Senate Bill 0496

    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SB 496

    By Senator Cowin





    309-544-00                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the

  3         Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant

  4         Trust Fund within the Department of Community

  5         Affairs without modification; carrying forward

  6         current balances and continuing current sources

  7         and uses thereof; providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

10  the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant Trust Fund

11  within the Department of Community Affairs, which is otherwise

12  scheduled to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate,

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14         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

15  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

16  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

17         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

18  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

19  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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21  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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23         Section 1.  (1)  The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

24  Block Grant Trust Fund within the Department of Community

25  Affairs, FLAIR number 52-2-451, which is to be terminated

26  pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State

27  Constitution on November 4, 2000, is re-created.

28         (2)  All current balances of the trust fund are carried

29  forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund

30  are continued.

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    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SB 496
    309-544-00                                              See HB




  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect November 4,

  2  2000.

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      Re-creates the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block
  7    Grant Trust Fund within the Department of Community
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