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                                                              2025388er
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    2         An act relating to trust funds for wildlife
    3         management; amending s. 379.206, F.S.; revising the
    4         uses of the Grants and Donations Trust Fund; amending
    5         s. 379.209, F.S.; deleting the requirement that the
    6         commission designate an identifiable unit to
    7         administer the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund;
    8         authorizing the commission to use the proceeds from
    9         the trust fund for law enforcement; authorizing the
   10         commission to enter into specified agreements with
   11         private landowners; authorizing the commission to
   12         enter into specified agreements with certain entities;
   13         providing an effective date.
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   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   17         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 379.206, Florida
   18  Statutes, is amended to read:
   19         379.206 Grants and Donations Trust Fund.—
   20         (2) The fund is established for use as a depository for
   21  funds to be used for allowable grant and donor agreement
   22  activities funded by restricted contractual revenue. Moneys to
   23  be credited to the trust fund shall consist of grants and
   24  donations from private and public nonfederal sources,
   25  development-of-regional-impact wildlife mitigation
   26  contributions, interest earnings, and cash advances from other
   27  trust funds.
   28         Section 2. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 379.209,
   29  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   30         379.209 Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund.—
   31         (2)(a) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife
   32  Conservation Commission the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. The
   33  fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to ss.
   34  319.32(3) and 320.02(8). Additional funds may be provided from
   35  legislative appropriations and by donations from interested
   36  individuals and organizations. The commission may invest and
   37  reinvest the funds and the interest thereof of the Nongame
   38  Wildlife Trust Fund. The commission shall designate an
   39  identifiable unit to administer the trust fund.
   40         (b) Proceeds from the trust fund must shall be used for the
   41  following purposes:
   42         1. Documentation of population trends of nongame wildlife
   43  and assessment of wildlife habitat, in coordination with the
   44  database of Florida natural areas inventory.
   45         2. Establishment of effective conservation, management, and
   46  regulatory programs for nongame wildlife of this the state.
   47         3. Public education programs.
   48         4. Law enforcement.
   49         (3) The commission may enter into cooperative agreements,
   50  voluntary agreements, or memoranda of understanding with related
   51  agencies and private landowners to coordinate nongame programs.
   52         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.