| 1 | A reviser's bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Florida Statutes; repealing ss. |
| 3 | 20.19(5)(b)2., 20.3315(3), 27.005, 27.006, 27.271, 27.33, |
| 4 | 27.3455, 27.36, 27.385, 27.605, 29.002, 29.003, 29.009, |
| 5 | 29.011, 43.28, 50.071, 57.091, 166.411(11), 196.1994, |
| 6 | 202.27(7), 213.131(2), 216.181(17), 216.292(5)(f), |
| 7 | 218.325, 220.191(1)(h)2., 252.373(1)(b) and (c), |
| 8 | 259.105(21), 288.9511, 288.9515, 288.9517, 339.08(4), |
| 9 | 339.082(3), 372.127(3), 372.561(9), 376.875(6), 381.79(7), |
| 10 | 456.0375, 601.15(3)(f), 723.06115(3), 914.06, 925.035, |
| 11 | 925.036, 925.037, 932.7055(5)(d), 939.05, 939.07, 939.10, |
| 12 | 939.15, 985.4075(2), 1004.225, and 1010.87(3), F.S., all |
| 13 | of which provisions have become inoperative by noncurrent |
| 14 | repeal or expiration and, pursuant to s. 11.242(5)(b) and |
| 15 | (i), may be omitted from the 2005 Florida Statutes only |
| 16 | through a reviser's bill duly enacted by the Legislature; |
| 17 | amending s. 378.035, F.S., to delete obsolete material and |
| 18 | repeal a provision that has become inoperative by |
| 19 | noncurrent expiration and, pursuant to s. 11.242(5)(b) and |
| 20 | (i), may be omitted from the 2005 Florida Statutes only |
| 21 | through a reviser's bill duly enacted by the Legislature; |
| 22 | repealing s. 383.410, F.S., to confirm the October 2, |
| 23 | 2004, repeal of an exemption in accordance with the Open |
| 24 | Government Sunset Review Act of 1995; amending s. |
| 25 | 202.35(3), F.S., to conform to the repeal of s. 202.27(7), |
| 26 | F.S.; and amending s. 627.732(1)(a), F.S., to conform to |
| 27 | the repeal of s. 456.0375, F.S.; providing an effective |
| 28 | date. |
| 29 |
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| 30 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
| 31 |
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| 32 | Section 1. Subparagraph 2. of paragraph (b) of subsection |
| 33 | (5) of section 20.19, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 12 |
| 34 | of chapter 2004-269, Laws of Florida, is repealed. |
| 35 |
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| 36 | Reviser's note.--The cited subparagraph, which relates |
| 37 | to transfer authority for the 2003-2004 fiscal year |
| 38 | only, as to funds for service districts within the |
| 39 | Department of Children and Family Services, expired |
| 40 | pursuant to its own terms, effective July 1, 2004. |
| 41 |
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| 42 | Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 20.3315, Florida |
| 43 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 44 |
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| 45 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 46 | to termination of the Florida Forever Program Trust |
| 47 | Fund of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation |
| 48 | Commission, was repealed pursuant to s. 2, ch. 2001- |
| 49 | 25, Laws of Florida, effective July 1, 2004. Since the |
| 50 | subsection was not repealed by a "current session" of |
| 51 | the Legislature, it may be omitted from the 2005 |
| 52 | Florida Statutes only through a reviser's bill duly |
| 53 | enacted by the Legislature. See s. 11.242(5)(b) and |
| 54 | (i). |
| 55 |
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| 56 | Section 3. Sections 27.005, 27.006, 27.271, 27.33, |
| 57 | 27.3455, 27.36, 27.385, 27.605, 29.002, 29.003, 29.009, 29.011, |
| 58 | 43.28, 50.071, 57.091, 218.325, 914.06, 925.035, 925.036, |
| 59 | 925.037, 939.05, 939.07, 939.10, and 939.15, Florida Statutes, |
| 60 | are repealed. |
| 61 |
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| 62 | Reviser's note.--The cited sections, which relate to |
| 63 | the court system and related funding, were repealed by |
| 64 | s. 153, ch. 2003-402, Laws of Florida, effective July |
| 65 | 1, 2004. Since the sections were not repealed by a |
| 66 | "current session" of the Legislature, they may be |
| 67 | omitted from the 2005 Florida Statutes only through a |
| 68 | reviser's bill duly enacted by the Legislature. See s. |
| 69 | 11.242(5)(b) and (i). |
| 70 |
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| 71 | Section 4. Subsection (11) of section 166.411, Florida |
| 72 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 73 |
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| 74 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 75 | to use of the eminent domain power to obtain lands to |
| 76 | be conveyed by a municipality to the county school |
| 77 | board, was repealed pursuant to s. 2, ch. 2001-77, |
| 78 | Laws of Florida, effective January 1, 2004. Since the |
| 79 | subsection was not repealed by a "current session" of |
| 80 | the Legislature, it may be omitted from the 2005 |
| 81 | Florida Statutes only through a reviser's bill duly |
| 82 | enacted by the Legislature. See s. 11.242(5)(b) and |
| 83 | (i). |
| 84 |
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| 85 | Section 5. Section 196.1994, Florida Statutes, is |
| 86 | repealed. |
| 87 |
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| 88 | Reviser's note.--The cited section, which relates to a |
| 89 | property tax exemption for space laboratories and |
| 90 | carriers, expired pursuant to its own terms, effective |
| 91 | July 1, 2004. |
| 92 |
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| 93 | Section 6. Subsection (7) of section 202.27, Florida |
| 94 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 95 |
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| 96 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 97 | to material error in reporting of local communications |
| 98 | services taxes, was repealed pursuant to s. 6, ch. |
| 99 | 2003-254, Laws of Florida, effective June 30, 2004. |
| 100 | Since the subsection was not repealed by a "current |
| 101 | session" of the Legislature, it may be omitted from |
| 102 | the 2005 Florida Statutes only through a reviser's |
| 103 | bill duly enacted by the Legislature. See s. |
| 104 | 11.242(5)(b) and (i). |
| 105 |
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| 106 | Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 213.131, Florida |
| 107 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 108 |
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| 109 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 110 | to termination of the Department of Revenue Clerks of |
| 111 | the Court Trust Fund, was repealed by s. 2, ch. 2003- |
| 112 | 243, Laws of Florida, effective November 4, 2004. |
| 113 | Since the subsection was not repealed by a "current |
| 114 | session" of the Legislature, it may be omitted from |
| 115 | the 2005 Florida Statutes only through a reviser's |
| 116 | bill duly enacted by the Legislature. See s. |
| 117 | 11.242(5)(b) and (i). |
| 118 |
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| 119 | Section 8. Subsection (17) of section 216.181, Florida |
| 120 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 121 |
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| 122 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 123 | to positions and associated budget transfers by the |
| 124 | Department of Law Enforcement for the 2003-2004 fiscal |
| 125 | year only, expired pursuant to its own terms, |
| 126 | effective July 1, 2004. |
| 127 |
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| 128 | Section 9. Paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section |
| 129 | 216.292, Florida Statutes, is repealed. |
| 130 |
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| 131 | Reviser's note.--The cited paragraph, which relates to |
| 132 | authorization for the Governor to approve the |
| 133 | initiation of certain fixed capital outlay projects |
| 134 | within the Department of Corrections for specified |
| 135 | purposes, expired pursuant to its own terms, effective |
| 136 | March 8, 2004. |
| 137 |
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| 138 | Section 10. Subparagraph 2. of paragraph (h) of subsection |
| 139 | (1) of section 220.191, Florida Statutes, as reenacted by |
| 140 | section 17 of chapter 2004-5, Laws of Florida, is repealed. |
| 141 |
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| 142 | Reviser's note.--The cited subparagraph, which relates |
| 143 | to certain new financial facilities qualifying as |
| 144 | "qualifying projects" for purposes of the capital |
| 145 | investment tax credit, expired pursuant to its own |
| 146 | terms, effective June 30, 2004. |
| 147 |
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| 148 | Section 11. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of |
| 149 | section 252.373, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 4 of |
| 150 | chapter 2004-235, Laws of Florida, and section 48 of chapter |
| 151 | 2004-269, Laws of Florida, are repealed. |
| 152 |
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| 153 | Reviser's note.--The cited paragraphs, which relate to |
| 154 | use of the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and |
| 155 | Assistance Trust Fund for fiscal year 2003-2004 only, |
| 156 | and a review and transfer of funds within that trust |
| 157 | fund, expired pursuant to their own terms, effective |
| 158 | July 1, 2004. |
| 159 |
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| 160 | Section 12. Subsection (21) of section 259.105, Florida |
| 161 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 162 |
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| 163 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 164 | to distribution of funds to water management districts |
| 165 | for specified purposes for the 2003-2004 fiscal year |
| 166 | only, expired pursuant to its own terms, effective |
| 167 | July 1, 2004. |
| 168 |
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| 169 | Section 13. Section 288.9511, Florida Statutes, as amended |
| 170 | by section 23 of chapter 2004-357, Laws of Florida, and sections |
| 171 | 288.9515 and 288.9517, Florida Statutes, are repealed. |
| 172 |
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| 173 | Reviser's note.--The cited sections, which relate to |
| 174 | technology development programs, were repealed by s. |
| 175 | 80, ch. 2003-399, Laws of Florida, effective July 1, |
| 176 | 2004. Since the sections were not repealed by a |
| 177 | "current session" of the Legislature, they may be |
| 178 | omitted from the 2005 Florida Statutes only through a |
| 179 | reviser's bill duly enacted by the Legislature. See s. |
| 180 | 11.242(5)(b) and (i). |
| 181 |
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| 182 | Section 14. Subsection (4) of section 339.08, Florida |
| 183 | Statutes, as amended by section 8 of chapter 2004-366, Laws of |
| 184 | Florida, is repealed. |
| 185 |
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| 186 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which transfers |
| 187 | specified funds from the State Transportation Trust |
| 188 | Fund to the General Revenue Fund for the 2003-2004 |
| 189 | fiscal year only, expired pursuant to its own terms, |
| 190 | effective July 1, 2004. |
| 191 |
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| 192 | Section 15. Subsection (3) of section 339.082, Florida |
| 193 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 194 |
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| 195 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 196 | to termination of the Federal Law Enforcement Trust |
| 197 | Fund within the Department of Transportation, was |
| 198 | repealed by s. 2, ch. 2002-136, Laws of Florida, |
| 199 | effective May 25, 2004. Since the subsection was not |
| 200 | repealed by a "current session" of the Legislature, it |
| 201 | may be omitted from the 2005 Florida Statutes only |
| 202 | through a reviser's bill duly enacted by the |
| 203 | Legislature. See s. 11.242(5)(b) and (i). |
| 204 |
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| 205 | Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 372.127, Florida |
| 206 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 207 |
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| 208 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 209 | to termination of the Conservation and Recreation |
| 210 | Lands Program Trust Fund of the Fish and Wildlife |
| 211 | Conservation Commission, was repealed by s. 2, ch. |
| 212 | 2001-34, Laws of Florida, effective July 1, 2004. |
| 213 | Since the subsection was not repealed by a "current |
| 214 | session" of the Legislature, it may be omitted from |
| 215 | the 2005 Florida Statutes only through a reviser's |
| 216 | bill duly enacted by the Legislature. See s. |
| 217 | 11.242(5)(b) and (i). |
| 218 |
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| 219 | Section 17. Subsection (9) of section 372.561, Florida |
| 220 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 221 |
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| 222 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 223 | to implementation of fees for hunting and fishing |
| 224 | licenses and permits, expired pursuant to its own |
| 225 | terms, effective July 1, 2004. |
| 226 |
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| 227 | Section 18. Subsection (6) of section 376.875, Florida |
| 228 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 229 |
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| 230 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 231 | to use of moneys in the Brownfield Property Ownership |
| 232 | Clearance Assistance Revolving Loan Trust Fund for the |
| 233 | 2003-2004 fiscal year only, expired pursuant to its |
| 234 | own terms, effective July 1, 2004. |
| 235 |
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| 236 | Section 19. Subsection (7) of section 381.79, Florida |
| 237 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 238 |
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| 239 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 240 | to disbursement of specified appropriated funds for |
| 241 | brain and spinal cord injury research for the 2003- |
| 242 | 2004 fiscal year only, expired pursuant to its own |
| 243 | terms, effective July 1, 2004. |
| 244 |
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| 245 | Section 20. Section 456.0375, Florida Statutes, is |
| 246 | repealed. |
| 247 |
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| 248 | Reviser's note.--The cited section, which relates to |
| 249 | registration of certain clinics, was repealed by s. |
| 250 | 15, ch. 2003-411, Laws of Florida, effective March 1, |
| 251 | 2004. Since the section was not repealed by a "current |
| 252 | session" of the Legislature, it may be omitted from |
| 253 | the 2005 Florida Statutes only through a reviser's |
| 254 | bill duly enacted by the Legislature. See s. |
| 255 | 11.242(5)(b) and (i). |
| 256 |
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| 257 | Section 21. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section |
| 258 | 601.15, Florida Statutes, is repealed. |
| 259 |
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| 260 | Reviser's note.--The cited paragraph, which relates to |
| 261 | reduction of citrus excise tax rates for the 2003-2004 |
| 262 | fiscal year only, expired pursuant to its own terms, |
| 263 | effective July 1, 2004. |
| 264 |
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| 265 | Section 22. Subsection (3) of section 723.06115, Florida |
| 266 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 267 |
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| 268 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 269 | to termination of the Florida Mobile Home Relocation |
| 270 | Trust Fund, was repealed by s. 2, ch. 2003-249, Laws |
| 271 | of Florida, effective November 4, 2004. Since the |
| 272 | subsection was not repealed by a "current session" of |
| 273 | the Legislature, it may be omitted from the 2005 |
| 274 | Florida Statutes only through a reviser's bill duly |
| 275 | enacted by the Legislature. See s. 11.242(5)(b) and |
| 276 | (i). |
| 277 |
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| 278 | Section 23. Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section |
| 279 | 932.7055, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 3 of chapter |
| 280 | 2004-39, Laws of Florida, is repealed. |
| 281 |
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| 282 | Reviser's note.--The cited paragraph, which relates to |
| 283 | expenditure of funds in a special law enforcement |
| 284 | trust fund established by the governing body of a |
| 285 | municipality for the 2003-2004 fiscal year only, |
| 286 | expired pursuant to its own terms, effective July 1, |
| 287 | 2004. |
| 288 |
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| 289 | Section 24. Subsection (2) of section 985.4075, Florida |
| 290 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 291 |
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| 292 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 293 | to a prohibition on use of operations appropriations |
| 294 | for one-time startup funding for fixed capital outlay |
| 295 | for juvenile justice programs, expired pursuant to its |
| 296 | own terms, effective July 1, 2004. |
| 297 |
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| 298 | Section 25. Section 1004.225, Florida Statutes, is |
| 299 | repealed. |
| 300 |
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| 301 | Reviser's note.--The cited section, which consists of |
| 302 | the Florida Technology Development Act, expired |
| 303 | pursuant to its own terms, effective July 1, 2004. |
| 304 |
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| 305 | Section 26. Subsection (3) of section 1010.87, Florida |
| 306 | Statutes, is repealed. |
| 307 |
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| 308 | Reviser's note.--The cited subsection, which relates |
| 309 | to termination of the Workers' Compensation |
| 310 | Administration Trust Fund within the Department of |
| 311 | Education, was repealed by s. 2, ch. 2003-208, Laws of |
| 312 | Florida, effective November 4, 2004. Since the |
| 313 | subsection was not repealed by a "current session" of |
| 314 | the Legislature, it may be omitted from the 2005 |
| 315 | Florida Statutes only through a reviser's bill duly |
| 316 | enacted by the Legislature. See s. 11.242(5)(b) and |
| 317 | (i). |
| 318 |
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| 319 | Section 27. Section 378.035, Florida Statutes, as amended |
| 320 | by section 4 of chapter 2003-423, Laws of Florida, is amended to |
| 321 | read: |
| 322 | 378.035 Department responsibilities and duties with |
| 323 | respect to Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund.-- |
| 324 | (1) The department shall administer the Nonmandatory Land |
| 325 | Reclamation Trust Fund. |
| 326 | (2)(a) The department shall verify that reclamation |
| 327 | activities or portions thereof have been accomplished in |
| 328 | accordance with the reclamation contract and shall certify the |
| 329 | cost of such reclamation activities to the Chief Financial |
| 330 | Officer for reimbursement. |
| 331 | (b) Beginning in 1985, the department shall determine the |
| 332 | maximum dollar amount a landowner may be reimbursed per |
| 333 | reclaimed acre under an approved reclamation program. |
| 334 | (c) Nothing in this act precludes a landowner from |
| 335 | performing the reclamation pursuant to the approved reclamation |
| 336 | program, provided the landowner complies with the provisions of |
| 337 | this act. |
| 338 | (3) If an applicant who has signed a reclamation contract |
| 339 | abandons the reclamation program prior to substantial completion |
| 340 | of the program, the department may spend the remaining balance |
| 341 | of funds not expended under the contract to complete the |
| 342 | program. |
| 343 | (a) The contract amount and any amounts spent by the |
| 344 | department in excess of the remaining balance of the funds under |
| 345 | the contract become a lien upon the property, enforceable |
| 346 | pursuant to chapter 85. The moneys received as a result of a |
| 347 | lien foreclosure or as repayment shall be deposited into the |
| 348 | trust fund. |
| 349 | (b) If the land acquired pursuant to the lien foreclosure |
| 350 | has recreational or wildlife value, the department may retain |
| 351 | ownership as with other property acquired pursuant to s. |
| 352 | 378.036. If the department sells the property, the department |
| 353 | shall deposit the proceeds of the sale into the trust fund. |
| 354 | (4) Interest on moneys deposited in the Nonmandatory Land |
| 355 | Reclamation Trust Fund shall accrue to that fund. |
| 356 | (5) Funds within the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust |
| 357 | Fund are also authorized for use by the department for the |
| 358 | following purposes: |
| 359 | (a) To reclaim lands disturbed by the severance of |
| 360 | phosphate rock on or after July 1, 1975, in the event that a |
| 361 | mining company ceases mining and the associated reclamation |
| 362 | prior to all lands disturbed by the operation being reclaimed. |
| 363 | Moneys expended by the department to accomplish reclamation |
| 364 | pursuant to this subsection shall become a lien upon the |
| 365 | property enforceable pursuant to chapter 85. The moneys received |
| 366 | as a result of a lien foreclosure or as repayment shall be |
| 367 | deposited into the trust fund. In the event the money received |
| 368 | as a result of lien foreclosure or repayment is less than the |
| 369 | amount expended for reclamation, the department shall use all |
| 370 | means available to recover, for the use of the fund, the |
| 371 | difference from the affected parties. Paragraph (3)(b) shall |
| 372 | apply to lands acquired as a result of a lien foreclosure. |
| 373 | (b) For the abatement of an imminent hazard as provided by |
| 374 | s. 403.4154(4) and for the purpose of closing an abandoned |
| 375 | phosphogypsum stack system and carrying out postclosure care as |
| 376 | provided by s. 403.4154(6). |
| 377 | (c) For the purpose of funding basic management or |
| 378 | protection of reclaimed, restored, or preserved phosphate lands: |
| 379 | 1. Which have wildlife habitat value as determined by the |
| 380 | Bureau of Mine Reclamation; |
| 381 | 2. Which have been transferred by the landowner to a |
| 382 | public agency or a private, nonprofit land conservation and |
| 383 | management entity in fee simple, or which have been made subject |
| 384 | to a conservation easement pursuant to s. 704.06; and |
| 385 | 3. For which other management funding options are not |
| 386 | available. |
| 387 |
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| 388 | These funds may, after the basic management or protection has |
| 389 | been assured for all such lands, be combined with other |
| 390 | available funds to provide a higher level of management for such |
| 391 | lands. |
| 392 | (d) For the sole purpose of funding the department's |
| 393 | implementation of: |
| 394 | 1. The NPDES permitting program authorized by s. 403.0885, |
| 395 | as it applies to phosphate mining and beneficiation facilities, |
| 396 | phosphate fertilizer production facilities, and phosphate |
| 397 | loading and handling facilities; |
| 398 | 2. The regulation of dams in accordance with department |
| 399 | rule 62-672, Florida Administrative Code; and |
| 400 | 3. The phosphogypsum management program pursuant to s. |
| 401 | 403.4154 and department rule 62-673, Florida Administrative |
| 402 | Code. |
| 403 | (6) Should the nonmandatory land reclamation program |
| 404 | encumber all the funds in the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation |
| 405 | Trust Fund except those reserved by subsection (5) prior to |
| 406 | funding all the reclamation applications for eligible parcels, |
| 407 | the funds reserved by subsection (5) shall be available to the |
| 408 | program to the extent required to complete the reclamation of |
| 409 | all eligible parcels for which the department has received |
| 410 | applications. |
| 411 | (7) The department may not accept any applications for |
| 412 | nonmandatory land reclamation programs after January 1, 2005. |
| 413 | (8) The Bureau of Mine Reclamation shall review the |
| 414 | sufficiency of the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund to |
| 415 | support the stated objectives and report to the secretary |
| 416 | annually with recommendations as appropriate. |
| 417 | (9) For the 2003-2004 fiscal year only, notwithstanding |
| 418 | the provisions of subsections (5) and (6), the department is |
| 419 | authorized to expend the moneys appropriated in the General |
| 420 | Appropriations Act for the abatement of imminent hazards caused |
| 421 | by, and for the closure of, abandoned phosphogypsum stack |
| 422 | systems as provided in subsections (3) and (5) of s. 403.4154, |
| 423 | respectively. This subsection expires July 1, 2004. |
| 424 |
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| 425 | For the 2003-2004 fiscal year the department may not approve or |
| 426 | encumber nonmandatory reclamation projects in amounts greater |
| 427 | than $15 million. |
| 428 |
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| 429 | Reviser's note.--Subsection (9), which relates to |
| 430 | authorization of the Department of Environmental |
| 431 | Protection to expend appropriated moneys for the |
| 432 | abatement of imminent hazards caused by, and for the |
| 433 | closure of, abandoned phosphogypsum stack systems for |
| 434 | the 2003-2004 fiscal year only, expired pursuant to |
| 435 | its own terms, effective July 1, 2004. The flush left |
| 436 | paragraph at the end of s. 378.035 is repealed to |
| 437 | conform to the fact that it prohibits approval of |
| 438 | specified moneys for the 2003-2004 fiscal year only. |
| 439 |
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| 440 | Section 28. Section 383.410, Florida Statutes, is |
| 441 | repealed. |
| 442 |
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| 443 | Reviser's note.--The cited section, which relates to |
| 444 | confidential information obtained by the State Child |
| 445 | Abuse Death Review Committee, or specified related |
| 446 | committees or panels, is repealed to confirm the |
| 447 | October 2, 2004, repeal of an exemption in accordance |
| 448 | with s. 119.15, the Open Government Sunset Review Act |
| 449 | of 1995. |
| 450 |
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| 451 | Section 29. Subsection (3) of section 202.35, Florida |
| 452 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 453 | 202.35 Powers of department in dealing with delinquents; |
| 454 | tax to be separately stated.-- |
| 455 | (3) If a dealer or other person fails or refuses to make |
| 456 | his or her records available for inspection so that an audit or |
| 457 | examination of his or her books and records cannot be made, |
| 458 | fails or refuses to register as a dealer, fails to make a report |
| 459 | and pay the tax as provided by this chapter, makes a grossly |
| 460 | incorrect report, or makes a report that is false or fraudulent, |
| 461 | the department shall make an assessment from an estimate based |
| 462 | upon the best information then available to it for the taxable |
| 463 | period of retail sales of the dealer, together with any accrued |
| 464 | interest and penalties. The department shall then proceed to |
| 465 | collect the taxes, interest, and penalties on the basis of such |
| 466 | assessment, which shall be considered prima facie correct; and |
| 467 | the burden to show the contrary rests upon the dealer or other |
| 468 | person. If the dealer fails to respond to a contact made |
| 469 | pursuant to s. 202.27(6) or a notice issued pursuant to s. |
| 470 | 202.27(7), or if a dealer's records are determined to be |
| 471 | inadequate for purposes of determining whether the dealer |
| 472 | properly allocated tax to and between local governments, the |
| 473 | department may determine the proper allocation or reallocation |
| 474 | based upon the best information available to the department and |
| 475 | shall seek the agreement of the affected local governments. |
| 476 |
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| 477 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the repeal of |
| 478 | s. 202.27(7) by this act to confirm the repeal of the |
| 479 | subsection by s. 6, ch. 2003-254, Laws of Florida, |
| 480 | effective June 30, 2004. |
| 481 |
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| 482 | Section 30. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
| 483 | 627.732, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 484 | 627.732 Definitions.--As used in ss. 627.730-627.7405, the |
| 485 | term: |
| 486 | (1) "Broker" means any person not possessing a license |
| 487 | under chapter 395, chapter 400, chapter 458, chapter 459, |
| 488 | chapter 460, chapter 461, or chapter 641 who charges or receives |
| 489 | compensation for any use of medical equipment and is not the |
| 490 | 100-percent owner or the 100-percent lessee of such equipment. |
| 491 | For purposes of this section, such owner or lessee may be an |
| 492 | individual, a corporation, a partnership, or any other entity |
| 493 | and any of its 100-percent-owned affiliates and subsidiaries. |
| 494 | For purposes of this subsection, the term "lessee" means a long- |
| 495 | term lessee under a capital or operating lease, but does not |
| 496 | include a part-time lessee. The term "broker" does not include a |
| 497 | hospital or physician management company whose medical equipment |
| 498 | is ancillary to the practices managed, a debt collection agency, |
| 499 | or an entity that has contracted with the insurer to obtain a |
| 500 | discounted rate for such services; nor does the term include a |
| 501 | management company that has contracted to provide general |
| 502 | management services for a licensed physician or health care |
| 503 | facility and whose compensation is not materially affected by |
| 504 | the usage or frequency of usage of medical equipment or an |
| 505 | entity that is 100-percent owned by one or more hospitals or |
| 506 | physicians. The term "broker" does not include a person or |
| 507 | entity that certifies, upon request of an insurer, that: |
| 508 | (a) It is a clinic registered under s. 456.0375 or |
| 509 | licensed under ss. 400.990-400.995; |
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| 511 | Reviser's note.--Amended to conform to the repeal of |
| 512 | s. 456.0375 by this act to confirm the repeal of s. |
| 513 | 456.0375 by s. 15, ch. 2003-411, Laws of Florida, |
| 514 | effective March 1, 2004. |
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| 516 | Section 31. This act shall take effect on the 60th day |
| 517 | after adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in |
| 518 | which enacted. |