private sector involvement in management plan
 1166  development may be used to expedite the planning process.
 1167         (b) Individual management plans required by s. 253.034(5),
 1168  for parcels over 160 acres, shall be developed with input from
 1169  an advisory group. Members of this advisory group shall include,
 1170  at a minimum, representatives of the lead land managing agency,
 1171  comanaging entities, local private property owners, the
 1172  appropriate soil and water conservation district, a local
 1173  conservation organization, and a local elected official. The
 1174  advisory group shall conduct at least one public hearing within
 1175  the county in which the parcel or project is located. For those
 1176  parcels or projects that are within more than one county, at
 1177  least one areawide public hearing shall be acceptable and the
 1178  lead managing agency shall invite a local elected official from
 1179  each county. The areawide public hearing shall be held in the
 1180  county in which the core parcels are located. Notice of such
 1181  public hearing shall be posted on the parcel or project
 1182  designated for management, advertised in a paper of general
 1183  circulation, and announced at a scheduled meeting of the local
 1184  governing body before the actual public hearing. The management
 1185  prospectus required pursuant to paragraph (7)(d) (9)(d) shall be
 1186  available to the public for a period of 30 days prior to the
 1187  public hearing.
 1188         (c) Once a plan is adopted, the managing agency or entity
 1189  shall update the plan at least every 10 years in a form and
 1190  manner prescribed by rule of the board of trustees. Such
 1191  updates, for parcels over 160 acres, shall be developed with
 1192  input from an advisory group. Such plans may include transfers
 1193  of leasehold interests to appropriate conservation organizations
 1194  or governmental entities designated by the Land Acquisition and
 1195  Management Advisory Council or its successor, for uses
 1196  consistent with the purposes of the organizations and the
 1197  protection, preservation, conservation, restoration, and proper
 1198  management of the lands and their resources. Volunteer
 1199  management assistance is encouraged, including, but not limited
 1200  to, assistance by youths participating in programs sponsored by
 1201  state or local agencies, by volunteers sponsored by
 1202  environmental or civic organizations, and by individuals
 1203  participating in programs for committed delinquents and adults.
 1204         (d)1. For each project for which lands are acquired after
 1205  July 1, 1995, an individual management plan shall be adopted and
 1206  in place no later than 1 year after the essential parcel or
 1207  parcels identified in the priority list developed pursuant to s.
 1208  259.105 ss. 259.101(4) and 259.105 have been acquired. The
 1209  Department of Environmental Protection shall distribute only 75
 1210  percent of the acquisition funds to which a budget entity or
 1211  water management district would otherwise be entitled from the
 1212  Preservation 2000 Trust Fund to any budget entity or any water
 1213  management district that has more than one-third of its
 1214  management plans overdue.
 1215         2. The requirements of subparagraph 1. do not apply to the
 1216  individual management plan for the Babcock Crescent B Ranch
 1217  being acquired pursuant to s. 259.1052. The management plan for
 1218  the ranch shall be adopted and in place no later than 2 years
 1219  following the date of acquisition by the state.
 1220         (e) Individual management plans shall conform to the
 1221  appropriate policies and guidelines of the state land management
 1222  plan and shall include, but not be limited to:
 1223         1. A statement of the purpose for which the lands were
 1224  acquired, the projected use or uses as defined in s. 253.034,
 1225  and the statutory authority for such use or uses.
 1226         2. Key management activities necessary to achieve the
 1227  desired outcomes, including, but not limited to, providing
 1228  public access, preserving and protecting natural resources,
 1229  protecting cultural and historical resources, restoring habitat,
 1230  protecting threatened and endangered species, controlling the
 1231  spread of nonnative plants and animals, performing prescribed
 1232  fire activities, and other appropriate resource management.
 1233         3. A specific description of how the managing agency plans
 1234  to identify, locate, protect, and preserve, or otherwise use
 1235  fragile, nonrenewable natural and cultural resources.
 1236         4. A priority schedule for conducting management
 1237  activities, based on the purposes for which the lands were
 1238  acquired.
 1239         5. A cost estimate for conducting priority management
 1240  activities, to include recommendations for cost-effective
 1241  methods of accomplishing those activities.
 1242         6. A cost estimate for conducting other management
 1243  activities which would enhance the natural resource value or
 1244  public recreation value for which the lands were acquired. The
 1245  cost estimate shall include recommendations for cost-effective
 1246  methods of accomplishing those activities.
 1247         7. A determination of the public uses and public access
 1248  that would be consistent with the purposes for which the lands
 1249  were acquired.
 1250         (f) The Division of State Lands shall submit a copy of each
 1251  individual management plan for parcels which exceed 160 acres in
 1252  size to each member of the Acquisition and Restoration Council,
 1253  which shall:
 1254         1. Within 60 days after receiving a plan from the division,
 1255  review each plan for compliance with the requirements of this
 1256  subsection and with the requirements of the rules established by
 1257  the board pursuant to this subsection.
 1258         2. Consider the propriety of the recommendations of the
 1259  managing agency with regard to the future use or protection of
 1260  the property.
 1261         3. After its review, submit the plan, along with its
 1262  recommendations and comments, to the board of trustees, with
 1263  recommendations as to whether to approve the plan as submitted,
 1264  approve the plan with modifications, or reject the plan.
 1265         (g) The board of trustees shall consider the individual
 1266  management plan submitted by each state agency and the
 1267  recommendations of the Acquisition and Restoration Council and
 1268  the Division of State Lands and shall approve the plan with or
 1269  without modification or reject such plan. The use or possession
 1270  of any lands owned by the board of trustees which is not in
 1271  accordance with an approved individual management plan is
 1272  subject to termination by the board of trustees.
 1273  
 1274  By July 1 of each year, each governmental agency and each
 1275  private entity designated to manage lands shall report to the
 1276  Secretary of Environmental Protection on the progress of
 1277  funding, staffing, and resource management of every project for
 1278  which the agency or entity is responsible.
 1279         (9)(11)(a) The Legislature recognizes that acquiring lands
 1280  pursuant to this chapter serves the public interest by
 1281  protecting land, air, and water resources which contribute to
 1282  the public health and welfare, providing areas for natural
 1283  resource based recreation, and ensuring the survival of unique
 1284  and irreplaceable plant and animal species. The Legislature
 1285  intends for these lands to be managed and maintained for the
 1286  purposes for which they were acquired and for the public to have
 1287  access to and use of these lands where it is consistent with
 1288  acquisition purposes and would not harm the resources the state
 1289  is seeking to protect on the public’s behalf.
 1290         (b) An amount of not less than 1.5 percent of the
 1291  cumulative total of funds ever deposited into the Florida
 1292  Preservation 2000 Trust Fund and the Florida Forever Trust Fund
 1293  shall be made available for the purposes of management,
 1294  maintenance, and capital improvements not eligible for funding
 1295  pursuant to s. 11(e), Art. VII of the State Constitution, and
 1296  for associated contractual services, for conservation and
 1297  recreation lands acquired with funds deposited into the Land
 1298  Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. 28(a), Art. X of the State
 1299  Constitution or pursuant to former s. 259.032, Florida Statutes
 1300  2014 this section, former s. 259.101, Florida Statutes 2014, s.
 1301  259.105, s. 259.1052, or previous programs for the acquisition
 1302  of lands for conservation and recreation, including state
 1303  forests, to which title is vested in the board of trustees and
 1304  other conservation and recreation lands managed by a state
 1305  agency. Of this amount, $250,000 shall be transferred annually
 1306  to the Plant Industry Trust Fund within the Department of
 1307  Agriculture and Consumer Services for the purpose of
 1308  implementing the Endangered or Threatened Native Flora
 1309  Conservation Grants Program pursuant to s. 581.185(11). Each
 1310  agency with management responsibilities shall annually request
 1311  from the Legislature funds sufficient to fulfill such
 1312  responsibilities to implement individual management plans. For
 1313  the purposes of this paragraph, capital improvements shall
 1314  include, but need not be limited to, perimeter fencing, signs,
 1315  firelanes, access roads and trails, and minimal public
 1316  accommodations, such as primitive campsites, garbage
 1317  receptacles, and toilets. Any equipment purchased with funds
 1318  provided pursuant to this paragraph may be used for the purposes
 1319  described in this paragraph on any conservation and recreation
 1320  lands managed by a state agency. The funding requirement created
 1321  in this paragraph is subject to an annual evaluation by the
 1322  Legislature in order to ensure that such requirement does not
 1323  impact the respective trust fund in a manner that would prevent
 1324  the trust fund from meeting other minimum requirements.
 1325         (c) All revenues generated through multiple-use management
 1326  or compatible secondary-use management shall be returned to the
 1327  lead agency responsible for such management and shall be used to
 1328  pay for management activities on all conservation, preservation,
 1329  and recreation lands under the agency’s jurisdiction. In
 1330  addition, such revenues shall be segregated in an agency trust
 1331  fund used for land management activities, other than a land
 1332  acquisition trust fund, and such revenues shall remain available
 1333  to the agency in subsequent fiscal years to support land
 1334  management appropriations. For the purposes of this paragraph,
 1335  compatible secondary-use management shall be those activities
 1336  described in subsection (7) (9) undertaken on parcels designated
 1337  as single use pursuant to s. 253.034(2)(b).
 1338         (d) Up to one-fifth of the funds appropriated for the
 1339  purposes identified provided for in paragraph (b) shall be
 1340  reserved by the board of trustees for interim management of
 1341  acquisitions and for associated contractual services, to ensure
 1342  the conservation and protection of natural resources on project
 1343  sites and to allow limited public recreational use of lands.
 1344  Interim management activities may include, but not be limited
 1345  to, resource assessments, control of invasive, nonnative
 1346  species, habitat restoration, fencing, law enforcement,
 1347  controlled burning, and public access consistent with
 1348  preliminary determinations made pursuant to paragraph (7)(g)
 1349  (9)(g). The board of trustees shall make these interim funds
 1350  available immediately upon purchase.
 1351         (e) The department shall set long-range and annual goals
 1352  for the control and removal of nonnative, invasive plant species
 1353  on public lands. Such goals shall differentiate between aquatic
 1354  plant species and upland plant species. In setting such goals,
 1355  the department may rank, in order of adverse impact, species
 1356  that impede or destroy the functioning of natural systems.
 1357  Notwithstanding paragraph (a), up to one-fourth of the funds
 1358  provided for in paragraph (b) may be used by the agencies
 1359  receiving those funds for control and removal of nonnative,
 1360  invasive species on public lands.
 1361         (f) For the 2014-2015 fiscal year only, moneys in the
 1362  Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund may be transferred
 1363  to the Florida Forever Trust Fund for the Florida Forever
 1364  program and to the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund to support
 1365  Everglades restoration projects included in the final report of
 1366  the Select Committee on Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee
 1367  Basin, dated November 8, 2013, pursuant to nonoperating budget
 1368  authority under s. 216.181(12). This subsection expires July 1,
 1369  2015.
 1370         (10)(12)(a) Beginning July 1, 1999, the Legislature may
 1371  appropriate shall make available sufficient funds annually from
 1372  the Conservation and Recreation Lands trust fund to the
 1373  department for payment in lieu of taxes to qualifying counties
 1374  and local governments as defined in paragraph (b) for all actual
 1375  tax losses incurred as a result of board of trustees
 1376  acquisitions for state agencies under the Florida Forever
 1377  program or the former Florida Preservation 2000 program during
 1378  any year. Reserved funds not used for payments in lieu of taxes
 1379  in any year shall revert to the fund to be used for land
 1380  management in accordance with the provisions of this section.
 1381         (b) Payment in lieu of taxes shall be available:
 1382         1. To all counties that have a population of 150,000 or
 1383  fewer. Population levels shall be determined pursuant to s.
 1384  11.031.
 1385         2. To all local governments located in eligible counties.
 1386         3. To Glades County, where a privately owned and operated
 1387  prison leased to the state has recently been opened and where
 1388  privately owned and operated juvenile justice facilities leased
 1389  to the state have recently been constructed and opened, a
 1390  payment in lieu of taxes, in an amount that offsets the loss of
 1391  property tax revenue, which funds have already been appropriated
 1392  and allocated from the Department of Correction’s budget for the
 1393  purpose of reimbursing amounts equal to lost ad valorem taxes.
 1394         (c) If insufficient funds are available in any year to make
 1395  full payments to all qualifying counties and local governments,
 1396  such counties and local governments shall receive a pro rata
 1397  share of the moneys available.
 1398         (d) The payment amount shall be based on the average amount
 1399  of actual taxes paid on the property for the 3 years preceding
 1400  acquisition. Applications for payment in lieu of taxes shall be
 1401  made no later than January 31 of the year following acquisition.
 1402  No payment in lieu of taxes shall be made for properties which
 1403  were exempt from ad valorem taxation for the year immediately
 1404  preceding acquisition.
 1405         (e) If property which was subject to ad valorem taxation
 1406  was acquired by a tax-exempt entity for ultimate conveyance to
 1407  the state under this chapter, payment in lieu of taxes shall be
 1408  made for such property based upon the average amount of taxes
 1409  paid on the property for the 3 years before prior to its being
 1410  removed from the tax rolls. The department shall certify to the
 1411  Department of Revenue those properties that may be eligible
 1412  under this provision. Once eligibility has been established,
 1413  that county or local government shall receive annual payments
 1414  for each tax loss until the qualifying county or local
 1415  government exceeds the population threshold pursuant to this
 1416  section.
 1417         (f) Payment in lieu of taxes pursuant to this subsection
 1418  shall be made annually to qualifying counties and local
 1419  governments after certification by the Department of Revenue
 1420  that the amounts applied for are reasonably appropriate, based
 1421  on the amount of actual taxes paid on the eligible property.
 1422  With the assistance of the local government requesting payment
 1423  in lieu of taxes, the state agency that acquired the land is
 1424  responsible for preparing and submitting application requests
 1425  for payment to the Department of Revenue for certification.
 1426         (g) If the board of trustees conveys to a local government
 1427  title to any land owned by the board, any payments in lieu of
 1428  taxes on the land made to the local government shall be
 1429  discontinued as of the date of the conveyance.
 1430  
 1431  For the purposes of this subsection, “local government” includes
 1432  municipalities, the county school board, mosquito control
 1433  districts, and any other local government entity which levies ad
 1434  valorem taxes, with the exception of a water management
 1435  district.
 1436         (13) Moneys credited to the fund each year which are not
 1437  used for management, maintenance, or capital improvements
 1438  pursuant to subsection (11); for payment in lieu of taxes
 1439  pursuant to subsection (12); or for the purposes of subsection
 1440  (5), shall be available for the acquisition of land pursuant to
 1441  this section.
 1442         (11)(14) The board of trustees may adopt rules to further
 1443  define the categories of land for acquisition under this
 1444  chapter.
 1445         (12)(15) Within 90 days after receiving a certified letter
 1446  from the owner of a property on the Conservation and Recreation
 1447  Lands list or the priority list established pursuant to s.
 1448  259.105 objecting to the property being included in an
 1449  acquisition project, where such property is a project or part of
 1450  a project which has not been listed for purchase in the current
 1451  year’s land acquisition work plan, the board of trustees shall
 1452  delete the property from the list or from the boundary of an
 1453  acquisition project on the list.
 1454         Section 21. Subsections (3), (4), and (6) of section
 1455  259.035, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1456         259.035 Acquisition and Restoration Council.—
 1457         (3) The council shall provide assistance to the board of
 1458  trustees in reviewing the recommendations and plans for state
 1459  owned lands required under s. 253.034 and this chapter ss.
 1460  253.034 and 259.032. The council shall, in reviewing such
 1461  recommendations and plans, consider the optimization of
 1462  multiple-use and conservation strategies to accomplish the
 1463  provisions funded pursuant to former s. 259.101(3)(a), Florida
 1464  Statutes 2014, and to s. 259.105(3)(b) ss. 259.101(3)(a) and
 1465  259.105(3)(b).
 1466         (4)(a) The council may use existing rules adopted by the
 1467  board of trustees, until it develops and recommends amendments
 1468  to those rules, to competitively evaluate, select, and rank
 1469  projects eligible for the Conservation and Recreation Lands list
 1470  pursuant to ss. 259.032(3) and 259.101(4).
 1471         (a)(b) By December 1, 2016 2009, the Acquisition and
 1472  Restoration Council shall develop rules defining specific
 1473  criteria and numeric performance measures needed for lands that
 1474  are to be acquired for public purpose under the Florida Forever
 1475  program pursuant to s. 259.105 or with funds deposited into the
 1476  Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. 28(a), Art. X of the
 1477  State Constitution. Each recipient of Florida Forever funds
 1478  shall assist the council in the development of such rules. These
 1479  rules shall be reviewed and adopted by the board, then submitted
 1480  to the Legislature for consideration by February 1, 2017 2010.
 1481  The Legislature may reject, modify, or take no action relative
 1482  to the proposed rules. If no action is taken, the rules shall be
 1483  implemented. Subsequent to their approval, each recipient of
 1484  Florida Forever funds from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund shall
 1485  annually report to the Division of State Lands on each of the
 1486  numeric performance measures accomplished during the previous
 1487  fiscal year.
 1488         (b)(c) In developing or amending rules, the council shall
 1489  give weight to the criteria included in s. 259.105(9) (10). The
 1490  board of trustees shall review the recommendations and shall
 1491  adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
 1492         (6) The proposal for a project pursuant to this section or
 1493  s. 259.105(3)(b) may be implemented only if adopted by the
 1494  council and approved by the board of trustees. The council shall
 1495  consider and evaluate in writing the merits and demerits of each
 1496  project that is proposed for acquisition using funds available
 1497  pursuant to s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution Conservation
 1498  and Recreation Lands, Florida Preservation 2000, or Florida
 1499  Forever funding and shall ensure that each proposed project
 1500  meets the requirements of s. 28, Art. X of the State
 1501  Constitution will meet a stated public purpose for the
 1502  restoration, conservation, or preservation of environmentally
 1503  sensitive lands and water areas or for providing outdoor
 1504  recreational opportunities. The council also shall determine
 1505  whether the project conforms, where applicable, with the
 1506  comprehensive plan developed pursuant to s. 259.04(1)(a), the
 1507  comprehensive multipurpose outdoor recreation plan developed
 1508  pursuant to s. 375.021, the state lands management plan adopted
 1509  pursuant to s. 253.03(7), the water resources work plans
 1510  developed pursuant to s. 373.199, and the provisions of s.
 1511  259.032, s. 259.101, or s. 259.105, whichever is applicable.
 1512         Section 22. Subsection (4) of section 259.036, Florida
 1513  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1514         259.036 Management review teams.—
 1515         (4) In the event a land management plan has not been
 1516  adopted within the timeframes specified in s. 259.032(8) s.
 1517  259.032(10), the department may direct a management review of
 1518  the property, to be conducted by the land management review
 1519  team. The review shall consider the extent to which the land is
 1520  being managed for the purposes for which it was acquired and the
 1521  degree to which actual management practices are in compliance
 1522  with the management policy statement and management prospectus
 1523  for that property.
 1524         Section 23. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
 1525  259.037, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1526         259.037 Land Management Uniform Accounting Council.—
 1527         (3)
 1528         (b) Each reporting agency shall also:
 1529         1. Include a report of the available public use
 1530  opportunities for each management unit of state land, the total
 1531  management cost for public access and public use, and the cost
 1532  associated with each use option.
 1533         2. List the acres of land requiring minimal management
 1534  effort, moderate management effort, and significant management
 1535  effort pursuant to s. 259.032(9)(c) former s. 259.032(11)(c).
 1536  For each category created in paragraph (a), the reporting agency
 1537  shall include the amount of funds requested, the amount of funds
 1538  received, and the amount of funds expended for land management.
 1539         3. List acres managed and cost of management for each park,
 1540  preserve, forest, reserve, or management area.
 1541         4. List acres managed, cost of management, and lead manager
 1542  for each state lands management unit for which secondary
 1543  management activities were provided.
 1544         5. Include a report of the estimated calculable financial
 1545  benefits to the public for the ecosystem services provided by
 1546  conservation lands, based on the best readily available
 1547  information or science that provides a standard measurement
 1548  methodology to be consistently applied by the land managing
 1549  agencies. Such information may include, but need not be limited
 1550  to, the value of natural lands for protecting the quality and
 1551  quantity of drinking water through natural water filtration and
 1552  recharge, contributions to protecting and improving air quality,
 1553  benefits to agriculture through increased soil productivity and
 1554  preservation of biodiversity, and savings to property and lives
 1555  through flood control.
 1556         Section 24. Subsection (1) of section 259.04, Florida
 1557  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1558         259.04 Board; powers and duties.—
 1559         (1) For projects and acquisitions selected for purchase
 1560  pursuant to ss. 259.035, 259.101, and 259.105:
 1561         (a) The board is given the responsibility, authority, and
 1562  power to develop and execute a comprehensive, statewide 5-year
 1563  plan to conserve, restore, and protect environmentally
 1564  endangered lands, ecosystems, lands necessary for outdoor
 1565  recreational needs, and other lands as identified in ss.
 1566  259.032, 259.101, and 259.105. This plan shall be kept current
 1567  through continual reevaluation and revision. The advisory
 1568  council or its successor shall assist the board in the
 1569  development, reevaluation, and revision of the plan.
 1570         (b) The board may enter into contracts with the government
 1571  of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
 1572  the state or any county, municipality, district authority, or
 1573  political subdivision; or any private corporation, partnership,
 1574  association, or person providing for or relating to the
 1575  conservation or protection of certain lands in accomplishing the
 1576  purposes of this chapter.
 1577         (c) Within 45 days after the advisory council or its
 1578  successor submits the lists of projects to the board, the board
 1579  shall approve, in whole or in part, the lists of projects in the
 1580  order of priority in which such projects are presented. To the
 1581  greatest extent practicable, projects on the lists shall be
 1582  acquired in their approved order of priority.
 1583         (d) The board is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift,
 1584  or devise or otherwise, the fee title or any lesser interest of
 1585  lands, water areas, and related resources for environmentally
 1586  endangered lands.
 1587         Section 25. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (11) and
 1588  subsection (15) of section 259.041, Florida Statutes, are
 1589  amended to read:
 1590         259.041 Acquisition of state-owned lands for preservation,
 1591  conservation, and recreation purposes.—
 1592         (11)(a) The Legislature finds that, with the increasing
 1593  pressures on the natural areas of this state and on open space
 1594  suitable for recreational use, the state must develop creative
 1595  techniques to maximize the use of acquisition and management
 1596  funds. The Legislature also finds that the state’s conservation
 1597  and recreational land acquisition agencies should be encouraged
 1598  to augment their traditional, fee simple acquisition programs
 1599  with the use of alternatives to fee simple acquisition
 1600  techniques. Additionally, the Legislature finds that generations
 1601  of private landowners have been good stewards of their land,
 1602  protecting or restoring native habitats and ecosystems to the
 1603  benefit of the natural resources of this state, its heritage,
 1604  and its citizens. The Legislature also finds that using
 1605  alternatives to fee simple acquisition by public land
 1606  acquisition agencies will achieve the following public policy
 1607  goals:
 1608         1. Allow more lands to be brought under public protection
 1609  for preservation, conservation, and recreational purposes with
 1610  less expenditure of public funds.
 1611         2. Retain, on local government tax rolls, some portion of
 1612  or interest in lands which are under public protection.
 1613         3. Reduce long-term management costs by allowing private
 1614  property owners to continue acting as stewards of their land,
 1615  where appropriate.
 1616  
 1617  Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that public land
 1618  acquisition agencies develop programs to pursue alternatives to
 1619  fee simple acquisition and to educate private landowners about
 1620  such alternatives and the benefits of such alternatives. It is
 1621  also the intent of the Legislature that a portion of the shares
 1622  of Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever bond proceeds be used
 1623  to purchase eligible properties using alternatives to fee simple
 1624  acquisition.
 1625         (b) All project applications shall identify, within their
 1626  acquisition plans, projects that require a full fee simple
 1627  interest to achieve the public policy goals, together with the
 1628  reasons full title is determined to be necessary. The state
 1629  agencies and the water management districts may use alternatives
 1630  to fee simple acquisition to bring the remaining projects in
 1631  their acquisition plans under public protection. For the
 1632  purposes of this subsection, the term “alternatives to fee
 1633  simple acquisition” includes, but is not limited to: purchase of
 1634  development rights; obtaining conservation easements; obtaining
 1635  flowage easements; purchase of timber rights, mineral rights, or
 1636  hunting rights; purchase of agricultural interests or
 1637  silvicultural interests; entering into land protection
 1638  agreements as defined in s. 380.0677(3); fee simple acquisitions
 1639  with reservations; creating life estates; or any other
 1640  acquisition technique that achieves the public policy goals
 1641  listed in paragraph (a). It is presumed that a private landowner
 1642  retains the full range of uses for all the rights or interests
 1643  in the landowner’s land which are not specifically acquired by
 1644  the public agency. The lands upon which hunting rights are
 1645  specifically acquired pursuant to this paragraph shall be
 1646  available for hunting in accordance with the management plan or
 1647  hunting regulations adopted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife
 1648  Conservation Commission, unless the hunting rights are purchased
 1649  specifically to protect activities on adjacent lands.
 1650         (15) The board of trustees, by an affirmative vote of at
 1651  least three of its members, may direct the department to
 1652  purchase lands on an immediate basis using up to 15 percent of
 1653  the funds allocated to the department pursuant to s. 259.105 ss.
 1654  259.101(3)(a) and 259.105 for the acquisition of lands that:
 1655         (a) Are listed or placed at auction by the Federal
 1656  Government as part of the Resolution Trust Corporation sale of
 1657  lands from failed savings and loan associations;
 1658         (b) Are listed or placed at auction by the Federal
 1659  Government as part of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
 1660  sale of lands from failed banks; or
 1661         (c) Will be developed or otherwise lost to potential public
 1662  ownership, or for which federal matching funds will be lost, by
 1663  the time the land can be purchased under the program within
 1664  which the land is listed for acquisition.
 1665  
 1666  For such acquisitions, the board of trustees may waive or modify
 1667  all procedures required for land acquisition pursuant to this
 1668  chapter and all competitive bid procedures required pursuant to
 1669  chapters 255 and 287. Lands acquired pursuant to this subsection
 1670  must, at the time of purchase, be on one of the acquisition
 1671  lists established pursuant to this chapter, or be essential for
 1672  water resource development, protection, or restoration, or a
 1673  significant portion of the lands must contain natural
 1674  communities or plant or animal species that which are listed by
 1675  the Florida Natural Areas Inventory as critically imperiled,
 1676  imperiled, or rare, or as excellent quality occurrences of
 1677  natural communities.
 1678         Section 26. Section 259.101, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1679  to read:
 1680         259.101 Florida Preservation 2000 Act.—
 1681         (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida
 1682  Preservation 2000 Act.”
 1683         (2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—The Legislature finds and
 1684  declares that:
 1685         (a) The alteration and development of Florida’s natural
 1686  areas to accommodate its rapidly growing population have
 1687  contributed to the degradation of water resources, the
 1688  fragmentation and destruction of wildlife habitats, the loss of
 1689  recreation space, and the diminishment of wetlands and forests.
 1690         (b) Imminent development of Florida’s remaining natural
 1691  areas and continuing increases in land values necessitate an
 1692  aggressive program of public land acquisition during the next
 1693  decade to preserve the quality of life that attracts so many
 1694  people to Florida.
 1695         (c) Acquisition of public lands, in fee simple or in any
 1696  lesser interest, should be based on a comprehensive assessment
 1697  of Florida’s natural resources and planned so as to protect the
 1698  integrity of ecological systems and to provide multiple
 1699  benefits, including preservation of fish and wildlife habitat,
 1700  recreation space, and water recharge areas. Governmental
 1701  agencies responsible for public land acquisition should work
 1702  together to purchase lands jointly and to coordinate individual
 1703  purchases within ecological systems.
 1704         (d) One of the purposes of the Florida Communities Trust
 1705  program is to acquire, protect, and preserve open space and
 1706  recreation properties within urban areas where pristine animal
 1707  and plant communities no longer exist. These areas are often
 1708  overlooked in other programs because of their smaller size and
 1709  proximity to developed property. These smaller parcels are,
 1710  however, critically important to the quality of life in these
 1711  urban areas for the residents who live there as well as to the
 1712  many visitors to the state. The trust shall consider projects
 1713  submitted by local governments which further the goals,
 1714  objectives, and policies of the conservation, recreation and
 1715  open space, or coastal elements of their local comprehensive
 1716  plans or which serve to conserve natural resources or resolve
 1717  land use conflicts.
 1718         (e) South Florida’s water supply and unique natural
 1719  environment depend on the protection of lands buffering the East
 1720  Everglades and the Everglades water conservation areas.
 1721  
 1722  In addition, the Legislature recognizes the conflicting desires
 1723  of the citizens of this state to prosper through economic
 1724  development and to preserve the natural areas of Florida that
 1725  development threatens to claim. The Legislature further
 1726  recognizes the urgency of acquiring natural areas in the state
 1727  for preservation, yet acknowledges the difficulty of ensuring
 1728  adequate funding for accelerated acquisition in light of other
 1729  equally critical financial needs of the state. It is the
 1730  Legislature’s desire and intent to fund the implementation of
 1731  the Florida Preservation 2000 Act for each of the 10 years of
 1732  the program’s duration and to do so in a fiscally responsible
 1733  manner.
 1734         (3) TITLE TO CERTAIN PROPERTY ACQUIRED WITH PRESERVATION
 1735  2000 BONDS LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAMS SUPPLEMENTED.—Less the
 1736  costs of issuance, the costs of funding reserve accounts, and
 1737  other costs with respect to the bonds, the proceeds of bonds
 1738  issued pursuant to this act shall be deposited into the Florida
 1739  Preservation 2000 Trust Fund created by s. 375.045. In fiscal
 1740  year 2000-2001, for each Florida Preservation 2000 program
 1741  described in paragraphs (a)-(g), that portion of each program’s
 1742  total remaining cash balance which, as of June 30, 2000, is in
 1743  excess of that program’s total remaining appropriation balances
 1744  shall be redistributed by the department and deposited into the
 1745  Save Our Everglades Trust Fund for land acquisition. For
 1746  purposes of calculating the total remaining cash balances for
 1747  this redistribution, the Florida Preservation 2000 Series 2000
 1748  bond proceeds, including interest thereon, and the fiscal year
 1749  1999-2000 General Appropriations Act amounts shall be deducted
 1750  from the remaining cash and appropriation balances,
 1751  respectively. The remaining proceeds shall be distributed by the
 1752  Department of Environmental Protection in the following manner:
 1753         (a) Fifty percent to the Department of Environmental
 1754  Protection for the purchase of public lands as described in s.
 1755  259.032. Of this 50 percent, at least one-fifth shall be used
 1756  for the acquisition of coastal lands.
 1757         (b) Thirty percent to the Department of Environmental
 1758  Protection for the purchase of water management lands pursuant
 1759  to s. 373.59, to be distributed among the water management
 1760  districts as provided in that section. Funds received by each
 1761  district may also be used for acquisition of lands necessary to
 1762  implement surface water improvement and management plans or for
 1763  acquisition of lands necessary to implement the Everglades
 1764  Construction Project authorized by s. 373.4592.
 1765         (c) Ten percent to the Department of Environmental
 1766  Protection to provide land acquisition grants and loans to local
 1767  governments through the Florida Communities Trust pursuant to
 1768  part III of chapter 380. From funds allocated to the trust, $3
 1769  million annually shall be used by the Division of State Lands
 1770  within the Department of Environmental Protection to implement
 1771  the Green Swamp Land Protection Initiative specifically for the
 1772  purchase of conservation easements, as defined in s.
 1773  380.0677(3), of lands, or severable interests or rights in
 1774  lands, in the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern. From
 1775  funds allocated to the trust, $3 million annually shall be used
 1776  by the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority
 1777  specifically for the purchase of a real property interest in
 1778  those lands subject to the Rate of Growth Ordinances adopted by
 1779  local governments in Monroe County or those lands within the
 1780  boundary of an approved Conservation and Recreation Lands
 1781  project located within the Florida Keys or Key West Areas of
 1782  Critical State Concern; however, title to lands acquired within
 1783  the boundary of an approved Conservation and Recreation Lands
 1784  project may, in accordance with an approved joint acquisition
 1785  agreement, vest in the Board of Trustees of the Internal
 1786  Improvement Trust Fund. Of the remaining funds, one-half shall
 1787  be matched by local governments on a dollar-for-dollar basis. To
 1788  the extent allowed by federal requirements for the use of bond
 1789  proceeds, the trust shall expend Preservation 2000 funds to
 1790  carry out the purposes of part III of chapter 380.
 1791         (d) Two and nine-tenths percent to the Department of
 1792  Environmental Protection for the purchase of inholdings and
 1793  additions to state parks. For the purposes of this paragraph,
 1794  “state park” means all real property in the state under the
 1795  jurisdiction of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the
 1796  department, or which may come under its jurisdiction.
 1797         (e) Two and nine-tenths percent to the Florida Forest
 1798  Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 1799  to fund the acquisition of state forest inholdings and additions
 1800  pursuant to s. 589.07.
 1801         (f) Two and nine-tenths percent to the Fish and Wildlife
 1802  Conservation Commission to fund the acquisition of inholdings
 1803  and additions to lands managed by the commission which are
 1804  important to the conservation of fish and wildlife.
 1805         (g) One and three-tenths percent to the Department of
 1806  Environmental Protection for the Florida Greenways and Trails
 1807  Program, to acquire greenways and trails or greenways and trails
 1808  systems pursuant to chapter 260, including, but not limited to,
 1809  abandoned railroad rights-of-way and the Florida National Scenic
 1810  Trail.
 1811  
 1812  Local governments may use federal grants or loans, private
 1813  donations, or environmental mitigation funds, including
 1814  environmental mitigation funds required pursuant to s. 338.250,
 1815  for any part or all of any local match required for the purposes
 1816  described in this subsection. Bond proceeds allocated pursuant
 1817  to paragraph (c) may be used to purchase lands on the priority
 1818  lists developed pursuant to s. 259.035. Title to lands purchased
 1819  pursuant to former paragraphs (a), (d), (e), (f), or and (g) of
 1820  this subsection, Florida Statutes 2014, shall be vested in the
 1821  Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. Title
 1822  to lands purchased pursuant to former paragraph (c) of this
 1823  subsection, Florida Statutes 2014, may be vested in the Board of
 1824  Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. The board of
 1825  trustees shall hold title to land protection agreements and
 1826  conservation easements that were or will be acquired pursuant to
 1827  former s. 380.0677, Florida Statutes 2014, and the Southwest
 1828  Florida Water Management District and the St. Johns River Water
 1829  Management District shall monitor such agreements and easements
 1830  within their respective districts until the state assumes this
 1831  responsibility.
 1832         (4) PROJECT CRITERIA.—
 1833         (a) Proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this act and
 1834  distributed pursuant to paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) shall be spent
 1835  only on projects which meet at least one of the following
 1836  criteria, as determined pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c):
 1837         1. A significant portion of the land in the project is in
 1838  imminent danger of development, in imminent danger of loss of
 1839  its significant natural attributes, or in imminent danger of
 1840  subdivision which will result in multiple ownership and may make
 1841  acquisition of the project more costly or less likely to be
 1842  accomplished;
 1843         2. Compelling evidence exists that the land is likely to be
 1844  developed during the next 12 months, or appraisals made during
 1845  the past 5 years indicate an escalation in land value at an
 1846  average rate that exceeds the average rate of interest likely to
 1847  be paid on the bonds;
 1848         3. A significant portion of the land in the project serves
 1849  to protect or recharge groundwater and to protect other valuable
 1850  natural resources or provide space for natural resource based
 1851  recreation;
 1852         4. The project can be purchased at 80 percent of appraised
 1853  value or less;
 1854         5. A significant portion of the land in the project serves
 1855  as habitat for endangered, threatened, or rare species or serves
 1856  to protect natural communities which are listed by the Florida
 1857  Natural Areas Inventory as critically imperiled, imperiled, or
 1858  rare, or as excellent quality occurrences of natural
 1859  communities; or
 1860         6. A significant portion of the land serves to preserve
 1861  important archaeological or historical sites.
 1862         (b) Each year that bonds are to be issued pursuant to this
 1863  act, the Land Acquisition and Management Advisory Council shall
 1864  review that year’s approved Conservation and Recreation Lands
 1865  priority list and shall, by the first board meeting in February,
 1866  present to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
 1867  Trust Fund for approval a listing of projects on the list which
 1868  meet one or more of the criteria listed in paragraph (a). The
 1869  board may remove projects from the list developed pursuant to
 1870  this paragraph, but may not add projects.
 1871         (c) Each year that bonds are to be issued pursuant to this
 1872  act, each water management district governing board shall review
 1873  the lands on its current year’s Save Our Rivers 5-year plan and
 1874  shall, by January 15, adopt a listing of projects from the plan
 1875  which meet one or more of the criteria listed in paragraph (a).
 1876         (d) In the acquisition of coastal lands pursuant to
 1877  paragraph (3)(a), the following additional criteria shall also
 1878  be considered:
 1879         1. The value of acquiring coastal high-hazard parcels,
 1880  consistent with hazard mitigation and postdisaster redevelopment
 1881  policies, in order to minimize the risk to life and property and
 1882  to reduce the need for future disaster assistance.
 1883         2. The value of acquiring beachfront parcels, irrespective
 1884  of size, to provide public access and recreational opportunities
 1885  in highly developed urban areas.
 1886         3. The value of acquiring identified parcels the
 1887  development of which would adversely affect coastal resources.
 1888  
 1889  When a nonprofit environmental organization which is tax-exempt
 1890  pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue
 1891  Code sells land to the state, such land at the time of such sale
 1892  shall be deemed to meet one or more of the criteria listed in
 1893  paragraph (a) if such land meets one or more of the criteria at
 1894  the time the organization purchases it. Listings of projects
 1895  compiled pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) may be revised to
 1896  include projects on the Conservation and Recreation Lands
 1897  priority list or in a water management district’s 5-year plan
 1898  which come under the criteria in paragraph (a) after the dates
 1899  specified in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c). The requirement of
 1900  paragraph (3)(a) regarding coastal lands is met as long as an
 1901  average of one-fifth of the cumulative proceeds allocated
 1902  through fiscal year 1999-2000 pursuant to that paragraph is used
 1903  to purchase coastal lands.
 1904         (e) The Legislature finds that the Florida Preservation
 1905  2000 Program has provided financial resources that have enabled
 1906  the acquisition of significant amounts of land for public
 1907  ownership in the first 7 years of the program’s existence. In
 1908  the remaining years of the Florida Preservation 2000 Program,
 1909  agencies that receive funds are encouraged to better coordinate
 1910  their expenditures so that future acquisitions, when combined
 1911  with previous acquisitions, will form more complete patterns of
 1912  protection for natural areas and functioning ecosystems to
 1913  better accomplish the intent of paragraph (2)(c).
 1914         (f) The Legislature intends that, in the remaining years of
 1915  the Florida Preservation 2000 Program, emphasis be given to the
 1916  completion of projects in which one or more parcels have already
 1917  been acquired and to the acquisition of lands containing
 1918  ecological resources which are either not represented or
 1919  underrepresented on lands currently in public ownership. The
 1920  Legislature also intends that future acquisitions under the
 1921  Florida Preservation 2000 Program be limited to projects on the
 1922  current project lists, or any additions to the list as
 1923  determined and prioritized by the study, or those projects that
 1924  can reasonably be expected to be acquired by the end of the
 1925  Florida Preservation 2000 Program.
 1926         (4)(5)FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE FUND USE.—Any funds received
 1927  by the Florida Forest Service from the Preservation 2000 Trust
 1928  Fund pursuant to paragraph (3)(e) shall be used only to pay the
 1929  cost of the acquisition of lands in furtherance of outdoor
 1930  recreation and natural resources conservation in this state. The
 1931  administration and use of any funds received by the Florida
 1932  Forest Service from the Preservation 2000 Trust Fund will be
 1933  subject to such terms and conditions imposed thereon by the
 1934  agency of the state responsible for the issuance of the revenue
 1935  bonds, the proceeds of which are deposited in the Preservation
 1936  2000 Trust Fund, including restrictions imposed to ensure that
 1937  the interest on any such revenue bonds issued by the state as
 1938  tax-exempt revenue bonds will not be included in the gross
 1939  income of the holders of such bonds for federal income tax
 1940  purposes. All deeds or leases with respect to any real property
 1941  acquired with Preservation 2000 funds received by the Florida
 1942  Forest Service must from the Preservation 2000 Trust Fund shall
 1943  contain sufficient such covenants and restrictions as are
 1944  sufficient to ensure that the use of such real property at all
 1945  times complies with s. 375.051 and s. 9, Art. XII of the 1968
 1946  Constitution of Florida; and shall contain reverter clauses
 1947  providing for the reversion of title to such property to the
 1948  Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or, in
 1949  the case of a lease of such property, providing for termination
 1950  of the lease upon a failure to use the property conveyed thereby
 1951  for such purposes.
 1952         (5)(6) DISPOSITION OF LANDS.—
 1953         (a) Any lands acquired pursuant to former paragraphs
 1954  paragraph (3)(a), paragraph (3)(c), paragraph (3)(d), paragraph
 1955  (3)(e), paragraph (3)(f), or paragraph (3)(g) of this section,
 1956  Florida Statutes 2014, if title to such lands is vested in the
 1957  Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, may be
 1958  disposed of by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
 1959  Trust Fund in accordance with the provisions and procedures set
 1960  forth in s. 253.034(6), and lands acquired pursuant to former
 1961  paragraph (3)(b) of this section, Florida Statutes 2014, may be
 1962  disposed of by the owning water management district in
 1963  accordance with the procedures and provisions set forth in ss.
 1964  373.056 and 373.089 provided such disposition also shall satisfy
 1965  the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c).
 1966         (b) Before land acquired with Preservation 2000 funds may
 1967  be surplused as required by s. 253.034(6), or determined to be
 1968  no longer required for its purposes under s. 373.056(4), as
 1969  whichever may be applicable, there shall first be a
 1970  determination by the Board of Trustees of the Internal
 1971  Improvement Trust Fund, or, in the case of water management
 1972  district lands, by the owning water management district, that
 1973  such land no longer needs to be preserved in furtherance of the
 1974  intent of the Florida Preservation 2000 Act. Any lands eligible
 1975  to be disposed of under this procedure also may be used to
 1976  acquire other lands through an exchange of lands if, provided
 1977  such lands obtained in an exchange are described in the same
 1978  paragraph of former subsection (3) of this section, Florida
 1979  Statutes 2014, as the lands disposed.
 1980         (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), no such
 1981  disposition of land shall be made if such disposition would have
 1982  the effect of causing all or any portion of the interest on any
 1983  revenue bonds issued to fund the Florida Preservation 2000 Act
 1984  to lose their exclusion from gross income for purposes of
 1985  federal income taxation. Any Revenue derived from the disposal
 1986  of such lands acquired with Preservation 2000 funds may not be
 1987  used for any purpose except for deposit into the Florida
 1988  Preservation 2000 Trust Fund, or the Florida Forever Trust Fund
 1989  within the Department of Environmental Protection, for recredit
 1990  to the share held under former subsection (3) of this section,
 1991  Florida Statutes 2014, in which such disposed land is described.
 1992         (6)(7) ALTERNATE USES OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—
 1993         (a) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
 1994  Fund, or, in the case of water management district lands, the
 1995  owning water management district, may authorize the granting of
 1996  a lease, easement, or license for the use of any lands acquired
 1997  pursuant to former subsection (3) of this section, Florida
 1998  Statutes 2014, for any governmental use permitted by s. 17, Art.
 1999  IX of the State Constitution of 1885, as adopted by s. 9(a),
 2000  Art. XII of the State Constitution, and any other incidental
 2001  public or private use that is determined by the board or the
 2002  owning water management district to be compatible with the
 2003  purposes for which such lands were acquired.
 2004         (b) Any existing lease, easement, or license acquired for
 2005  incidental public or private use on, under, or across any lands
 2006  acquired pursuant to former subsection (3) of this section,
 2007  Florida Statutes 2014, shall be presumed not to be incompatible
 2008  with the purposes for which such lands were acquired.
 2009         (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), no
 2010  such lease, easement, or license shall be entered into by the
 2011  Department of Environmental Protection or other appropriate
 2012  state agency if the granting of such lease, easement, or license
 2013  would adversely affect the exclusion of the interest on any
 2014  revenue bonds issued to fund the acquisition of the affected
 2015  lands from gross income for federal income tax purposes, as
 2016  described in s. 375.045(4).
 2017         (7) ALTERNATIVES TO FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION.—(8)
 2018         (a) The Legislature finds that, with the increasing
 2019  pressures on the natural areas of this state, the state must
 2020  develop creative techniques to maximize the use of acquisition
 2021  and management moneys. The Legislature also finds that the
 2022  state’s environmental land-buying agencies should be encouraged
 2023  to augment their traditional, fee simple acquisition programs
 2024  with the use of alternatives to fee simple acquisition
 2025  techniques. The Legislature also finds that using alternatives
 2026  to fee simple acquisition by public land-buying agencies will
 2027  achieve the following public policy goals:
 2028         1. Allow more lands to be brought under public protection
 2029  for preservation, conservation, and recreational purposes at
 2030  less expense using public funds.
 2031         2. Retain, on local government tax rolls, some portion of
 2032  or interest in lands that which are under public protection.
 2033         3. Reduce long-term management costs by allowing private
 2034  property owners to continue acting as stewards of the land, as
 2035  where appropriate.
 2036  
 2037  Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that public land
 2038  buying agencies develop programs to pursue alternatives to fee
 2039  simple acquisition and to educate private landowners about such
 2040  alternatives and the benefits of such alternatives. It also is
 2041  the intent of the Legislature that the department and the water
 2042  management districts spend a portion of their shares of
 2043  Preservation 2000 bond proceeds to purchase eligible properties
 2044  using alternatives to fee simple acquisition. Finally, it is the
 2045  intent of the Legislature that public agencies acquire lands in
 2046  fee simple for public access and recreational activities. Lands
 2047  protected using alternatives to fee simple acquisition
 2048  techniques may shall not be accessible to the public unless such
 2049  access is negotiated with and agreed to by the private
 2050  landowners who retain interests in such lands.
 2051         (b) The Land Acquisition Advisory Council and the water
 2052  management districts shall identify, within their 1997
 2053  acquisition plans, those projects that which require a full fee
 2054  simple interest to achieve the public policy goals, along with
 2055  the reasons why full title is determined to be necessary. The
 2056  council and the water management districts may use alternatives
 2057  to fee simple acquisition to bring the remaining projects in
 2058  their acquisition plans under public protection. For the
 2059  purposes of this subsection, the term “alternatives to fee
 2060  simple acquisition” includes the, but is not limited to:
 2061  purchase of development rights; conservation easements; flowage
 2062  easements; the purchase of timber rights, mineral rights, or
 2063  hunting rights; the purchase of agricultural interests or
 2064  silvicultural interests; land protection agreements; fee simple
 2065  acquisitions with reservations; or any other acquisition
 2066  technique that which achieves the public policy goals identified
 2067  listed in paragraph (a). It is presumed that a private landowner
 2068  retains the full range of uses for all the rights or interests
 2069  in the landowner’s land which are not specifically acquired by
 2070  the public agency. Life estates and fee simple acquisitions with
 2071  leaseback provisions do shall not qualify as an alternative to
 2072  fee simple acquisition under this subsection, although the
 2073  department and the districts are encouraged to use such
 2074  techniques if where appropriate.
 2075         (c) The department and each water management district shall
 2076  implement initiatives to use alternatives to fee simple
 2077  acquisition and to educate private landowners about such
 2078  alternatives. These initiatives must shall include at least two
 2079  acquisitions a year by the department and each water management
 2080  district utilizing alternatives to fee simple.
 2081         (d) The Legislature finds that the lack of direct sales
 2082  comparison information has served as an impediment to successful
 2083  implementation of alternatives to fee simple acquisition. It is
 2084  the intent of the Legislature that, in the absence of direct
 2085  comparable sales information, appraisals of alternatives to fee
 2086  simple acquisitions be based on the difference between the full
 2087  fee simple valuation and the value of the interests remaining
 2088  with the seller after acquisition.
 2089         (e) The public agency that which has been assigned
 2090  management responsibility shall inspect and monitor any less
 2091  than-fee-simple interest according to the terms of the purchase
 2092  agreement relating to such interest.
 2093         (f) The department and the water management districts may
 2094  enter into joint acquisition agreements to jointly fund the
 2095  purchase of lands using alternatives to fee simple techniques.
 2096         (8) PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE.—An agency or water management
 2097  district that acquired lands using Preservation 2000 funds
 2098  distributed pursuant to former subsection (3) of this section,
 2099  Florida Statutes 2014, shall manage such lands to make them
 2100  available for public recreational use if the recreational use
 2101  does not interfere with the protection of natural resource
 2102  values. The agency or district may enter into an agreement with
 2103  the department or another appropriate state agency to transfer
 2104  management authority or lease to such agencies lands purchased
 2105  with Preservation 2000 funds for the purpose of managing the
 2106  lands to make them available for public recreational use. The
 2107  water management districts and the department shall take action
 2108  to control the growth of nonnative invasive plant species on
 2109  lands they manage which were purchased with Preservation 2000
 2110  funds.
 2111         Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraphs
 2112  (c), (l), and (m) of subsection (3), subsection (4), present
 2113  subsection (5), paragraph (a) of present subsection (6), present
 2114  subsection (10), paragraph (i) of present subsection (16), and
 2115  present subsections (17) and (21) of section 259.105, Florida
 2116  Statutes, are amended to read:
 2117         259.105 The Florida Forever Act.—
 2118         (2)(a) The Legislature finds and declares that:
 2119         1. Land acquisition programs have provided tremendous
 2120  financial resources for purchasing environmentally significant
 2121  lands to protect those lands from imminent development or
 2122  alteration, thereby ensuring present and future generations’
 2123  access to important waterways, open spaces, and recreation and
 2124  conservation lands.
 2125         2. The continued alteration and development of Florida’s
 2126  natural and rural areas to accommodate the state’s growing
 2127  population have contributed to the degradation of water
 2128  resources, the fragmentation and destruction of wildlife
 2129  habitats, the loss of outdoor recreation space, and the
 2130  diminishment of wetlands, forests, working landscapes, and
 2131  coastal open space.
 2132         3. The potential development of Florida’s remaining natural
 2133  areas and escalation of land values require government efforts
 2134  to restore, bring under public protection, or acquire lands and
 2135  water areas to preserve the state’s essential ecological
 2136  functions and invaluable quality of life.
 2137         4. It is essential to protect the state’s ecosystems by
 2138  promoting a more efficient use of land, to ensure opportunities
 2139  for viable agricultural activities on working lands, and to
 2140  promote vital rural and urban communities that support and
 2141  produce development patterns consistent with natural resource
 2142  protection.
 2143         5. Florida’s groundwater, surface waters, and springs are
 2144  under tremendous pressure due to population growth and economic
 2145  expansion and require special protection and restoration
 2146  efforts, including the protection of uplands and springsheds
 2147  that provide vital recharge to aquifer systems and are critical
 2148  to the protection of water quality and water quantity of the
 2149  aquifers and springs. To ensure that sufficient quantities of
 2150  water are available to meet the current and future needs of the
 2151  natural systems and citizens of the state, and assist in
 2152  achieving the planning goals of the department and the water
 2153  management districts, water resource development projects on
 2154  public lands, where compatible with the resource values of and
 2155  management objectives for the lands, are appropriate.
 2156         6. The needs of urban, suburban, and small communities in
 2157  Florida for high-quality outdoor recreational opportunities,
 2158  greenways, trails, and open space have not been fully met by
 2159  previous acquisition programs. Through such programs as the
 2160  Florida Communities Trust and the Florida Recreation Development
 2161  Assistance Program, the state shall place additional emphasis on
 2162  acquiring, protecting, preserving, and restoring open space,
 2163  ecological greenways, and recreation properties within urban,
 2164  suburban, and rural areas where pristine natural communities or
 2165  water bodies no longer exist because of the proximity of
 2166  developed property.
 2167         7. Many of Florida’s unique ecosystems, such as the Florida
 2168  Everglades, are facing ecological collapse due to Florida’s
 2169  burgeoning population growth and other economic activities. To
 2170  preserve these valuable ecosystems for future generations,
 2171  essential parcels of land must be acquired to facilitate
 2172  ecosystem restoration.
 2173         8. Access to public lands to support a broad range of
 2174  outdoor recreational opportunities and the development of
 2175  necessary infrastructure, where compatible with the resource
 2176  values of and management objectives for such lands, promotes an
 2177  appreciation for Florida’s natural assets and improves the
 2178  quality of life.
 2179         9. Acquisition of lands, in fee simple, less-than-fee
 2180  interest, or other techniques shall be based on a comprehensive
 2181  science-based assessment of Florida’s natural resources which
 2182  targets essential conservation lands by prioritizing all current
 2183  and future acquisitions based on a uniform set of data and
 2184  planned so as to protect the integrity and function of
 2185  ecological systems and working landscapes, and provide multiple
 2186  benefits, including preservation of fish and wildlife habitat,
 2187  recreation space for urban and rural areas, and the restoration
 2188  of natural water storage, flow, and recharge.
 2189         10. The state has embraced performance-based program
 2190  budgeting as a tool to evaluate the achievements of publicly
 2191  funded agencies, build in accountability, and reward those
 2192  agencies which are able to consistently achieve quantifiable
 2193  goals. While previous and existing state environmental programs
 2194  have achieved varying degrees of success, few of these programs
 2195  can be evaluated as to the extent of their achievements,
 2196  primarily because performance measures, standards, outcomes, and
 2197  goals were not established at the outset. Therefore, the Florida
 2198  Forever program shall be developed and implemented in the
 2199  context of measurable state goals and objectives.
 2200         11. The state must play a major role in the recovery and
 2201  management of its imperiled species through the acquisition,
 2202  restoration, enhancement, and management of ecosystems that can
 2203  support the major life functions of such species. It is the
 2204  intent of the Legislature to support local, state, and federal
 2205  programs that result in net benefit to imperiled species habitat
 2206  by providing public and private land owners meaningful
 2207  incentives for acquiring, restoring, managing, and repopulating
 2208  habitats for imperiled species. It is the further intent of the
 2209  Legislature that public lands, both existing and to be acquired,
 2210  identified by the lead land managing agency, in consultation
 2211  with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for
 2212  animals or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 2213  for plants, as habitat or potentially restorable habitat for
 2214  imperiled species, be restored, enhanced, managed, and
 2215  repopulated as habitat for such species to advance the goals and
 2216  objectives of imperiled species management consistent with the
 2217  purposes for which such lands are acquired without restricting
 2218  other uses identified in the management plan. It is also the
 2219  intent of the Legislature that of the proceeds distributed
 2220  pursuant to subsection (3), additional consideration be given to
 2221  acquisitions that achieve a combination of conservation goals,
 2222  including the restoration, enhancement, management, or
 2223  repopulation of habitat for imperiled species. The Acquisition
 2224  and Restoration Council, in addition to the criteria in
 2225  subsection (9), shall give weight to projects that include
 2226  acquisition, restoration, management, or repopulation of habitat
 2227  for imperiled species. The term “imperiled species” as used in
 2228  this chapter and chapter 253, means plants and animals that are
 2229  federally listed under the Endangered Species Act, or state
 2230  listed by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or the
 2231  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
 2232         a. As part of the state’s role, all state lands that have
 2233  imperiled species habitat shall include as a consideration in
 2234  management plan development the restoration, enhancement,
 2235  management, and repopulation of such habitats. In addition, the
 2236  lead land managing agency of such state lands may use fees
 2237  received from public or private entities for projects to offset
 2238  adverse impacts to imperiled species or their habitat in order
 2239  to restore, enhance, manage, repopulate, or acquire land and to
 2240  implement land management plans developed under s. 253.034 or a
 2241  land management prospectus developed and implemented under this
 2242  chapter. Such fees shall be deposited into a foundation or fund
 2243  created by each land management agency under s. 379.223, s.
 2244  589.012, or s. 259.032(9)(c) s. 259.032(11)(c), to be used
 2245  solely to restore, manage, enhance, repopulate, or acquire
 2246  imperiled species habitat.
 2247         b. Where habitat or potentially restorable habitat for
 2248  imperiled species is located on state lands, the Fish and
 2249  Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Department of
 2250  Agriculture and Consumer Services shall be included on any
 2251  advisory group required under chapter 253, and the short-term
 2252  and long-term management goals required under chapter 253 must
 2253  advance the goals and objectives of imperiled species management
 2254  consistent with the purposes for which the land was acquired
 2255  without restricting other uses identified in the management
 2256  plan.
 2257         12. There is a need to change the focus and direction of
 2258  the state’s major land acquisition programs and to extend
 2259  funding and bonding capabilities, so that future generations may
 2260  enjoy the natural resources of this state.
 2261         (3) Less the costs of issuing and the costs of funding
 2262  reserve accounts and other costs associated with bonds, the
 2263  proceeds of cash payments or bonds issued pursuant to this
 2264  section shall be deposited into the Florida Forever Trust Fund
 2265  created by s. 259.1051. The proceeds shall be distributed by the
 2266  Department of Environmental Protection in the following manner:
 2267         (c) Twenty-one percent to the Department of Environmental
 2268  Protection for use by the Florida Communities Trust for the
 2269  purposes of part III of chapter 380, as described and limited by
 2270  this subsection, and grants to local governments or nonprofit
 2271  environmental organizations that are tax-exempt under s.
 2272  501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code for the
 2273  acquisition of community-based projects, urban open spaces,
 2274  parks, and greenways to implement local government comprehensive
 2275  plans. From funds available to the trust and used for land
 2276  acquisition, 75 percent shall be matched by local governments on
 2277  a dollar-for-dollar basis. The Legislature intends that the
 2278  Florida Communities Trust emphasize funding projects in low
 2279  income or otherwise disadvantaged communities and projects that
 2280  provide areas for direct water access and water-dependent
 2281  facilities that are open to the public and offer public access
 2282  by vessels to waters of the state, including boat ramps and
 2283  associated parking and other support facilities. At least 30
 2284  percent of the total allocation provided to the trust shall be
 2285  used in Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, but one-half of
 2286  that amount shall be used in localities in which the project
 2287  site is located in built-up commercial, industrial, or mixed-use
 2288  areas and functions to intersperse open spaces within congested
 2289  urban core areas. From funds allocated to the trust, no less
 2290  than 5 percent shall be used to acquire lands for recreational
 2291  trail systems, provided that in the event these funds are not
 2292  needed for such projects, they will be available for other trust
 2293  projects. Local governments may use federal grants or loans,
 2294  private donations, or environmental mitigation funds, including
 2295  environmental mitigation funds required pursuant to s. 338.250,
 2296  for any part or all of any local match required for acquisitions
 2297  funded through the Florida Communities Trust. Any lands
 2298  purchased by nonprofit organizations using funds allocated under
 2299  this paragraph must provide for such lands to remain permanently
 2300  in public use through a reversion of title to local or state
 2301  government, conservation easement, or other appropriate
 2302  mechanism. Projects funded with funds allocated to the trust
 2303  shall be selected in a competitive process measured against
 2304  criteria adopted in rule by the trust.
 2305         (l) For the purposes of paragraphs (e), (f), (g), and (h),
 2306  the agencies that receive the funds shall develop their
 2307  individual acquisition or restoration lists in accordance with
 2308  specific criteria and numeric performance measures developed
 2309  pursuant to s. 259.035(4). Proposed additions may be acquired if
 2310  they are identified within the original project boundary, the
 2311  management plan required pursuant to s. 253.034(5), or the
 2312  management prospectus required pursuant to s. 259.032(7)(d) s.
 2313  259.032(9)(d). Proposed additions not meeting the requirements
 2314  of this paragraph shall be submitted to the Acquisition and
 2315  Restoration Council for approval. The council may only approve
 2316  the proposed addition if it meets two or more of the following
 2317  criteria: serves as a link or corridor to other publicly owned
 2318  property; enhances the protection or management of the property;
 2319  would add a desirable resource to the property; would create a
 2320  more manageable boundary configuration; has a high resource
 2321  value that otherwise would be unprotected; or can be acquired at
 2322  less than fair market value.
 2323         (m) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(j) and for the 2014
 2324  2015 fiscal year only:
 2325         1. Five million dollars to the Department of Agriculture
 2326  and Consumer Services for the acquisition of agricultural lands
 2327  through perpetual conservation easements and other perpetual
 2328  less-than-fee techniques, which will achieve the objectives of
 2329  Florida Forever and s. 570.71.
 2330         2. The remaining moneys appropriated from the Florida
 2331  Forever Trust Fund shall be distributed only to the Division of
 2332  State Lands within the Department of Environmental Protection
 2333  for land acquisitions that are less-than-fee interest, for
 2334  partnerships in which the state’s portion of the acquisition
 2335  cost is no more than 50 percent, or for conservation lands
 2336  needed for military buffering or springs or water resources
 2337  protection.
 2338  
 2339  This paragraph expires July 1, 2015.
 2340         (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) and for the 2014-2015
 2341  fiscal year only, the funds appropriated in section 56 of the
 2342  2014-2015 General Appropriations Act may be provided to water
 2343  management districts for land acquisitions, including less-than
 2344  fee interest, identified by water management districts as being
 2345  needed for water resource protection or ecosystem restoration.
 2346  This subsection expires July 1, 2015.
 2347         (4)(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that projects or
 2348  acquisitions funded pursuant to paragraphs (3)(a) and (b)
 2349  contribute to the achievement of the following goals, which
 2350  shall be evaluated in accordance with specific criteria and
 2351  numeric performance measures developed pursuant to s.
 2352  259.035(4):
 2353         (a) Enhance the coordination and completion of land
 2354  acquisition projects, as measured by:
 2355         1. The number of acres acquired through the state’s land
 2356  acquisition programs that contribute to the enhancement of
 2357  essential natural resources, ecosystem service parcels, and
 2358  connecting linkage corridors as identified and developed by the
 2359  best available scientific analysis;
 2360         2. The number of acres protected through the use of
 2361  alternatives to fee simple acquisition; or
 2362         3. The number of shared acquisition projects among Florida
 2363  Forever funding partners and partners with other funding
 2364  sources, including local governments and the Federal Government.
 2365         (b) Increase the protection of Florida’s biodiversity at
 2366  the species, natural community, and landscape levels, as
 2367  measured by:
 2368         1. The number of acres acquired of significant strategic
 2369  habitat conservation areas;
 2370         2. The number of acres acquired of highest priority
 2371  conservation areas for Florida’s rarest species;
 2372         3. The number of acres acquired of significant landscapes,
 2373  landscape linkages, and conservation corridors, giving priority
 2374  to completing linkages;
 2375         4. The number of acres acquired of underrepresented native
 2376  ecosystems;
 2377         5. The number of landscape-sized protection areas of at
 2378  least 50,000 acres that exhibit a mosaic of predominantly intact
 2379  or restorable natural communities established through new
 2380  acquisition projects or augmentations to previous projects; or
 2381         6. The percentage increase in the number of occurrences of
 2382  imperiled species on publicly managed conservation areas.
 2383         (c) Protect, restore, and maintain the quality and natural
 2384  functions of land, water, and wetland systems of the state, as
 2385  measured by:
 2386         1. The number of acres of publicly owned land identified as
 2387  needing restoration, enhancement, and management, acres
 2388  undergoing restoration or enhancement, acres with restoration
 2389  activities completed, and acres managed to maintain such
 2390  restored or enhanced conditions; the number of acres which
 2391  represent actual or potential imperiled species habitat; the
 2392  number of acres which are available pursuant to a management
 2393  plan to restore, enhance, repopulate, and manage imperiled
 2394  species habitat; and the number of acres of imperiled species
 2395  habitat managed, restored, enhanced, repopulated, or acquired;
 2396         2. The percentage of water segments that fully meet,
 2397  partially meet, or do not meet their designated uses as reported
 2398  in the Department of Environmental Protection’s State Water
 2399  Quality Assessment 305(b) Report;
 2400         3. The percentage completion of targeted capital
 2401  improvements in surface water improvement and management plans
 2402  created under s. 373.453(2), regional or master stormwater
 2403  management system plans, or other adopted restoration plans;
 2404         4. The number of acres acquired that protect natural
 2405  floodplain functions;
 2406         5. The number of acres acquired that protect surface waters
 2407  of the state;
 2408         6. The number of acres identified for acquisition to
 2409  minimize damage from flooding and the percentage of those acres
 2410  acquired;
 2411         7. The number of acres acquired that protect fragile
 2412  coastal resources;
 2413         8. The number of acres of functional wetland systems
 2414  protected;
 2415         9. The percentage of miles of critically eroding beaches
 2416  contiguous with public lands that are restored or protected from
 2417  further erosion;
 2418         10. The percentage of public lakes and rivers in which
 2419  invasive, nonnative aquatic plants are under maintenance
 2420  control; or
 2421         11. The number of acres of public conservation lands in
 2422  which upland invasive, exotic plants are under maintenance
 2423  control.
 2424         (d) Ensure that sufficient quantities of water are
 2425  available to meet the current and future needs of natural
 2426  systems and the citizens of the state, as measured by:
 2427         1. The number of acres acquired which provide retention and
 2428  storage of surface water in naturally occurring storage areas,
 2429  such as lakes and wetlands, consistent with the maintenance of
 2430  water resources or water supplies and consistent with district
 2431  water supply plans;
 2432         2. The quantity of water made available through the water
 2433  resource development component of a district water supply plan
 2434  for which a water management district is responsible; or
 2435         3. The number of acres acquired of groundwater recharge
 2436  areas critical to springs, sinks, aquifers, other natural
 2437  systems, or water supply.
 2438         (e) Increase natural resource-based public recreational and
 2439  educational opportunities, as measured by:
 2440         1. The number of acres acquired that are available for
 2441  natural resource-based public recreation or education;
 2442         2. The miles of trails that are available for public
 2443  recreation, giving priority to those that provide significant
 2444  connections including those that will assist in completing the
 2445  Florida National Scenic Trail; or
 2446         3. The number of new resource-based recreation facilities,
 2447  by type, made available on public land.
 2448         (f) Preserve significant archaeological or historic sites,
 2449  as measured by:
 2450         1. The increase in the number of and percentage of historic
 2451  and archaeological properties listed in the Florida Master Site
 2452  File or National Register of Historic Places which are protected
 2453  or preserved for public use; or
 2454         2. The increase in the number and percentage of historic
 2455  and archaeological properties that are in state ownership.
 2456         (g) Increase the amount of forestland available for
 2457  sustainable management of natural resources, as measured by:
 2458         1. The number of acres acquired that are available for
 2459  sustainable forest management;
 2460         2. The number of acres of state-owned forestland managed
 2461  for economic return in accordance with current best management
 2462  practices;
 2463         3. The number of acres of forestland acquired that will
 2464  serve to maintain natural groundwater recharge functions; or
 2465         4. The percentage and number of acres identified for
 2466  restoration actually restored by reforestation.
 2467         (h) Increase the amount of open space available in urban
 2468  areas, as measured by:
 2469         1. The percentage of local governments that participate in
 2470  land acquisition programs and acquire open space in urban cores;
 2471  or
 2472         2. The percentage and number of acres of purchases of open
 2473  space within urban service areas.
 2474  
 2475  Florida Forever projects and acquisitions funded pursuant to
 2476  paragraph (3)(c) shall be measured by goals developed by rule by
 2477  the Florida Communities Trust Governing Board created in s.
 2478  380.504.
 2479         (5)(6)(a) All lands acquired pursuant to this section shall
 2480  be managed for multiple-use purposes, where compatible with the
 2481  resource values of and management objectives for such lands. As
 2482  used in this section, “multiple-use” includes, but is not
 2483  limited to, outdoor recreational activities as described in ss.
 2484  253.034 and 259.032(7)(b) 259.032(9)(b), water resource
 2485  development projects, sustainable forestry management, carbon
 2486  sequestration, carbon mitigation, or carbon offsets.
 2487         (9)(10) The Acquisition and Restoration Council shall
 2488  recommend rules for adoption by the board of trustees to
 2489  competitively evaluate, select, and rank projects eligible for
 2490  Florida Forever funds pursuant to paragraph (3)(b) and for
 2491  additions to the Conservation and Recreation Lands list pursuant
 2492  to ss. 259.032 and 259.101(4). In developing these proposed
 2493  rules, the Acquisition and Restoration Council shall give weight
 2494  to the following criteria:
 2495         (a) The project meets multiple goals described in
 2496  subsection (4).
 2497         (b) The project is part of an ongoing governmental effort
 2498  to restore, protect, or develop land areas or water resources.
 2499         (c) The project enhances or facilitates management of
 2500  properties already under public ownership.
 2501         (d) The project has significant archaeological or historic
 2502  value.
 2503         (e) The project has funding sources that are identified and
 2504  assured through at least the first 2 years of the project.
 2505         (f) The project contributes to the solution of water
 2506  resource problems on a regional basis.
 2507         (g) The project has a significant portion of its land area
 2508  in imminent danger of development, in imminent danger of losing
 2509  its significant natural attributes or recreational open space,
 2510  or in imminent danger of subdivision which would result in
 2511  multiple ownership and make acquisition of the project costly or
 2512  less likely to be accomplished.
 2513         (h) The project implements an element from a plan developed
 2514  by an ecosystem management team.
 2515         (i) The project is one of the components of the Everglades
 2516  restoration effort.
 2517         (j) The project may be purchased at 80 percent of appraised
 2518  value.
 2519         (k) The project may be acquired, in whole or in part, using
 2520  alternatives to fee simple, including but not limited to, tax
 2521  incentives, mitigation funds, or other revenues; the purchase of
 2522  development rights, hunting rights, agricultural or
 2523  silvicultural rights, or mineral rights; or obtaining
 2524  conservation easements or flowage easements.
 2525         (l) The project is a joint acquisition, either among public
 2526  agencies, nonprofit organizations, or private entities, or by a
 2527  public-private partnership.
 2528         (15)(16) The Acquisition and Restoration Council shall
 2529  submit to the board of trustees, with its list of projects, a
 2530  report that includes, but shall not be limited to, the following
 2531  information for each project listed:
 2532         (i) A management policy statement for the project and a
 2533  management prospectus pursuant to s. 259.032(7)(d) s.
 2534  259.032(9)(d).
 2535         (16)(17) All proposals for projects pursuant to paragraph
 2536  (3)(b) shall be implemented only if adopted by the Acquisition
 2537  and Restoration Council and approved by the board of trustees.
 2538  The council shall consider and evaluate in writing the merits
 2539  and demerits of each project that is proposed for Florida
 2540  Forever funding and each proposed addition to the Conservation
 2541  and Recreation Lands list program. The council shall ensure that
 2542  each proposed project will meet a stated public purpose for the
 2543  restoration, conservation, or preservation of environmentally
 2544  sensitive lands and water areas or for providing outdoor
 2545  recreational opportunities and that each proposed addition to
 2546  the Conservation and Recreation Lands list will meet the public
 2547  purposes under s. 259.032(3) and, when applicable, s.
 2548  259.101(4). The council also shall determine whether the project
 2549  or addition conforms, where applicable, with the comprehensive
 2550  plan developed pursuant to s. 259.04(1)(a), the comprehensive
 2551  multipurpose outdoor recreation plan developed pursuant to s.
 2552  375.021, the state lands management plan adopted pursuant to s.
 2553  253.03(7), the water resources work plans developed pursuant to
 2554  s. 373.199, and the provisions of this section.
 2555         (20)(21) Lands listed as projects for acquisition under the
 2556  Florida Forever program may be managed for conservation pursuant
 2557  to s. 259.032, on an interim basis by a private party in
 2558  anticipation of a state purchase in accordance with a
 2559  contractual arrangement between the acquiring agency and the
 2560  private party that may include management service contracts,
 2561  leases, cost-share arrangements, or resource conservation
 2562  agreements. Lands designated as eligible under this subsection
 2563  shall be managed to maintain or enhance the resources the state
 2564  is seeking to protect by acquiring the land and to accelerate
 2565  public access to the lands as soon as practicable. Funding for
 2566  these contractual arrangements may originate from the
 2567  documentary stamp tax revenue deposited into the Land
 2568  Acquisition Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund and
 2569  Water Management Lands Trust Fund. No more than $6.2 million may
 2570  be expended from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund 5 percent of
 2571  funds allocated under the trust funds shall be expended for this
 2572  purpose.
 2573         Section 28. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 259.1051,
 2574  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2575         259.1051 Florida Forever Trust Fund.—
 2576         (1) There is created the Florida Forever Trust Fund to
 2577  carry out the purposes of ss. 259.032, 259.105, 259.1052, and
 2578  375.031. The Florida Forever Trust Fund shall be held and
 2579  administered by the Department of Environmental Protection.
 2580  Proceeds from the sale of bonds, except proceeds of refunding
 2581  bonds, issued under s. 215.618 and payable from moneys
 2582  transferred to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund under s.
 2583  201.15(1) s. 201.15(1)(a), not to exceed $5.3 billion, must be
 2584  deposited into this trust fund to be distributed and used as
 2585  provided in s. 259.105(3). The bond resolution adopted by the
 2586  governing board of the Division of Bond Finance of the State
 2587  Board of Administration may provide for additional provisions
 2588  that govern the disbursement of the bond proceeds.
 2589         (3) The Department of Environmental Protection shall ensure
 2590  that the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under s. 215.618
 2591  and payable from moneys transferred to the Land Acquisition
 2592  Trust Fund under s. 201.15(1) s. 201.15(1)(a) shall be
 2593  administered and expended in a manner that ensures compliance of
 2594  each issue of bonds that are issued on the basis that interest
 2595  thereon will be excluded from gross income for federal income
 2596  tax purposes, with the applicable provisions of the United
 2597  States Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated
 2598  thereunder, to the extent necessary to preserve the exclusion of
 2599  interest on the bonds from gross income for federal income tax
 2600  purposes. The Department of Environmental Protection shall
 2601  administer the use and disbursement of the proceeds of such
 2602  bonds or require that the use and disbursement thereof be
 2603  administered in a manner to implement strategies to maximize any
 2604  available benefits under the applicable provisions of the United
 2605  States Internal Revenue Code or regulations promulgated
 2606  thereunder, to the extent not inconsistent with the purposes
 2607  identified in s. 259.105(3).
 2608         Section 29. Subsection (4) of section 339.0801, Florida
 2609  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2610         339.0801 Allocation of increased revenues derived from
 2611  amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) by ch. 2012-128.—Funds that result
 2612  from increased revenues to the State Transportation Trust Fund
 2613  derived from the amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) made by this act
 2614  must be used annually, first as set forth in subsection (1) and
 2615  then as set forth in subsections (2)-(5), notwithstanding any
 2616  other provision of law:
 2617         (4) Beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year and annually
 2618  thereafter, $10 million shall be allocated to the Small County
 2619  Outreach Program, to be used as specified in s. 339.2818. These
 2620  funds are in addition to the funds provided for the program
 2621  pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(a)2 in s. 201.15(1)(c)1.b.
 2622         Section 30. Subsection (9) of section 339.55, Florida
 2623  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2624         339.55 State-funded infrastructure bank.—
 2625         (9) Funds paid into the State Transportation Trust Fund
 2626  pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(a) s. 201.15(1)(c) for the purposes of
 2627  the State Infrastructure Bank are hereby annually appropriated
 2628  for expenditure to support that program.
 2629         Section 31. Subsection (5) of section 341.303, Florida
 2630  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2631         341.303 Funding authorization and appropriations;
 2632  eligibility and participation.—
 2633         (5) FUND PARTICIPATION; FLORIDA RAIL ENTERPRISE.—
 2634         (a) The department, through the Florida Rail Enterprise, is
 2635  authorized to use funds provided pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(a)4.
 2636  under s. 201.15(1)(c)1.d. to fund:
 2637         (a) Up to 50 percent of the nonfederal share of the costs
 2638  of any eligible passenger rail capital improvement project.
 2639         (b) The department, through the Florida Rail Enterprise, is
 2640  authorized to use funds provided under s. 201.15(1)(c)1.d. to
 2641  fund Up to 100 percent of planning and development costs related
 2642  to the provision of a passenger rail system, including, but not
 2643  limited to, preliminary engineering, revenue studies,
 2644  environmental impact studies, financial advisory services,
 2645  engineering design, and other appropriate professional services.
 2646         (c) The department, through the Florida Rail Enterprise, is
 2647  authorized to use funds provided under s. 201.15(1)(c)1.d. to
 2648  fund The high-speed rail system.
 2649         (d) The department, through the Florida Rail Enterprise, is
 2650  authorized to use funds provided under s. 201.15(1)(c)1.d. to
 2651  fund Projects necessary to identify or address anticipated
 2652  impacts of increased freight rail traffic resulting from the
 2653  implementation of passenger rail systems as provided in s.
 2654  341.302(3)(b).
 2655         Section 32. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
 2656  343.58, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2657         343.58 County funding for the South Florida Regional
 2658  Transportation Authority.—
 2659         (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
 2660  contrary and effective July 1, 2010, until as provided in
 2661  paragraph (d), the department shall transfer annually from the
 2662  State Transportation Trust Fund to the South Florida Regional
 2663  Transportation Authority the amounts specified in subparagraph
 2664  (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2.
 2665         (b) Funding required by this subsection may not be provided
 2666  from the funds dedicated to the Florida Rail Enterprise pursuant
 2667  to s. 201.15(4)(a)4 under s. 201.15(1)(c)1.d.
 2668         Section 33. Section 369.252, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2669  to read:
 2670         369.252 Invasive plant control on public lands.—The Fish
 2671  and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall establish a program
 2672  to:
 2673         (1) Achieve eradication or maintenance control of invasive
 2674  exotic plants on public lands when the scientific data indicate
 2675  that they are detrimental to the state’s natural environment or
 2676  when the Commissioner of Agriculture finds that such plants or
 2677  specific populations thereof are a threat to the agricultural
 2678  productivity of the state;
 2679         (2) Assist state and local government agencies in the
 2680  development and implementation of coordinated management plans
 2681  for the eradication or maintenance control of invasive exotic
 2682  plant species on public lands;
 2683         (3) Contract, or enter into agreements, with entities in
 2684  the State University System or other governmental or private
 2685  sector entities for research concerning control agents;
 2686  production and growth of biological control agents; and
 2687  development of workable methods for the eradication or
 2688  maintenance control of invasive exotic plants on public lands;
 2689  and
 2690         (4) Use funds in the Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund as
 2691  authorized by the Legislature for carrying out activities under
 2692  this section on public lands. A minimum of 20 percent of the
 2693  amount appropriated by the Legislature for invasive plant
 2694  control from credited to the Land Acquisition Invasive Plant
 2695  Control Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(6) shall be used for
 2696  the purpose of controlling nonnative, upland, invasive plant
 2697  species on public lands.
 2698         Section 34. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
 2699  373.026, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2700         373.026 General powers and duties of the department.—The
 2701  department, or its successor agency, shall be responsible for
 2702  the administration of this chapter at the state level. However,
 2703  it is the policy of the state that, to the greatest extent
 2704  possible, the department may enter into interagency or
 2705  interlocal agreements with any other state agency, any water
 2706  management district, or any local government conducting programs
 2707  related to or materially affecting the water resources of the
 2708  state. All such agreements shall be subject to the provisions of
 2709  s. 373.046. In addition to its other powers and duties, the
 2710  department shall, to the greatest extent possible:
 2711         (8)
 2712         (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the use of state funds
 2713  for land purchases from willing sellers is authorized for
 2714  projects within the South Florida Water Management District’s
 2715  approved 5-year plan of acquisition pursuant to s. 373.59 or
 2716  within the South Florida Water Management District’s approved
 2717  Florida Forever water management district work plan pursuant to
 2718  s. 373.199.
 2719         Section 35. Subsection (4) of section 373.089, Florida
 2720  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2721         373.089 Sale or exchange of lands, or interests or rights
 2722  in lands.—The governing board of the district may sell lands, or
 2723  interests or rights in lands, to which the district has acquired
 2724  title or to which it may hereafter acquire title in the
 2725  following manner:
 2726         (4) The governing board of a district may exchange lands,
 2727  or interests or rights in lands, owned by, or lands, or
 2728  interests or rights in lands, for which title is otherwise
 2729  vested in, the district for other lands, or interests or rights
 2730  in lands, within the state owned by any person. The governing
 2731  board shall fix the terms and conditions of any such exchange
 2732  and may pay or receive any sum of money that the board considers
 2733  necessary to equalize the values of exchanged properties. Land,
 2734  or interests or rights in land, acquired under former s. 373.59,
 2735  Florida Statutes 2014, may be exchanged only for lands, or
 2736  interests or rights in lands, that otherwise meet the
 2737  requirements of that section for acquisition.
 2738         Section 36. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
 2739  373.129, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2740         373.129 Maintenance of actions.—The department, the
 2741  governing board of any water management district, any local
 2742  board, or a local government to which authority has been
 2743  delegated pursuant to s. 373.103(8), is authorized to commence
 2744  and maintain proper and necessary actions and proceedings in any
 2745  court of competent jurisdiction for any of the following
 2746  purposes:
 2747         (5) To recover a civil penalty for each offense in an
 2748  amount not to exceed $10,000 per offense. Each date during which
 2749  such violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
 2750         (a) A civil penalty recovered by a water management
 2751  district pursuant to this subsection shall be retained deposited
 2752  in the Water Management Lands Trust Fund established under s.
 2753  373.59 and used exclusively by the water management district
 2754  that collected deposits the money into the fund. A civil penalty
 2755  recovered by the department pursuant to this subsection must be
 2756  deposited into the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund
 2757  established under s. 376.307 Any such civil penalty recovered
 2758  after the expiration of such fund shall be deposited in the
 2759  Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund and used
 2760  exclusively within the water management district that deposits
 2761  the money into the fund.
 2762         Section 37. Subsection (5) of section 373.1391, Florida
 2763  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2764         373.1391 Management of real property.—
 2765         (5) The following additional uses of lands acquired
 2766  pursuant to the Florida Forever program and other state-funded
 2767  land purchase programs shall be authorized, upon a finding by
 2768  the governing board, if they meet the criteria specified in
 2769  paragraphs (a)-(e): water resource development projects, water
 2770  supply development projects, stormwater management projects,
 2771  linear facilities, and sustainable agriculture and forestry.
 2772  Such additional uses are authorized where:
 2773         (a) Not inconsistent with the management plan for such
 2774  lands;
 2775         (b) Compatible with the natural ecosystem and resource
 2776  values of such lands;
 2777         (c) The proposed use is appropriately located on such lands
 2778  and where due consideration is given to the use of other
 2779  available lands;
 2780         (d) The using entity reasonably compensates the titleholder
 2781  for such use based upon an appropriate measure of value; and
 2782         (e) The use is consistent with the public interest.
 2783  
 2784  A decision by the governing board pursuant to this subsection
 2785  shall be given a presumption of correctness. Moneys received
 2786  from the use of state lands pursuant to this subsection shall be
 2787  returned to the lead managing agency in accordance with the
 2788  provisions of s. 373.59.
 2789         Section 38. Subsection (7) of section 373.199, Florida
 2790  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2791         373.199 Florida Forever Water Management District Work
 2792  Plan.—
 2793         (7) By June 1, 2001, each district shall file with the
 2794  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
 2795  Representatives, and the Secretary of Environmental Protection
 2796  the initial 5-year work plan as required under subsection (2).
 2797  By March 1 of each year thereafter, as part of the consolidated
 2798  annual report required by s. 373.036(7), each district shall
 2799  report on acquisitions completed during the year together with
 2800  modifications or additions to its 5-year work plan. Included in
 2801  the report shall be:
 2802         (a) A description of land management activity for each
 2803  property or project area owned by the water management district.
 2804         (b) A list of any lands surplused and the amount of
 2805  compensation received.
 2806         (c) The progress of funding, staffing, and resource
 2807  management of every project funded pursuant to former s.
 2808  259.101(3), Florida Statutes 2014 s. 259.101, s. 259.105, or
 2809  former s. 373.59(2), Florida Statutes 2014, s. 373.59 for which
 2810  the district is responsible.
 2811  
 2812  The secretary shall submit the report referenced in this
 2813  subsection to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
 2814  Trust Fund together with the Acquisition and Restoration
 2815  Council’s project list as required under s. 259.105.
 2816         Section 39. Subsection (7) of section 373.430, Florida
 2817  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2818         373.430 Prohibitions, violation, penalty, intent.—
 2819         (7) All moneys recovered under the provisions of this
 2820  section shall be allocated to the use of the water management
 2821  district, the department, or the local government, whichever
 2822  undertook and maintained the enforcement action. All monetary
 2823  penalties and damages recovered by the department or the state
 2824  under the provisions of this section shall be deposited into in
 2825  the Water Quality Assurance Ecosystem Management and Restoration
 2826  Trust Fund. All monetary penalties and damages recovered
 2827  pursuant to this section by a water management district shall be
 2828  retained deposited in the Water Management Lands Trust Fund
 2829  established under s. 373.59 and used exclusively within the
 2830  territory of the water management district which collected
 2831  deposits the money into the fund. Any such monetary penalties
 2832  and damages recovered after the expiration of such fund shall be
 2833  deposited in the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund
 2834  and used exclusively within the territory of the water
 2835  management district which deposits the money into the fund. All
 2836  monetary penalties and damages recovered pursuant to this
 2837  subsection by a local government to which authority has been
 2838  delegated pursuant to s. 373.103(8) shall be used to enhance
 2839  surface water improvement or pollution control activities.
 2840         Section 40. Subsections (3) through (6) of section 373.459,
 2841  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2842         373.459 Funds for surface water improvement and
 2843  management.—
 2844         (3) The Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund
 2845  shall be used for the deposit of funds appropriated by the
 2846  Legislature for the purposes of ss. 373.451-373.4595. The
 2847  department shall administer all funds appropriated to or
 2848  received for surface water improvement and management
 2849  activities. Expenditure of the moneys shall be limited to the
 2850  costs of detailed planning and plan and program implementation
 2851  for priority surface water bodies. Moneys may from the fund
 2852  shall not be expended for planning for, or construction or
 2853  expansion of, treatment facilities for domestic or industrial
 2854  waste disposal.
 2855         (4) The department shall authorize the release of money
 2856  from the fund in accordance with the provisions of s. 373.501(2)
 2857  and procedures in s. 373.59(4) and (5).
 2858         (5) Moneys in the fund which are not needed to meet current
 2859  obligations incurred under this section shall be transferred to
 2860  the State Board of Administration, to the credit of the trust
 2861  fund, to be invested in the manner provided by law. Interest
 2862  received on such investments shall be credited to the trust
 2863  fund.
 2864         (5)(6) The match requirement of subsection (2) does shall
 2865  not apply to the Suwannee River Water Management District, the
 2866  Northwest Florida Water Management District, or a financially
 2867  disadvantaged small local government as defined in former s.
 2868  403.885(3).
 2869         Section 41. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 2870  373.4592, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2871         373.4592 Everglades improvement and management.—
 2872         (3) EVERGLADES LONG-TERM PLAN.—
 2873         (a) The Legislature finds that the Everglades Program
 2874  required by this section establishes more extensive and
 2875  comprehensive requirements for surface water improvement and
 2876  management within the Everglades than the SWIM plan requirements
 2877  provided in ss. 373.451 and 373.453. In order to avoid
 2878  duplicative requirements, and in order to conserve the resources
 2879  available to the district, the SWIM plan requirements of those
 2880  sections shall not apply to the Everglades Protection Area and
 2881  the EAA during the term of the Everglades Program, and the
 2882  district will neither propose, nor take final agency action on,
 2883  any Everglades SWIM plan for those areas until the Everglades
 2884  Program is fully implemented. Funds identified under former s.
 2885  259.101(3)(b), Florida Statutes 2014, may be used for
 2886  acquisition of lands necessary to implement the Everglades
 2887  Construction Project, to the extent these funds are identified
 2888  in the Statement of Principles of July 1993. The district’s
 2889  actions in implementing the Everglades Construction Project
 2890  relating to the responsibilities of the EAA and C-139 Basin for
 2891  funding and water quality compliance in the EAA and the
 2892  Everglades Protection Area shall be governed by this section.
 2893  Other strategies or activities in the March 1992 Everglades SWIM
 2894  plan may be implemented if otherwise authorized by law.
 2895         Section 42. Subsection (4) of section 373.45926, Florida
 2896  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2897         373.45926 Everglades Trust Fund; allocation of revenues and
 2898  expenditure of funds for conservation and protection of natural
 2899  resources and abatement of water pollution.—
 2900         (4) The following funds shall be deposited into the
 2901  Everglades Trust Fund specifically for the implementation of the
 2902  Everglades Forever Act.
 2903         (a) Alligator Alley toll revenues pursuant to s. 338.26(3).
 2904         (b) Everglades agricultural privilege tax revenues pursuant
 2905  to s. 373.4592(6).
 2906         (c) C-139 agricultural privilege tax revenues pursuant to
 2907  s. 373.4592(7).
 2908         (d) Special assessment revenues pursuant to s. 373.4592(8).
 2909         (e) Ad valorem revenues pursuant to s. 373.4592(4)(a).
 2910         (f) Federal funds appropriated by the United States
 2911  Congress for any component of the Everglades Construction
 2912  Project.
 2913         (g) Preservation 2000 funds for acquisition of lands
 2914  necessary for implementation of the Everglades Forever Act as
 2915  prescribed in an annual appropriation.
 2916         (g)(h) Any additional funds specifically appropriated by
 2917  the Legislature for this purpose.
 2918         (h)(i) Gifts designated for implementation of the
 2919  Everglades Forever Act from individuals, corporations, and other
 2920  entities.
 2921         (i)(j) Any additional funds that become available for this
 2922  purpose from any other source.
 2923         Section 43. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4), paragraph (a)
 2924  of subsection (6), and paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of
 2925  section 373.470, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 2926         373.470 Everglades restoration.—
 2927         (4) SAVE OUR EVERGLADES TRUST FUND; FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR
 2928  DEPOSIT.—The following funds may be deposited into the Save Our
 2929  Everglades Trust Fund created by s. 373.472 to finance
 2930  implementation of the comprehensive plan, the Lake Okeechobee
 2931  Watershed Protection Plan, the River Watershed Protection Plans,
 2932  and the Keys Wastewater Plan:
 2933         (e) Funds made available pursuant to s. 201.15 for debt
 2934  service for Everglades restoration bonds.
 2935         (6) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SAVE OUR EVERGLADES TRUST FUND.—
 2936         (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) and for
 2937  funds appropriated for debt service, the department shall
 2938  distribute funds in the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund to the
 2939  district in accordance with a legislative appropriation and s.
 2940  373.026(8)(b) and (c). Distribution of funds to the district
 2941  from the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund shall be equally matched
 2942  by the cumulative contributions from the district by fiscal year
 2943  2019-2020 by providing funding or credits toward project
 2944  components. The dollar value of in-kind project design and
 2945  construction work by the district in furtherance of the
 2946  comprehensive plan and existing interest in public lands needed
 2947  for a project component are credits towards the district’s
 2948  contributions.
 2949         (7) ANNUAL REPORT.—To provide enhanced oversight of and
 2950  accountability for the financial commitments established under
 2951  this section and the progress made in the implementation of the
 2952  comprehensive plan, the following information must be prepared
 2953  annually as part of the consolidated annual report required by
 2954  s. 373.036(7):
 2955         (b) The department shall prepare a detailed report on all
 2956  funds expended by the state and credited toward the state’s
 2957  share of funding for implementation of the comprehensive plan.
 2958  The report shall include:
 2959         1. A description of all expenditures, by source and amount,
 2960  from the former Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund,
 2961  the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, the former Preservation 2000
 2962  Trust Fund, the Florida Forever Trust Fund, the Save Our
 2963  Everglades Trust Fund, and other named funds or accounts for the
 2964  acquisition or construction of project components or other
 2965  features or facilities that benefit the comprehensive plan.
 2966         2. A description of the purposes for which the funds were
 2967  expended.
 2968         3. The unencumbered fiscal-year-end balance that remains in
 2969  each trust fund or account identified in subparagraph 1.
 2970  
 2971  The information required in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) shall
 2972  be provided as part of the consolidated annual report required
 2973  by s. 373.036(7). The initial report is due by November 30,
 2974  2000, and each annual report thereafter is due by March 1.
 2975         Section 44. Subsection (1) of section 373.472, Florida
 2976  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2977         373.472 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund.—
 2978         (1) There is created within the Department of Environmental
 2979  Protection the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund. Funds in the
 2980  trust fund shall be expended to implement the comprehensive plan
 2981  as defined in s. 373.470(2); the Lake Okeechobee Watershed
 2982  Protection Plan as defined in s. 373.4595(2); the Caloosahatchee
 2983  River Watershed Protection Plan as defined in s. 373.4595(2);
 2984  the St. Lucie River Watershed Protection Plan as defined in s.
 2985  373.4595(2); the Long-Term Plan as defined in s. 373.4592(2);
 2986  and the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern protection
 2987  program under ss. 380.05 and 380.0552 to restore and conserve
 2988  natural systems through the implementation of water management
 2989  projects, including wastewater management projects identified in
 2990  the “Keys Wastewater Plan” dated November 2007 and submitted to
 2991  the Florida House of Representatives on December 4, 2007; and to
 2992  pay debt service for Everglades restoration bonds issued
 2993  pursuant to s. 215.619. The trust fund shall serve as the
 2994  repository for state, local, and federal project contributions
 2995  in accordance with s. 373.470(4).
 2996         Section 45. Subsection (2) of section 373.584, Florida
 2997  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2998         373.584 Revenue bonds.—
 2999         (2) Revenues derived by the district from the Water
 3000  Management Lands Trust Fund as provided in s. 373.59 or any
 3001  other revenues of the district may be pledged to the payment of
 3002  such revenue bonds; however, the ad valorem taxing powers of the
 3003  district may not be pledged to the payment of such revenue bonds
 3004  without prior compliance with the requirements of the State
 3005  Constitution as to the affirmative vote of the electors of the
 3006  district and with the requirements of s. 373.563, and bonds
 3007  payable from the Water Management Lands Trust Fund shall be
 3008  issued solely for the purposes set forth in s. 373.59. Revenue
 3009  bonds and notes shall be, and shall be deemed to be, for all
 3010  purposes, negotiable instruments, subject only to the provisions
 3011  of the revenue bonds and notes for registration. The powers and
 3012  authority of districts to issue revenue bonds, including, but
 3013  not limited to, bonds to finance a stormwater management system
 3014  as defined by s. 373.403, and to enter into contracts incidental
 3015  thereto, and to do all things necessary and desirable in
 3016  connection with the issuance of revenue bonds, shall be
 3017  coextensive with the powers and authority of municipalities to
 3018  issue bonds under state law. The provisions of this section
 3019  constitute full and complete authority for the issuance of
 3020  revenue bonds and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its
 3021  purpose.
 3022         Section 46. Section 373.59, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 3023  read:
 3024         373.59 Payment in lieu of taxes for lands acquired for
 3025  water management district purposes Water Management Lands Trust
 3026  Fund.—
 3027         (1) There is established within the Department of
 3028  Environmental Protection the Water Management Lands Trust Fund
 3029  to be used as a nonlapsing fund for the purposes of this
 3030  section. The moneys in this fund are hereby continually
 3031  appropriated for the purposes of land acquisition, management,
 3032  maintenance, capital improvements of land titled to the
 3033  districts, payments in lieu of taxes, debt service on bonds
 3034  issued prior to July 1, 1999, debt service on bonds issued on or
 3035  after July 1, 1999, which are issued to refund bonds issued
 3036  before July 1, 1999, preacquisition costs associated with land
 3037  purchases, and the department’s costs of administration of the
 3038  fund. No refunding bonds may be issued which mature after the
 3039  final maturity date of the bonds being refunded or which provide
 3040  for higher debt service in any year than is payable on such
 3041  bonds as of February 1, 2009. The department’s costs of
 3042  administration shall be charged proportionally against each
 3043  district’s allocation using the formula provided in subsection
 3044  (8). Capital improvements shall include, but need not be limited
 3045  to, perimeter fencing, signs, firelanes, control of invasive
 3046  exotic species, controlled burning, habitat inventory and
 3047  restoration, law enforcement, access roads and trails, and
 3048  minimal public accommodations, such as primitive campsites,
 3049  garbage receptacles, and toilets. The moneys in the fund may
 3050  also be appropriated to supplement operational expenditures at
 3051  the Northwest Florida Water Management District and the Suwannee
 3052  River Water Management District, with such appropriations
 3053  allocated prior to the allocations set out in subsection (8) to
 3054  the five water management districts.
 3055         (2) Until the Preservation 2000 Program is concluded, each
 3056  district shall file with the Legislature and the Secretary of
 3057  Environmental Protection a report of acquisition activity, by
 3058  January 15 of each year, together with modifications or
 3059  additions to its 5-year plan of acquisition. Included in the
 3060  report shall be an identification of those lands which require a
 3061  full fee simple interest to achieve water management goals and
 3062  those lands which can be acquired using alternatives to fee
 3063  simple acquisition techniques and still achieve such goals. In
 3064  their evaluation of which lands would be appropriate for
 3065  acquisition through alternatives to fee simple, district staff
 3066  shall consider criteria including, but not limited to,
 3067  acquisition costs, the net present value of future land
 3068  management costs, the net present value of ad valorem revenue
 3069  loss to the local government, and the potential for revenue
 3070  generated from activities compatible with acquisition
 3071  objectives. The report shall also include a description of land
 3072  management activity. However, no acquisition of lands shall
 3073  occur without a public hearing similar to those held pursuant to
 3074  the provisions set forth in s. 120.54. In the annual update of
 3075  its 5-year plan for acquisition, each district shall identify
 3076  lands needed to protect or recharge groundwater and shall
 3077  establish a plan for their acquisition as necessary to protect
 3078  potable water supplies. Lands which serve to protect or recharge
 3079  groundwater identified pursuant to this paragraph shall also
 3080  serve to protect other valuable natural resources or provide
 3081  space for natural resource based recreation. Once all
 3082  Preservation 2000 funds allocated to the water management
 3083  districts have been expended or committed, this subsection shall
 3084  be repealed.
 3085         (3) Each district shall remove the property of an unwilling
 3086  seller from its plan of acquisition at the next scheduled update
 3087  of the plan, if in receipt of a request to do so by the property
 3088  owner. This subsection shall be repealed at the conclusion of
 3089  the Preservation 2000 program.
 3090         (4) The Secretary of Environmental Protection shall release
 3091  moneys from the Water Management Lands Trust Fund to a district
 3092  for preacquisition costs within 30 days after receipt of a
 3093  resolution adopted by the district’s governing board which
 3094  identifies and justifies any such preacquisition costs necessary
 3095  for the purchase of any lands listed in the district’s 5-year
 3096  plan. The district shall return to the department any funds not
 3097  used for the purposes stated in the resolution, and the
 3098  department shall deposit the unused funds into the Water
 3099  Management Lands Trust Fund.
 3100         (5) The Secretary of Environmental Protection shall release
 3101  to the districts moneys for management, maintenance, and capital
 3102  improvements following receipt of a resolution and request
 3103  adopted by the governing board which specifies the designated
 3104  managing agency, specific management activities, public use,
 3105  estimated annual operating costs, and other acceptable
 3106  documentation to justify release of moneys.
 3107         (6) If a district issues revenue bonds or notes under s.
 3108  373.584 prior to July 1, 1999, the district may pledge its share
 3109  of the moneys in the Water Management Lands Trust Fund as
 3110  security for such bonds or notes. The Department of
 3111  Environmental Protection shall pay moneys from the trust fund to
 3112  a district or its designee sufficient to pay the debt service,
 3113  as it becomes due, on the outstanding bonds and notes of the
 3114  district; however, such payments shall not exceed the district’s
 3115  cumulative portion of the trust fund. However, any moneys
 3116  remaining after payment of the amount due on the debt service
 3117  shall be released to the district pursuant to subsection (5).
 3118         (7) Any unused portion of a district’s share of the fund
 3119  shall accumulate in the trust fund to the credit of that
 3120  district. Interest earned on such portion shall also accumulate
 3121  to the credit of that district to be used for management,
 3122  maintenance, and capital improvements as provided in this
 3123  section. The total moneys over the life of the fund available to
 3124  any district under this section shall not be reduced except by
 3125  resolution of the district governing board stating that the need
 3126  for the moneys no longer exists. Any water management district
 3127  with fund balances in the Water Management Lands Trust Fund as
 3128  of March 1, 1999, may expend those funds for land acquisitions
 3129  pursuant to s. 373.139, or for the purpose specified in this
 3130  subsection.
 3131         (8) Moneys from the Water Management Lands Trust Fund shall
 3132  be allocated as follows:
 3133         (a) Beginning with the 2009-2010 fiscal year, thirty
 3134  percent shall be used first to pay debt service on bonds issued
 3135  before February 1, 2009, by the South Florida Water Management
 3136  District which are secured by revenues provided by this section
 3137  or to fund debt service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or
 3138  other amounts payable with respect to such bonds, then to
 3139  transfer $3,000,000 to the credit of the General Revenue Fund in
 3140  each fiscal year, and lastly to distribute the remainder to the
 3141  South Florida Water Management District.
 3142         (b) Beginning with the 2009-2010 fiscal year, twenty-five
 3143  percent shall be used first to transfer $2,500,000 to the credit
 3144  of the General Revenue Fund in each fiscal year and then to
 3145  distribute the remainder to the Southwest Florida Water
 3146  Management District.
 3147         (c) Beginning with the 2009-2010 fiscal year, twenty-five
 3148  percent shall be used first to pay debt service on bonds issued
 3149  before February 1, 2009, by the St. Johns River Water Management
 3150  District which are secured by revenues provided by this section
 3151  or to fund debt service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or
 3152  other amounts payable with respect to such bonds, then to
 3153  transfer $2,500,000 to the credit of the General Revenue Fund in
 3154  each fiscal year, and to distribute the remainder to the St.
 3155  Johns River Water Management District.
 3156         (d) Ten percent to the Suwannee River Water Management
 3157  District.
 3158         (e) Ten percent to the Northwest Florida Water Management
 3159  District.
 3160         (9) Moneys in the fund not needed to meet current
 3161  obligations incurred under this section shall be transferred to
 3162  the State Board of Administration, to the credit of the fund, to
 3163  be invested in the manner provided by law. Interest received on
 3164  such investments shall be credited to the fund.
 3165         (10)(a) Beginning July 1, 1999, not more than one-fourth of
 3166  the funds provided for in subsections (1) and (8) in any year
 3167  shall be reserved annually by a governing board, during the
 3168  development of its annual operating budget, for payments in lieu
 3169  of taxes for all actual ad valorem tax losses incurred as a
 3170  result of all governing board acquisitions for water management
 3171  district purposes. Reserved funds not used for payments in lieu
 3172  of taxes in any year shall revert to the Water Management Lands
 3173  Trust Fund to be used in accordance with the provisions of this
 3174  section.
 3175         (2)(b) Payment in lieu of taxes shall be available:
 3176         (a)1. To all counties that have a population of 150,000 or
 3177  fewer. Population levels shall be determined pursuant to s.
 3178  186.901. The population estimates published April 1 and used in
 3179  the revenue-sharing formula pursuant to s. 186.901 shall be used
 3180  to determine eligibility under this subsection and shall apply
 3181  to payments made for the subsequent fiscal year.
 3182         (b)2. To all local governments located in eligible counties
 3183  and whose lands are bought and taken off the tax rolls.
 3184  
 3185  For properties acquired after January 1, 2000, in the event that
 3186  such properties otherwise eligible for payment in lieu of taxes
 3187  under this subsection are leased or reserved and remain subject
 3188  to ad valorem taxes, payments in lieu of taxes shall commence or
 3189  recommence upon the expiration or termination of the lease or
 3190  reservation. If the lease is terminated for only a portion of
 3191  the lands at any time, the annual payments shall be made for
 3192  that portion only commencing the year after such termination,
 3193  without limiting the requirement that annual payments shall be
 3194  made on the remaining portion or portions of the land as the
 3195  lease on each expires. For the purposes of this subsection,
 3196  “local government” includes municipalities and the county school
 3197  board.
 3198         (3)(c) If sufficient funds are unavailable in any year to
 3199  make full payments to all qualifying counties and local
 3200  governments, such counties and local governments shall receive a
 3201  pro rata share of the moneys available.
 3202         (4)(d) The payment amount shall be based on the average
 3203  amount of actual ad valorem taxes paid on the property for the 3
 3204  years preceding acquisition. Applications for payment in lieu of
 3205  taxes shall be made no later than May 31 of the year for which
 3206  payment is sought. No payment in lieu of taxes shall be made for
 3207  properties which were exempt from ad valorem taxation for the
 3208  year immediately preceding acquisition.
 3209         (5)(e) If property that was subject to ad valorem taxation
 3210  was acquired by a tax-exempt entity for ultimate conveyance to
 3211  the state under this chapter, payment in lieu of taxes shall be
 3212  made for such property based upon the average amount of ad
 3213  valorem taxes paid on the property for the 3 years prior to its
 3214  being removed from the tax rolls. The water management districts
 3215  shall certify to the Department of Revenue those properties that
 3216  may be eligible under this provision. Once eligibility has been
 3217  established, that governmental entity shall receive annual
 3218  payments for each tax loss until the qualifying governmental
 3219  entity exceeds the population threshold pursuant to subsection
 3220  (2) paragraph (b).
 3221         (6)(f) Payment in lieu of taxes pursuant to this section
 3222  subsection shall be made annually to qualifying counties and
 3223  local governments after certification by the Department of
 3224  Revenue that the amounts applied for are reasonably appropriate,
 3225  based on the amount of actual ad valorem taxes paid on the
 3226  eligible property, and after the water management districts have
 3227  provided supporting documents to the Chief Financial Officer and
 3228  have requested that payment be made in accordance with the
 3229  requirements of this section. With the assistance of the local
 3230  government requesting payment in lieu of taxes, the water
 3231  management district that acquired the land is responsible for
 3232  preparing and submitting application requests for payment to the
 3233  Department of Revenue for certification.
 3234         (7)(g) If a water management district conveys to a county
 3235  or local government title to any land owned by the district, any
 3236  payments in lieu of taxes on the land made to the county or
 3237  local government shall be discontinued as of the date of the
 3238  conveyance.
 3239         (11) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the
 3240  contrary, the governing board of a water management district may
 3241  request, and the Secretary of Environmental Protection shall
 3242  release upon such request, moneys allocated to the districts
 3243  pursuant to subsection (8) for purposes consistent with the
 3244  provisions of s. 373.709, s. 373.705, s. 373.139, or ss.
 3245  373.451-373.4595 and for legislatively authorized land
 3246  acquisition and water restoration initiatives. No funds may be
 3247  used pursuant to this subsection until necessary debt service
 3248  obligations, requirements for payments in lieu of taxes, and
 3249  land management obligations that may be required by this chapter
 3250  are provided for.
 3251         (12) Notwithstanding subsection (8), and for the 2014-2015
 3252  fiscal year only, the moneys from the Water Management Lands
 3253  Trust Fund are allocated as follows:
 3254         (a) An amount necessary to pay debt service on bonds issued
 3255  before February 1, 2009, by the South Florida Water Management
 3256  District and the St. Johns River Water Management District,
 3257  which are secured by revenues provided pursuant to this section,
 3258  or to fund debt service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or
 3259  other amounts payable with respect to such bonds.
 3260         (b) Eight million dollars to be transferred to the General
 3261  Revenue Fund.
 3262         (c) Seven million seven hundred thousand dollars to be
 3263  transferred to the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund to support
 3264  Everglades restoration projects included in the final report of
 3265  the Select Committee on Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee
 3266  Basin, dated November 8, 2013.
 3267         (d) Any remaining funds to be provided in accordance with
 3268  the General Appropriations Act.
 3269  
 3270  This subsection expires July 1, 2015.
 3271         Section 47. Section 373.5905, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3272  to read:
 3273         373.5905 Reinstatement of payments in lieu of taxes;
 3274  duration.—If a water management district has made a payment in
 3275  lieu of taxes to a governmental entity and subsequently
 3276  suspended such payment, beginning July 1, 2009, the water
 3277  management district shall reinstate appropriate payments and
 3278  continue the payments for as long as the county population
 3279  remains below the population threshold pursuant to s.
 3280  373.59(2)(a) s. 373.59(10)(b). This section does not authorize
 3281  or provide for payments in arrears.
 3282         Section 48. Subsection (8) of section 373.703, Florida
 3283  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3284         373.703 Water production; general powers and duties.—In the
 3285  performance of, and in conjunction with, its other powers and
 3286  duties, the governing board of a water management district
 3287  existing pursuant to this chapter:
 3288         (8) In addition to the power to issue revenue bonds
 3289  pursuant to s. 373.584, may issue revenue bonds for the purposes
 3290  of paying the costs and expenses incurred in carrying out the
 3291  purposes of this chapter or refunding obligations of the
 3292  district issued pursuant to this section. Such revenue bonds
 3293  shall be secured by, and be payable from, revenues derived from
 3294  the operation, lease, or use of its water production and
 3295  transmission facilities and other water-related facilities and
 3296  from the sale of water or services relating thereto. Such
 3297  revenue bonds may not be secured by, or be payable from, moneys
 3298  derived by the district from the Water Management Lands Trust
 3299  Fund or from ad valorem taxes received by the district or from
 3300  moneys appropriated by the Legislature, unless otherwise
 3301  specifically authorized by law. All provisions of s. 373.584
 3302  relating to the issuance of revenue bonds which are not
 3303  inconsistent with this section shall apply to the issuance of
 3304  revenue bonds pursuant to this section. The district may also
 3305  issue bond anticipation notes in accordance with the provisions
 3306  of s. 373.584.
 3307         Section 49. Subsection (8) of section 375.031, Florida
 3308  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3309         375.031 Acquisition of land; procedures.—
 3310         (8) The department may, if it deems it desirable and in the
 3311  best interest of the program, request the board of trustees to
 3312  sell or otherwise dispose of any lands or water storage areas
 3313  acquired under this act. The board of trustees, when so
 3314  requested, shall offer the lands or water storage areas, on such
 3315  terms as the department may determine, first to other state
 3316  agencies and then, if still available, to the county or
 3317  municipality in which the lands or water storage areas lie. If
 3318  not acquired by another state agency or local governmental body
 3319  for beneficial public purposes, the lands or water storage areas
 3320  shall then be offered by the board of trustees at public sale,
 3321  after first giving notice of such sale by publication in a
 3322  newspaper published in the county or counties in which such
 3323  lands or water storage areas lie not less than once a week for 3
 3324  consecutive weeks. All proceeds from the sale or disposition of
 3325  any lands or water storage areas pursuant to this section shall
 3326  be deposited into the appropriate trust fund pursuant to s.
 3327  253.034(6)(k), (l), or (m) in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
 3328         Section 50. Section 375.041, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3329  to read:
 3330         375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund.—
 3331         (1) There is created a Land Acquisition Trust Fund within
 3332  the Department of Environmental Protection. The Land Acquisition
 3333  Trust Fund is designated by s. 28, Art. X of the State
 3334  Constitution for receipt of certain documentary stamp tax
 3335  revenue for the uses prescribed therein to facilitate and
 3336  expedite the acquisition of land, water areas, and related
 3337  resources required to accomplish the purposes of this act. The
 3338  Land Acquisition Trust Fund shall be held and administered by
 3339  the department. The Land Acquisition Trust Fund shall continue
 3340  for as long as bonds are outstanding pursuant to s. 215.618 or
 3341  s. 215.619, or any bonds secured on a parity basis with such
 3342  bonds, or until the requirement of s. 28, Art. X of the State
 3343  Constitution expires, whichever is later All moneys and revenue
 3344  from the operation, management, sale, lease, or other
 3345  disposition of land, water areas, related resources, and the
 3346  facilities thereon acquired or constructed under this act shall
 3347  be deposited in or credited to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
 3348  Moneys accruing to any agency for the purposes enumerated in
 3349  this act may be deposited in this fund. There shall also be
 3350  deposited into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund other moneys as
 3351  authorized by appropriate act of the Legislature. All moneys so
 3352  deposited into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund shall be trust
 3353  funds for the uses and purposes herein set forth, within the
 3354  meaning of s. 215.32(1)(b); and such moneys shall not become or
 3355  be commingled with the General Revenue Fund of the state, as
 3356  defined by s. 215.32(1)(a).
 3357         (2) All moneys and revenue from the sale or other
 3358  disposition of land, water areas, or related resources acquired
 3359  on or after July 1, 2015, for the purposes of s. 28, Art. X of
 3360  the State Constitution shall be deposited into or credited to
 3361  the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, except as otherwise provided
 3362  pursuant to s. 253.034(6)(l).
 3363         (3) Funds distributed into The moneys on deposit in the
 3364  Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15 shall be first
 3365  applied to:
 3366         (a) First, to pay debt service or to fund debt service
 3367  reserve funds, rebate obligations, or other amounts payable with
 3368  respect to Florida Forever bonds issued under s. 215.618; and
 3369  pay debt service, provide reserves, and pay rebate obligations
 3370  and other amounts due with respect to Everglades restoration
 3371  bonds issued under s. 215.619;
 3372         (b) Then, to pay the debt service on bonds issued before
 3373  February 1, 2009, by the South Florida Water Management District
 3374  and the St. Johns River Water Management District, which are
 3375  secured by revenues provided pursuant to former s. 373.59,
 3376  Florida Statutes 2014, or which are necessary to fund debt
 3377  service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or other amounts
 3378  payable with respect to such bonds. This paragraph expires July
 3379  1, 2016; and
 3380         (c) Then, to distribute $32 million each fiscal year to the
 3381  South Florida Water Management District for the Long-Term Plan
 3382  as defined in s. 373.4592(2). This paragraph expires July 1,
 3383  2024 pay the rentals due under lease-purchase agreements or to
 3384  meet debt service requirements of revenue bonds issued pursuant
 3385  to s. 375.051; provided, however, that debt service on Save Our
 3386  Coast bonds shall not be paid from moneys transferred to the
 3387  Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. 259.032(2)(b).
 3388         (4)(3)(a) Any remaining moneys in the Land Acquisition
 3389  Trust Fund which are not distributed pledged for rentals or debt
 3390  service as provided in subsection (3) (2) may be appropriated
 3391  expended from time to time for the purposes set forth in s. 28,
 3392  Art. X of the State Constitution to acquire land, water areas,
 3393  and related resources and to construct, improve, enlarge,
 3394  extend, operate, and maintain capital improvements and
 3395  facilities in accordance with the plan.
 3396         (b) In addition to the uses allowed under paragraph (a),
 3397  for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, moneys in the Land Acquisition
 3398  Trust Fund may be transferred to support the Total Maximum Daily
 3399  Loads Program as provided in the General Appropriations Act.
 3400  This paragraph expires July 1, 2015.
 3401         (c) For the 2014-2015 fiscal year only, moneys in the Land
 3402  Acquisition Trust Fund may be transferred to the Save Our
 3403  Everglades Trust Fund to support Everglades restoration projects
 3404  included in the final report of the Select Committee on Indian
 3405  River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee Basin, dated November 8, 2013,
 3406  and to the Florida Forever Trust Fund for the Florida Forever
 3407  program pursuant to nonoperating budget authority under s.
 3408  216.181(12). This paragraph expires July 1, 2015.
 3409         (4) The department may disburse moneys in the Land
 3410  Acquisition Trust Fund to pay all necessary expenses to carry
 3411  out the purposes of this act. The department shall disburse
 3412  moneys from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to the Fish and
 3413  Wildlife Conservation Commission for the purpose of funding law
 3414  enforcement services on state lands.
 3415         (5)Moneys accruing to other agencies for the purposes
 3416  designated in subsection (1) shall be transferred pursuant to
 3417  nonoperating budget authority under s. 216.181(12). Agencies
 3418  shall maintain the integrity of such transferred moneys. Any
 3419  transferred moneys available from reversions or reductions of
 3420  budget authority in the other agencies shall be transferred back
 3421  to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund in the Department of
 3422  Environmental Protection within 15 days after such reversion or
 3423  reduction and must be available for future appropriation
 3424  pursuant to s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution.
 3425         (6)(5) When the Legislature has authorized the Department
 3426  of Environmental Protection to condemn a specific parcel of land
 3427  and such parcel already has been approved for acquisition
 3428  through the fund, the land may be acquired in accordance with
 3429  the provisions of chapter 73 or chapter 74, and the fund may be
 3430  used to pay the condemnation award and all costs, including a
 3431  reasonable attorney fees attorney’s fee, associated with
 3432  condemnation.
 3433         Section 51. Subsection (2) of section 375.044, Florida
 3434  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3435         375.044 Land Acquisition Trust Fund budget request.—
 3436         (2) The legislative budget request shall be submitted to
 3437  the Executive Office of the Governor and the Legislature in
 3438  conjunction with the provisions of ss. 216.023, 216.031, and
 3439  216.043. The 10-year request shall include, but need shall not
 3440  be limited to:
 3441         (a) A 10-year annual cash-flow analysis of the Land
 3442  Acquisition Trust Fund.
 3443         (b) The requested schedule of the agency for issuance of
 3444  Save Our Coasts bonds.
 3445         (b)(c) Forecasts of anticipated revenues to the Land
 3446  Acquisition Trust Fund.
 3447         (c)(d) The estimate of the agency of Land Acquisition Trust
 3448  Fund encumbrances and commitments for each year and the
 3449  corresponding estimates of expenditures.
 3450         Section 52. Section 375.045, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3451         Section 53. Subsection (1) and paragraph (c) of subsection
 3452  (2) of section 375.075, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 3453         375.075 Outdoor recreation; financial assistance to local
 3454  governments.—
 3455         (1) The Department of Environmental Protection is
 3456  authorized to establish the Florida Recreation Development
 3457  Assistance Program to provide grants, subject to legislative
 3458  appropriation, to qualified local governmental entities to
 3459  acquire or develop land for public outdoor recreation purposes.
 3460  To the extent not needed for debt service on bonds issued
 3461  pursuant to s. 375.051, each year the department shall develop
 3462  and plan a program which shall be based upon funding of not less
 3463  than 5 percent of the money credited to the Land Acquisition
 3464  Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(2) and (3) in that year. The
 3465  department shall develop and plan a program that must which
 3466  shall be based upon the cumulative total funding appropriated by
 3467  the Legislature for such purpose provided from this section and
 3468  from the Florida Forever Trust Fund pursuant to s.
 3469  259.105(3)(d).
 3470         (2)
 3471         (c) Funds may not be released under No release of funds
 3472  from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, or from the Florida
 3473  Forever Trust Fund beginning in fiscal year 2001-2002, for this
 3474  program may be made for these public recreation projects until
 3475  the projects have been selected through the competitive
 3476  selection process provided for in this section.
 3477         Section 54. Section 376.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to
 3478  read:
 3479         376.11 Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund.—
 3480         (1) The purpose of this section is to provide a mechanism
 3481  to have financial resources immediately available for prevention
 3482  of, and cleanup and rehabilitation after, a pollutant discharge,
 3483  to prevent further damage by the pollutant, and to pay for
 3484  damages. It is the legislative intent that this section be
 3485  liberally construed to effect the purposes set forth, such
 3486  interpretation being especially imperative in light of the
 3487  danger to the environment and resources.
 3488         (2) The Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund is
 3489  established, to be used by the department and the Fish and
 3490  Wildlife Conservation Commission as a nonlapsing revolving fund
 3491  for carrying out the purposes of ss. 376.011-376.21.
 3492         (3)The following funds shall be deposited into the Florida
 3493  Coastal Protection Trust Fund: To this fund shall be credited
 3494         (a) All registration fees, penalties, judgments, damages
 3495  recovered pursuant to s. 376.121, other fees and charges related
 3496  to ss. 376.011-376.21, and the excise tax revenues levied,
 3497  collected, and credited pursuant to ss. 206.9935(1) and
 3498  206.9945(1)(a);
 3499         (b) Proceeds of fines and awards of damages pursuant to s.
 3500  161.054; and
 3501         (c) Funds from other sources otherwise specified by law.
 3502         (4) Charges against the fund shall be in accordance with
 3503  this section.
 3504         (5)(3) Moneys in the fund that are not needed currently to
 3505  meet the obligations of the department in the exercise of its
 3506  responsibilities under ss. 376.011-376.21 shall be deposited
 3507  with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the fund and
 3508  may be invested in such manner as is provided for by statute.
 3509  Interest received on such investment shall be credited to the
 3510  fund, except as otherwise specified herein.
 3511         (6)(4) Moneys in the Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund
 3512  may shall be used disbursed for the following purposes and no
 3513  others:
 3514         (a) To carry out the purposes of ss. 376.011-376.21.
 3515         (b)(a)To pay administrative expenses, personnel expenses,
 3516  and equipment costs of the department and the Fish and Wildlife
 3517  Conservation Commission related to the enforcement of ss.
 3518  376.011-376.21.
 3519         (c)(b) All costs involved in the prevention and abatement
 3520  of pollution related to the discharge of pollutants covered by
 3521  ss. 376.011-376.21 and the abatement of other potential
 3522  pollution hazards as authorized herein.
 3523         (d)(c) All costs and expenses of the cleanup, restoration,
 3524  and rehabilitation of waterfowl, wildlife, and all other natural
 3525  resources damaged by the discharge of pollutants, including the
 3526  costs of assessing and recovering damages to natural resources,
 3527  whether performed or authorized by the department or any other
 3528  state or local agency.
 3529         (e)(d) All provable costs and damages which are the
 3530  proximate results of the discharge of pollutants covered by ss.
 3531  376.011-376.21.
 3532         (f)(e) Loans to the Inland Protection Trust Fund created in
 3533  s. 376.3071.
 3534         (g)(f) The interest earned from investments of the balance
 3535  in the Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund shall be used for
 3536  funding the administrative expenses, personnel expenses, and
 3537  equipment costs of the department relating to the enforcement of
 3538  ss. 376.011-376.21.
 3539         (h)(g) The funding of a grant program to local governments,
 3540  pursuant to s. 376.15(3)(d) and (e), for the removal of derelict
 3541  vessels from the public waters of the state.
 3542         (i)(h) The department may spend up to $1 million per year
 3543  from the principal of the fund to acquire, design, train, and
 3544  maintain emergency cleanup response teams and equipment located
 3545  at appropriate ports throughout the state for the purpose of
 3546  cleaning oil and other toxic materials from coastal waters. When
 3547  the teams and equipment are not needed for these purposes they
 3548  may be used for any other valid purpose of the department.
 3549         (j)(i) To provide a temporary transfer of funds in an
 3550  amount not to exceed $10 million to the Minerals Trust Fund as
 3551  set forth in s. 376.40.
 3552         (k)(j) Funding for marine law enforcement.
 3553         (7)(5) Any interest in lands acquired using moneys in the
 3554  Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund shall be held by the
 3555  Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, and such lands
 3556  shall be acquired pursuant to the procedures set forth in s.
 3557  253.025.
 3558         (8)(6) The department shall recover to the use of the fund
 3559  from the person or persons causing the discharge or from the
 3560  Federal Government, jointly and severally, all sums owed or
 3561  expended from the fund, pursuant to s. 376.123(10), except that
 3562  recoveries resulting from damage due to a discharge of a
 3563  pollutant or other similar disaster shall be apportioned between
 3564  the Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund and the General
 3565  Revenue Fund so as to repay the full costs to the General
 3566  Revenue Fund of any sums disbursed therefrom as a result of such
 3567  disaster. Requests for reimbursement to the fund for the above
 3568  costs, if not paid within 30 days of demand, shall be turned
 3569  over to the Department of Legal Affairs for collection.
 3570         Section 55. Subsection (8) of section 376.123, Florida
 3571  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3572         376.123 Claims against the Florida Coastal Protection Trust
 3573  Fund.—
 3574         (8) If a person chooses to make a claim against the fund
 3575  and accepts payment from, or a judgment against, the fund, then
 3576  the department shall be subrogated to any cause of action that
 3577  the claimant may have had, to the extent of such payment or
 3578  judgment, and shall diligently pursue recovery on that cause of
 3579  action pursuant to subsection (10) and s. 376.11(8) s.
 3580  376.11(6). In any such action, the amount of damages shall be
 3581  proved by the department by submitting to the court a written
 3582  report of the amounts paid or owed from the fund to claimants.
 3583  Such written report shall be admissible as evidence, and the
 3584  amounts paid from or owed by the fund to the claimants stated
 3585  therein shall be irrebuttably presumed to be the amount of
 3586  damages.
 3587         Section 56. Paragraphs (g) through (l) are added to
 3588  subsection (1) of section 376.307, Florida Statutes, subsection
 3589  (4) of that section is amended, and subsection (8) is added to
 3590  that section, to read:
 3591         376.307 Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund.—
 3592         (1) The Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund is intended to
 3593  serve as a broad-based fund for use in responding to incidents
 3594  of contamination that pose a serious danger to the quality of
 3595  groundwater and surface water resources or otherwise pose a
 3596  serious danger to the public health, safety, or welfare. Moneys
 3597  in this fund may be used:
 3598         (g) For detailed planning for and implementation of
 3599  programs for the management and restoration of ecosystems.
 3600         (h)For development and implementation of surface water
 3601  improvement and management plans and programs under ss. 373.451
 3602  373.4595.
 3603         (i) For activities to restore polluted areas of the state,
 3604  as defined by the department, to their condition before
 3605  pollution occurred or to otherwise enhance pollution control
 3606  activities.
 3607         (j)For activities undertaken by the department to recover
 3608  moneys as a result of actions against a person for a violation
 3609  of chapter 373.
 3610         (k)For funding activities described in s. 403.086(9) which
 3611  are authorized for implementation under the Leah Schad Memorial
 3612  Ocean Outfall Program.
 3613         (l) For funding activities to restore or rehabilitate
 3614  injured or destroyed coral reefs.
 3615         (4) The trust fund shall be funded as follows:
 3616         (a) An annual transfer of interest funds from the Florida
 3617  Coastal Protection Trust Fund pursuant to s. 376.11(6)(g) s.
 3618  376.11(4)(f).
 3619         (b) All excise taxes levied, collected, and credited to the
 3620  Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund in accordance with the
 3621  provisions of ss. 206.9935(2) and 206.9945(1)(b).
 3622         (c) All penalties, judgments, recoveries, reimbursements,
 3623  and other fees and charges related to the enforcement of ss.
 3624  376.30-376.317, other than penalties, judgments, and other fees
 3625  and charges related to the enforcement of ss. 376.3071 and
 3626  376.3073.
 3627         (d) The fee on the retail sale of lead-acid batteries
 3628  credited to the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund under s.
 3629  403.7185.
 3630         (e) All penalties, judgments, recoveries, reimbursements,
 3631  loans, and other fees and charges collected under s. 376.3078;
 3632  tax revenues levied, collected, and credited under ss. 376.70
 3633  and 376.75; and registration fees collected under s.
 3634  376.303(1)(d).
 3635         (f) All civil penalties recovered pursuant to s.
 3636  373.129(5)(a).
 3637         (g) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes
 3638  of ss. 373.451-373.4595.
 3639         (h) Moneys collected pursuant to s. 403.121 and designated
 3640  for deposit into the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund.
 3641         (i) Moneys recovered by the state as a result of actions
 3642  initiated by the department against a person for a violation of
 3643  chapter 373 or chapter 403.
 3644         (j) Damages recovered pursuant to s. 403.93345 for coral
 3645  reef protection.
 3646         (k) Funds available for the Leah Schad Memorial Ocean
 3647  Outfall Program pursuant to s. 403.08601.
 3648         (l)Funds received by the state for injury to or
 3649  destruction of coral reefs, which funds would otherwise be
 3650  deposited into the General Revenue Fund or the Internal
 3651  Improvement Trust Fund. The department may enter into settlement
 3652  agreements that require responsible parties to pay a third party
 3653  to fund projects related to the restoration of a coral reef, to
 3654  accomplish mitigation for injury to a coral reef, or to support
 3655  the activities of law enforcement agencies related to coral reef
 3656  injury response, investigation, and assessment. Participation of
 3657  a law enforcement agency in the receipt of funds through this
 3658  mechanism shall be at the law enforcement agency’s discretion.
 3659         (m) Moneys from sources otherwise specified by law.
 3660         (8) A settlement entered into by the department may not
 3661  limit the Legislature’s authority to appropriate moneys from the
 3662  trust fund; however, the department may enter into a settlement
 3663  in which the department agrees to request that moneys received
 3664  pursuant to the settlement will be included in its legislative
 3665  budget request for purposes set out in the settlement; and
 3666  further, the department may enter into a settlement in cases
 3667  involving joint enforcement with the Hillsborough County
 3668  pollution control program, as a program approved by the
 3669  department pursuant to s. 403.182, in which the department
 3670  agrees that moneys are to be deposited into that local program’s
 3671  pollution recovery fund and used for projects directed toward
 3672  addressing the environmental damage that was the subject of the
 3673  cause of action for which funds were received.
 3674         Section 57. Subsection (4) of section 376.40, Florida
 3675  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3676         376.40 Petroleum exploration and production; purposes;
 3677  funding.—
 3678         (4) FUNDING.—There shall be deposited in the Minerals Trust
 3679  Fund:
 3680         (a) All fees charged permittees under ss. 377.24(1),
 3681  377.2408(1), and 377.2425(1)(b).
 3682         (b) All penalties, judgments, recoveries, reimbursements,
 3683  and other fees and charges related to the implementation of this
 3684  section.
 3685         (c) Any other funds required to be deposited in the trust
 3686  fund under provisions of law.
 3687  
 3688  If moneys on deposit in the trust fund are not sufficient to
 3689  satisfy the needed remedial or corrective action, and if the
 3690  responsible party does not take remedial and corrective action
 3691  in a timely manner or if a catastrophic event occurs, a
 3692  temporary transfer of the required amount, or a maximum of $10
 3693  million, from the Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund pursuant
 3694  to s. 376.11(6)(j) s. 376.11(4)(i) is authorized. The Florida
 3695  Coastal Protection Trust Fund shall be reimbursed immediately
 3696  upon deposit into the Minerals Trust Fund of moneys referred to
 3697  in paragraph (b).
 3698         Section 58. Section 379.202, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3699         Section 59. Subsection (2) of section 379.206, Florida
 3700  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (3) is added to that
 3701  section to read:
 3702         379.206 Grants and Donations Trust Fund.—
 3703         (2) The fund is established for use as a depository for
 3704  funds to be used for allowable grant and donor agreement
 3705  activities funded by restricted contractual revenue. Moneys to
 3706  be credited to the trust fund shall consist of grants and
 3707  donations from private and public nonfederal sources,
 3708  development-of-regional-impact wildlife mitigation
 3709  contributions, interest earnings, and cash advances from other
 3710  trust funds.
 3711         (3) If acquisition pursuant to this section will result in
 3712  state ownership of land, title shall be vested in the Board of
 3713  Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund as required in
 3714  chapter 253. Land acquisition pursuant to this section shall be
 3715  voluntary, negotiated acquisition and, if title is to be vested
 3716  in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund,
 3717  is subject to the acquisition procedures of s. 253.025.
 3718         Section 60. Section 379.212, Florida Statutes, is amended
 3719  to read:
 3720         379.212 Land Acquisition Trust Fund.—
 3721         (1)(a) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife
 3722  Conservation Commission the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to
 3723  implement s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution for the
 3724  purpose of acquiring, assisting other agencies or local
 3725  governments in acquiring, or managing lands important to the
 3726  conservation of fish and wildlife.
 3727         (b) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or its
 3728  designee shall manage such lands for the primary purpose of
 3729  maintaining and enhancing their habitat value for fish and
 3730  wildlife. Other uses may be allowed that are not contrary to
 3731  this purpose.
 3732         (c) Where acquisition pursuant to this section will result
 3733  in state ownership of land, title shall be vested in the Board
 3734  of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund as required
 3735  in chapter 253. Land acquisition pursuant to this section shall
 3736  be voluntary, negotiated acquisition and, where title is to be
 3737  vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
 3738  Trust Fund, is subject to the acquisition procedures of s.
 3739  253.025.
 3740         (d) Acquisition costs shall include purchase prices and
 3741  costs and fees associated with title work, surveys, and
 3742  appraisals required to complete an acquisition.
 3743         (2) The fund may be credited with funds transferred from
 3744  the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of
 3745  Environmental Protection as provided in s. 375.041 Moneys which
 3746  may be deposited into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund for the
 3747  purposes of this section may include, but not be limited to,
 3748  donations, grants, development-of-regional-impact wildlife
 3749  mitigation contributions, or legislative appropriations.
 3750  Preservation 2000 acquisition moneys and Conservation and
 3751  Recreation Lands management moneys shall not be deposited into
 3752  this fund.
 3753         (3) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
 3754  maintain the integrity of such moneys transferred from the
 3755  Department of Environmental Protection. Any transferred moneys
 3756  available from reversions and reductions in budget authority
 3757  shall be transferred back to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund in
 3758  the Department of Environmental Protection within 15 days after
 3759  such reversion or reduction and must be available for future
 3760  appropriation pursuant to s. 28, Art. X of the State
 3761  Constitution.
 3762         Section 61. (1) All undisbursed, unobligated balances and
 3763  all certified forward appropriations remaining in the Land
 3764  Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 3765  Commission on June 30, 2015, shall be transferred to the Grants
 3766  and Donations Trust Fund, FLAIR number 77-2-339, within the Fish
 3767  and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
 3768         (2) This section shall take effect upon this act becoming a
 3769  law or on June 29, 2015, whichever occurs earlier.
 3770         Section 62. Subsection (2) of section 379.214, Florida
 3771  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3772         379.214 Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund.—
 3773         (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund
 3774  shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of ss.
 3775  201.15, 206.606, 328.76, 369.20, 369.22, 369.252, and 379.502.
 3776         Section 63. Subsection (12) of section 380.0666, Florida
 3777  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3778         380.0666 Powers of land authority.—The land authority shall
 3779  have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and
 3780  effectuate the purposes and provisions of this act, including
 3781  the following powers, which are in addition to all other powers
 3782  granted by other provisions of this act:
 3783         (12) To identify parcels of land within the area or areas
 3784  of critical state concern that would be appropriate acquisitions
 3785  by the state from the Conservation and Recreational Lands Trust
 3786  Fund and recommend such acquisitions to the advisory council
 3787  established pursuant to s. 259.035 or its successor.
 3788         Section 64. Section 380.0677, Florida Statutes, is
 3789  repealed.
 3790         Section 65. Subsection (11) of section 380.507, Florida
 3791  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3792         380.507 Powers of the trust.—The trust shall have all the
 3793  powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and
 3794  provisions of this part, including:
 3795         (11) To make rules necessary to carry out the purposes of
 3796  this part and to exercise any power granted in this part,
 3797  pursuant to the provisions of chapter 120. The trust shall adopt
 3798  rules governing the acquisition of lands with using proceeds
 3799  from the Preservation 2000 Trust Fund and the Florida Forever
 3800  Trust Fund, consistent with the intent expressed in the Florida
 3801  Forever Act. Such rules for land acquisition must include, but
 3802  are not limited to, procedures for appraisals and
 3803  confidentiality consistent with ss. 125.355(1)(a) and (b) and
 3804  166.045(1)(a) and (b), a method of determining a maximum
 3805  purchase price, and procedures to assure that the land is
 3806  acquired in a voluntarily negotiated transaction, surveyed,
 3807  conveyed with marketable title, and examined for hazardous
 3808  materials contamination. Land acquisition procedures of a local
 3809  land authority created pursuant to s. 380.0663 or s. 380.0677
 3810  may be used for the land acquisition programs described in
 3811  former s. by ss. 259.101(3)(c), Florida Statutes 2014, and in s.
 3812  259.105 if within areas of critical state concern designated
 3813  pursuant to s. 380.05, subject to approval of the trust.
 3814         Section 66. Subsection (4) of section 380.508, Florida
 3815  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3816         380.508 Projects; development, review, and approval.—
 3817         (4) Projects or activities which the trust undertakes,
 3818  coordinates, or funds in any manner shall comply with the
 3819  following guidelines:
 3820         (a) The purpose of redevelopment projects shall be to
 3821  restore areas which are adversely affected by scattered
 3822  ownership, poor lot layout, inadequate park and open space,
 3823  incompatible land uses, or other conditions which endanger the
 3824  environment or impede orderly development. Grants and loans
 3825  awarded for redevelopment projects shall be used for assembling
 3826  parcels of land within redevelopment project areas for the
 3827  redesign of such areas and for the installation of public
 3828  improvements required to serve such areas. After redesign and
 3829  installation of public improvements, if any, lands in
 3830  redevelopment projects, with the exception of lands acquired for
 3831  public purposes, shall be conveyed to any person for development
 3832  in accordance with a redevelopment project plan approved
 3833  according to this part.
 3834         (b) The purpose of resource enhancement projects shall be
 3835  to enhance natural resources which, because of indiscriminate
 3836  dredging or filling, improper location of improvements, natural
 3837  or human-induced events, or incompatible land uses, have
 3838  suffered loss of natural and scenic values. Grants and loans
 3839  awarded for resource enhancement projects shall be used for the
 3840  assembly of parcels of land to improve resource management, for
 3841  relocation of improperly located or designed improvements, and
 3842  for other corrective measures which will enhance the natural and
 3843  scenic character of project areas.
 3844         (c) The purpose of public access projects shall be to
 3845  acquire interests in and initially develop lands which are
 3846  suitable for and which will be used for public accessways to
 3847  surface waters. The trust shall identify local governments and
 3848  nonprofit organizations which will accept responsibility for
 3849  maintenance and liability for public accessways which are
 3850  located outside the state park system. The trust may lease any
 3851  public access site developed under this part to a local
 3852  government or nonprofit organization, provided that the
 3853  conditions of the lease guarantee public use of the site. The
 3854  trust may accept, from any local government or nonprofit
 3855  organization, fees collected for providing public access to
 3856  surface waters. The trust shall expend any such funds it accepts
 3857  only for acquisition, development, and maintenance of such
 3858  public accessways. To the maximum extent possible, the trust
 3859  shall expend such fees in the general area where they are
 3860  collected or in areas where public access to surface waters is
 3861  clearly deficient. The trust may transfer funds, including such
 3862  fees, to a local government or nonprofit organization to acquire
 3863  public access sites. In developing or coordinating public access
 3864  projects, the trust shall ensure that project plans involving
 3865  beach access are consistent with state laws governing beach
 3866  access.
 3867         (d) The purpose of urban waterfront restoration projects
 3868  shall be to restore deteriorated or deteriorating urban
 3869  waterfronts for public use and enjoyment. Urban waterfront
 3870  restoration projects shall include public access sites.
 3871         (e) The purpose of working waterfront projects shall be to
 3872  restore and preserve working waterfronts as provided in s.
 3873  380.5105.
 3874         (f) The trust shall cooperate with local governments, state
 3875  agencies, federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations in
 3876  ensuring the reservation of lands for parks, recreation, fish
 3877  and wildlife habitat, historical preservation, or scientific
 3878  study. If In the event that any local government, state agency,
 3879  federal agency, or nonprofit organization is unable, due to
 3880  limited financial resources or other circumstances of a
 3881  temporary nature, to acquire a site for the purposes described
 3882  in this paragraph, the trust may acquire and hold the site for
 3883  subsequent conveyance to the appropriate governmental agency or
 3884  nonprofit organization. The trust may provide such technical
 3885  assistance as is required to aid local governments, state and
 3886  federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations in completing
 3887  acquisition and related functions. The trust may shall not
 3888  reserve lands acquired in accordance with this paragraph for
 3889  more than 5 years from the time of acquisition. A local
 3890  government, federal or state agency, or nonprofit organization
 3891  may acquire the land at any time during this period for public
 3892  purposes. The purchase price shall be based upon the trust’s
 3893  cost of acquisition, plus administrative and management costs in
 3894  reserving the land. The payment of the this purchase price shall
 3895  be by money, trust-approved property of an equivalent value, or
 3896  a combination of money and trust-approved property. If, after
 3897  the 5-year period, the trust has not sold to a governmental
 3898  agency or nonprofit organization land acquired for site
 3899  reservation, the trust shall dispose of such land at fair market
 3900  value or shall trade it for other land of comparable value which
 3901  will serve to accomplish the purposes of this part. Any proceeds
 3902  from the sale of such land received by the department shall be
 3903  deposited into in the appropriate Florida Communities trust fund
 3904  pursuant to s. 253.034(6)(k), (l), or (m).
 3905  
 3906  Project costs may include costs of providing parks, open space,
 3907  public access sites, scenic easements, and other areas and
 3908  facilities serving the public where such features are part of a
 3909  project plan approved according to this part. In undertaking or
 3910  coordinating projects or activities authorized by this part, the
 3911  trust shall, when appropriate, use and promote the use of
 3912  creative land acquisition methods, including the acquisition of
 3913  less than fee interest through, among other methods,
 3914  conservation easements, transfer of development rights, leases,
 3915  and leaseback arrangements. The trust also shall assist local
 3916  governments in the use of sound alternative methods of financing
 3917  for funding projects and activities authorized under by this
 3918  part. Any funds over and above eligible project costs, which
 3919  remain after completion of a project approved according to this
 3920  part, shall be transmitted to the state and deposited into in
 3921  the Florida Forever Florida Communities Trust Fund.
 3922         Section 67. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) and subsections
 3923  (5) and (7) of section 380.510, Florida Statutes, are amended to
 3924  read:
 3925         380.510 Conditions of grants and loans.—
 3926         (3) In the case of a grant or loan for land acquisition,
 3927  agreements shall provide all of the following:
 3928         (f) The term of any grant using funds received from the
 3929  Preservation 2000 Trust Fund, pursuant to s. 259.101(3)(c),
 3930  shall be for a period not to exceed 24 months. The governing
 3931  board of the trust may offer a grant with a shorter term and may
 3932  extend a grant beyond 24 months when the grant recipient
 3933  demonstrates that significant progress is being made toward
 3934  closing the project or that extenuating circumstances warrant an
 3935  extension of time. If a local government project which was
 3936  awarded a grant is not closed within 24 months and the governing
 3937  board of the trust does not grant an extension, the grant
 3938  reverts to the trust’s unencumbered balance of Preservation 2000
 3939  funds to be redistributed to other eligible projects. The local
 3940  government may reapply for a grant to fund the project in the
 3941  trust’s next application cycle.
 3942  
 3943  Any deed or other instrument of conveyance whereby a nonprofit
 3944  organization or local government acquires real property under
 3945  this section shall set forth the interest of the state. The
 3946  trust shall keep at least one copy of any such instrument and
 3947  shall provide at least one copy to the Board of Trustees of the
 3948  Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
 3949         (5) Any funds the trust collects from a nonprofit
 3950  organization or local government under a grant or loan agreement
 3951  shall be deposited into in the Internal Improvement Florida
 3952  Communities Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental
 3953  Protection.
 3954         (7) Any funds received by the trust from the Preservation
 3955  2000 Trust Fund pursuant to s. 259.105(3)(c) or s. 375.041 s.
 3956  259.101(3)(c) and the Florida Forever Trust Fund pursuant to s.
 3957  259.105(3)(c) shall be held separate and apart from any other
 3958  funds held by the trust and shall be used for the land
 3959  acquisition purposes of this part. In addition to the other
 3960  conditions set forth in this section, the disbursement of
 3961  Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever funds from the trust shall
 3962  be subject to the following conditions:
 3963         (a) The administration and use of Florida Forever any funds
 3964  are received by the trust from the Preservation 2000 Trust Fund
 3965  and the Florida Forever Trust Fund shall be subject to such
 3966  terms and conditions imposed thereon by the agency of the state
 3967  responsible for the bonds, the proceeds of which are deposited
 3968  into in the Preservation 2000 Trust Fund and the Florida Forever
 3969  Trust Fund, including restrictions imposed to ensure that the
 3970  interest on any such bonds issued by the state as tax-exempt
 3971  bonds is will not be included in the gross income of the holders
 3972  of such bonds for federal income tax purposes.
 3973         (b) All deeds or leases with respect to any real property
 3974  acquired with funds received by the trust from the Preservation
 3975  2000 Trust Fund, the Florida Forever Trust Fund, or the Land
 3976  Acquisition Trust Fund must shall contain such covenants and
 3977  restrictions as are sufficient to ensure that the use of such
 3978  real property at all times complies with s. 375.051 and s. 9,
 3979  Art. XII of the State Constitution. Each deed All deeds or lease
 3980  leases with respect to any real property acquired with funds
 3981  received by the trust from the Florida Forever Trust Fund before
 3982  July 1, 2015, must shall contain such covenants and restrictions
 3983  as are sufficient to ensure that the use of such real property
 3984  at all times complies with s. 11(e), Art. VII of the State
 3985  Constitution. Each deed or lease with respect to any real
 3986  property acquired with funds received by the trust from the
 3987  Florida Forever Trust Fund after July 1, 2015, must contain
 3988  covenants and restrictions sufficient to ensure that the use of
 3989  such real property at all times complies with s. 28, Art. X of
 3990  the State Constitution. Each deed or lease must shall contain a
 3991  reversion, conveyance, or termination clause that vests will
 3992  vest title in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
 3993  Trust Fund if any of the covenants or restrictions are violated
 3994  by the titleholder or leaseholder or by some third party with
 3995  the knowledge of the titleholder or leaseholder.
 3996         Section 68. Section 380.511, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 3997         Section 69. Subsection (2) of section 403.0615, Florida
 3998  Statutes, is amended to read:
 3999         403.0615 Water resources restoration and preservation.—
 4000         (2) Subject to specific legislative appropriation, the
 4001  department shall establish a program to assist in the
 4002  restoration and preservation of bodies of water and to enhance
 4003  existing public access when deemed necessary for the enhancement
 4004  of the restoration effort. This program shall be funded from the
 4005  General Revenue Fund, from funds available from the Ecosystem
 4006  Management and Restoration Trust Fund, and from available
 4007  federal moneys.
 4008         Section 70. Section 403.08601, Florida Statutes, is amended
 4009  to read:
 4010         403.08601 Leah Schad Memorial Ocean Outfall Program.—The
 4011  Legislature declares that as funds become available the state
 4012  may assist the local governments and agencies responsible for
 4013  implementing the Leah Schad Memorial Ocean Outfall Program
 4014  pursuant to s. 403.086(9). Funds received from other sources
 4015  provided for in law, the General Appropriations Act, from gifts
 4016  designated for implementation of the plan from individuals,
 4017  corporations, or other entities, or federal funds appropriated
 4018  by Congress for implementation of the plan, may be deposited
 4019  into an account of the Water Quality Assurance Ecosystem
 4020  Management and Restoration Trust Fund created pursuant to s.
 4021  403.1651.
 4022         Section 71. Subsection (11) of section 403.121, Florida
 4023  Statutes, is amended to read:
 4024         403.121 Enforcement; procedure; remedies.—The department
 4025  shall have the following judicial and administrative remedies
 4026  available to it for violations of this chapter, as specified in
 4027  s. 403.161(1).
 4028         (11) Penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be
 4029  deposited into in the Water Quality Assurance Ecosystem
 4030  Management and Restoration Trust Fund or other trust fund
 4031  designated by statute and shall be used to fund the restoration
 4032  of ecosystems, or polluted areas of the state, as defined by the
 4033  department, to their condition before pollution occurred. The
 4034  Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium may use a portion of the
 4035  fund to administer the mediation process provided in paragraph
 4036  (2)(e) and to contract with private mediators for administrative
 4037  penalty cases.
 4038         Section 72. Section 403.1651, Florida Statutes, is
 4039  repealed.
 4040         Section 73. Subsection (1) of section 403.885, Florida
 4041  Statutes, is amended to read:
 4042         403.885 Water Projects Grant Program.—
 4043         (1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall
 4044  administer a grant program to use funds transferred pursuant to
 4045  s. 212.20 to the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund
 4046  or other moneys as appropriated by the Legislature for water
 4047  quality improvement, stormwater management, wastewater
 4048  management, and water restoration and other water projects as
 4049  specifically appropriated by the Legislature. Eligible
 4050  recipients of such grants include counties, municipalities,
 4051  water management districts, and special districts that have
 4052  legal responsibilities for water quality improvement, water
 4053  management, stormwater management, wastewater management, lake
 4054  and river water restoration projects, and drinking water
 4055  projects pursuant to this section.
 4056         Section 74. Section 403.8911, Florida Statutes, is
 4057  repealed.
 4058         Section 75. Subsection (6) of section 403.9325, Florida
 4059  Statutes, is amended to read:
 4060         403.9325 Definitions.—For the purposes of ss. 403.9321
 4061  403.9333, the term:
 4062         (6) “Public lands that have been set aside for conservation
 4063  or preservation” means:
 4064         (a) Lands and interests acquired with funds deposited into
 4065  the Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to s. 28(a), Art. X of
 4066  the State Constitution;
 4067         (b)(a) Conservation and recreation lands under chapter 259;
 4068         (c)(b) State and national parks;
 4069         (d)(c) State and national reserves and preserves, except as
 4070  provided in s. 403.9326(3);
 4071         (e)(d) State and national wilderness areas;
 4072         (f)(e) National wildlife refuges (only those lands under
 4073  Federal Government ownership);
 4074         (g)(f) Lands acquired under the through the Water
 4075  Management Lands Trust Fund, Save Our Rivers Program;
 4076         (h)(g) Lands acquired under the Save Our Coast program;
 4077         (i)(h) Lands acquired under the environmentally endangered
 4078  lands bond program;
 4079         (j)(i) Public lands designated as conservation or
 4080  preservation under a local government comprehensive plan;
 4081         (k)(j) Lands purchased by a water management district, the
 4082  Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or any other state
 4083  agency for conservation or preservation purposes;
 4084         (l)(k) Public lands encumbered by a conservation easement
 4085  that does not provide for the trimming of mangroves; and
 4086         (m)(l) Public lands designated as critical wildlife areas
 4087  by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
 4088         Section 76. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) and subsection
 4089  (11) of section 403.93345, Florida Statutes, are amended to
 4090  read:
 4091         403.93345 Coral reef protection.—
 4092         (3) As used in this section, the term:
 4093         (f) “Fund” means the Water Quality Assurance Ecosystem
 4094  Management and Restoration Trust Fund.
 4095         (11) All damages recovered by or on behalf of this state
 4096  for injury to, or destruction of, the coral reefs of the state
 4097  that would otherwise be deposited in the general revenue
 4098  accounts of the State Treasury or in the Internal Improvement
 4099  Trust Fund shall be deposited into in the Water Quality
 4100  Assurance Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund in the
 4101  department and shall remain in such account until expended by
 4102  the department for the purposes of this section. Moneys in the
 4103  fund received from damages recovered for injury to, or
 4104  destruction of, coral reefs must be expended only for the
 4105  following purposes:
 4106         (a) To provide funds to the department for reasonable costs
 4107  incurred in obtaining payment of the damages for injury to, or
 4108  destruction of, coral reefs, including administrative costs and
 4109  costs of experts and consultants. Such funds may be provided in
 4110  advance of recovery of damages.
 4111         (b) To pay for restoration or rehabilitation of the injured
 4112  or destroyed coral reefs or other natural resources by a state
 4113  agency or through a contract to any qualified person.
 4114         (c) To pay for alternative projects selected by the
 4115  department. Any such project shall be selected on the basis of
 4116  its anticipated benefits to the residents of this state who used
 4117  the injured or destroyed coral reefs or other natural resources
 4118  or will benefit from the alternative project.
 4119         (d) All claims for trust fund reimbursements under
 4120  paragraph (a) must be made within 90 days after payment of
 4121  damages is made to the state.
 4122         (e) Each private recipient of fund disbursements shall be
 4123  required to agree in advance that its accounts and records of
 4124  expenditures of such moneys are subject to audit at any time by
 4125  appropriate state officials and to submit a final written report
 4126  describing such expenditures within 90 days after the funds have
 4127  been expended.
 4128         (f) When payments are made to a state agency from the fund
 4129  for expenses compensable under this subsection, such
 4130  expenditures shall be considered as being for extraordinary
 4131  expenses, and no agency appropriation shall be reduced by any
 4132  amount as a result of such reimbursement.
 4133         Section 77. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 420.5092,
 4134  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 4135         420.5092 Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program.—
 4136         (5) Pursuant to s. 16, Art. VII of the State Constitution,
 4137  the corporation may issue, in accordance with s. 420.509,
 4138  revenue bonds of the corporation to establish the guarantee
 4139  fund. The Such revenue bonds are shall be primarily payable from
 4140  and secured by annual debt service reserves, from interest
 4141  earned on funds on deposit in the guarantee fund, from fees,
 4142  charges, and reimbursements established by the corporation for
 4143  the issuance of affordable housing guarantees, and from any
 4144  other revenue sources received by the corporation and deposited
 4145  by the corporation into the guarantee fund for the issuance of
 4146  affordable housing guarantees. If To the extent such primary
 4147  revenue sources are considered insufficient by the corporation,
 4148  pursuant to the certification provided in subsection (6), to
 4149  fully fund the annual debt service reserve, the certified
 4150  deficiency in such reserve is also shall be additionally payable
 4151  from the first proceeds of the documentary stamp tax moneys
 4152  deposited into the State Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s.
 4153  201.15(4)(c) and (d) s. 201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a) during the
 4154  ensuing state fiscal year.
 4155         (6)(a) If the primary revenue sources to be used for
 4156  repayment of revenue bonds used to establish the guarantee fund
 4157  are insufficient for such repayment, the annual principal and
 4158  interest due on each series of revenue bonds are shall be
 4159  payable from funds in the annual debt service reserve. The
 4160  corporation shall, before June 1 of each year, perform a
 4161  financial audit to determine whether at the end of the state
 4162  fiscal year there will be on deposit in the guarantee fund an
 4163  annual debt service reserve from interest earned pursuant to the
 4164  investment of the guarantee fund, fees, charges, and
 4165  reimbursements received from issued affordable housing
 4166  guarantees and other revenue sources available to the
 4167  corporation. Based upon the findings in such guarantee fund
 4168  financial audit, the corporation shall certify to the Chief
 4169  Financial Officer the amount of any projected deficiency in the
 4170  annual debt service reserve for any series of outstanding bonds
 4171  as of the end of the state fiscal year and the amount necessary
 4172  to maintain such annual debt service reserve. Upon receipt of
 4173  such certification, the Chief Financial Officer shall transfer
 4174  to the annual debt service reserve, from the first available
 4175  taxes distributed to the State Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s.
 4176  201.15(4)(c) and (d) s. 201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a) during the
 4177  ensuing state fiscal year, the amount certified as necessary to
 4178  maintain the annual debt service reserve.
 4179         (b) If the claims payment obligations under affordable
 4180  housing guarantees from amounts on deposit in the guarantee fund
 4181  would cause the claims paying rating assigned to the guarantee
 4182  fund to be less than the third-highest rating classification of
 4183  any nationally recognized rating service, which classifications
 4184  being consistent with s. 215.84(3) and rules adopted thereto by
 4185  the State Board of Administration, the corporation shall certify
 4186  to the Chief Financial Officer the amount of such claims payment
 4187  obligations. Upon receipt of such certification, the Chief
 4188  Financial Officer shall transfer to the guarantee fund, from the
 4189  first available taxes distributed to the State Housing Trust
 4190  Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(c) and (d) s. 201.15(9)(a) and
 4191  (10)(a) during the ensuing state fiscal year, the amount
 4192  certified as necessary to meet such obligations, such transfer
 4193  to be subordinate to any transfer referenced in paragraph (a)
 4194  and not to exceed 50 percent of the amounts distributed to the
 4195  State Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(c) and (d) s.
 4196  201.15(9)(a) and (10)(a) during the preceding state fiscal year.
 4197         Section 78. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
 4198  420.9073, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 4199         420.9073 Local housing distributions.—
 4200         (1) Distributions calculated in this section shall be
 4201  disbursed on a quarterly or more frequent basis by the
 4202  corporation pursuant to s. 420.9072, subject to availability of
 4203  funds. Each county’s share of the funds to be distributed from
 4204  the portion of the funds in the Local Government Housing Trust
 4205  Fund received pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(c) s. 201.15(9) shall be
 4206  calculated by the corporation for each fiscal year as follows:
 4207         (a) Each county other than a county that has implemented
 4208  the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by
 4209  chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida, shall
 4210  receive the guaranteed amount for each fiscal year.
 4211         (b) Each county other than a county that has implemented
 4212  the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida, as amended by
 4213  chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of Florida, may
 4214  receive an additional share calculated as follows:
 4215         1. Multiply each county’s percentage of the total state
 4216  population excluding the population of any county that has
 4217  implemented the provisions of chapter 83-220, Laws of Florida,
 4218  as amended by chapters 84-270, 86-152, and 89-252, Laws of
 4219  Florida, by the total funds to be distributed.
 4220         2. If the result in subparagraph 1. is less than the
 4221  guaranteed amount as determined in subsection (3), that county’s
 4222  additional share shall be zero.
 4223         3. For each county in which the result in subparagraph 1.
 4224  is greater than the guaranteed amount as determined in
 4225  subsection (3), the amount calculated in subparagraph 1. shall
 4226  be reduced by the guaranteed amount. The result for each such
 4227  county shall be expressed as a percentage of the amounts so
 4228  determined for all counties. Each such county shall receive an
 4229  additional share equal to such percentage multiplied by the
 4230  total funds received by the Local Government Housing Trust Fund
 4231  pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(c) s. 201.15(9) reduced by the
 4232  guaranteed amount paid to all counties.
 4233         (2) Distributions calculated in this section shall be
 4234  disbursed on a quarterly or more frequent basis by the
 4235  corporation pursuant to s. 420.9072, subject to availability of
 4236  funds. Each county’s share of the funds to be distributed from
 4237  the portion of the funds in the Local Government Housing Trust
 4238  Fund received pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(d) s. 201.15(10) shall be
 4239  calculated by the corporation for each fiscal year as follows:
 4240         (a) Each county shall receive the guaranteed amount for
 4241  each fiscal year.
 4242         (b) Each county may receive an additional share calculated
 4243  as follows:
 4244         1. Multiply each county’s percentage of the total state
 4245  population, by the total funds to be distributed.
 4246         2. If the result in subparagraph 1. is less than the
 4247  guaranteed amount as determined in subsection (3), that county’s
 4248  additional share shall be zero.
 4249         3. For each county in which the result in subparagraph 1.
 4250  is greater than the guaranteed amount, the amount calculated in
 4251  subparagraph 1. shall be reduced by the guaranteed amount. The
 4252  result for each such county shall be expressed as a percentage
 4253  of the amounts so determined for all counties. Each such county
 4254  shall receive an additional share equal to this percentage
 4255  multiplied by the total funds received by the Local Government
 4256  Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(d) s. 201.15(10) as
 4257  reduced by the guaranteed amount paid to all counties.
 4258         (3) Calculation of guaranteed amounts:
 4259         (a) The guaranteed amount under subsection (1) shall be
 4260  calculated for each state fiscal year by multiplying $350,000 by
 4261  a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of funds
 4262  distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund pursuant
 4263  to s. 201.15(4)(c) s. 201.15(9) and the denominator of which is
 4264  the total amount of funds distributed to the Local Government
 4265  Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15.
 4266         (b) The guaranteed amount under subsection (2) shall be
 4267  calculated for each state fiscal year by multiplying $350,000 by
 4268  a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of funds
 4269  distributed to the Local Government Housing Trust Fund pursuant
 4270  to s. 201.15(4)(d) s. 201.15(10) and the denominator of which is
 4271  the total amount of funds distributed to the Local Government
 4272  Housing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15.
 4273         Section 79. Section 570.207, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 4274         Section 80. Subsection (2) of section 570.321, Florida
 4275  Statutes, is amended to read:
 4276         570.321 Plant Industry Trust Fund.—
 4277         (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund
 4278  shall be administered in accordance with ss. 259.032, 581.031,
 4279  581.141, 581.211, 581.212, 586.045, 586.15, 586.16, 593.114, and
 4280  593.117.
 4281         Section 81. Subsection (12) of section 570.71, Florida
 4282  Statutes, is amended to read:
 4283         570.71 Conservation easements and agreements.—
 4284         (12) The department may use appropriated funds from the
 4285  following sources to implement this section:
 4286         (a) State funds;
 4287         (b) Federal funds;
 4288         (c) Other governmental entities;
 4289         (d) Nongovernmental organizations; or
 4290         (e) Private individuals.
 4291  
 4292  Any such funds provided, other than from the Land Acquisition
 4293  Trust Fund, shall be deposited into the Incidental Conservation
 4294  and Recreation Lands Program Trust Fund within the Department of
 4295  Agriculture and Consumer Services and used for the purposes of
 4296  this section, including administrative and operating expenses
 4297  related to appraisals, mapping, title process, personnel, and
 4298  other real estate expenses.
 4299         Section 82. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
 4300  895.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 4301         895.09 Disposition of funds obtained through forfeiture
 4302  proceedings.—
 4303         (1) A court entering a judgment of forfeiture in a
 4304  proceeding brought pursuant to s. 895.05 shall retain
 4305  jurisdiction to direct the distribution of any cash or of any
 4306  cash proceeds realized from the forfeiture and disposition of
 4307  the property. The court shall direct the distribution of the
 4308  funds in the following order of priority:
 4309         (c) Any claim by the Board of Trustees of the Internal
 4310  Improvement Trust Fund on behalf of the Internal Improvement
 4311  Trust Fund or the Land Acquisition trust fund used pursuant to
 4312  s. 253.03(12), not including administrative costs of the
 4313  Department of Environmental Protection previously paid directly
 4314  from the Internal Improvement Trust Fund in accordance with
 4315  legislative appropriation.
 4316         Section 83. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 4317  made by this act to section 201.15, Florida Statutes, in a
 4318  reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 339.2818, Florida
 4319  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 4320         339.2818 Small County Outreach Program.—
 4321         (6) Funds paid into the State Transportation Trust Fund
 4322  pursuant to s. 201.15 for the purposes of the Small County
 4323  Outreach Program are hereby annually appropriated for
 4324  expenditure to support the Small County Outreach Program.
 4325         Section 84. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 4326  made by this act to section 201.15, Florida Statutes, in a
 4327  reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 339.2819, Florida
 4328  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 4329         339.2819 Transportation Regional Incentive Program.—
 4330         (5) Funds paid into the State Transportation Trust Fund
 4331  pursuant to s. 201.15 for the purposes of the Transportation
 4332  Regional Incentive Program are hereby annually appropriated for
 4333  expenditure to support that program.
 4334         Section 85. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 4335  made by this act to section 201.15, Florida Statutes, in a
 4336  reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 339.61, Florida
 4337  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 4338         339.61 Florida Strategic Intermodal System; legislative
 4339  findings, declaration, and intent.—
 4340         (3) Funds paid into the State Transportation Trust Fund
 4341  pursuant to s. 201.15 for the purposes of the Florida Strategic
 4342  Intermodal System are hereby annually appropriated for
 4343  expenditure to support that program.
 4344         Section 86. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 4345  made by this act to section 201.15, Florida Statutes, in a
 4346  reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 341.051, Florida
 4347  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 4348         341.051 Administration and financing of public transit and
 4349  intercity bus service programs and projects.—
 4350         (6) ANNUAL APPROPRIATION.—Funds paid into the State
 4351  Transportation Trust Fund pursuant to s. 201.15 for the New
 4352  Starts Transit Program are hereby annually appropriated for
 4353  expenditure to support the New Starts Transit Program.
 4354  
 4355  For purposes of this section, the term “net operating costs”
 4356  means all operating costs of a project less any federal funds,
 4357  fares, or other sources of income to the project.
 4358         Section 87. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 4359  made by this act to section 201.15, Florida Statutes, in a
 4360  reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 420.9079, Florida
 4361  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 4362         420.9079 Local Government Housing Trust Fund.—
 4363         (1) There is created in the State Treasury the Local
 4364  Government Housing Trust Fund, which shall be administered by
 4365  the corporation on behalf of the department according to the
 4366  provisions of ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this section. There shall
 4367  be deposited into the fund a portion of the documentary stamp
 4368  tax revenues as provided in s. 201.15, moneys received from any
 4369  other source for the purposes of ss. 420.907-420.9076 and this
 4370  section, and all proceeds derived from the investment of such
 4371  moneys. Moneys in the fund that are not currently needed for the
 4372  purposes of the programs administered pursuant to ss. 420.907
 4373  420.9076 and this section shall be deposited to the credit of
 4374  the fund and may be invested as provided by law. The interest
 4375  received on any such investment shall be credited to the fund.
 4376         Section 88. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 4377  made by this act to section 376.307, Florida Statutes, in a
 4378  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 287.0595, Florida
 4379  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 4380         287.0595 Pollution response action contracts; department
 4381  rules.—
 4382         (2) In adopting rules under this section, the Department of
 4383  Environmental Protection shall follow the criteria applicable to
 4384  the department’s contracting to the maximum extent possible,
 4385  consistent with the goals and purposes of ss. 376.307 and
 4386  376.3071.
 4387         Section 89. If any law amended by this act was also amended
 4388  by a law enacted during the 2015 Regular Session of the
 4389  Legislature, such law shall be construed as if enacted during
 4390  the same session of the Legislature, and full effect shall be
 4391  given to each if possible.
 4392         Section 90. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 4393  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
 4394  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
 4395  2015, except that if an earlier effective date is specified
 4396  herein for any section, that section shall operate retroactively
 4397  to that date. If this act fails to become a law until after July
 4398  1, 2015, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and operate
 4399  retroactively to July 1, 2015, except that if an earlier
 4400  effective date is specified herein for any section, that section
 4401  shall take effect upon becoming a law and operate retroactively
 4402  to that date.
 4403  
 4404  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
 4405  And the title is amended as follows:
 4406         Delete everything before the enacting clause
 4407  and insert:
 4408                        A bill to be entitled                      
 4409         An act relating to the implementation of the water and
 4410         land conservation constitutional amendment;
 4411         terminating certain trust funds within the Department
 4412         of Environmental Protection, the Department of
 4413         Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Fish and
 4414         Wildlife Conservation Commission; providing for the
 4415         disposition of balances in those trust funds;
 4416         requiring all outstanding debts or obligations of the
 4417         terminated trust funds to be paid as required;
 4418         requiring the Chief Financial Officer to close out and
 4419         remove the terminated trust funds from the various
 4420         state accounting systems; amending s. 17.61, F.S.;
 4421         requiring moneys in any land acquisition trust fund
 4422         created or designated to receive funds under s. 28,
 4423         Article X of the State Constitution to be retained in
 4424         those trust funds; repealing s. 161.05301, F.S.,
 4425         relating to beach erosion control project staffing;
 4426         amending s. 161.054, F.S.; redirecting certain
 4427         proceeds from the Ecosystem Management and Restoration
 4428         Trust Fund to the Florida Coastal Protection Trust
 4429         Fund; amending s. 161.091, F.S.; authorizing
 4430         disbursements from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund for
 4431         beach management; amending s. 201.0205, F.S.;
 4432         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 4433         amending s. 201.15, F.S.; revising and deleting
 4434         distributions of the documentary stamp tax; providing
 4435         that specified distributions to the Land Acquisition
 4436         Trust Fund are not subject to the service charge under
 4437         s. 215.20, F.S.; revising the purposes for which
 4438         distributions may be used; amending s. 211.3103, F.S.;
 4439         authorizing a percentage of proceeds from the
 4440         phosphate rock excise tax to be credited to the State
 4441         Park Trust Fund rather than the Conservation and
 4442         Recreation Lands Trust Fund; revising dates and
 4443         distributions of moneys to fund specific programs and
 4444         activities; amending s. 215.20, F.S.; conforming
 4445         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
 4446         215.618, F.S.; authorizing Florida Forever bonds to be
 4447         issued to finance or refinance the acquisition and
 4448         improvement of land, water areas, and related property
 4449         interests; limiting the percentage of documentary
 4450         stamp taxes collected that may be taken into account
 4451         for the purpose of satisfying an additional bonds test
 4452         set forth in certain bonds; amending s. 215.619, F.S.;
 4453         limiting the percentage of documentary stamp taxes
 4454         collected that may be taken into account for the
 4455         purpose of satisfying an additional bonds test set
 4456         forth in certain bonds; amending ss. 253.027 and
 4457         253.03, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by
 4458         the act; amending s. 253.034, F.S.; requiring proceeds
 4459         from the sale of surplus conservation lands purchased
 4460         before a certain date to be deposited into the Florida
 4461         Forever Trust Fund and after such date under certain
 4462         circumstances into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund;
 4463         limiting the amount of funds that may be expended from
 4464         the Land Acquisition Trust Fund for funding certain
 4465         contractual arrangements; amending s. 253.7824, F.S.;
 4466         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 4467         amending s. 258.015, F.S.; conforming a cross
 4468         reference; amending s. 258.435, F.S.; requiring moneys
 4469         received by the Department of Environmental Protection
 4470         relating to aquatic preserves to be deposited into
 4471         certain trust funds; amending s. 259.032, F.S.;
 4472         conforming provisions affected by the termination of
 4473         the Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund;
 4474         authorizing state agencies designated to manage lands
 4475         acquired with funds deposited into the Land
 4476         Acquisition Trust Fund to contract with local
 4477         governments and soil and water conservation districts
 4478         to assist in management activities; amending s.
 4479         259.035, F.S.; requiring the Acquisition and
 4480         Restoration Council to develop rules defining specific
 4481         criteria and numeric performance measures needed for
 4482         lands acquired under the Florida Forever Program with
 4483         funds deposited into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund
 4484         pursuant to s. 28(a), Article X of the State
 4485         Constitution; requiring the proposed rules to be
 4486         submitted to the Legislature for consideration;
 4487         requiring recipients of funds from the Land
 4488         Acquisition Trust Fund to annually report to the
 4489         Division of State Lands; requiring the council to
 4490         consider and evaluate in writing each project proposed
 4491         for acquisition using such funds and ensure that each
 4492         proposed project meets the requirements of s. 28,
 4493         Article X of the State Constitution; amending ss.
 4494         259.036, 259.037, 259.04, and 259.041, F.S.;
 4495         conforming cross-references; amending s. 259.101,
 4496         F.S.; conforming provisions affected by the
 4497         termination of the Preservation 2000 Trust Fund;
 4498         requiring agencies and water management districts that
 4499         acquired lands using Preservation 2000 funds to make
 4500         such lands available for public recreational use under
 4501         certain circumstances; requiring water management
 4502         districts and the department to control the growth of
 4503         nonnative invasive plant species on such lands;
 4504         amending s. 259.105, F.S.; deleting obsolete
 4505         provisions; conforming cross-references; limiting the
 4506         amount of funds that may be expended from the Land
 4507         Acquisition Trust Fund for funding certain contractual
 4508         arrangements; amending ss. 259.1051, 339.0801, 339.55,
 4509         341.303, 343.58, 369.252, 373.026, and 373.089, F.S.;
 4510         conforming cross-references; conforming provisions to
 4511         changes made by the act; amending s. 373.129, F.S.;
 4512         requiring certain civil penalties to be retained by
 4513         the water management districts or deposited into the
 4514         Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund; amending ss.
 4515         373.1391 and 373.199, F.S.; conforming provisions to
 4516         changes made by the act; amending s. 373.430, F.S.;
 4517         requiring certain moneys to be deposited into the
 4518         Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund rather than the
 4519         Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund;
 4520         amending ss. 373.459, 373.4592, 373.45926, 373.470,
 4521         373.472, and 373.584, F.S.; conforming provisions to
 4522         changes made by the act; amending s. 373.59, F.S.;
 4523         conforming provisions affected by the termination of
 4524         the Water Management Lands Trust Fund; amending s.
 4525         373.5905, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending
 4526         ss. 373.703 and 375.031, F.S.; conforming provisions
 4527         to changes made by the act; amending s. 375.041, F.S.;
 4528         designating the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the
 4529         Department of Environmental Protection for receipt of
 4530         certain documentary stamp tax revenues for the
 4531         prescribed uses of s. 28, Article X of the State
 4532         Constitution; providing for the continuation of the
 4533         trust fund until a certain time; requiring certain
 4534         moneys and revenues to be deposited into the Land
 4535         Acquisition Trust Fund; providing priority for the use
 4536         of moneys in the trust fund; requiring agencies
 4537         receiving transfers of moneys from the fund to
 4538         maintain the integrity of such funds; amending s.
 4539         375.044, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
 4540         by the act; repealing s. 375.045, F.S., relating to
 4541         the Florida Preservation 2000 Trust Fund; amending s.
 4542         375.075, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
 4543         by the act; amending s. 376.11, F.S.; revising the
 4544         funds required to be deposited into the Florida
 4545         Coastal Protection Trust Fund and the purposes for
 4546         which such funds may be used; amending s. 376.123,
 4547         F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
 4548         376.307, F.S.; revising the funds required to be
 4549         deposited into the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund
 4550         and the purposes for which such funds may be used;
 4551         authorizing the department to enter into certain
 4552         settlements; amending s. 376.40, F.S.; conforming a
 4553         cross-reference; repealing s. 379.202, F.S., relating
 4554         to the Conservation and Recreation Lands Program Trust
 4555         Fund of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission;
 4556         amending s. 379.206, F.S.; requiring grants and
 4557         donations from development-of-regional-impact wildlife
 4558         mitigation contributions to be credited to the Grants
 4559         and Donations Trust Fund; requiring that title to
 4560         certain lands be vested in the Board of Trustees of
 4561         the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; providing that
 4562         certain land acquisitions are subject to certain
 4563         procedures; amending s. 379.212, F.S.; providing that
 4564         the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish and
 4565         Wildlife Conservation Commission must be used to
 4566         implement s. 28, Article X of the State Constitution;
 4567         authorizing the department to transfer certain funds;
 4568         requiring the commission to maintain the integrity of
 4569         such funds; providing for the transfer of certain
 4570         funds; amending s. 379.214, F.S.; conforming a cross
 4571         reference; amending s. 380.0666, F.S.; conforming
 4572         provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s.
 4573         380.0677, F.S., relating to the Green Swamp Land
 4574         Authority; amending s. 380.507, F.S.; conforming
 4575         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
 4576         380.508, F.S.; requiring certain funds over and above
 4577         eligible project costs to be deposited into the
 4578         Florida Forever Trust Fund rather than the Florida
 4579         Communities Trust Fund; amending s. 380.510, F.S.;
 4580         requiring certain funds collected under a grant or
 4581         loan agreement to be deposited into the Internal
 4582         Improvement Trust Fund rather than the Florida
 4583         Communities Trust Fund; requiring the deed or lease of
 4584         any real property acquired with certain funds to
 4585         contain covenants and restrictions sufficient to
 4586         ensure that the use of such real property complies
 4587         with s. 28, Article X of the State Constitution;
 4588         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 4589         repealing s. 380.511, F.S., relating to the Florida
 4590         Communities Trust Fund; amending s. 403.0615, F.S.;
 4591         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 4592         amending ss. 403.08601 and 403.121, F.S.; requiring
 4593         certain funds to be deposited into the Water Quality
 4594         Assurance Trust Fund rather than the Ecosystem
 4595         Management and Restoration Trust Fund; repealing s.
 4596         403.1651, F.S., relating to the Ecosystem Management
 4597         and Restoration Trust Fund; amending s. 403.885, F.S.;
 4598         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 4599         repealing s. 403.8911, F.S., relating to the annual
 4600         appropriation from the Water Protection and
 4601         Sustainability Program Trust Fund; amending s.
 4602         403.9325, F.S.; revising and redefining the term
 4603         “public lands set aside for conservation or
 4604         preservation” to include lands and interests acquired
 4605         with funds deposited into the Land Acquisition Trust
 4606         Fund; amending s. 403.93345, F.S.; redefining the term
 4607         “fund” to mean the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund;
 4608         requiring certain funds to be deposited into the Water
 4609         Quality Assurance Trust Fund rather than the Ecosystem
 4610         Management and Restoration Trust Fund; amending ss.
 4611         420.5092 and 420.9073, F.S.; conforming provisions to
 4612         changes made by the act; repealing s. 570.207, F.S.,
 4613         relating to the Conservation and Recreation Lands
 4614         Program Trust Fund of the Department of Agriculture
 4615         and Consumer Services; amending s. 570.321, F.S.;
 4616         conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 570.71,
 4617         F.S.; excluding funds from the Land Acquisition Trust
 4618         Fund from a requirement that funds be deposited into
 4619         the Incidental Trust Fund under certain circumstances;
 4620         amending s. 895.09, F.S.; conforming provisions to
 4621         changes made by the act; reenacting s. 339.2818(6),
 4622         F.S., relating to the Small County Outreach Program,
 4623         s. 339.2819(5), F.S., relating to the Transportation
 4624         Regional Incentive Program, s. 339.61(3), F.S.,
 4625         relating to the Florida Strategic Intermodal System,
 4626         s. 341.051(6), F.S., relating to the New Starts
 4627         Transit Program, and s. 420.9079(1), F.S., relating to
 4628         the Local Government Housing Trust Fund, to
 4629         incorporate the amendment made by this act to s.
 4630         201.15, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting s.
 4631         287.0595(2), F.S., relating to Department of
 4632         Environmental Protection’s authority to adopt certain
 4633         pollution response rules, to incorporate the amendment
 4634         made by this act to s. 376.307, F.S., in a reference
 4635         thereto; providing for construction of the act in pari
 4636         materia with laws enacted during the 2015 Regular
 4637         Session of the Legislature; providing for contingent
 4638         retroactive operation; providing effective dates.