THE BILL ITSELF
HB 1485
Trust Funds/Creation/Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund/Department of State
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to trust funds; creating s. 267.23,
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F.S.; creating the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund
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within the Division of Historical Resources of the
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Department of State; providing the purpose of the
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trust fund; requiring that moneys be deposited into
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the trust fund and disbursed by the division as
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provided in a specified provision; requiring that any
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balance at the end of the fiscal year remain in the
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trust fund for a specified purpose; providing for
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future review and termination or re-creation of the
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trust fund; providing a contingent effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 267.23, Florida Statutes, is created to
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read:
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267.23 Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund.—
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(1) The Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund is created within
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the division. The purpose of the trust fund is to act as a
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depository for the long-term maintenance and upkeep of
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cemeteries under the Historic Cemeteries Program.
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(2) Moneys must be deposited into the trust fund and
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disbursed by the division as provided in s. 267.21.
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(3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351,
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any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year must
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remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and must be
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available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.
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(4) In accordance with s. 19(f), Art. III of the State
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Constitution, the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund, unless
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terminated sooner, shall be terminated on July 1, 2030. Before
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its scheduled termination, the trust fund must be reviewed as
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provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date
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that HB 425 or similar legislation takes effect, if such
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legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an
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extension thereof and becomes a law.