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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to distribution of cigarette tax 2
funds; amending s. 210.20, F.S.; revising the 3
percentage of certain funds that are paid to specified 4
entities; revising the entities that receive such 5
funds; conforming provisions to changes made by the 6
act; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 11
210.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12
210.20 Employees and assistants; distribution of funds. — 13
(2) As collections are received by the division from such 14
cigarette taxes, it shall pay the same into a trust fund in the 15
State Treasury designated "Cigarett e Tax Collection Trust Fund" 16
which shall be paid and distributed as follows: 17
(b) Beginning July 1, 2004, and continuing through June 18
30, 2013, the division shall from month to month certify to the 19
Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigar ette 20
tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for 21
in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the 22
cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited 23
into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifyin g 24
an amount equal to 1.47 percent of the net collections, and that 25
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amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the H. Lee 26
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, established under 27
s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer. 28
Beginning July 1, 2014, and continuing through June 30, 2021, 29
the division shall from month to month certify to the Chief 30
Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette tax 31
imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for in 32
s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the 33
cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited 34
into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying 35
an amount equal to 4.04 percent of the net collections, and that 36
amount shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the H. Lee 37
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, established under 38
s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer. 39
Beginning July 1, 2023 2021, and continuing through June 30, 40
2024, the division shall fro m month to month certify to the 41
Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette 42
tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provided for 43
in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the 44
cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.0 2, which shall be deposited 45
into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying 46
an amount equal to 21 7 percent of the net collections, and that 47
amount shall be paid in equal amounts to the Board of Directors 48
of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 49
established under s. 1004.43, the Board of Directors of the 50
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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of 51
Miami, and the Board of Directors of the University of Florida 52
Shands Cancer Center by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial 53
Officer. Beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing through June 30, 54
2054, the division shall from month to month certify to the 55
Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the cigarette 56
tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges provide d for 57
in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount derived from the 58
cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall be deposited 59
into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying 60
an amount equal to 30 10 percent of the net collections, and 61
that amount shall be paid in equal amounts to the Board of 62
Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research 63
Institute, established under s. 1004.43, the Board of Directors 64
of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University 65
of Miami, and the Board of Directors of the University of 66
Florida Shands Cancer Center by warrant drawn by the Chief 67
Financial Officer. These funds are appropriated monthly out of 68
the Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund, to be used for lawful 69
purposes, including cons tructing, furnishing, equipping, 70
financing, operating, and maintaining cancer research and 71
clinical and related facilities; furnishing, equipping, 72
operating, and maintaining other properties owned or leased by 73
the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, the 74
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of 75
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Miami, and the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center ; and 76
paying costs incurred in connection with purchasing, financing, 77
operating, and maintaining such equipment, facilities, and 78
properties. In fiscal years 2023-2024 2004-2005 and thereafter, 79
the appropriation to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and 80
Research Institute, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of 81
the University of Miami, and the University of Florida Shands 82
Cancer Center authorized by this paragraph shall not be less 83
than the amount that would have been paid to the H. Lee Moffitt 84
Cancer Center and Research Institute in fiscal year 2001 -2002, 85
had this paragraph been in effect. 86
Section 2. This act shall take e ffect July 1, 2023. 87