Bill Text: FL S0678 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Trust Funds within Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-06-02 - Chapter No. 2014-43 [S0678 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0678-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2014 Legislature SB 678 2014678er 1 2 An act relating to trust funds; terminating the 3 Agricultural Law Enforcement Trust Fund, the Market 4 Trade Show Trust Fund, and the Relocation and 5 Construction Trust Fund within the Department of 6 Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing for the 7 disposition of balances in, revenues of, and all 8 outstanding appropriations of the trust funds; 9 prescribing procedures for the termination of the 10 trust funds; creating s. 570.192, F.S.; providing for 11 the administration and funding of the Administrative 12 Trust Fund; creating s. 570.193, F.S.; providing for 13 the administration and funding of the Federal Grants 14 Trust Fund; creating s. 570.194, F.S.; providing for 15 the administration and funding of the Florida 16 Saltwater Products Promotion Trust Fund; creating s. 17 570.321, F.S.; providing for the administration and 18 funding of the Plant Industry Trust Fund; creating s. 19 570.441, F.S.; providing for the administration and 20 funding of the Pest Control Trust Fund; creating s. 21 570.482, F.S.; providing for the administration and 22 funding of the Citrus Inspection Trust Fund; creating 23 s. 570.5481, F.S.; providing for the administration 24 and funding of the Incidental Trust Fund; amending s. 25 571.24, F.S.; adding collecting rental receipts for 26 industry promotions to the list of departmental 27 duties; amending s. 253.025, F.S.; redirecting 28 proceeds from the Relocation and Construction Trust 29 Fund to the Incidental Trust Fund; conforming 30 provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 31 932.7055, F.S.; redirecting proceeds from the 32 Agricultural Law Enforcement Trust Fund to the General 33 Inspection Trust Fund; providing an effective date. 34 35 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 36 37 Section 1. (1) The Agricultural Law Enforcement Trust Fund 38 within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 39 FLAIR number 42-2-025, is terminated. 40 (2) All current balances remaining in, and all revenues of, 41 the trust fund shall be transferred to the General Inspection 42 Trust Fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 43 Services, FLAIR number 42-2-321. 44 (3) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 45 shall pay any outstanding debts or obligations of the terminated 46 fund as soon as practicable, and the Chief Financial Officer 47 shall close out and remove the terminated fund from various 48 state accounting systems using generally accepted accounting 49 principles concerning warrants outstanding, assets, and 50 liabilities. 51 Section 2. (1) The Market Trade Show Trust Fund within the 52 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, FLAIR number 53 42-2-466, is terminated. 54 (2) All current balances remaining in, and all revenues of, 55 the trust fund shall be transferred to the Florida Agricultural 56 Promotional Campaign Trust Fund within the Department of 57 Agriculture and Consumer Services, FLAIR number 42-2-920. 58 (3) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 59 shall pay any outstanding debts or obligations of the terminated 60 fund as soon as practicable, and the Chief Financial Officer 61 shall close out and remove the terminated fund from various 62 state accounting systems using generally accepted accounting 63 principles concerning warrants outstanding, assets, and 64 liabilities. 65 Section 3. (1) The Relocation and Construction Trust Fund 66 within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 67 FLAIR number 42-2-584, is terminated. 68 (2) All current balances remaining in, all revenues of, and 69 all outstanding appropriations of the trust fund shall be 70 transferred to the Incidental Trust Fund within the Department 71 of Agriculture and Consumer Services, FLAIR number 42-2-381. 72 (3) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 73 shall pay any outstanding debts or obligations of the terminated 74 fund as soon as practicable, and the Chief Financial Officer 75 shall close out and remove the terminated fund from various 76 state accounting systems using generally accepted accounting 77 principles concerning warrants outstanding, assets, and 78 liabilities. 79 Section 4. Section 570.192, Florida Statutes, is created to 80 read: 81 570.192 Administrative Trust Fund.— 82 (1) The Administrative Trust Fund shall be administered by 83 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 84 (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund 85 shall be administered in accordance with s. 215.32. 86 (3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 87 any balance in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 88 remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and be available 89 for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. 90 Section 5. Section 570.193, Florida Statutes, is created to 91 read: 92 570.193 Federal Grants Trust Fund.— 93 (1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund shall be administered by 94 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 95 (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund 96 shall be administered in accordance with s. 215.32. 97 (3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 98 any balance in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 99 remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and be available 100 for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. 101 Section 6. Section 570.194, Florida Statutes, is created to 102 read: 103 570.194 Florida Saltwater Products Promotion Trust Fund.— 104 (1) The Florida Saltwater Products Promotion Trust Fund 105 shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture and 106 Consumer Services. 107 (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund 108 shall be administered in accordance with ss. 328.76 and 379.362. 109 (3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 110 any balance in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 111 remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and be available 112 for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. 113 Section 7. Section 570.321, Florida Statutes, is created to 114 read: 115 570.321 Plant Industry Trust Fund.— 116 (1) The Plant Industry Trust Fund shall be administered by 117 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 118 (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund 119 shall be administered in accordance with ss. 259.032, 581.031, 120 581.141, 581.211, 581.212, 586.045, 586.15, 586.16, 593.114, and 121 593.117. 122 (3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 123 any balance in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 124 remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and be available 125 for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. 126 Section 8. Section 570.441, Florida Statutes, is created to 127 read: 128 570.441 Pest Control Trust Fund.— 129 (1) The Pest Control Trust Fund shall be administered by 130 the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 131 (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund 132 shall be administered in accordance with chapter 482. 133 (3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 134 any balance in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 135 remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and be available 136 for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. 137 Section 9. Section 570.482, Florida Statutes, is created to 138 read: 139 570.482 Citrus Inspection Trust Fund.— 140 (1) The Citrus Inspection Trust Fund shall be administered 141 by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 142 (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund 143 shall be administered in accordance with ss. 570.481, 573.118, 144 581.091, 601.28, 601.281, and 601.59. 145 (3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 146 any balance in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 147 remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and be available 148 for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. 149 Section 10. Section 570.5481, Florida Statutes, is created 150 to read: 151 570.5481 Incidental Trust Fund.— 152 (1) The Incidental Trust Fund shall be administered by the 153 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 154 (2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund 155 shall be administered in accordance with ss. 125.27, 253.025, 156 261.12, 317.0010, 317.0016, 589.011, 589.04, 589.11, 589.277, 157 589.31, 590.02, 590.14, and 590.42. 158 (3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 159 any balance in the trust fund at the end of a fiscal year shall 160 remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and be available 161 for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. 162 Section 11. Present subsections (4) through (9) of section 163 571.24, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5) 164 through (10), respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added to 165 that section, to read: 166 571.24 Purpose; duties of the department.—The purpose of 167 this part is to authorize the department to establish and 168 coordinate the Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign. The 169 duties of the department shall include, but are not limited to: 170 (4) Collecting rental receipts for industry promotions. 171 Section 12. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (13) of 172 section 253.025, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 173 253.025 Acquisition of state lands for purposes other than 174 preservation, conservation, and recreation.— 175 (13) 176 (b) In the case of a sale by the Department of Agriculture 177 and Consumer Services of a forestry facility, the proceeds of 178 the sale shall go into the Department of Agriculture and 179 Consumer Services IncidentalRelocation and ConstructionTrust 180 Fund. The Legislature may, at the request of the department, 181 appropriate such money within the trust fund to the department 182 for purchase of land and construction of a facility to replace 183 the disposed facility. All proceeds other than land,from any 184 sale, conveyance, exchange, trade, or transfer conducted as 185 provided for in this subsection shall be placed within the 186 department’s IncidentalRelocation and ConstructionTrust Fund. 187(d) There is hereby created in the Department of188Agriculture and Consumer Services the Relocation and189Construction Trust Fund. The trust fund is to be used for the190sole purpose of effectuating the orderly relocation of the191forestry fire towers and work centers.192 Section 13. Paragraph (h) of subsection (6) of section 193 932.7055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 194 932.7055 Disposition of liens and forfeited property.— 195 (6) If the seizing agency is a state agency, all remaining 196 proceeds shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 197 However, if the seizing agency is: 198 (h) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 199 the proceeds accrued pursuant tothe provisions ofthe Florida 200 Contraband Forfeiture Act shall be deposited into the General 201 InspectionAgricultural Law EnforcementTrust Fund or into the 202 department’s Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund as provided in 203 s. 570.205, as applicable. 204 Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.