| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Reduced Cigarette Ignition |
| 3 | Propensity Standard and Firefighter Protection Act |
| 4 | Enforcement Fund; amending s. 633.042, F.S.; creating the |
| 5 | Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standard and |
| 6 | Firefighter Protection Act Enforcement Fund; providing for |
| 7 | source of moneys and purposes; providing for annual |
| 8 | carryforward of unused funds; providing for future review |
| 9 | and termination or re-creation of the fund; providing a |
| 10 | contingent effective date. |
| 11 |
|
| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
| 13 |
|
| 14 | Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section |
| 15 | 633.042, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (g), and |
| 16 | a new paragraph (f) is added to that subsection to read: |
| 17 | 633.042 Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standard and |
| 18 | Firefighter Protection Act.-- |
| 19 | (5) CERTIFICATION AND PRODUCT CHANGE.-- |
| 20 | (f)1. There is created in the State Treasury a separate, |
| 21 | nonlapsing fund to be known as the "Reduced Cigarette Ignition |
| 22 | Propensity Standard and Firefighter Protection Act Enforcement |
| 23 | Fund." The fund shall consist of all certification fees |
| 24 | submitted by manufacturers and shall, in addition to any other |
| 25 | funds made available for such purpose, be available to the |
| 26 | division solely to support processing, testing, enforcement, and |
| 27 | oversight activities required by this section. |
| 28 | 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and |
| 29 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the fund at the end of |
| 30 | any fiscal year shall remain in the fund at the end of the year |
| 31 | and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the |
| 32 | fund. |
| 33 | 3. In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 34 | Constitution the fund shall be terminated on January 1, 2014, |
| 35 | unless terminated sooner. Before its scheduled termination, the |
| 36 | fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 37 | Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010, if |
| 38 | House Bill 1167 or substantially similar legislation is adopted |
| 39 | in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and |
| 40 | becomes law. |