Florida Florida Statutes
§ 215.197 — Federal Grants Trust Fund
FS § 215.197Ch. 215
Statute text
View on source(1)The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Revenue.
(2)The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of grants and funding from the Federal Government, interest earnings, and cash advances from other trust funds. Funds shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the department's operating budget pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216. History.—253.0341(14)(b); and
(c)Providing sufficient funds for the operation of the facilities development activities of the Department of Management Services.
(2)The department may levy and assess an amount necessary to cover the cost of administration by the department of fixed capital outlay projects on which it serves as owner representative on behalf of the state. The assessment rate is to be provided in the General Appropriations Act and statement of intent and shall be based on estimated operating cost projections for the services rendered. The total assessment shall be transferred into the Architects Incidental Trust Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year.
(3)Funds received through the sale of surplus state-owned office buildings and the nonconservation lands associated with such buildings must be used for the acquisition, lease, planning, entitlement, design, permitting, construction, or maintenance of state-owned office buildings, as defined in s. 255.248, and the nonconservation lands associated with such buildings.
Legislative history
s. 1, ch. 83-266; s. 31, ch. 85-349; s. 5, ch. 98-279; s. 18, ch. 99-399; s. 1, ch. 2020-20.