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    Bill No. CS for SB 684

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11  Senator Brown-Waite moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 6, line 15, through page 7, line 5, delete

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18         Section 3.  Subsections (4), (5), and (6) of section

19  373.470, F.S., are amended to read:

20         373.470  Everglades restoration.--

21         (4)  SAVE OUR EVERGLADES TRUST FUND; FUNDS AUTHORIZED

22  FOR DEPOSIT.--The following funds may be deposited into the

23  Save Our Everglades Trust Fund created by s. 373.472 to

24  finance implementation of the comprehensive plan:

25         (a)  In fiscal year 2000-2001, funds described in s.

26  259.101(3).

27         (b)  Funds described in subsection (5).

28         (c)  Federal funds appropriated by Congress for

29  implementation of the comprehensive plan.

30         (d)  Any additional funds appropriated by the

31  Legislature for the purpose of implementing the comprehensive

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  1  plan.

  2         (e)  Gifts designated for implementation of the

  3  comprehensive plan from individuals, corporations, or other

  4  entities.

  5         (f)  Funds made available pursuant to s. 201.15 for

  6  debt service for Everglades restoration bonds.

  7         (5)  SAVE OUR EVERGLADES TRUST FUND SUPPLEMENTED.--

  8         (a)1.  For fiscal year 2000-2001, $50 million of state

  9  funds shall be deposited into the Save Our Everglades Trust

10  Fund created by s. 373.472.

11         2.  For each year of the 9 consecutive years beginning

12  with fiscal year 2001-2002, $75 million of state funds shall

13  be deposited into the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund created

14  by s. 373.472.

15         3.  As an alternative to subparagraph 2., proceeds of

16  bonds issued under s. 215.619 may be deposited into the Save

17  Our Everglades Trust Fund created under s. 373.472. To enhance

18  flexibility, funds to be deposited into the Save Our

19  Everglades Trust Fund may consist of any combination of state

20  funds and Everglades restoration bonds.

21         (b)  For each year of the 10 consecutive years

22  beginning with fiscal year 2000-2001, the department shall

23  deposit $25 million of the funds allocated to the district by

24  the department under s. 259.105(11)(a) into the Save Our

25  Everglades Trust Fund created by s. 373.472.

26         (6)  DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SAVE OUR EVERGLADES TRUST

27  FUND.--(a)  Except for funds appropriated for debt service,

28  the The department shall distribute funds in the Save Our

29  Everglades Trust Fund to the district in accordance with a

30  legislative appropriation and s. 373.026(8)(b) and (c).

31  Distribution of funds from the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund

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  1  shall be equally matched by the cumulative contributions from

  2  all local sponsors by fiscal year 2009-2010 by providing

  3  funding or credits toward project components. The dollar value

  4  of in-kind work by local sponsors in furtherance of the

  5  comprehensive plan and existing interest in public lands

  6  needed for a project component are credits towards the local

  7  sponsors' contributions.

  8         (b)  The department shall distribute funds in the Save

  9  Our Everglades Trust Fund to the district in accordance with a

10  legislative appropriation for debt service for Everglades

11  restoration bonds.

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15  And the title is amended as follows:

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19         and funds for debt service; providing for the

20         distribution of funds;

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