SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2008
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 781112
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11  Senator Laurent moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 21, between lines 11 and 12,
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17         Section 13.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
18  law, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
19  may use up to $500,000 of the amount appropriated by the
20  Legislature in fiscal year 2001-2002 to the office for the
21  Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund under section
22  288.065, Florida Statutes, to provide loans, loan guarantees,
23  or loan loss reserves, consistent with the requirements and
24  intent of such section, through units of local government to
25  small citrus growers in rural counties or rural communities to
26  assist such growers in upgrading machinery and equipment in
27  order to make their farming operations more viable and
28  sustainable.
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2008
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 781112
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 2  And the title is amended as follows:
 3         On page 3, line 27, after the semicolon
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 6         authorizing the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
 7         Economic Development to use a portion of funds
 8         appropriated for the Rural Community
 9         Development Revolving Loan Fund for loan
10         activities on behalf of small citrus growers;
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