| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to hurricane relief; providing an |
| 3 | appropriation for no-interest loans to assist local |
| 4 | governments and school districts affected by a natural |
| 5 | disaster resulting in a declaration of a state of |
| 6 | emergency; providing for administration and use of such |
| 7 | loans; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. (1) There is appropriated from the General |
| 12 | Revenue Fund to the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and |
| 13 | Assistance Trust Fund for the 2005-2006 fiscal year a sum |
| 14 | sufficient to be distributed to local governments and school |
| 15 | districts affected by a natural disaster resulting in a |
| 16 | declaration of a state of emergency for no-interest loans to be |
| 17 | used for any of the following: |
| 18 | (a) Paying personnel; |
| 19 | (b) Debris removal; |
| 20 | (c) Emergency food and shelter; or |
| 21 | (d) Other relief that will be reimbursed by the Federal |
| 22 | Emergency Management Agency. |
| 23 | (2) Such loans shall be administered pursuant to s. |
| 24 | 252.373, Florida Statutes. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |