CONFERENCE REPORT ON SENATE BILL 2600 ______________________________________________________________________________A bill to be entitledAn act making appropriations; providing moneys forthe annual period beginning July 1, 2009, and endingJune 30, 2010, to pay salaries, and other expenses,capital outlay - buildings, and other improvements,and for other specified purposes of the variousagencies of State government; providing an effectivedate.Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the named funds forFiscal Year 2009-2010 to the State agency indicated, as the amounts tobe used to pay the salaries, other operational expenditures, and fixedcapital outlay of the named agencies, and are in lieu of all moneysappropriated for these purposes in other sections of the FloridaStatutes.SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT "LOTTERY" TRUST FUNDThe moneys contained herein are appropriated from the EducationEnhancement "Lottery" Trust Fund to the state agencies indicated.EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OFFunds provided in sections 1 and 2 of this act as Grants andAids-Special Categories or as Grants and Aids-Aid to Local Governmentsmay be advanced quarterly throughout the fiscal year based on projects,grants, contracts, and allocation conference documents. Of the fundsprovided in Specific Appropriations 3, 4, 5, 55, 60, 63 through 69, and140 for student financial assistance, 60 percent shall be released atthe beginning of the first quarter and the balance at the beginning ofthe third quarter.PROGRAM: EDUCATION - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY1 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAYCLASSROOMS FIRST AND 1997 SCHOOL CAPITALOUTLAY BOND PROGRAMS - OPERATING FUNDS ANDDEBT SERVICEFROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUSTFUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,957,717Funds in Specific Appropriation 1 are for the cash and debt servicerequirements of the Classrooms First and 1997 School Capital Outlay Bondprograms established in Chapter 97-384, Laws of Florida.Funds in Specific Appropriation 1 shall be transferred usingnonoperating budget authority into the Lottery Capital Outlay and DebtService Trust Fund, pursuant to section 1013.71, Florida Statutes, forthe payment of debt service and projects. There is appropriated from theLottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, an amount sufficientto enable the payment of debt service resulting from these transfers.2 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAYDEBT SERVICE - CLASS SIZE REDUCTIONLOTTERY CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAMFROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUSTFUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,922,482Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 2 shall be transferredusing nonoperating budget authority to the Lottery Capital Outlay andDebt Service Trust Fund, pursuant to section 1013.71, Florida Statutes,for the payment of debt service. There is appropriated from the LotteryCapital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, an amount sufficient toenable the payment of debt service resulting from these transfers.Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 2 are for Fiscal Year2009-2010 debt service on all bonds authorized pursuant to section1013.737, Florida Statutes, including any other continuing paymentsnecessary or incidental to the repayment of the bonds. These funds maybe used to refinance any or all bond series if it is in the bestinterest of the state as determined by the Division of Bond Finance.1
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