995089                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                   GG              119


Senator(s): Jones
moved the following amendment:

Section: 18              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 352             Funds re-appropriated in Specific Appropriation 1464A,
                         Chapter 2001-253, Laws of Florida, $700,000 is
Spec App:                re-allocated to provide planning, land purchase and
                         construction for site development of a regional Gulf
                         Coast Research and Education Center for strawberry
                         research and $150,000 is re-allocated to Soho South for
                         workforce development, job training, and job creation
                         opportunities.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        In Section 18  On Page 352

DELETE Section 18. 

The unexpended balance of funds provided to the Department 
of  Agriculture  and Consumer Services for transfer to the University of
Florida   Institute  of  Food  and  Agricultural  Sciences  in  Specific
Appropriation  1464A  of  Chapter 2001-253, Laws of Florida, relating to
the  IFAS  Dover  Strawberry  Research  Center  for  $850,000  is hereby
reverted  and  re-appropriated  and authorized to provide planning, land

purchase  and construction for site development of a regional Gulf Coast
Research and Education Center in support of strawberry research.

and INSERT new Section 18: 

The unexpended balance of funds provided to the Department 
of  Agriculture  and Consumer Services for transfer to the University of
Florida   Institute  of  Food  and  Agricultural  Sciences  in  Specific
Appropriation  1464A  of  Chapter 2001-253, Laws of Florida, relating to
the  IFAS  Dover  Strawberry  Research  Center  for  $700,000  is hereby
reverted  and  re-appropriated  and authorized to provide planning, land

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purchase  and construction for site development of a regional Gulf Coast
Research and Education Center in support of strawberry research, and
$150,000 is hereby reverted and re-appropriated and authorized for Soho
South for Workforce Development, job training and job creation
opportunities. 

Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process.  However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.












































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