Florida Senate - 2013                                     SB 202
       
       
       
       By Senator Gardiner
       
       
       
       
       13-00345A-13                                           2013202__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the
    3         Transportation Governmental Bond Trust Fund within the
    4         Department of Transportation without modification;
    5         repealing s. 339.0816(3), F.S.; abrogating provisions
    6         relating to the termination of the trust fund, to
    7         conform; providing an effective date.
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    9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the
   10  Transportation Governmental Bond Trust Fund within the
   11  Department of Transportation which is otherwise scheduled to be
   12  terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and
   13         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before
   14  its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues
   15  to meet an important public purpose, and
   16         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public
   17  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for
   18  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   20  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   22         Section 1. The Transportation Governmental Bond Trust Fund
   23  within the Department of Transportation, FLAIR number 55-2-739,
   24  which is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III
   25  of the State Constitution on July 1, 2014, is re-created.
   26         Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 339.0816, Florida
   27  Statutes, is repealed.
   28         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.