| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Motor Vehicle and Cargo Theft |
| 3 | Prevention Authority Trust Fund; creating s. 860.1571, |
| 4 | F.S.; creating the Motor Vehicle and Cargo Theft |
| 5 | Prevention Authority Trust Fund within the Executive |
| 6 | Office of the Governor; providing for source of moneys and |
| 7 | purposes; providing that moneys from the trust fund shall |
| 8 | be used to supplement, not supplant, other moneys |
| 9 | available; providing for future review and termination or |
| 10 | re-creation of the trust fund; providing a contingent |
| 11 | effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Section 860.1571, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 16 | to read: |
| 17 | 860.1571 Motor Vehicle and Cargo Theft Prevention |
| 18 | Authority Trust Fund.- |
| 19 | (1) The Motor Vehicle and Cargo Theft Prevention Authority |
| 20 | Trust Fund is created within the Executive Office of the |
| 21 | Governor and shall consist of any public or private moneys |
| 22 | received by the authority. The authority shall administer the |
| 23 | trust fund. Subject to legislative appropriation, moneys in the |
| 24 | trust fund shall only be used to pay the expenses of the |
| 25 | authority and to carry out the purposes of s. 860.157. |
| 26 | (2) The authority shall allocate moneys in the trust fund |
| 27 | to qualified public and private entities for the purpose of |
| 28 | establishing, maintaining, and supporting programs that are |
| 29 | designed to prevent motor vehicle and cargo theft, including |
| 30 | programs that increase the effectiveness of law enforcement |
| 31 | investigation efforts and successful prosecution and programs |
| 32 | that educate and assist the public in the prevention of motor |
| 33 | vehicle and cargo theft. |
| 34 | (3) Moneys from the trust fund shall be used to |
| 35 | supplement, not supplant, other moneys available for motor |
| 36 | vehicle and cargo theft prevention. |
| 37 | (4) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 38 | Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be |
| 39 | terminated on July 1, 2014. Before its scheduled termination, |
| 40 | the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) |
| 41 | and (2). |
| 42 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010, if |
| 43 | House Bill 425 or substantially similar legislation is adopted |
| 44 | in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and |
| 45 | becomes law. |