Bill Amendment: FL S1638 | 2024 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Funding for Environmental Resource Management

Status: 2024-04-04 - Chapter No. 2024-58 [S1638 Detail]

Download: Florida-2024-S1638-Senate_Floor_Amendment_604354.html

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       Florida Senate - 2024                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1638
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Hutson moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 106 - 151
    4  and insert:
    5         (2) DISTRIBUTION.—Notwithstanding s. 285.710, the
    6  Department of Revenue shall, upon receipt, deposit 96 percent of
    7  any revenue share payment received under the compact as defined
    8  in s. 285.710 into the Indian Gaming Revenue Clearing Trust Fund
    9  within the Department of Financial Services. The funds deposited
   10  into the trust fund shall be distributed as follows:
   11         (a) The lesser of 26.042 percent or $100 million each
   12  fiscal year to support the Florida wildlife corridor as defined
   13  in s. 259.1055, including the acquisition of lands or
   14  conservation easements within the Florida wildlife corridor. To
   15  be eligible for funding, the acquisition project must be
   16  included on a land acquisition priority list developed pursuant
   17  to s. 259.035 or s. 570.71. The funds must be appropriated in
   18  Administered Funds each fiscal year. Eligible state agencies
   19  may, on a first-come, first-served basis, submit a budget
   20  amendment to request release of funds pursuant to chapter 216.
   21  Release is contingent upon approval, if required.
   22         (b) The lesser of 26.042 percent or $100 million each
   23  fiscal year for the management of uplands and the removal of
   24  invasive species. From these funds, amounts shall be applied as
   25  follows:
   26         1. The lesser of 36 percent or $36 million to the
   27  Department of Environmental Protection, of which:
   28         a. The lesser of 88.889 percent of the funds available
   29  pursuant to this subparagraph or $32 million to the State Park
   30  Trust Fund within the department for land management activities
   31  within the state park system; and
   32         b. The lesser of 11.111 percent of the funds available
   33  pursuant to this subparagraph or $4 million to the Internal
   34  Improvement Trust Fund within the department for the purpose of
   35  implementing the Local Trail Management Grant Program created
   36  pursuant to s. 260.0145.
   37         2. The lesser of 32 percent or $32 million to the
   38  Incidental Trust Fund within the Department of Agriculture and
   39  Consumer Services for land management activities.
   40         3. The lesser of 32 percent or $32 million to the State
   41  Game Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
   42  Commission for land management activities, including management
   43  activities for gopher tortoises and Florida panthers.
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   45  For sub-subparagraph 1.a. and subparagraphs 2. and 3., a land
   46  manager may not use more than 25 percent of the distribution for
   47  operation capital outlay or capital assets.
   48         (c) The lesser of 26.042 percent or $100 million each
   49  fiscal year to the Resilient Florida Trust Fund within the
   50  Department of Environmental Protection for the Statewide
   51  Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan to be used in
   52  accordance with s. 380.093.
   53         (d) After the distributions pursuant to paragraphs (a),
   54  (b), and (c), the remainder each fiscal year to the Water
   55  Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund within the
   56  Department of Environmental Protection for the Water Quality
   57  Improvement Grant Program, to be used in accordance with s.
   58  403.0673.
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   60  Allocations to trust funds shall be transferred monthly by
   61  nonoperating authority to the named trust fund.