Bill Text: FL H0229 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Unclaimed Deposits Held by Utilities

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee [H0229 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-H0229-Introduced.html

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HB 229

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to unclaimed deposits held by
3	utilities; amending s. 717.108, F.S.; requiring that
4	any unclaimed deposits held by a utility be deposited
5	annually into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund in
6	the Department of Community Affairs, or its successor
7	agency, to supplement the Low-Income Home Energy
8	Assistance Program; providing an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  Section 717.108, Florida Statutes, is amended
13	to read:
14	717.108  Deposits held by utilities.-
15	(1)  Any deposit, including any interest thereon, made by a
16	subscriber with a utility to secure payment or any sum paid in
17	advance for utility services to be furnished, less any lawful
18	charges, which that remains unclaimed by the owner for more than
19	1 year after termination of the services for which the deposit
20	or advance payment was made is presumed unclaimed.
21	(2)  The unclaimed deposits shall be deposited annually
22	into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund within the Department
23	of Community Affairs, or the Department of Community Affairs'
24	successor agency, to supplement funds of the Low-Income Home
25	Energy Assistance Program which are used to assist low-income
26	households in meeting the costs of home heating and cooling
27	bills. These funds shall be administered through the local
28	provider agencies that administer the Low-Income Home Energy
29	Assistance Program.
30	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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